Abolitionists condemned, 21.
sonian, policy and leading members, 107-109. Political differences of, 109-111. Leading men, 112, 113. Radical, nominate Smith and Mc- Farland, 695.
Adams, C. F., 120, 147. Nominated as Vice-President, 156. Severe criticism of, upon Webster, 344, 348. Adams, John Quincy, 55. Death of, 161. Became an Abolitionist, and the reason, 162-164. Despondent, 163. Testimony of, 523, 608, 609. Adrian, G. B., of N. J., 564. Aggressions, Southern, 44-49. Slave- holding, 163, 164, 174, 175. Excite alarm, and counter movements, 175. Struggles in Kentucky, 176-180; their failure, 179. Pretended North- ern, 198.
Allen, Charles, 120, 136. Address of, 145, 215, 216, 416.
Alley, J. B., 343, 538. American party, formation, rapid growth and disruption of, 419-434. Union degree, 421, 422. National Council, meeting of, 423-431. Strong South- ern feeling, 423. Hostility to Massa- chusetts and Mr. Wilson, 423, 424. Acrimonious debate, 425. Two re- ports, 427. Bitter discussion, 428- Proslavery report adopted, Council disrupted, meeting and ad- dress of Northern delegates, 431, 432. Convention of, 508. See Conventions. VOL. II. 89
Andrew, John A., 55, 442, 443, 604, 640, 693.
"Anti-man-hunting League," its object, personnel, and drill, 442. Antislavery, difficulties of, 106. Men, differences among, 107. Meeting in Philadelphia, 142. Movements in Kentucky, 176-180. Failure, and reasons, 179, 180.
Army bill, proviso to, 505. Defeated, 505.
Archer, W. S., of Va., 4.
Ashmun, George, 88, 136. Timid speech of, 229, 368, 690.
Association, American Missionary, 310. Atchison, D., harangue of, 467, 468. Calls on the South, 474. Speech to the mob, 499.
Badger, G. E., 264, 300, 387, 391. Bailey, G., Dr., addresses mob, 93, 111, 592.
Baker, Edward D., of Ill., 214. Baker, John J., 414. Baldwin, Roger S., 35.
Banks, N. P., 399. Nomination of, 513.
Barksdale, W., 649. "Barn-burners," prominent, 141. Barnes, Albert, Rev., 511. Batchelder, James, 438. Bayard, J. A., 403. Bayly, Thomas H., 3, 21, 96. Beecher, H. W., 311.
Bell, John, 48, 237. Nominated, 689. Belser, James E., 2.
Berrien, John M., 5, 36, 47, 236, 609. Bibb, H., 154. Bill, Three-Million, 18. Object of, 25. Clay's Omnibus, 273. Bingham, John A., 135. Speech of, on the Lecompton bill, 560, 626, 634. Bird, Francis W., 154, 343, 436. Birney, J. G., 167.
Bissell, W. H., 228.
"Black laws" of Ohio, 57, 170. Inhu- manity of, 181. Of Virginia, Mary- land, Delaware, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, and Oregon, 180-187. Strug- gle in Indiana concerning, 183-185. Manly response of Mr. Colfax, 186. Singular enforcement, 186, 187. In several States, 636, 637. Blair, Austin, 693.
Blair, F. P., letter of, 509.
Bliss, Philemon, 555.
Bolles, J. A., 345.
Brooks, P. S., assaults Sumner, 481. A representative man, 484. Re-elec- tion of, 488. Challenges Burlingame, 492. Death and confession of, 495. Brown, Albert G., 224, 391, 579, 580, 612, 627, 659.
Brown, Charles, Proslavery speech of, 193, 194.
Brown, J. Carter, 465.
Brown, John, 63. Invasion of Virginia, 587-600. In Kansas, 589. Plan of government, 589. Preliminary move- ments, 590-594. Secret committee, 591. Kennedy farm, 593. Under- lying idea, 594. Assault on Harper's Ferry and repulse, 594, 595. Trial, conviction, and execution, 595-598. Burial, 599. Estimate, 600. Six companions executed, Coppoc, Stev- ens, Cook, Hazlett, Copeland, and Green, 596. Victor Hugo, 599. Song, origin of, 600.
Brown, John, Jr., 604.
Boutwell, G. S., 253. Chosen govern- Buckingham, J. T., amendment of, 255,
Boyd, Linn, 13. Speaker of XXXIId Buffalo Convention, 150-160. Plat-
form of, 151. Speeches, 152-156. Van Buren nominated, and fully ac- cepts the platform, 156.
Buffinton, James, 481.
Burlingame, A., 308, 336. Speech and challenge, 491–493. In Boston,
Burns, Anthony, case of, 435-444. Ar- rest and attempted rescue, 435-438. Meetings, 436 - 439. Indefensible conduct of Commissioner Loring, 439. Remanded to slavery, 441. In-
dictments against Parker, Phillips, | Cheves, Langdon, treasonable words of,
and Higginson, 443.
