You must consider Sir, that the point now in dispute is of the utmost
political importance to the future Union and Peace of this great
Country. The State of Vermont, if acknowledged, will be the first new
one admitted into the Confederacy, and if suffered to encroach upon the
ancient established Boundaries of the adjacent ones, will serve as a
precedent for others, which it may here after be expedient to sell off
to make the same unjustifiable demands. [More]
Happy New Year. We posted glimpses into 1781 last year. I'm going to be focusing on 1782 this year.
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