. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. John Alsop King John Alsop King, 22nd governor (1857-58); born in New-York City, January 3, 1788; lawyer; member of assembly fromQueens county, 1819-1821; state senator, 1823; resigned toaccept apiioiiitnient as secretary of legation to the court of ; charge d affairs, June 15 to August 2, 1826; againelected a state legislator in 1832, 1838 and 1840; member ofcongress, 1849-51; governor, 1857-1858; delegate from NewYork to the peace conference in 1861; died at Jamaica, L. I.,July 7, 1867. I. 1859] THE EVE OF WAR 433 recom
. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. John Alsop King John Alsop King, 22nd governor (1857-58); born in New-York City, January 3, 1788; lawyer; member of assembly fromQueens county, 1819-1821; state senator, 1823; resigned toaccept apiioiiitnient as secretary of legation to the court of ; charge d affairs, June 15 to August 2, 1826; againelected a state legislator in 1832, 1838 and 1840; member ofcongress, 1849-51; governor, 1857-1858; delegate from NewYork to the peace conference in 1861; died at Jamaica, L. I.,July 7, 1867. I. 1859] THE EVE OF WAR 433 recommended better supenision of the insurance busi-ness, and the Legislature responded by creating a StateInsurance department, under a Superintendent. An-other recommendation was for the creation of a Super-intendent of Prisons, but this was not fully carriedout until 1876, when such an officer was provided forin the Constitution. He referred in vigorous terms tothe war in Kansas and to the slavery question. Reso-lutions were adopted by the Legislature expressingsurprise, mortification, and detestation at the virtualreopening of the slave trade within the boundaries ofthe United States. During the session the Governorvetoed an unusually large number of bills, all of whichfailed of repassage. The Republicans were first in the field with theirState convention of 1859, which was held on Septem-ber 7 and w^as controlled by Weed to the particularend of advancing Sewards Presidential of the still lingering jealousy between theWhig and Democrati
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