History of the state of New York, for the use of common schools, academies, normal and high schools, and other seminaries of instruction . e re-election of Addison Gardiner, of Monroe,the Democratic candidate, for Lieutenant-Governor, over Hamil-ton Fish, of New York, by thirteen thousand majority. Themajority in favor of the adoption of the new Constitution wasabout 130,000. 23. On the 24th of December of this year, General ErastusRoot, of Delaware, died in the city of New York, whither hehad gone on a visit. For nearly half a century he had taken anactive part in public life, and had occupie
History of the state of New York, for the use of common schools, academies, normal and high schools, and other seminaries of instruction . e re-election of Addison Gardiner, of Monroe,the Democratic candidate, for Lieutenant-Governor, over Hamil-ton Fish, of New York, by thirteen thousand majority. Themajority in favor of the adoption of the new Constitution wasabout 130,000. 23. On the 24th of December of this year, General ErastusRoot, of Delaware, died in the city of New York, whither hehad gone on a visit. For nearly half a century he had taken anactive part in public life, and had occupied at different timesmany prominent positions in the State and national govern-ments. As a member and presiding officer of both branches ofthe State Legislature during a long period, as Lieutenant-Gov-ernor of the State, and member of the House of Representativesof the United States, he was distinguished for ability in de-bate, inflexible honesty, and great executive and administrativepower. Election of John Younfj as GoAernor and Addison Gardiner as Lieu-tenant-Governor.— Adoption of the new Constitution. — Death of State Hall at Albany. EIGHTH PERIOD. FE02f THE COXSTITUTIOX OF 1846 TO TEE PRES- EXT TIME. CHAPTER I. Administration of Joh>* Youxg. — Mexicax War. — Gexeral Par-don OF Axti-Rext Prisoners. — Death of Governor Weight. 1. Subsequently to the annexation of Texas as one of theStates of the Union, the spoUations committed on thecommerce of the United States bv Mexico, and the refusalor neglect of her government to make adequate compensationfor the injuries thereby sufFere<l by. our citizens, together withthe display of a military force on the Rio Grande, led to the de-claration of war atrainst that nation. During the past year,active preparations for hostilities had been commenced in eyery PEACE WITH MEXICO. 271 section of the Union, and an appropriation of the necessary-funds made by Congress for its efficient prosecution. The vic-tories o
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