New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-19

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Henry Middleton. South Carolina Oct. - 80
Perton Randolph Virginia May ~ l..2
John Hancock Massachusetts, May "a 80
Henry Laurens South Carol!na.AoT. /. !.lI
Iohn jaw. New Y rk-.-.Dec. 10, =
Samuel Huntington. Connecticut sept - !. 100 -
Thomas Mexican Delaware-..,.July ~, -
Jobn Hsnso.. Marvland.N Nov. ). Isl
Elias Bondnot -. New-Jersey NOV. /, -
Thomas Miffiin... Pennsylvania. Nov. 3, -
Richard Henry Lee Virginia Nov 81, -
Nathaniel Gorham Massachusetts June ?, -
Arthur S, Clair nnsyiyanla.. FEB. = -.
Cyrus Ciri.;irl Virginia. Jan. -. l'oo
n ScDteuber. ia. a convention OF the Pco-
pie Of suffolk county, Massachusetts, proposed 10
their fellow citizens that Pr0rlncidl Congress
10 held al Concord. on the second Tuesday OF
October following. and the example was followed
br other colonies the governments OF which were
then under the control OF ROYAL Governors. / ne
Con,inentaI Congress- on the l0thof May, l116.
recommended TO the Assemblies and Conventions
OF the several colonies where government s1ltfl-
Gent to the exigencies Of their affairs had been
established, to adopt such systems as IN the oPin.
ion OF the representatives Of the people as would
best conduce to the happiness and safety OF their
constituents in particular. and America IN general.
Connecticut and Rhode Island having always
chosen their own rulers, change OF ioTn was
only requisite. Massachusetts continued her od
system, as far as practicable, until she was aoIc
and had leisure to form new and MOE permanent
one. From the peculiar situation OF New
Hampshire. South Carolina and Virginia,
Congress. in the latter part OF the year i'''''
recommended to them, fthey judged II necessary,
TO establish governments to continue during TIE
disputes with Grca, Britain. Those States, with
New Jersey. established new systems OF govern
mcnt. winch were adopted before the declaration
of Independence The States OF Pennsylvania.
Delaware, MARYLAND and North Carolina, adopted
Their constitutions after the Declaration ana dur
lng the wear 10 In New oril the Colonial
Government vas suspended IN Nav l,'3. from
which time to April Ia thepcope were governed
by Provincial Congress, of which Nathaniel
Woodruff was President \ constitution Was
formed for the State, and went INTO operation
April 20, HI The first constitution OF Georgia
was formed in ~.
The parties which divided the American feo:
pie during the Revolution II - gen orally known
were designated as Wing and Torres, terms Dor
rowed from English politics those names having
originated during the reign OF Charles the "a
Those then who supported King Charles IN
his high claims and prsrogat1ves. were called
called Wigs In the time of the American
Revolution. the friends and supporters OF Amen
can rights were called WcigS and those who OPP
posed them were called Tories or RoydfsfS
While the war lasted the confederation, M
perfect as II was, answered lolerably well, though
ALREADY It's detects began TO appear. At first the
reouisItions of Congress were received with en-
thusiasm and obeycd with alacrty; bat as the
l Il ia
frequent they were, in many of the States, but
partially and scantily complied with. Taxes
were imposed but they were slowly and rciuc-
family paid, and issues of paper money continued
the rrcat resource for carrying on the war
BUTT was not til asterthc peace that the lnelil-
cheney OF the Confederation as form OF govern
menl. was iully experienced. As soon as the
country was delivered from the presence OF
foreign enemy. the authority OF Congress be-
came merely nominal. 4 Convention OF Dela-
rates from SIX States 10 establish Tantt OF Du-
ties on Imports met al Annapolis. IN l'Sb, and
recommended the General Convention winch met
at Philadelphia and framed our present ConStitG-
,ion IN 81 The adoption OF tins measure was
accelerated By the dcplorable condition OF the
country a, the tnc. Public disorders had become
alarming. There sprung up IN all quarters
party dcsirouS OF ah0lishIHg all debts and all
tayes; and loudly demanding new issues OF paper
money In massachusetts, a dangerous lnsuTrec-
ton headed by Daaei S&ays. was only sup
pressed by the vigorous efforts OF Governors
Sullivan and Bowdoin OF New Hampshire and
Massachusetts The attention Of the rejecting
par! OF bhe community was called by these and
other circumstances to the necessity OF an lnme-
date reconstruction of the form Of national
government. II seems surprising, indeed, AT tins
day, that under these circumstances 80 many c!tl-
zcns could have been found 10 oppose the adnp-
ton OF The Federal Constitution, as the numbers
who formed the int Federal party.
We have IN former number OF these Sketches
noticed tie formation OF the Constitution and the
organization Of the Federal Government on the
election o! General Washington President
In the first Congress- in l.-9 and 1879, there
was but . small majority IN favor OF the measures
recommended by Washington and hamilton
The grca measure OF the session. OF 1850 the -
sumption Of State Debts incurred in the War OF
the Revolution, was carried in the Senate By q
vote o. L 10 y, and N the House Of Representa-
yves, 81 10 95 ali al the Senator's and the Rep
rescntativos. oxccpt three OF the latter, beng pre-
sent John LlngGon, President pro ten. Of the
Senate, and Frederic \. MualeDberg, Speaker
OF the House, atierward acted with the Demo
cratic party II this session Mr.. Langdon voted
for the assumption OF State Debts; GId FL
bridge Gerry, Democratic member OF tee II. OF
K. from Mass. Party lines however Were mol
then strictly dyawn.
The hrs, Congress held two sessions IN the city
Of New York ana one IN Philadelphia. The Lead
ing. meaSurcs adopted as recommended BY Ham
.l;on. Secretary Of the Treasury, were The Fund
iag system and Assumption OF State Debts; lhe
Tariff Of Duties; the Tonnage Duty, ana the IN
corporation OF 4 N4i;ona Bank On Haruttons
Report on the public credit being presented Fisher
Aucs sad that the light o. the sun was then let IN
on the chaos which prevailed. There was moreIght