Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-06-26

n, Eh.p.,ey Hoisineon Capt. William Curtis Maj.
loci Mathews Cant. William Gnliop, Mr. Benjamin
Emmons Mr. Stephen Tden, Col. Joseph Marsh,
Nr John Troop John w Dana Esq, Mr. Asa Whit
comb, Mr. Asa Chandler Col. Peter Acot, Mai.
Thomss Moredock, Mr. Jacob Burton, Joel Marsh,
ESQ Mr. Daniel Gilbert, Mr. Abner Cham erlan, Mr.
Frederick Smith Mr. Amasa Woodwork, Mr. Amaziah
Wood worth, DR. Bildad Address, Mr. Benjamin Bald
win Mr. John C. D. Bailey, Capt. Robert Johnston.
Amounting 10 seventytwo in number being all con-
~ened st the town house in Windsor, aforesaid, and
the motion beng made and seconded, whether The
house would proceed business the former oeclar-
alton made At Westminster, in January, aforesaid,
with this alteration only that instead OF New Con-
nectcu the said district should ever bel known by the
name Of VERMONT 7 That then the names of the
representative, being distinctly and severalIy called
By the Secretary seventy of hem did answer in
the words following, viz: proceed to form;' a,
which time and place the SAID seventy.one members
did their pledges TO each other by all the ties
held sacred among n,eu and resolve and declare tina,
they all times ready in conjunction with Their
brethren in the United States to contribute their full
proportion towards MAINTAINING the present just war
against the fleets and armies Of Great Britain.
Tha. the public may be capable Of forming Just
idea OF the reasons which necessarily obliged the
themselves lie separate and distinct from the State
OF New York, the following complaints are hereto
subjolned
COMPLAINTS.
In the wear 1854 the Legislative authority of New
York did obtain jurisdiction the before described
territory of land BY virtue Of fa,e representation
made BY the late Lieut Governor Golden tina, for the
convenience of trade and administration of justice the
nhah, do of hem cd hat
government
They have refused to make re grants of The same
lands 10 the original propretors and occupants unless
at the exhorhtan rate Of s!}Oo fees for each town.
ship. and did enhance the qni,rent three fold and d..
msnde' an immediate delivery of the title derived be-
fore from New Hampshire.
The Judges Of their Supreme Court have made
solemn declaration, that the charters, conveyances,
&c, Of the lands included in the iefure Described
premises, were utterly null and void on which said
title was fr4nd.d.
In cons, qnence Of which decaraion Wi of nos.
session have been by them ed, and the Sheriff of
the County of Albany at the head Of six or seven
hundred armed men TO enforce the execution thereof
They have passed an act annrxng pena " there
"a, OF thirty pounds five and six months imprison.
men on any person who should refuse attending the
sheriff after being requested for the purpose of execu
ting wrts Of PISS ession.
The Governors, nunmore Tryon and Golden, have
made regrans to several tracts of land included N
tho premises, IN certain favour,e land obhers in the
eovernmeot Of New York, IN direct relation Of his
Britannia MaJestys special orders in the year 1867
They have endenvored and many times threatened
TO excite the Kings troops destroy us
They have issued proclamation wherein they have
offered large sums of money for the purpose Of appre.
hendns those persons who have dared boldly and
publicly to appear IN defence of their just rights.
They did pass twelve scs OF ourlawry on the ninth
day of March, A D. IVA, empowering the respective
Judses Of their Supreme Cour, to award execution o,
death aaa'ns those inlal iiants 10 said district tina,
thry should Judge 10 be offenders, without trial.
They have and Still continue unjust claim TO those
lands, which greatly retard- emigration into, and the
settlement of this State.
e. -lhey have hired foreign troops, emigrants from
Scotland a, different tine,, and armed them to dry,
e. us out e possession.
They have sen. the savages on our frontiers 10 de
sroy US.
They have proceeded 10 erect the counties of Cum
ber'snd and Gloucester, and es'abishe courts O
justice there, after they were dscountenanced by tn
authority Of Grea, Britain. ....
The free Convention Of the State of New York a
Harlem, in the year l776, unanimously voted, "tha
all qn'-rents formerly due the King of Great Br,
ain, "re now due and owing to ihi. Convention O
such future government as shall be established in thi
State"
To give truth ito due limits, they, the late govern
rnent of New York, have spared neither CO.., or pain
nor bet n wanting in u.ng every arlfu in,inuaro
within the compass of their power; however unwa
ransb'e Nv the laws ofGod or man. to defraud tho,