The authors not only provide an in-depth analysis of the interplay of interests and ideology behind the People's movement but also establish relationships between the emergent political culture that bolstered that movement and the Whig and Democratic parties of the later second-party system. Moreover, they demonstrate that the central objective of the People's movement was not simply to enhance American political democracy: it was also fuelled by a determination to avoid taxation of personalty (personal property or estate), which quickly won the support of canny and well-heeled backers both in upstate New York and in New York City.
The authors draw on extensive research on New York's political life, from the town and county level to the state Assembly and Senate, and include profiles of the groups who were active in state politics in the early nineteenth century.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 974.7/03/092
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-us-ny
- ISBN
- 0773514341 9780773566187
- LCCN
- F123
- LCCN Item number
- H23 1996eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xii, 419 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00200730 (CaBNVSL)slc00200730 (CaBNVSL) (CaBNVSL)gtp00523324 (OCoLC)144079902 (CaOOCEL)400885
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Acknowledgments 10
- 1 Introduction: A Man, a Movement, and Methods 16
- 2 "His Story Is Told": A Politician in Retreat 34
- 3 The "First Fruits of the New Constitution": The Troubles of the Party in Power 75
- 4 Towards a "Revolution in Public Opinion": The Clintonian Contribution to an Opposition Position 101
- 5 "A More Temperate State of Things": The Emergence of an Opposition Movement 130
- 6 "The Gordian Knot": Public Opinion and the Politics of Legislative Blockage 162
- 7 "One Republic Not Ungrateful": The Shadow of Magistracy Lengthens across Generations 194
- 8 "New York Is Now an Empire": The Utica Convention and the Affirmation of Commerce 226
- 9 "Root Cried Yesterday": The Workings and Aftermath of Victory 257
- Appendix A Relationship Categories 302
- Appendix B Tables 306
- Notes 322
- A Brief Note on Bibliographies 418
- Index 420
- A 420
- B 421
- C 421
- D 424
- E 424
- F 425
- G 425
- H 425
- I 426
- J 426
- K 426
- L 427
- M 427
- N 428
- O 429
- P 429
- Q 429
- R 429
- S 430
- T 430
- U 431
- V 431
- W 431
- Y 432
- Z 432
- MAPS 99
- 1 New York City in 1824 99
- 2 Political Features of New York State in November 1824 225
