member of the Legislature give his Vote or otherwise use his ~ endeavours to obtain any act or Resolution of the Assembly that ~ shall endanger the existence Independence or well being of said State by referring its Independence to the Arbitrament of any Power Agreed to

2 That whensoever this State becomes United with the American States and there should be any dispute between this and any of the United States respecting Boundary Lines, the Legislature of Vermont will then (as they have ever proposed) submit to Congress or such other Tribunal as may be mutually ' agreed upon for the settlement of such disputes Agreed to

The foregoing Articles severally mutually agreed to by the Convention and Committee at Cambridge 15 May 1781.

Jonn Ropeers Ch. of Convention Moses Rozinson Ch. Com.

Attest.

Jonas Fay Clk Com.

1006 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE

JUDGE YATES TO GOV. CLINTON.

Albany ffebruary 24th 1782, Sir

The Legislature of the pretended State of Vermont, n their present Session have relinquished their Eastern and Western extent of Jurisdiction. The adherents to the constitutional Jurisdiction of this State who had groaned under their arbitrary and oppressive Government immediately thereupon exerted themselves in apprehending the supporters of this usurpation.

I do myself the honor of inclosing to your Excellency a List of the names of persons so taken, and the charges against them, and who in consequence of my mittimus are now in actual custody, and I have reason to believe that many more will be taken. The charges are of such a nature, as to admit of a Doubt whether they can be bailed. The insignificancy of character or influence, or the ignorance of many who have revolted against the Government of this State, may possibly afford a sufficient reason to government to direct an indulgence to those, which might be justly withheld from the principal aiders and abettors, and for which the Law as it now stands has made no provision. .