oath of allegiance. After-
wards, the legislature, for the defence of the frontiers, ordered " a
quota of men to be raised in the several towns throughout the State."
And thereupon the same "disaffected persons," " in the town and
vicinage^of Guilford, in the southern part of the County of Wind-
ham " raised a formidable opposition "to the raising and paying
of them," and for the purpo.sc of aiding the opposition, the govern-
ment of New York appointed several of the disaffected persons to
" civil and military oiiices," who undertook to use the laws of the
State of New York over the citizens of this State. Upon which
Ethan Allex, at the head of a military force was sent by order
of the governor "to assist tlic sheriff of V/indham County, in the
execution of the laws." TiMOTiiYPhelps, sheriff, Timothy
CilUKCil, colonel, and more than one hundred civil and military
officers and privates, were arrested and brought before the courts,
and five of them were sentenced to banishment, and conilscation of
property, and others to fines and imprisonment.
These proceedings wcx'e occasions for new appeals from Governor
Cli>;ton to Congress for their speedy and eiScient interference.
On occasion of the latter proceeding, Congress, on the 5th day of
December, 1782, adopted resolutions, condemning, in severe terms,
the action of Vermont, and among other things, requiring the peo-
ple of that State, " without delay to make full and ample restitu-
tion to Timothy Church, Timothy PiiELrs, Henry Evaxs,
William Sil^^.ttuck, and such others as have been condemned to
banishment, or confiscation of estate, or have been otherwise de-
prived of property," " and that they be not molested in