Not only were its features faulted, but the conduct of the Convention in transcending, as asserted, its powers, was fiercely assailed. " Instead of amending the Constitution," said Mr. Jones, " it had framed one." In Albany the new Constitution was publicly burned. In the choice of delegates to a convention which was now ordered to meet at Poughkeepsie, to pass upon its adoption by the State, the greatest excitement prevailed, and the terms Federalist and Anti-Federalist, as applied to separate parties, began to be used. The result in Westchester County proved that a deep interest was felt in the maintenance of a union between the States. Thaddeus Crane, of North Salem, Richard Hatfield, of White Plains, Philip Livingston and Lewis Morris, of Westchester, Lott W. Sarles, of New Castle, and Philip Van Cortlandt were chosen over their Anti-Federalist opponents by very large majorities. The Convention met, and on the 26th of July, by a vote of thirty to twenty-seven, ratified the proposed Constitution. In the affirmative vote are found the names of all the Wettchester delegates. At the election for members of Assembly the strong party feeling is manifested by a complete change in the representation, the following persons, strong Federalists, being returned : Thaddeus Crane, of North Salem ; Jonathan Horton and Philip Livings^ ton, of Westchester; Judge Nathan Rockwell, of Lewisboro ; Walter Seaman and General Philip Van Cortlandt. At the assembling of the Legislature in December, however, such was the political complex* ion of the two Houses that the five delegates to repre* sent the State in the Continental Congress were