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ments. Numerous changes of a similar nature 

 were made in the other states ; and it svas not 

 pretended that tiiere was any other reason for 

 these removals and appointments, but political 

 opcosition or attachmeat to the former or to the 

 pr.?3ent president. It was now believed that 

 the system begun in Mr. Adams's administra- 

 tion, \vouId be pursued by Mr. JefFtrson ; and 

 that ihe political sentiments of a president and 

 his party, would be made the essential and 

 necessary qualification for office. And what was 

 still more alarm ing, it was apprehended that this 

 measure unavoidably arose out of the system of 

 election ; that a president of ihe United States 

 always would be put into office, by the violent 

 exertions of some party ; that this party, by 

 whaiever name it might be called, must be re- 

 warded by the disposal of all the offices of honor 

 and profit ; and that a president would be al- 

 ways so dependent upon his creators, that it 

 would in fact depend upon them much more 

 than upon him, who should be turned out and 

 who should be put into the offices and emolu^ 

 ments of the federal government. 



Im this state of public expectation and anxie- 

 ty, the legislature met at Newbury, in October 

 1801. The governor seems to have been aware 

 of tlie difficulty and delicacy of managing the 

 public bnsiness at that period ; and very doubt- 

 ful what he had to expect from the tempers, 

 views, and parties, that might prevail in the as- 

 sembly. With regard to their state elections 

 and appointments of civil officers, he represented 

 their duty in this manner, " The appointment 

 ' to civil offices is a necessary part of the busi^ 



