Passage.

the Senate.

of Seward.

Adopted.

rious.

Julian

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Bill for abolition of slave-trade in District of Columbia in

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Speeches of Hunter, Clay, Downs, Pratt. Amendment

Debate. Act passed. Introduced into the House.

Suggestion of Thaddeus Stevens. Slave Power victo-

Friends of freedom not disheartened. Speeches of Hale and

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CHAPTER XXV.

FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT IN THE COUNTRY.

General consternation.

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Meetings of colored people. - Pub-

Sumner in

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Faneuil Hall. - Burlingame at Northampton. — Meetings of religious

bodies. Utterances of clergymen. -Furness, Stone, Beecher, Chee-

ver. — Aid and protection extended. The act defended. - Concerted

measures for its vindication and support. Mr. Webster. Mr. Clay.

Buchanan, Clayton, Benton, and Berrien.

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Castle Garden and Faneuil Hall. - Clerical defences. - Dewey, Taylor,

The President indorses the Fugitive Slave Act in annual

- Speeches of Giddings, Seward, Hale,

Its cruelty of purpose and execution. Cases at Columbia and Elkton. ·

Hannah Dellam. -Judge Kane's cruel course. - William and Ellen

Crafts. Prompt and heroic conduct of Dr. Bowditch and Theodore

Parker. Judge Grier. Commissioner Ingraham. — Jerry rescue.

Trial and acquittal of Castner Hanway. Case of Shadrach. - Trial

and rescue.

Resolutions of Mr. Clay. - Action of the President. —

Speeches of Clay, Hale, Chase, Douglas, and Jefferson Davis. - Mr.

Douglas's charge against some members of Congress.

Trial of res-

Co-operation between Democrats and Free-Soilers in Ohio, Connecticut,

and Vermont. - Massachusetts Democratic State convention. — Reso-

lutions. Benjamin F. Hallett. Proffer of the New York Democratic

State committee to the Free Soil State committee. Reply. Con-

ventions at Rome. - Failure to agree. - Conventions at Syracuse and

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Utica.-Fusion. Massachusetts. Meeting at Adams House.

jority opposed to the coalition. - Minority in favor. — William Jack-

son.-Campaign paper. - Free Soil State convention. —Nominations. -

Horace Mann. — Middlesex County conventions of Democrats and Free-

Soilers.- Coalition. - Mr. Sumner's speech in Faneuil Hall. - Letters

of Palfrey and Adams. - Triumph of coalition. - Proposition of Free-

Soilers. -Accepted. - Mr. Boutwell made governor. Mr. Sumner

selected as candidate for United States Senate. Long struggle. ———- Final

success.-Rantoul elected for short term. —Sumner's letter to Mr. Wil-

son. - Results

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CHAPTER XXVIII.

FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT IN CONGRESS.

Caucuses of both parties.

ures.

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Resolutions indorsing the compromise meas-

Debate thereon. - Linn Boyd, Speaker. Foote's resolution. -

Petition of the Friends for repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act. - Sumner's

amendment and speech. - The Fugitive Slave Act defended by Clemens,

Badger, Dodge, Douglas, Weller, Bright, Dixon, Clay, Butler, Mason,

and Pettit.Sumner's rejoinder.

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CHAPTER XXIX.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1852.

352-359

Preparations by the slaveholders of both parties. — Slaveholding compact.

Mr. Webster. His speech at Capon Springs. - Rival Whig candi-

dates. - Whig caucus.

- A "finality" resolution. - Speeches of Brooks

and Stanley. Letter to Democratic candidates. — Replies. Demo-

cratic convention.-Resolutions in favor of compromise measures. —

Candidates. - Pierce nominated. Whig convention. - Mr. Jessup's

amendment and speech. - Dawson's defiant speech. - Amendment with-

drawn. - Resolutions indorse compromise measures. - Mr. Webster's

agency. Mr. Choate's speech. - Candidates. General Scott's selec-

tion. Mr. Webster's disappointment. - Free Soil convention. - Mr.

Hale made candidate. - Gerrit Smith's resolutions. The canvass and

result.-General Pierce triumphantly elected

The Missouri compromise.

