Nebraska House bill, lost, 380. Senate

bill, 381. Dixon's amendment, and
Douglas's report, 381. Fenton's
statement, 382-384.
Nelson, Dr., 63.
Nelson, T. A. R., 649.

New departure on the slavery issue, 209.
Measures required by, 633-642. Ad-
vanced position demanded, 656, 657.
New Mexico, bill for, 232, 280. Polk's
order for surrender of, 279; revoked
by Taylor, 279. Ten-Million bill,
279. Territorial government provided,
281. Slave-code for, 634. New Or-
leans "Picayune," 635.
Nicaragua, Walker sails for, 613.

"Nicholson Letter," 132.

Niles, John M., 35, 46.

148, 245.

Norris, Moses, 391.

Northern defection, 221-230. Re-
markable change of votes, 221, 222.
Nye, James W., 153, 306.

0.

O'Conner, Charles, opinions of, 642.
Ohio, prominent part in the antislavery
conflict, and the leaders, 162. Bal-
ance of power in legislature, 168.
Contest and results, 168-172. See
S. P. Chase.

Oliver, M., 471.

Ordinance of '87 declared unconstitu-
tional, 528.

Oregon, contest concerning, 32-49.
Bill for, 33. Hale's amendment, 33.
Southern sentiments, 39, 40. Clay-
ton's compromise, 40, 41. New bill,
43. Amendments and passage, 43-
49. Constitution of and bill for, 624.
Debate in House, 625 - 627; in Sen-
ate, 627. Admitted, 627.

Orth, G. S., 432.

Ostend, meeting and circular, and Dem-

ocratic indorsement, 611.

Otero, M. A., 634.

Owen, R. D., 184.

653.

Personal liberty bills in Massachusetts
and Vermont, 57. Similar legisla
tion in New York, Pennsylvania,
and Ohio, 57; Rhode Island, 58;
unfriendly in New Jersey, Connecti-
cut, and New York, 58, 639, 670.
Pettit, John, 2, 184, 357.
Phelps, Samuel S., 38, 219, 272.
Phillips, S. C., 56, 157, 250, 252, 336.
Free Soil candidate for governor,
344.

Phillips, S. H., 342.

Phillips, Wendell, 56, 257, 307, 335,
435, 437. At funeral of John Brown,
599.

Phillips, William, 472. Escapes, 499.
Pierce, Franklin, receives nomination,
365. Congratulatory message of, 380.
Action of, concerning Cuba, 612.
Pierson, John H., 54, 57, 335.
Polk, James K., 7. See New Mexico.
Polk, Trusten, 580.
Pomeroy, S. C., 465.
Popular Sovereignty,
fended, 390, 403.

doctrine of, de-
Discarded, 515.

A delusion, 534. Democratic admis-
sion, 534, 535. Douglas's boast, 634.
Condemned, 677.

Pratt, T. G., amendment of, to Fugitive
Slave Act, 293.
Prejudice, popular, 58.

Presidential elections, of 1848 (See
Conventions). Of 1852, 360-377.
Democratic triumph, 376. Of 1856,
508-522.

Press, antislavery, 58, 59.
Preston, William B., 29.
Prettyman, J. S., 670.

Property in man, Supreme Court deci-
sion, 59. Language of Judge Kane,
450. Asserted origin of, 658, 659.
"Proscription, lawlessness, barbarism,"
666-672.

Protest, Southern, 277.

Proviso, Wilmot, history of, 15-17.
Defended by Northern Democrats,
19, 20.
Defeated by Northern defec-

tion, 24, 25. Claimed by Mr. Web-
ster, as his "thunder," 124.
Pryor, R. H., 646.

Pugh, G. E., 504. Resolution of, 658, 678.
Pugh, J. L., 648.

New York, 413; in Massachusetts,
414, 415. Meeting in Ripon, Wis.,
409; in District of Columbia, 410.
State organization in Michigan, 412.
Name of, 410. Dr. Bailey's agency,
411. Meetings in Massachusetts, 414-
417; in Pennsylvania, 415. Defeat
in New York, 418. Defeat of, a
severe blow to friends of freedom,
522. Victory of 1860, great, but in-
complete, 704.

Resolutions, Georgia, laid by governor
before Massachusetts Legislature, 115.
Action thereon, 115-118. Of Brig-
ham, Campbell, and Tilden, in Whig
convention, 135. Vermont, 218.
Missouri, 219. Foote's, 231. Mason's
for Fugitive Slave Act, 231. Clay's
eight, 234. For and against Wilmot
proviso, 237. Wilson's, 247. Foote's,
353. Sumner's, for repeal of Fugitive
Slave Act, 353. Whig of '52, 368,
369. "Helper," 644. Seven, of
Jeff. Davis, 660.

Revolution, French, 87. Message, pro-
ceedings in Congress, and popular
demonstration concerning, 87-91.
Resolutions and antislavery amend-
ments, 88. Remarks of Hilliard, Me-
Clernand, Haskell, Hale, and Foote,
88-90.

Richardson, W. A., reports Nebraska
bill, 394.

Ripon, Wis., meeting for Republican
party, 409.

Robinson, C. R., Dr., 465.

Elected

governor, 476, 536. Imprisoned, 498.
Robinson, W. S., 306, 343.

Root, Joseph M., 28, 99, 213, 225.
Russell, C. T., 257.

