The first known newspapers of this County were started in the same year, 1810, -- the Somers J/uaeMm, published by Milton F. Gushing, and the Westchester Gazette, by Robert Crombie. It would appear that the Sing Sing Republican is the legitimate successor of this Westchester Gazette. The Eastern State Journal and the Highland Democrat, (formerly Westchester and Putnam Democrat,) both started in 1845, claim rank next for age, succeeded by the two Yonkers papers, the Gazette (at first Herald) of 1852 and the Statesman (formerly Westchester iS'ewa) of 1853. With reference to these newspapers, as also to the many others, which will be named in the history of the several towns it is but right to declare how well, for purposes of information, intellectual advantage, and amusement, the wants of these localities and of adjoining ones have been met by these benefactors.

Political History. -- The period between the declaration of peace and the adoption of the Federal Constitution in 1789 was marked in Westchester County by little of concerted and united action in reference to the politics of the State or National governments. In 1784 Gen. Pierre Van Cortlaiidt, of the town of Cortlandt, was Lieutenant-Governor of the State, and Generals Lewis Morris, of Morrisania, and Stephen Ward, of East Chester, were in the State Senate. Gen. Thomas Thomas, of Rye, was in the Lower House, having as his colleagues Philip Pell, Jr., of Pelham, Abijah Gilbert, of Salem, Ebenezer Purdy, of North Salem, Zebediah Mills, and Samuel Haight, sterling men in the trying times just past. The next year's election substituted Ebenezer Burling, of East Chester, and Ebenezer Lockwood, of Poundridge, in place of Messrs. Mills and Haight. In 1786 Jonathan G.Tompkins of Scarsdale, ancSamuel Drake were chosen instead of Burling and Purdy, and in 1787 Jonathan Rockwell, Joseph Strang, and^ Ebenezer Purdy, (who was again returned,) took ihc