Abingdon, delegation from, at Gales-

burg Debate, 331, 383.
Abolitionists, begin agitation, 123; Lin-
coln advocates principles of, 95, 123,
254, 327, 339, 369, 452; oppose
Compromise of 1850, 88.
Administration Democrats, alliance of,
with Republicans, 181, 316, 336, 353;
attacked by Douglas, 19, 28, 113, 459;
attempt to defeat Douglas, 45, 47;
convention of, at Springfield, 1858,
26, 235; organ of, in Illinois, 523;
poem in derision of, 27.

Aledo Record, mentioned by Galesburg
Democrat, 375:

Allen, Nathan, delegate to Democratic

congressional convention, 1850, 239.
Alton, delegation from, to Ottawa, 135;
description of, during debate, 496,
500, 508, 509; Douglas names, as
meeting-place, 60, 64; Douglas
speaks at, 269, 450, 488, 501; excur-
sion to, from: Springfield, 449, St.
Louis, 449, 496; Garesche, A. J. P.,
speaks at, 507; meeting at, 496, 497,
499, 501-3, 505, 506, 508-10, 530;
Lincoln, Abraham, speaks at, 466,
502; Merrick speaks at, 507; Spring-
field Cadets at, 509; Trumbull speaks
at, 287.
Alton Courier, comments on opposition
to Douglas in Illinois, 1854, 10;
describes Alton Debate, 499, 509, 510,
quoted by Illinois State Journal, 509,
ridicules Douglas, 556.
Alton Debate, announced in St. Louis
News, 449; commented on by:
Chicago Press and Tribune, 508, 510,
550, Cincinnati Gazette, 509, Mis-
souri Republican, 529, New York
Post, 498, Peoria Transcript, 505,
Springfield Republican, 510; dele-
gation from Springfield at, 450; de-
scribed by: Alton Courier, 499,
509, 510, Chicago Times, 497, Illi-
nois State Register, 502, Missouri
Democrat, 496, New York Tribune,
503, St. Louis Herald, 506, St. Louis
News, 507; Douglas: closes, 488,

opens, 450; excursion to, announced
by: Missouri Republican, 449, Illi-
nois State Journal, 449, Illinois State
Register, 449; interest in, commented
on by Missouri Republican, 450;
Lincoln replies to Douglas in, 466;
mentioned, 554.

Amboy, delegation from, at Freeport
Debate, 191.

American Tract Society, disturbed by
slavery question, 479.
Anna, Douglas at, 259.

Anti-Nebraska party, convention of, at
Springfield, 1856, 16; mentioned, 21.
Apportionment Law, 1852, history of,
given by Missouri Republican, 535;
protested against by Illinois State
Journal, 533.

Arnold, Isaac N., speaks at Republican
state convention, 1858, 22.
Ashmun, George, Mexican War resolu-
tion of, sustained by Lincoln, 326,
489.

Askey, William, recollections of Free-
port Debate by, 209.

Atlanta, Lincoln and Douglas at, 60, 62.
Auburn, delegation from, at Alton De-
bate, 499.

Audience, see meeting; description of,
at stump-speaking, 3.

Augusta, Douglas at, 437, 441; Lin-
coln at, 248.

Aurora, Republican congressional con-
vention at, 1854, 408.

date for State Superintendent of
Public Instruction, 1858, 22.
Bayne, Dr., speaks at Quincy, 439.
Belleville, Douglas speaks at, 573;
Trumbull representative of, 216.
Beloit, Wisconsin, home of White,
Horace, 75:

Belvidere, delegation from, at Freeport,

191.

Bement, delegation from, to Monticello,
66; Douglas at, 71; Lincoln at,
558.
Bigler, William, charges of, against
Douglas, 270, 283; quoted by Trum-
bull, 270, 277, 309.
Binmore, Henry, biographical notice of,
80; reporter for Douglas, 76, 594.
Bissell, W. H., regarded as possible
Republican presidential candidate for
1860, 24; vetoes Apportionment Bill
of 1856, 535; mentioned, 222.
Black Hawk War, Lincoln a volunteer
in, 130.