Burr, James E., 69.
Child, Linus, course of, 119.
Burt, Armistead, 24, Severe sarcasm Child, L. M., letters of, to Governor of, 25.
Wise and John Brown, 596, 597. Letter of Mrs. Mason to, 597.
Butler, Andrew P., 45, 46, 300, 356, Chilton, Samuel, 596.
Butler, B. F., of N. Y., 151, 152.
Butler, B. F., of Mass., 345, 677, 686.
Butler, W. O., 365.
Cabell, Ed. C., 224, 362. Calhoun, J. C., 11. Extreme views of, 36-38, 99. Speech of, read, 238- 241.
California, how settled, 210. Adopts free constitution, 210. Bill for, amendment, and protest, 277. Ad- mitted, 282. Bill to divide, 634. Cameron, Simon, 102. Campbell, Lewis D., 137, 143, 399, 484.
Cartter, D. K., 693. Case, Charles, 625.
Cass Lewis, 12. Nominated, 132. Nicholson letter and change of views, 132, 390. Speech of, 232, 315, 364, 403, 638.
Caste, cruel spirit of, 187.
Castle Garden meeting, 316. Central America. See Cuba.
Chandler, P. W., 116, 493.
extortionate bail, 81, 82.
Choate, Rufus, brilliant speech of, 369, 370.
Claflin, William, 538.
Clark, Daniel, 578.
Clark, H. F., 564.
Clark, J. B., 628. Helper resolution of, 644.
Clarke, John H., 43.
Clay, C. C., 356. Insolent remarks of, 356, 652.
Clay, Cassius M., 511, 670. Clay, Henry, letter of, to Pendell, 176.
Speech in Lexington, 177. Eight resolutions and speech of, 233, 234, 236. Demoralizing influence of, 284, 300, 314. On Shadrach case, 330- 332. Letter of, on Cuba, 608. Clayton, J. M., 12. Sec. of State, 208,
315, 391, 506. Clayton, Thomas, 14. Clemens, Jeremiah, 217, 219, 285, 315. Insulting language of, 355. Clergymen, indorsing Fugitive Slave Act, 319. Memorials of, 393, 404. Arraigned, 393, 394. Defended, 399. Cleveland, Chauncy F., 215. Clingman, T. L., 191, 223, 362, 395, 652. Amendment of, 663.
Chaplin, William L., 80. Offence and Coalition, Mass., 338-351.
Chapman Hall meeting, 416.
Charleston Convention (see Conven- tions), excitement in, 682. Chase, S. P., enters the United States Senate, 164. Leader of Liberty Party, 167. The election of, 168- 172, 218. Speech of, 268, 331, 385,
Cheever, G. B., Dr., 311. Chesnut, Jr., J., 631.
cratic convention, 339. son's purpose, 341, 342. Adams House, 342, 343. convention, 343, 344. Purpose and plan of, 346. Opposed, 347. Suc- cessful, 348. Senatorial struggle and Mr. Sumner's election, 348, 349. Cobb, Howell, Speaker, 316, 484, 638. Cobb, Mrs. H. W., heroic action of,
Coffin, Levi, President of Underground Railroad, 68.
Colfax, Schuyler, 184. Manly position of, 186, 413, 432.
Collamer, J., of Vt., 209, 412, 476. Collins, William, 29.
Colored seamen, amendment for, 294. Comins, L. B., 491, 625. Committee. Of thirteen (see Compro- mise). On Kansas, 471. Report of, 501. Of fifteen, 546. On Harper's Ferry, 601.
Compromise measures of 1850, 231- 290. President's message, 232. Com- mittee of thirteen, 272. Clay's bill, 273. Long debate on, lines of thought, 276. Speeches of Hale and Julian,, 302, 303.
Clay's estimate of, 314-330.
