THE

HISTORY

OF

POLITICAL PARTIES

IN THE

STATE OF NEW-YORK,

FROM THE RATIFCATION OF THE FEDERAL
CONSTITUTION TO DECEMBER, 1840.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

BY JABEZ D. HAMMOND, L. L. D.
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Fourth Edition, Corrected, and Enlarged.

TO WHICH IS ADDED,

NOTES BY GEN. ROOT.

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VOL. II.

COOPERSTOWN:

PUBLISHED BY H. & E. PHINNEY.

1846.

Entered according to an Act of Congress in the year 1846, by JABez D. HAMMOND, in the Office of the Clerk of the Northern District of New-York,

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER XXVII.

[Convention.]

Selection of delegates made a party question-Names of distinguished dele-

gates, 2--3-Dutchess delegation-D. D. Tompkins president-Reporters, 4-

Committee of thirteen-Subjects referred to committees,5-Gen. Tallmadge's

report for abolishing the council of revision, 7-Gov. Tompkins' proposition, 8-

Livingston's amendment on the Gov. veto, 8-Sheldon's report on the term

of Gov's. office, 9-Van Buren's speech, 11--13-Report on senatorial dis-

tricts, 13-On the eligibility of members of the legislature for receiving office

hy appointment during the term for which they were elected-Tenure of

office-Common school fund inviolable, 14-Elective franchise-Peter A. Jay's

remarks on negro suffrage, 15-18-Further debates-Root. Young, Van

Buren, &c., 18--23-Speeches of Judge Spencer, Kent, Root, 23-47-Re

marks, 49-Report of committee on the judiciary, 52-64-The appointing

power,64--78-Address of the convention to the people. 80-Bacon's speech,81-

Thanks to president-his reply, 83-Convention adjourned-Last political

action of Gov. Tompkins, 84.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

[From Nov. 10, 1821, to Jan. 1823.]

Meeting of congress-Taylor elected speaker, 86-Legislature assemble-Ro-

maine speaker, 87-Governor's speech-Ulshoeffer's resolution, 89-Report

on answer, 90-Clintonian party dissolved--Last council of appointment,

91-Laws respecting election-Lottery system-Contract of Dr. Nott with

McIntyre and Yates, 93-Majority for new constitution, 94-S. Van Rensselaer

appointed P. M. at Albany, 95-Dispute about candidate for Gov., 97--Yates

and Young,Yates nominated-Southwick a candidate, 100-Yates elected,

101-Names of senators elected, 102-Democratic majority, 104.

CHAPTER XXIX.

[From Jan. 1, 1823, to Jan. 1, 1824.]

Meeting of legislature-P. R. Livingston speaker--Letter from J. Suther-

land, 106-Remarks on executive messages Nomination of judges of supreme

court, 108-Spencer and Platt rejected. 110-Sanford chancellor-Savage and

Sutherland appointed Judges of Supreme Court--their character--Betts

rejected by senate, 113-Contest in caucus respecting office of comptroller, 115–

Rejection of nomination for notary public, 116-Circuit Judges--their com

pensation, 117-Croswell and Leake state printers, 121-Resolution proposed

to discontinue the use of titles, 123-Candidates for presidency, 125-M. M.

Noah-Schisms in N. Y., 130-Electoral law, 131-"People's Party," 132-

Address to Chan. Kent, 133-Death of John Wells, 135-and of Brockholst

Livingston, 136-Smith Thompson U. S. Judge, 137-Death of Judge Van

Ness, 138.

CHAPTER XXX..

[From Jan. 1, 1824, to Jan. 1, 1825.]

Legislature convene, 139--Goodell speaker-Gov. message--Revision of
statutes, 140-Mode of choosing presidental electors, 143-Committee of nine,
14-Caucus at Washington, 149-Harrisburg convention nominate Gen.
Jackson, 150-Wright's plan for choosing presidential electors, 152-Electoral