Blair, Frank P., advocates gradual

emancipation in Missouri, 407, 484;
aids Lincoln in campaign, 497, 513;
defeat of, commented on by Douglas,
45, 416; mentioned, 497.
Bloomington, delegation from,

to

Ottawa, 135; Douglas at, 50, 60,
62, 208, 403, 520; Lincoln at, 50, 55,
56, 60, 62; Republican state conven-
tion at, 148, 395, 408.
Bloomington

Pantagraph,

describes
Douglas meeting at Bloomington, 51.
Blue Island, mentioned, 85.
Boggs, J. B., welcomes Douglas to
Galesburg, 377, 380, 383.

Boston Courier, comments on Illinois
contest, 511; quotes Buffalo Register
and Times, 575.

Boston Daily Advertiser, comments on:
Douglas, 538, election in Illinois, 536,
Freeport Doctrine, 537, Ottawa De-
bate, 130; quotes Chicago Press and
Tribune, 131.

Boston Daily Traveler, Trumbull the
opponent of Douglas, 58.

Bowen, S. W., delegate to Democratic
congressional and district conven-
tions, 1850, 239.

Brawley, F. W. S., postmaster at Free-
port, 1858, 210.

Breckenridge, John C., attempts to
defeat Douglas, 579.

Breese, Sidney, Administration Demo-
cratic senatorial candidate, 48, 515;

supports Lincoln, 1854, 10, 217, 253,
296.

Brighton, delegation from, at Alton
Debate, 499.

Bromwell, H. P. H., welcomes Lincoln
to Charleston, 318, 327.

Brooks, Austin, communication ad-
dressed to, 389.

Brooks, P. S., attitude of, toward
slavery, 230, 428, 485.

Bross, William, at Freeport Debate,
162, 164, 169, 189; takes part in
Lincoln meeting at Chicago, 40;
mentioned, 68.

Brougham, John, writes campaign poem
in honor of Douglas, 566.

Brown, B. Gratz, advocates gradual
emancipation in Missouri, 407, 415,
484; aids Lincoln in campaign, 513.
Brown, James, mentioned, 306.
Browning, O. H., attends United States

District Court at Chicago, 36; Lin-
coln visits home of, 393, 436, 439,
446; mentioned, 72, 93, 222, 298.
Buchanan, James, breaks with Douglas,
21; conspiracy charge against, 25,
106, 121, 179, 185, 289, 410, 428;
defended by Douglas, 28, 122, 180,
290; derided in Republican cam-
paign poem, 570; effect of Douglas'
election on, 537, 577; favors Lecomp-
ton Constitution, 19, 354, 460; New
Haven letter of, 202; on admission of
states, 202, 225, 229, 424, 462, 495;
presidential nomination of, 16, 424,
495.

Buchanan Democrat, see Administra-
tion Democrat.

Buffalo Courier, quoted by Chicago
Times, 588; tribute of, to Lincoln,
588.

Buffalo Register and Times, announces
Douglas as presidential candidate
for 1860, 575; quoted by Boston
Courier, 575.

Buffalo Republic and Times, mentioned
by Chicago Times, 575.

Burlington Hawkeye, quoted in Bur-
lington State Gazette, 65; quotes
Louisville Journal, 549; ridicules
Douglas, 548.

Burlington State Gazette, announces
excursion to Galesburg Debate, 329;
comments on: challenge to Joint
Debates, 65, enthusiasm for Doug-
las, 555, interest in election, 533;
quotes: Burlington Hawkeye, 65,

249.

Cass, L., opposes Chase amendment,

123, 156, 162; supports Compromise
of 1850, 87, 171, 214, 292, 461.
Centralia, delegation from, at Jonesboro
Debate, 259.

Centreville True Republican, comments

on Illinois contest, 544.