Bill for the organization of the Territory of

Nebraska.-Lost in the Senate.-President Pierce's message. — The

Nebraska bill. — Dixon's proposition to abrogate the Missouri compro-

mise. Its repeal reported by Mr. Douglas. -President's commitment.

Meeting of New York Democrats. Mr. Fenton's visit to the President

and Secretary of State.

Secretary Marcy's position. The appeal of

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the Free Soil members.

braska. - Speech of Mr.

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Bill for the organization of Kansas and Ne-

Douglas. Mr. Chase's amendment and

speech. Speeches of Wade, Everett, Smith, Houston. Mr. Douglas's

amendment. Mr. Chase's amendment. - Speeches of Seward, Sumner,

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Toombs, Fessenden. — Badger's amendment. - Closing speech of Mr.

Douglas. - Passage of the bill. - Memorial of the New England cler-

gy.

Excited debate. Mr. Richardson's House bill. -Speeches of

Meacham, Stephens, Breckinridge, Yates, Keitt, Clingman, Washburn

of Maine, Smith, Benton, Goodrich. — Defence of the clergy by Banks. —

Great struggle in the House. - Passage of the bill. — Excited debate in

the Senate. Passage through that body. - Triumph of the Slave

Power.

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CHAPTER XXXI.

378-405

ORIGIN OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

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General agitation and alarm. - Pulpit and Press.

"Evening Post," and "Tribune."- Political action demanded. - New

Hampshire. Wisconsin.-A. E. Bovey. - Name recommended.

Meeting in Washington. — Dr. Bailey. Vermont. Michigan.

Joseph Warren. - Ohio. — Indiana. Action of New York Whigs.

Massachusetts. -Meeting in Faneuil Hall. -Party formed. — Large

success in the nation.

Resolution of the House. - Party formed in

Ohio. In Pennsylvania. In New York. - Reaction

Formation. Objects. - Rapid growth. — Antislavery element. - Dam-

aging effect on other parties. - Southern feeling and purpose. Meeting

at Cincinnati. — Union degree. - Kenneth Raynor. - Defeat in Vir-

ginia. - National Council at Philadelphia. — Southern purpose. -Hos-

tility towards Massachusetts. - Mr. Wilson. - Banquet. Struggle on

resolutions. Majority report proslavery. — New York delegation. —

Minority resolutions. - Debate on platform. - Speeches of Governors

Gardner and Fletcher, of Foster, Wilson, Ford, and Raynor. - Raynor's

amendment and speech. Northern platform rejected and Southern

adopted. Party disrupted. Meeting of Northern delegates. — Decla-

ration of sentiments. Address adopted. - Addresses of Pennsylvania

and New Jersey delegates. Protests. Comments of New York

"Times" and "Tribune," and Boston "Atlas"

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CHAPTER XXXIII.

THE ARBITRARY ENFORCEMENT OF THE FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT.

419-434

Anthony Burns. - Application to Judge Loring. - Burns arrested. - Hear-

ing postponed. Meeting in Meionaon Hall. In Faneuil Hall.

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Speeches of Phillips, Parker, Swift. - Assault on the Court House.

Unsuccessful attempt at rescue. Batchelder killed. — Military called

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out. Singular language of Judge Loring. - Trial. -

- Dana's plea.

Burns delivered up. - Procession. - Prayer of Mr. Foster. A secret

association. Drills. - Indictments against Parker, Phillips, Higgin-

son, Stowell, Morrison, Proudman, and Cluer. Quashed. Dissatisfac-

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tion at the course of Judge Loring. - Rejected as professor. - Removal

as judge. Case of John Glover. - Rescue. Decision of Wisconsin

courts. — Not sustained. — Booth and others indicted and discharged. —

Brutalities. Judge Grier. -Case of Passmore Williamson. - Judge

Kane's harsh decisions. — Williamson's imprisonment. — Writ of habeas

corpus denied. - Jane Johnson's testimony. - Final discharge

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CHAPTER XXXIV.

PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTARY LEGISLATION TO THE FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT.

