HISTORY OF VERMONT. ^81 



The address was soon presented to the assenW 

 bly, and adopted by 129 votes ; 23 only ap- 

 pearing in o])position. In this address the sen- 

 timents and feeUiigs of the assembly were thus 

 introduced : " While the communities, corpo- 

 rations, towKS, cities, and legislatures of your 

 country are Crowding to approach you with ad* 

 dresses of approbation and gratitude, will you, 

 sir, permit the legislature of the state of Ver- 

 mont to )\jin the general voice ? A rn on g the 

 latest to address, we would be considered as 

 among the foremost to approve your official 

 'Conduct." The principles, proceedings, and 

 'government of the French, were treated with 

 extreme asperitVo Their readiness to engage 

 ip a war, if necessary ^ to defend the country a- 

 gainst Frencl^ duplicity and rapacity,' Wa-s an- 

 nounced in the most decisive tone ; and their 

 abhorrence of those, who were censuring Mr, 

 Adams*s measures and administration, was as- 

 serted in the strongest terms. To carry their 

 declarations of attachment to him, to the high- 

 est point, " Permit us," say they, " to add as- 

 surances of our personal respect ; while we 

 iionor you as our chief magistrate, we respect 

 you as a mail ; and it is to your glory we can 

 say, we regard John Adams, because we love 

 our country,"* 



To complete the system of energetic and de- 

 cisive measures, the assernbly carried the same 

 principles and feelings into the business of their 

 <?ivil appointments. The chief justicef was a 

 man confessedl'v of pure morals, uildeviating 



* Journal for 1798. p. 78. 

 f Israel Sniirh. 



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