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attended the institution or niiiritbf "oif iBanl^sr; 

 Vermont felt her full share of them ; whatever 

 advantages arose frorii these establishments, 

 Vermont shared no part of the profit or con- 

 venience. The towns of Windsor and Burling- 

 ton now came forward, with petitions, to be al- 

 lowed to establish banks in those towns, upon 

 the same foundations and principles, as those, 

 on which banks had been granted in other states. 

 The assembly was not enough acquainted with 

 the nature, principles, or opierations of sucH 

 inonied establishments, as to venture to make 

 iip their judgment ; and the council was less 

 acquainted with the subject than the house, and 

 was decidedly against any establishments of the 

 kind. The subject was repeatedly considered^ 

 and after many proposals and resolutions was 

 referred to the next session of the legislature. 



It had not been customary for the assembly 

 to have their session longer than four weeks, 

 seldom so rnuch as five. The customary period 

 was arrived, and no messages from Congress had 

 announced the proposed alteration in the federal 

 constitution. The policy of tht leaders was not 

 to lose their popularity with the people by 

 continuing the session to a longer period of un> 

 certain date, and not to lose the chance of lend- 

 ing their aid to alter the constitution soon 

 enough to secure the president's election. Iii 

 this dilemma a motion was made, November 

 l2th, " That the sense of the house be taken, 

 whether an adjourned session of the legislature 

 of the state is necessary, in the present state of 

 public affairs, and under existing circumstances." 

 The yeas and nays were called for ; and the 



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