▁Canal ▁Commission ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Joseph ▁El lic ott . ▁Though ▁Cl inton ▁selected ▁Hart ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁proven ▁ability , ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁take ▁into ▁account ▁Hart ' s ▁long standing ▁and ▁voc ifer ous ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ist ▁Party . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Buck t ails ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Legisl ature ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁enough ▁Federal ists ▁to ▁den y ▁Hart ▁confirm ation ▁to ▁the ▁board , ▁elect ing ▁instead ▁Henry ▁Se ym our ▁as ▁his ▁replacement ▁and ▁allowing ▁the ▁Buck t ails ▁to ▁capture ▁a ▁key ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁governor ' s ▁political ▁power ▁base . ▁ ▁State ▁Senator ▁Tr uman ▁Hart ▁( 1 7 8 4 - 1 8 3 8 ) ▁was ▁his ▁brother . ▁Congress man ▁Ros well ▁Hart ▁( 1 8 2 4 - 1 8 8 3 ) ▁was ▁his ▁nep hew . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Civil ▁List ▁compiled ▁by ▁Franklin ▁Benjamin ▁H ough ▁( pages ▁ 4 0 ▁and ▁ 3 7 7 ; ▁We ed , ▁Par s ons ▁and ▁Co ., ▁ 1 8 5 8 ) ▁ ▁O bit ▁in ▁Florida ▁Her ald ▁and ▁Southern ▁Dem ocrat , ▁St . ▁August ine , ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁Thomas ▁H ast ings : ▁An ▁Introduction ▁to ▁His ▁Life ▁and ▁Music ▁by ▁Herm ine ▁We ig el ▁Williams ▁( 2 0 0 5 ; ▁page