Chaffee, Rev. Dr., abolition owner

of Dred Scott, 410.
Challenge to Joint Debates, 55-75;
commented on by: Burlington Hawk-
eye, 65, Burlington State Gazette, 65,
Chicago Journal, 60, 72, Chicago
Times, 70, Freeport Journal, 64, Illi-
nois State Journal, 71, Illinois State
Register, 61, 71, Peoria Transcript,
63, Quincy Herald, 66; reasons for,
58.
Chamberlain, Dr., introduces Lincoln
at Charleston, 318.

Champaign County, delegation from,
at Springfield, 53.

Charleston, description of, during Joint
Debate, 319, 322; Douglas: names
as meeting-place, 60, 64, speaks at,
281, 321, 553; Lincoln: emigrates
to, 317, speaks at, 267, 303, 348;
reception at, of: Douglas, 316, 320,
321, Lincoln, 317, 327.
Charleston Courier, describes Charleston
Debate, 325; mentions Illinois State
Register and Louisville Journal, 325;
quoted by Peoria Transcript, 325.
Charleston Debate, 267-302; com-
mented on by: Chicago Journal, 327,
Chicago Times, 322, Illinois State
Register, 325, Indiana Journal, 267;
described by: Charleston Courier,
325, Chicago Democrat, 317, Chicago
Journal, 322, Chicago Times, 312,
Illinois State Register, 320, New
York Post, 319; Douglas replies to
Lincoln in, 281; inconsistency of
Lincoln at, 381-87; Lincoln: closes,
303, opens 267; referred to by:
Douglas, 339, 340, 413, 414, 489,
Lincoln, 397, 401, 432.

Charleston Mercury, denounces Free-
port Doctrine, 579.

Chase, Salmon P., aids Lincoln in
campaign, 531; amendment of, to
Nebraska Bill, 109, 122, 154, 156,
157, 162, 401, 468; regarded as pos-
sible Republican presidential can-
didate for 1860, 24, 43; mentioned,
88, 92, 171, 217, 253, 299, 491, 519.
Chicago, Binmore, Henry, a law reporter
in, 80; city council of, endorses
Compromise of 1850, 8; delegation
from, to: Administration Democratic
convention, 26, Galesburg Debate,
331, 385, 388, Ottawa Debate, 125,
135, 137; Douglas demonstration at,
33, 538, 575; Douglas speaks at, 5,
7, 36, 61, 69, 106, 254, 403, 451, 538,
540, 549; excitement over contest
in, 136, 518; Hitt, Robert, first
expert stenographer in, 77; hostility
to Compromise of 1850 in, 293, 349;
Lincoln speaks at, 17, 56, 61, 69,
339, 348, 413, 432, 451, 468, 529,
540; senatorial contest inaugurated
in, 46; Trumbull speaks at, 269,
283, 547; Wentworth, John, speaks
at, 565; mentioned, 568.
Chicago Democrat, comments on: de-
feat of Lincoln, 579, Douglas meeting

Chicago Herald, comments on Ottawa
Debate, 515; quoted by Washington
Union, 515.

Chicago Journal, comments on: chal-
lenge to Joint Debates, 60, Galesburg
Debate, 387, Jonesboro Debate, 213,
Lincoln meeting in Chicago, 40,
Ottawa Debate, 143, 145, Quincy
Debate, 444, reception to Douglas at
Chicago, 36; compares Douglas with
Lincoln, 530; defends Lincoln, 56,
72; describes: Charleston Debate
322, 327, Freeport Debate, 198,
Jonesboro Debate, 263; mentioned
by Galesburg Democrat, 551; men-
tions: Chicago Times, 552, De Kalb
Sentinel, 324; pays tribute to Lincoln,
585; quoted by Illinois State Journal,
552; quotes: Chicago Tribune, 37,
St. Louis Democrat, 530; ridicules:
Chicago Times, 145, Douglas, 143,
552, 553; White, Horace, reporter
for, 12, 75.

