A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . esident. The Whigs called hima renegade. He replied that he hadnever endorsed their principles. Thiswas true, but it did not satisfy theWhigs, and all the Cabinet resignedexcept Webster, Avho was negotiatinga treaty with Great Britain. Duringthe remainder of Tylers administration an open conflictexisted between him and the Congressional majority. In1843 the Democrats gained a majority in Congress, and theshort term of Whig supremacy came to an end. The Rhode Island Contest. — During these politicaltroubles in Washingt
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . esident. The Whigs called hima renegade. He replied that he hadnever endorsed their principles. Thiswas true, but it did not satisfy theWhigs, and all the Cabinet resignedexcept Webster, Avho was negotiatinga treaty with Great Britain. Duringthe remainder of Tylers administration an open conflictexisted between him and the Congressional majority. In1843 the Democrats gained a majority in Congress, and theshort term of Whig supremacy came to an end. The Rhode Island Contest. — During these politicaltroubles in Washington, a serious contest arose in RhodeIsland. That State still conducted its government underthe old charter granted in 1662 by Charles II, by whichonly the oldest sons of voters had full right of suffrage, allother voters needing to possess a certain amount of prop-erty. The effect of this was that about two-thirds of thepeople were deprived of the right to vote. The representa-tion in the assembly was also very new constitution was demanded, and a convention of. THE HARRISON AND TYLER ADMINISTRATIONS. 313 the non-voters prepared one in 1841, and submitted it totlie votes of all the people. It was carried. A constitutionprepared by the party in power, and submitted to ttie legalvoters, was rejected. The Dorr Rebellion.—Both parties now elected reform party made Thomas W. Dorr governor, and heproceeded to enter upon the duties of the office in May,1842. The other party also elected a governor, denouncedDorr and his party, called out the militia, and appealed tothe President. Dorr attempted to seize the State arsenal,but found it guarded by militia. President Tyler sent UnitedStates troops to Fort Adams, at Newport, and Dorr, findingthat his supporters were deserting him, fled from the State. A New Constitution.—The reform movement, however,had its effect. A new convention was called, in which non-voters were represented, and a third and more liberal c
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