SSSi NATURAL AND CIVIL 



opposed to the French proceeding's. 'Mr. Adams 

 had been very active in i)rocurin£» a naval force 

 to protect the coasts and comip.crce-of the Uni- 

 ted States. Good effects : had followed the 

 ineasure in checking the insolence and rapacity 

 of the Ftench privateers. In his speech to the 

 assembly, Mr. Tichcncr aj)plauded this meas- 

 ure, and congratulated the legislature on the 

 wisdom of the chief magistrate of the union, 

 and the patriotic energy of the national adminis- 

 tration ; and on their own internal tranquility 

 and prosperit}'-, " that no daring insurrection had 

 disgraced their government, and that , the citi- 

 zens continued to venerate religion, niorality; 

 and the laws."* The as-sembly fully approved 

 of tlie governor's sentiments and measures^ aiid 

 in their address expressed the highest satisfac- 

 tion with his election and administration, the in- 

 creasing prosperity of the state, and the warlike 

 opposition that had been made to the French 

 aggressions and captures. '' The confidence of 

 ' your constituents ejipressed by a decided ma- 

 ^ jority of their annual suffrages," they assure 



* him, " affords the highest satisfaction to the 



* general assembly. With you, sir, we sincerely 



* rejoice that under your administration, the 

 " state is in a high degree prosperous and hap^ 



* py ;' that the bounties of providence have been 



* so liberally bestowed, the blessing-s of health 



* and peace so generally enjoyed ; and the honor 



* and felicity of the nation so extensively in^ 



* creased. To behold our citizens rapidly ad- 

 ' vancing in habits of industry and economy, 



* the science of government generally under-r 



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