A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . nly theowners of a certain amount of prop-erty to vote. Dissatisfaction gradu-ally grew until 1842, when twol^olitical parties were formed in thelittle State, one favoring a new con-stitution and the other clinging tothe old. The former carried theLegislature, after adopting a Stateconstitution, and elected Thomas governor. Their opponentselected Samuel W. King, and bothplaced armed forces in the
A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . nly theowners of a certain amount of prop-erty to vote. Dissatisfaction gradu-ally grew until 1842, when twol^olitical parties were formed in thelittle State, one favoring a new con-stitution and the other clinging tothe old. The former carried theLegislature, after adopting a Stateconstitution, and elected Thomas governor. Their opponentselected Samuel W. King, and bothplaced armed forces in the civil war was imminent, thenational government interfered and T-v , f. 1- 1 VI .^ JOHN TYLER. Dorr s forces were dispersetl without (ngn-isei) one partial term, i8u-is45, bloodshed. Dorr was arrested, and on his trial found guilty of treason. Hewas sentenced to imprisonment for life, but offered liberty on condition of tak-ing the oath of allegiance. He refused, and, in June, 1845 was unconditionallyreleased. Meanwhile, the general dissatisfaction with the colonial charter ledto the calling of a convention, which adopted a new constitution, that wentinto effect in May, THE ANTI-RENT WAR IN NEW YORK. It has been shown that when the Dutch were the owners of New York 232 JACKSON, VAN BUREN, HARRISON, AND TYLER. State many of tliem took possession of immense tracts of lands, over whicli tLeyruled like the feudal lords in ancient England. These grants and privilegeswere inherited by their descendants and were not affected by the the wealthiest patroons were the Van Rensselaers, whose estates includedmost of Albany and Rensselaer Counties. Stejihen Van Rensselaer was easy-going and so wealthy that he did not take the trouble to collect the rents duefrom his numerous tenants, who, at his death, in 1840, owed him nearly a quarterof a million of dollars. His heirs determined to collect this amount and setvigorous measures on foot to do so. The tenants
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