s, faction of the Dem. party, ii. 52, 126;
favoured using surplus for canals, 52, 126;
leaders of, 53, 126;
called Hunkers, 1845, 126;
see Hunkers.

Constitution, Federal, con. called, i. 29;
draft sent to legislatures, 32;
riots in New York, 32;
Clinton's opposition, 32;
Hamilton on, 32;
con. to ratify, 33;
held at Poughkeepsie, 33;
sacrifices of New York, 34;
people's dislike of, 34;
date of ratification, 35;
vote on, 36;
officially proclaimed, 36.

Constitution, State, drafted by Jay, i. 8;
in Jay's handwriting, 13;
when and how reported, 13-15;
approved by New England, 15;
conservative, 15;
not ratified by people, 15;
amended, 1801, 115;
new one adopted, 1821, 299-310;
broadened suffrage, 299-302;
popularised the judiciary, 302-6;
elective officers, 307-10;
changes made, 311;
ratified, 311;
new one adopted, 1846, ii. 103-13;
known as People's Constitution, 113.

Constitutional Amendments ratified, 1874, iii. 320, note.

Constitutional convention, first one, i. 5-14;
men composing it, 5;
assembles at Kingston, 1777, 5;
delegates elected by people, 5;
recess, 6;
reassembles, 6;
Jay drafts constitution, 6;
number of members, 13;
leader of radicals, 13;
hasty adjournment of, 14.

Second one, i. 115-6;
assembles at Albany, 1801, 115;
purpose of, 115;
Burr its president, 115.

Third one, i. 298-311;
assembles, 1821, 298;
distinguished delegates, 298;
Bucktail body, 298;
Tompkins its president, 299;
Van Buren its leader, 298;
reforms demanded, 299-310;
freehold suffrage, 299-302;
compromise suffrage, 299-302;
negro suffrage, 299-300;
suffrage to elect state senators, 300-1;
suffrage settled, 301;
Van Buren, speech of, 302;
sentiment against old judges, 302;
bitter words, 303;
Van Buren a peacemaker, 304;
former judges finally abolished, 306;
what con. substituted, 305;
justices of peace, 308-10;
constitution ratified, 311;
summary of changes made, 311.

Fourth one, ii. 103-13;
assembles, 103;
prominent delegates, 103-4;
absence of Seward, 104-5;
Greeley failed of election, 105;
popular sovereignty in, 105-6;
limited power of property, 107;
rights of negro, 107;
state indebtedness, 107-9;
elective judiciary, 109-12;
established Court of Appeals, 111;
ratified, 113.

Constitutional convention, 1867, iii. 184;
negro suffrage,