Chicago Press and Tribune, announces:
excursion to Freeport, 147, Gales-
burg Debate, 329, Jonesboro
Debate, 213; charged with fraud
by Chicago Times, 82, 84; com-
ments on: Alton Debate, 450,
508, 510, interest in debates, 145;
defends Lincoln, 57; describes: Free-
port Debate, 190, Galesburg Debate,
378, Jonesboro Debate, 259; Lincoln
meeting at Chicago, 39, Ottawa
Debate, 133, Quincy Debate, 435;
estimate of Lincoln by, 582; Hitt,
Robert, reporter for, 189; mentioned
by: Cincinnati Gazette, 512, Illinois
State Register, 326, Missouri Repub-
lican, 137; pays tribute to Lincoln,
585; publishes extract from Lincoln's
Havana speech, 547; quoted_by:
Boston Advertiser, 131, Chicago Jour-
nal, 37, New York Post, 547, Wash-
ington Union, 514; quotes Chicago

Times, 203; Republican headquar-
ters, 194; ridicules Douglas, 550;
urges attendance at: Freeport De-
bate, 147, Ottawa Debate, 85,
Quincy Debate, 390; used for authen-
tic copies of Lincoln's speeches, 86,
591; White, Horace, reporter for,
75; see Chicago Democratic Press;
see Chicago Tribune.
Chicago Times, announces Douglas
demonstration at Chicago, 575; at-
tacks Lincoln, 56, 307, 386; Bin-
more, Henry, reporter for, 76, 80, 82,
594; charges: Chicago Press and
Tribune with fraud, 82, 84, Lincoln
with inconsistency, 143, 386; com-
ments on: Administration Democra-
tic convention, 26, challenge to Joint
Debates, 70, Freeport Doctrine, 528,
Jonesboro Debate, 260, Republican
state convention, 1858, 24; defends
Douglas, 287; describes: Alton De-
bate, 497, Charleston Debate, 312,
322, Douglas meeting in Chicago,
1854, 5, Freeport Debate, 188, 202,
Galesburg Debate, 380, 382, Ottawa
Debate 141, Quincy Debate, 437;
mentioned by: Chicago Journal, 72,
552, Illinois State Register, 63, Lin-
coln, 68, 470, New York Tribune,
585; mentions Buffalo Republic and
Times, 575; publishes: campaign
poem in honor of Douglas, 568, cor-
respondence between Lincoln and
Douglas, 70, Ottawa questions of
Douglas, 148; quoted by: Chicago
Press and Tribune, 203, Illinois State
Register, 33, 61, 199, Missouri Demo-
crat, 528, New York Herald, 57,
Quincy Herald, 66, Washington
Union, 514; quotes: Buffalo Courier,
588, Illinois State Journal, 24, Phila-
delphia Press, 30; reports Douglas in
Philadelphia, 30; ridicules Lincoln,
56, 58, 66, 552, 554; ridiculed by:
Chicago Journal, 145, Peoria Tran-
script, 144; Sheridan, J. B., reporter
for, 76, 80-82; used for authentic
copy of Douglas' speeches, 86, 591.
Chicago Tribune, comments on: hostil-
ity of Chicago to Nebraska Bill, 5,
Freeport questions of Lincoln, 203;
quoted in Illinois State Journal, 5;
White, Horace, editor of, 75; see
Chicago Press and Tribune.
Chicago Union, quoted by Quincy
Herald, 40.

Chicago University, gift of Douglas to,
50.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Lincoln named as
Republican presidential candidate at,
581; national Democratic convention
at, 16, 424; platform, 115, 256, 360,
424.

