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All which I find has a good Effect on the minds of those members of Congress and many ofthem have told me they are Glad that New York State have shewn such a Spirit of Goodness andJustice to those Subjects ; and they are satisfyed and believe Congress in General are satisfyed intirelyof the Equity and Justice of Administration toward them people ; and numbers of them Delegateshave been so plain in their Sentiments to me in the matter as to say frely it is high time Vermont was broke up and it was a Grate pitty Congress had not resolved against them before things had Gotto this Length with them—

But nevertheless I find those Sentiments are not the Sentiments of some other Delegates of Congress they think more favorably of Vermont and I believe if it were possible with aney appearance of Justiceor Honour some of them are so in favor of them people that they would be Heartily Glad theywere Established a seperate State.—However astonishing it is to consider of, yet I verily believe itis their Sincere minds to Let them be a State—And therefore I expect nothing Else but a GrateDecision in Congress upon the Subject when it Comes upon the tryal by the yeas & noes

However I believe they In General think it wont Do by aney means for Congress to omit inter-posing now things are got to their High pitch of Confusion.

I endeavour to Induce them to believe the truth which is that if Congress dont ImmediatelyInterpose there will be a grate Effusion of Blood as soon as I return home ; and that if it should beso all the world will know at whose Dore it will be charged by all America ; not at the Dore of theLegislature of New-York state for they have done Every thing possible to prevent it and are vetwith those people their Loyal Subjects who have sent me to Congress in their behalfe to haveCongress Interpose now timely before any blood is spilt—and also the Legislature have repeatedlysent as a State for that purpose moreover Governor Clinton as the Head of that State and Politicalfather of them Good people under his Jurisdiction has also repeatedly sent to the same purpose ;all Earnestly praying both Seperately and Joyntly to Congress as to the Grate Council of all theStates in the unity that they would be pleased in their Grate Goodness Justice and Wisdom toInterpose by their Prudent Resolves in the premises.

Wherefore by this time I Conclude your Honour and the whole Legislature think it Strange, thatCongress has done nothing all this fortnit in so important an affair ; all of whom I have asked thereason of the Delay say it is Impossible for Congress to take it up yet there is so much pressing-business lying before them prior to ours with Vermont they Could not possibly proceed upon this.

Yet I am told last week there was an order of Congress to proceed upon It, on monday thennext which was yesterday—but the Business of the French Ambassendor who is soon to set Sail forFrance has Engrossed all the attention of Congress for some Days past and Yesterday also and nowI understand it is put of until to morrow being Wednesday and hope it will come on then—buthave no Certainty of it—there are so many avocations Intercepting of me I Cant rely on any Encour-agement of any particular time if never so solemnly agreed upon—-to Quiet my restless Impatiencethey tell me to Persevere hoping and waiting I shall have my Just Expectations all answered inDue time.

But I have no reason to think much Less to Detirmin as it is now become a matter of grateImportance that it will soon be brought to an Issue and resolved upon be sure if the Resolve is agood one but that It will take up a long time to Determine upon the mode of pacification of theparties Each of whom are very Stife & Resolute in their respective ways Great Debate will Ensueupon the Disquisition and adjudication of matters of such Influence and Importance to all the unitedStates and of such Delicacy to the People and y e whole Jurisdiction of new York State in particularas those matters are—But besides all this the Strong Attachment of the minds of some of theDelegates of Congress to the side of Vermont & so strenious in their favor that Vermont Continue