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The New York Packet
New York, New York County, New York
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In New Port on May 2, the Assembly convened for annual officer elections, leading to major changes in the upper house and congressional delegates favoring supporters of the current administration. The lower house remained divided similarly to last year, with party conventions influencing selections amid debates over debt repayment.
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Wednesday the 2d inst. the two houses of Assembly convened in this town, agreeable to the constitution, for the election of officers for the year ensuing. —From the return of proxies for general officers, it appeared that a great change was effected in the upper house and the delegates of Congress. —Those who had in any instance opposed or dissented from the proceedings of the late administration, were superseded by the avowed partizans of their favorite system.—In the lower house the division was nearly as the last year.
The Assembly being thus organized adjourned to Thursday to give opportunity to arrange the business of the session.
This arrangement was made in a Convention held on Wednesday evening, consisting of such members of assembly and private characters as, to use the expression of an honorable number, "were as good friends to the cause as ever broke bread;" and it was soon announced to the public, that only such of the former officers would be re-elected as were well-affected to the present measures.—In pursuance of this plan new candidates, acquainted with the routines of their purposed offices, were opposed to the most reputable and faithful officers; whose only crime was their not deeming it justice to pay a real debt with nominal value. The decision of the Legislature upon these oppositions, fully evinced the influence of Conventions and the baneful consequences attendant upon party divisions in a republican government.
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New Port
Event Date
Wednesday The 2d Inst.
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great change in upper house and delegates of congress, with opponents of late administration superseded by partisans; lower house division similar to last year; influence of conventions and party divisions evident in elections.
Event Details
The two houses of Assembly convened for election of officers; proxies showed changes favoring supporters of current system; adjourned to Thursday; arrangement via evening Convention of supportive members; new candidates opposed incumbents based on stance on debt repayment with nominal value.