Cincinnati Commercial, comments on:
Douglas' trip through Ohio, 32, Free-
port Debate, 518, Illinois contest, 31,
42, 540, 543, Lincoln and Douglas in
Chicago, 42, Ottawa Debate, 513;
estimate of Joint Debates by, 541,
543; quotes Vincennes Sun, 31.
Cincinnati Gazette, comments on: Alton
Debate, 509, Illinois contest, 509, 542,
581, inconsistencies of Douglas, 512,
542; mentions Chicago Press and
Tribune, 512.

Clay, Henry, abandoned by Lincoln for
Taylor, 490; attitude of, toward:
Declaration of Independence, 116,
471, slavery, 116, 151, 351, 432, 471,
484; devises Compromise of 1850,
87, 171, 214, 292, 343, 351, 456, 461;
respect of Douglas for, 291; speaks
in Indiana, 291.

Cleveland, Douglas welcomed at, 32.
Clifton Springs, N. Y., Douglas speaks
at, 32.

Clinton, Lincoln and Douglas at, 56,
108, 110; meeting at, 62.
Codding, at Illinois Republican con-
vention, 1854, 168; attacks Supreme
Court, 519; mentioned, 117.
Cody, H. H., delegate to Democratic
district convention, 1850, 239.
Coles County, delegation from, meets
Douglas, 312; Republican center,
323.

Color, W. N., Democratic candidate

for state legislature, 67.
Columbia (South Carolina) Guardian,
denounces Freeport Doctrine, 525;
quoted by Washington Union, 525.
Columbus (Georgia) Times, denounces
Freeport Doctrine, 579.
Compromise of 1850, adopted by Whig
and Democratic parties, 87, 214, 294,
461; attitude of Lincoln toward, 171,
233, 351; devised by Clay, 87, 171,
214, 292, 343, 351, 456, 461; embodied
in Nebraska Bill, 87, 214; endorsed
by Chicago city council and Illinois
legislature, 8; opposed by Chicago
city council, 254.

Concord (N. H.) Independent Demo-

crat, estimate of Lincoln by, 584;
quoted by Illinois State Journal, 584.
Constitution of United States, quoted
by Lincoln at Galesburg, 357; status
of negro under, 150, 245, 301, 358,
450, 476; violated by Illinois contest,
542.

Cook, Isaac, delegate to Democratic
congressional convention, 1850, 239.
Cook County, delegation from, to Ot-
tawa, 133, 139; Lincoln banner of,
at state Republican convention, 1858,

22.

Cooke, B. C., offers resolution in Illinois
state Republican convention, 1858,

22.

Correspondence, between Lincoln and
Douglas, 59; see Joint Debates.
Corwin, Thomas, denounces Mexican
War, 490.

Craddock, Republican candidate for
state representative, 1858, 323.
Crittendon, John J., accountable for
defeat of Lincoln, 579; regarded as
possible Republican presidential can-
didate for 1860, 43; Republicans
support bill of, 170; mentioned,

200.

Cuba, Douglas on acquisition of, 228.
Cunningham, Colonel, welcomes Doug-
las to Coles County, 312.
Cushman, H. W. H., welcomes Douglas
to Ottawa, 126, 139, 142.

"Danite" party, origin of name, 28;
see Administration Democrats.
Danville, Douglas speaks at, 559; Lin-
coln speaks at, 559; Molony, R. S.,
in land office at, 239.

Davidson, James, with Douglas at
Galesburg, 332.

Davis, Jake, opposes Douglas, 1858,

429.

Davis, Jefferson, attitude of, toward
Freeport Doctrine, 403, 463, 528, 579.
Dayton, Republican nominee for vice-
president, 1856, 17.

Decatur, Lincoln speaks at, 529.
Declaration of Independence, interpre-
tation of, by: Calhoun, John C., 470,
Clay, Henry, 116, 400, 432, 471,
Douglas, 116, 342, 413, 464, 470,
545, Lincoln, 95, 118, 168, 301, 339,
346, 366, 400, 413, 432, 452, 649,
Pettit, 470, Taney, Roger, 470; po-
sition of negro under, 95, 100, 116,
118, 168, 225, 301, 339, 342, 346,