Russell, Emily, 92.
Russell, George R., 436.
Russell, T. H., 596.

S.

Sackett, W. A., 226.
Sanborn, Frank B., 590, 604. Rescue
of, 605.

Savage, J. H., on Brooks, 490.
Sawyer, William, 29.
Schenck, Robert C., 17.

Schools in District of Columbia, 578 –
586. Brown's bill and Wilson'samend-
ment for, 579. Southern utterances,
580-582. Wilson's response, 582.
Myrtilla Miner and her efforts, 583-
585. Colored, in Massachusetts, 640.
Schouler, W., 252-257.

Schurz, Carl, 693.

Scott, R. G., circular of, to Democratic

candidates, and responses, 363.
Secession, foreshadowed, 6. Threatened,

and rebuked, 44-47, 191-206, 221-
230, 313-319. Menaces of, in Con
gress and at the South, 286-288.
See Nashville convention.
Sedgwick, C. B., 155, 306.
Sentiments of the fathers, departure
from, 660.

Sevier, Ambrose H., 22.

Sewall, S. E., 330, 334, 604.

Seward, W. H., enters United States
Senate, 164. Speech at Cleveland,
165, 166. Speech for California, 261 –
263, 297 299. On Kansas, 388,
402, 413, 459, 462, 483, 503, 504,
562, 628.
Magnanimous course of,
701-703.

Shadrach, case of, 329-333. President's
Proclamation, 330. In Congress, 330-

333.

Shannon, W., Governor, 471.
Sherman, J., 471, 644, 645.
Shipley, Thomas, 51.

Simms, T. M., case of, 333-336. Meet-
ings and legislative action, 335, 336.
Slack, C. W., 640.

Slave Power. Defeats slavery prohibi-
tion, 30. Never fair and honorable,
31. Taylor's nomination, triumph
of, 138. Described, 188, 189. How
maintained, 200, 205. Signal tri-
umphs of, 284, 376, 377. Complete
domination of, 623. Epoch, 673-688.
Slavery. Made a national interest, 1.
Essentially false, 31. Pestiferous,

106, 107. Aggressions, 115, 116.
Demoralizing, 179. Debates in the
XXXth Congress; Able defences of
freedom, by Palfrey, Mann, and James
Wilson, 199-207. Caustic speech
of Lincoln, 203. New departure, 209.
Southern determination, 210. De-
fended, 223, 224. Domination of
testimony concerning, 456. Defences
of, 548-550, 553. Condemned, 553-
555. The overshadowing issue, 578.
In Kansas, 635. National, 665.
Violence its element, 61.

Slaves, property in, 36, 37. Adver-

tised by the United States govern-
ment, 60. Increased demand for, 615.
Slave-trade. Bill for its abolition in

District of Columbia, 296. Defended
by Hunter, 296. Debate, 296-301.
Amendment by Seward, 298. Adopt-
ed, 301. Reopening of, demand for,
616, 617. Complaints of British inter-
ference, 617, 618. Action of Repub-
licans, 618. New York, mart of, 619.
Wilson's bill and speech, 619–621.
Heartless utterances of Davis and
Mason, 621. Failure of bill, 623.
Slidell, John, 485, 612.
Smith, Caleb B., 28. Oregon bill by,
43, 512.

Smith, Gerrit, 112.

Nominated for

President, 113. Speech of, 374, 397,

590.

Smith, T., 387.

Smith, William, case of, 324.
Snodgrass, Dr., 58.

Soulé, Pierre, 287, 687.

Southern. Menaces, 210, 211, 225. Di-
visions, 283. Triumphs, 284, 362,
521. Madness and presumption, 655,
656. Anarchy, 666, 667. Demoral-
ization, 672. Conduct, singular and
unaccountable, 686.
Spear, S. T., Rev., 311.
Speight, Jesse, 11.
Spencer, I., Rev., 318.
Sprague, Judge, 333.
Stanley, E., 136, 213.

Uncle Tom's Cabin, 519.
Underground Railroad, a natural out-
growth of slavery, 62. Workings of
61-86. Prominent men in, 63.
God-fearing, 65, 85. Involved per-
sonal sacrifices and risks, 66. Its de-
fence, 86.

Underwood, Joseph R., 35, 293.
Underwood, J. W. H., 648.
Union menaced, 224. Vindicated,
225-229, 269. President Taylor
stands firm for, 259, 260, 274. See
Disunion and Secession.

Upham, William, 23.

Utah Territory admitted, 284.

V.

Vallandigham, C. L., 595.

Van Buren, John, a prominent leader,
141. Antislavery promises, 341.
Van Buren, Martin, letter of, to Utica
convention, 140. Nominated, 140.
Letter of, 155. Nominated, 156.
On Cuba, 609.

Van Dorn, 67.

Van Zandt case, 59.

Vaughan, J. C., 143, 144, 510.
Venable, Abraham W., violent remarks
of, 95.

Vessels involved in the escape of fugi-
tives, Mobile, 52. Brazilian, 53.
Ottoman, 54. Niagara, 54. Pearl, 91.
Violence, an essential element of slav-
ery, 61.

"Visitor, Saturday," 58.

W.

603, 627.
Wadsworth, J. S., 126.

Wheeler, J. H., 448.

Meeting of antislavery members of,

142, 143. Of 1852, 366–371.