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information relating to the situation of their 

 northern boundary, and to fix upon some place 

 for the future sessions of the lei^;islature. In 

 one of their laws they made provision for, em- 

 powered and desired the governor to have the 

 latitude of the reputed north line of the state as- 

 certained by proper observations on the bank of 

 Connecticut river, and at lake M.-mphremagog. 

 By another law, they established the future seat 

 of the legislature, from the year 1808, at Mont- 

 pelicr ; as convenient and central a village as 

 they could have found ; and rndst of their laws 

 and measures embraced objects of public utility. 

 Whether owing to the remote situation in which 

 they held their session, to a less inflammability 

 in the objects which came before them, the ab- 

 scence of some of the former most violent 

 members, or to more wisdom and prudence 

 than common, it was generally thougiit that 

 more discretion and moderation were discovered 

 by this assembly, than had appeared for several 

 years before. ' 



1806. In th§ fall of the year 1806, the legis- 

 lature convened at Middlcbury. Much pains 

 had been taken, and uncommon exertions had 

 been made to remove the governor from his of- 

 fice ; and his opposers seem to have been con- 

 fident of success. The arts of electioneerinrr 

 h.id failed, and Mr. Tichenor had carried tha 

 election by a very respectable majority. When 

 his opposers, who were a majority in the as* 

 sembly, found that the votes of the people were 

 still in his favor, their disappointment seems to 

 hive produced much vexation. In their an- 

 swer to bis speech they announced their feelings 



