and his troops were in Canada
in a very short time, and remained there until the retreat of the
American army. Through the hostility of the government of
New Y'ork toward the Green Mountain Boys, or for some other
culjaable cause, he had received no commission, and he and his
troops performed those services as volunteers. "Congress, on the
5th day of July, 1776, resolved to raise a regiment out of the
troops who had served with so much reputation in Canada, to be
commanded by a lieutenant colonel. Warner was accordingly
appointed lieutenant colonel and Samui^l Safford, major." *
No event had more decided tendency to strengthen the cause of
the Green ]\Iountain Boys, and encourage them to hope that Con-
gress would finally recognize their independence, or to exasperate
the people and government of New York, than the raisingof this
regiment, separate from and independant of that government. Com-
plaints were made by the Yorkers on the Grants, that this measure
rendered their condition more uncomfortable and hopeless ; and the
government of New York sent frequent remonstrances to Congress,
demanding that the regiment should be disbanded.
* D. Chip3IA»'3 Memoir of Warkek.
74 nisTor.Y of alljiso.v couxty.
Iti tlic raeantims, reports ^vore in circulation, that a considerable
number of the members of Congress, v>-ere in favor of admitting
Vermont into the Union, as an independent State. On the 11th
day of April 1777, Thomas Young, of Pliiladelohia, an ardent
friend, wrote a letter to the inhabitants, that after learning "the
minds of several of the leading members," he could assure them,
that thcj had nothing to do but to choose delegates to a convention,
who should choose delegates to the