. Bill Nye's history of the United States. etat ox faux pas, he declined, and spokekindly against taking violent measures. In 1783, September 3, a treaty of peace wassigned in Paris, and Washington, delivering themost successful farewell address ever penned,retired to Mount Vernon, where he began at onceto enrich his farm with the suggestions he hadreceived during his absence, and to calmly takeup the life that had been interrupted by the tediousand disagreeable war. The country was free and independent, but, oh,how ignorant it was about the science of govern-ment ! The author does not wish to
. Bill Nye's history of the United States. etat ox faux pas, he declined, and spokekindly against taking violent measures. In 1783, September 3, a treaty of peace wassigned in Paris, and Washington, delivering themost successful farewell address ever penned,retired to Mount Vernon, where he began at onceto enrich his farm with the suggestions he hadreceived during his absence, and to calmly takeup the life that had been interrupted by the tediousand disagreeable war. The country was free and independent, but, oh,how ignorant it was about the science of govern-ment ! The author does not wish to be personalwhen he states that the country at that time didnot know enough about affairs to carry water fora circus elephant. It was heavily in debt, with no power to raisemoney. New England refused to pay her poll-tax, I go HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. and a party named Shays directed his hired manto overturn the government ; but a felon brokeout on his thumb, and before he could put it downthe crisis was averted and the country ^^<fec^ WASHINGTON UtGAN AT ONCE TO ENRICH HIS FARM. CHAPTER XIX. T?IE FIRST PRESIDENT. IT now became the duty of the new republic toseek out the man to preside over it, andGeorge Washington seems to have had norivals. He rather reluctantly left his home atMount Vernon, where he was engaged in tryingthe rotation of crops, and solemnly took the oathto support the Constitution of the United States,which had been adopted September 17, trip in April, 1789, from Mount Vernon tothe seat of government in New York was a sim-ple but beautiful ovation. Everybody tried to make it pleasant for was asked at all the towns to build there, andmost everybody wanted him to come and maketheir house his home. When he got to the ferryhe was not pushed off into the water by com-muters, but lived to reach the Old Federal Hall,where he was sworn in. In 1791 the seat of government was removedto Philadelphia, where it remained for ten years,after wh
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