The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-22

why they did not join with the other "sub-
"jects" Of New York IN electing a gov
ernor and other officers.
The committee In their "True Represent
cation state that they assembled June 4,
and, after elaboration, adjourned until
June II; at which time they re-assembled,
but the sheriff having resigned bis commits
sion and refusing to act with them, and
"being terrified with threats from the
"people who are setting up new state
here, thought it imprudent to proceed to
any business" and. therefore, again adj
| journed. This sheriff was Paul Spooner,
subsequently judge of the supreme court
and lieutenant governor of Vermont, who
was commissioned sheriff blythe New York
| provincial congress May 8, 1777, and de-
cllned the appointment, by letter, July 10,
1777. He seems to have been in doubt, at
frat, on which side to cast his fortunes
Having adjourned on this account and re-
assembled ON the 25th of June, they re-
present that the new state of Vermont hay
ing taken into their possession the prison,
and forbid all committees acting under the
authority of New York, "it has become
impracticabe" "to proceed to any pub
lick business; that "the publick peace
lis 80 interrupted by the proceedings of
this convention at Windsor, and by those
" disorderly persons who are so warmly
engaged in supporting the illegal author
ity of their new state, that it hath alrea-
"dy considerably hindered the raising OF
"men for the common defense; and that
in their opinion, unless a stop is speedily
put to their pretensions ga final period will
"soon be put to any further provision be
81 ing made in this county for the common
defense of America"
They further represent that the greater
number of people engaged in setting ur
the new state have but little or any prop
erty, that they believe the lie lders are pur
suing their private interests which they
prefer to the "public veal of America,
and that without the interposition of thu
continental congress, they will never sub
init to New York, unless "obliged to do 81
"by the sword" and conclude as tol
, lows: Sand we do hereby solemnly de
" clare, that VIC entirely disapprove of tn
proceedings of the late convention a
= " Windsor, and of all persons acting unde
, I" authority of SAID convention, and tina
"we will, at all times, do our best endeavo
"to support the legal authority of tn
state of New York in the county"
Eleazer Patterson and Hikiah Gront wer
appointed to present this "True Represer
station" to the provincial congress of Ney
York and, as appears from the record,
8 was SO presented July 10, 1777, and referee
. to committee, but no further action seem
q to have been taken thereon. And New
f York did wisely. Once before it had trie
? the sword and ANONYMOUSLY failed; an
subsequent events proved that the prefer
f sions of the new state did not interfer
q with the raising of men for the common d.
days later, showed that the Vermont leat
v ers did not prefer their own interests.
d the sense intended, to the "public veal c
u "America
a This abortive convention at Westminste
o and Brattleboro had its counterpart a hur
dred years later in the consultation of thre
" politicians, an editor and postmaster
Rutland, during the present year, to say
? the country by organizing party oppose
to the administration of President aayel
q Both were alike abortions-but we wi
G leave to others the tvsk OF making compar
A sons and drawing differences.