See Missouri. Compromise. Congress, XXXth. Winthrop Speaker, 27. Meeting of Southern members of, and their address, 197-199. Great debate, 191-206. XXXIst, first ses- sion of, remarkable, 211. Contest for Speaker, 212-216. Fierce debates in both houses, 213-219, XXXIId, 352. Debate in, 354-359. XXXIIId, 380. XXXIVth, 470. Special ses- sion, 505, 506. XXXVth, 542. XXXVIth, 578-602. Contest for Speaker, 644-653. Three parties, 643. Three leading ideas, 657. Conventions, at Port Byron and Mace- don, 109. At Buffalo, 110. Whig State in Faneuil Hall, 118. Two re- ports, 119. Webster's short speech, 120. In Springfield, 123. Webster claims the Wilmot proviso as his. "thunder," 124. New York Demo- cratic at Syracuse and Herkimer, 125– 128. Radical address, 127. National, of 1848, 129-139. Democratic, of 1848, 129-133. Radical divisions on the slavery issue, 130, 131. nominated and his position, 132. "Change" of views, 132. Whig, 133. Candidates, 133-135 Taylor leads,
but strongly opposed, 134, 135. Nomi- nated, 135. Declarations of Wilson and Allen, 136. Triumph of Slave Power, 138. Buffalo, preliminary
movements to, 140-150. Utica con- vention, 140-142. Meeting in Phila- delphia, called by Mr. Wilson, 142– 144. Ohio convention, 144. Ad- dresses of Allen and Wilson, 144, 145, Worcester convention, 146, Webster invited, but declined, 148. (See Buffalo Convention.) At Boston, 157. (See Free Soil.) At Utica, 158. In Ohio and Indiana, 158, 159. Demo- cratic, of 1852, 363, 364. Pieree nominated, 365. Whig, 366–371, Resolutions of, indorsed by Mr. Web- ster, 368. General Scott nominated, 371. Free Soil, 373, 374. Candi- dates, and resolutions, 373, 374. Free State, in Kansas, 500, 539. Presidential, of 1856, 508 - 516. American, 508, 509. Republican, and platform, 511, 512. Seceders, American, 513, 516. Democratic, 515. Whig, 516. In Chatham, Canada, 589. Southern Commercial, recommend reopening the slave-trade, 616. Slaveholding, in Maryland, 636. Democratic national, of 1860, 673- 688. Platform, reports and debate on, 676-679. Disorder, 679. Dis- ruption, 680. Hesitation, 681. Se ceders', meeting of, 682. Adjourn- ment of, 683. At Baltimore, 684. Rupture, 686. Douglas and Johnson, 687; and Breckinridge and Lane, 688, candidates. "Constitutional," 689, 690. Bell and Everett, candi- dates, 690. Republican, 690-694. Resolutions, 691. Giddings's amend- ment, 691. Candidates before, 692. Lincoln and Dayton nominated, 693. Great enthusiasm, 695. "Of Radical Abolitionists," and nomination of Smith and McFarland, 695. Conscience Whigs, 123. Assault upon, 312, 313.
Corwin, Thomas, speech of, 42. Speech | Dellem, Hannah, case of, 825.
Cotton, Whigs, 117. Is king, 549.
Court House, in Chains, 334.
Crafts, W. and E., case of, 325, 326.
Crawford, Geo. W., 208.
Crawford, M. J., 645-647.
Democratic party, routed in N. Y., 164. Buchanan, candidate, 515. Platform, 515. Threats, 515. Humiliating po- sition of, 664. Disaster and disrup- tion of, 674, 680. Difficulties of north- ern, 685. See Conventions. Democrats, Independent, address of, 384. Douglas's reply, 885.
Crittenden, John J., 12, 504, 559, 565. Denver, J. W., governor, 544.
Cuba. Importance of, 608. Slavehold- ing apprehensions in Congress, 609, 610. Change of Southern feeling, 610. Action of government, 610- 614. Senator Brown's demand, 612. Resolution for purchase of, 612. Fili- bustering, 613. President Taylor's
Curtis, B. R., Justice, 443, 531. Curtis, G. T., Commissioner, 330, 333. Curtis, George W., 691.
Cushing, Caleb, President of Charleston Convention, 675, 687.
Deseret, bill for, 232.
Dewey, O., Rev., 318. Dickinson, D. S., 129, 368. Disunion. Threatened by Clingman and Foote, 211; Stanley, Toombs, Stephens, Clemens, 213-219. Haz- ards of, 226. Rebuked by Chase, 269. Threatened, 277. Threats of, by Clemens, Toombs, Holmes, 285, 286. Nashville convention, 286-288. Men- aces of, 504, 519, 521, 639. In XXXVIth Cong., 643-654. "Help- er" resolution, 644. Stormy debate and revolutionary utterances, 644-
652. Election of Republican Presi- dent a cause of, 647, 648. Southern and Democratic protests, 649, 650. Extreme utterances of Toombs, Iver- son, and Clingman, 651, 652; also of Governor Letcher, 654. Wilson's re- of, in can-
Dana, R. H., Jr., 250, 307, 330, 333, Dix, John A., 36, 158.
Davis, Garrett, 14. Intensely pro- Dodge, A. C., 355. slavery, 180.
Davis, Jefferson, 101, 235, 332.
Brooks, 489, 581, 601, 617, 653, 657- 659. Seven resolutions of, 660.
Davis, John, 14, 102, 294.
Dawson, W. C., 298, 367, 392.
Dayton, W. L., 264, 513.
De Bow's Review advocates the slave-
'Dogma, new," foreshadowed, 34, 40. Of protection of slavery in the Terri- tories, 655-665. Southern press, concerning, 656.
Doolittle, James R., 126, 155, 662. Douglas, Stephen A., 14, 101, 263, 332,
355, 365, 385, 455, 485. Votes against Lecompton, 565. Great debate with Lincoln, 566-577. Chicago speech of, 272, 273. Confers with Republicans, 567, 568. Resolution of, 606, 627 – Ostracism of, 655-659. Per- sonal defence of, 662. Deposition
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