Rigorous execution of the Fugitive Slave Act. - Indignant protests. —

Counter legislation. - Toucey's bill. Its real purpose.

Characteriza-

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tion by its opposers. By its advocates. —Not a question for argu-

ment. — General debate. — Antislavery speech of Mr. Gillette. — Pro-

slavery speeches of Jones and Pettit. Speech of Mr. Wilson.

of Mr. Wade. Too confident predictions. Speeches of Mr. Seward

and Mr. Sumner.

- Its real object. - Purpose

and plan to make Kansas a slave State. Co-operation. - Southern

associations. Eli Thayer. - New England Emigrant Aid Society. -

Town of Lawrence. · Raid from Missouri. - Andrew H. Reeder. -

Election ordered. - Frauds.

- Border-ruffian policy. — Open and shame-

less avowals. Atchison and Stringfellow. -Resistance of free State

men. Topeka convention. Constitution. - XXXIVth Congress.

President's message. Governor Reeder's memorial. - Long debate.

Investigating committee. — Wilson Shannon. His indorsement of the

proslavery policy. -Murder of Dow. Rescue of Branson. - Call on

the governor for troops. - Slight response from Kansas. — Large num-

bers from Missouri. Characterized. Outrages. — Agreement between

the governor and the people of Lawrence. - Proslavery disappoint-

ment. Letter of Atchison. Appeals to the South. - Senate. — Reso-

lutions of Hale, Wilson, and Jones. - President's message. - Speeches

of Wilson, Hale, Douglas, and Collamer.- Meeting of free State legisla-

ture. Douglas's report. Collamer's minority report. - Douglas's

bill. Friends of freedom determined .

son.

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CHAPTER XXXVI.

ASSAULT ON SUMNER.

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Feverish state of feeling. Mr. Sumner's speech. Reference to But-

ler and Douglas. - Excitement produced. — Assault. — Indignation.

Meeting of Republican Senators. - Subject introduced by Mr. Wil-

-Committees appointed by both houses. — Reports. Statements

of Senators. Mr. Wilson challenged by Brooks. Challenge de-

clined. Action of the House. Mr. Brooks's speech and resigna-

tion. Southern demonstrations. Indorsed by Southern members. —

Burlingame's speech.-Comins's speech. - Challenge of Brooks.—Chal-

lenge accepted. Brooks refuses to fight. - Burlingame's reception in

Boston. Speech. - Meeting in Faneuil Hall. -Speeches of Chandler

and Everett

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CHAPTER XXXVII.

Gathering of troops before

tion of the President.

Lawrence. - Investigating committee. — Posi-

Attempted arrest of free State men. -Call for

troops. Arrests made. Sheriff shot. Judge Lecompte's charge. -

Governor Reeder. Governor Robinson's arrest. The marshal's call

for help. Meeting in Lawrence. Proslavery outrages. - Atchison.

Lawrence assaulted and pillaged. - Proslavery demonstrations at Leaven-

worth.Free State legislature. - Desperate prospects. — Report of in-

vestigating committee. - Grow's bills. - Dunn's substitute. — Speeches

in the House. Sherman. - Douglas's new bill. Abject subser-

viency. Great debate. Appeals to the Republican Senators from

Kansas. Speeches of Wade, Trumbull, Wilson, and Seward. — Bill

adopted by the Senate. Proviso to the army bill. — Adopted by the

House, but rejected by the Senate. Committee of conference unable

to agree. - Army bill defeated. - Adjournment. - Special session. —

Same bill and proviso adopted by the House. - Rejected by the Sen-

ate. House adhere. Mr. Weller's bill. Speech of Clayton. - Final

Outlook in Kansas

Convention of American party. - Previous meeting of National Coun-

cil. The disturbing question. - Killinger's resolution. Antislavery

speeches. Fillmore nominated -Seceders' convention. - Banks nom-

inated. Republican convention at Pittsburg. -Francis P. Blair.

Speeches of Greeley, Lovejoy, and Giddings. — Address. Speeches. —

Letter of Cassius M. Clay. — Nominating convention. Speeches of Mr.

Wilson and Caleb B. Smith. Platform. Nomination of Fremont and