Connecticut as a colony and as a state; or, One of the original thirteen; . e in a state of deep depression or stagnation;and the community were becoming very uneasy under priva-tions which were not only unnecessary, but extremely injuri-ous and oppressive. Under such circumstances, it was a stroke of good policyin him, at his entrance upon the duties of chief magistrate, toexcite popular feeling in favor of his administration. Noth-ing would be more likely to produce such an effect, than theadoption of measures which would relieve the nation fromthe multiplied evils of the restrictive policy;
Connecticut as a colony and as a state; or, One of the original thirteen; . e in a state of deep depression or stagnation;and the community were becoming very uneasy under priva-tions which were not only unnecessary, but extremely injuri-ous and oppressive. Under such circumstances, it was a stroke of good policyin him, at his entrance upon the duties of chief magistrate, toexcite popular feeling in favor of his administration. Noth-ing would be more likely to produce such an effect, than theadoption of measures which would relieve the nation fromthe multiplied evils of the restrictive policy; and it requiredno extraordinary degree of foresight to discern, that if suchan arrangement as was contemplated with the resident Brit-ish minister should be accomplished, it would be cor-dially welcomed throughout the country, and render thenew chief magistrates universally popular. At the sametime, if the arrangement should be rejected by theBritish government, whatever the cause for refusing to ratifyit might be, it could hardly fail to raise a spirit of resentment 54. JOHN TREADWELL CONNECTICUT AS A STATE in the United States, of a proportionate extent with the grati-fication which the adjustment had excited. During these troublesome times of political differencesoccurred the death of Connecticuts chief executive officer,Jonathan Trumbull. His colleague was appointed by theGeneral Assembly to fill the vacancy; at the following Springelection he was chosen by the freemen for their Governor. John IVeadwell was born at Farmington, Nov. 23, 1745;after graduating in 1767 from Yale College, he acquired acomplete knowledge of legal lore, although he never offeredhimself as an applicant for examination to the bar. In hisearly life he became identified with the political affairs of hisnative State; from 1776 to 1785, with the exception of onesession, he represented the town of his birth in the GeneralAssembly. In the latter year he was elected a member of theupper house of the Legis
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