[rustbucket]

And once Congress allowed them to be admitted they did. [enjoy the full benefits of the union, that is]

But I thought you said the original 13 states lost some of the privileges and immunities of the Union when later states joined? Gee, did the original 13 know they were going to lose some of those benefits if they accepted Vermont as a state?

[Non-Sequitur]

But I thought you said the original 13 states lost some of the privileges and immunities of the Union when later states joined?

They enjoyed all the privileges that the other states created them enjoyed. No more and no less.

Gee, did the original 13 know they were going to lose some of those benefits if they accepted Vermont as a state?

What benefits did they lose?