§74 • NATUI^AL AND CIVIL 



as in every other part of the union, during tli6 

 ci.c^ht years of his administration. Many of the 

 "Officers and soldiers who had served under him 

 in the war, \vere settled in the state. And in 

 Tain did the new tribes of the little party politi- 

 cians endeavor to alienate the minds of such 

 men, from their old, virtuous, beloved com- 

 tnander. Party, was oblig.ed for its own safety^ 

 to be prudent ; and faction, in order to succeed;^ 

 was forced to be cautious, v/hile he remained 

 the President. 



The extreme simplicity of the manner, forms, 

 and customs,, \vith which the legislature trans- 

 acted their public business at that time, v/as not 

 without its use in checking the progress of par- 

 ty and fiiction. It was not the custom with 

 governor Chittenden when he met the assembly, 

 to make any speech on the occasion. Of dburse 

 there was no room for intrigue, debate, and con- 

 tention, about returning an answer ; and the 

 politicians could not avail themselves of that 

 opportunity to collect their forces, ascertain 

 their strength and numbers, or flatter or insult 

 their governor. As they made no addresses to 

 their governor, neither did they make any ad- 

 dress to the chief magistrate of the union. 

 When they had compleated the appointment of 

 their civil officers, there were no other objects' 

 before them but to proceed to the common and 

 necessary business of the state ; and this is sel- 

 dom an object of much attention to the ambi- 

 tious and designing. 



IT'Oy. Such was the general progress and 

 aspect of the political proceedings from the ad- 

 mission of the state into the federal union, tiil^ 



