OHNSON, RICHARD M., of Kentucky, beaten in Convention for Vice-President, 1882.. Nominated and elected Vice-President in 1836.. Beaten for President in Democratic Convention, JOHNSON, WILLIAM COST, of Maryland, President of Young Men's National Convention..... JULIAN, GEORGE W., of Indiana, Free Democratic candidate for Vice-President, 1852... KANSAS OUTRAGES, Report of Howard and Sherman thereon.. KILLINGER, JOHN W., of Pennsylvania, offers an Anti-Slavery resolve in the American Convention, 1856.. KING, LEICESTER, of Ohio, President of Lib- Democratic nominee for Vice-President in 1852. LANE, Col. HENRY S., of Indiana, President of the Republican National Convention, 1856. LANE, Gen. JOSEPH, of Oregon, beaten for President in Democratic National Convention, 1852.. ...... Nominated for Vice-President by Seceders at Baltimore in 1860.. Accepts nomination. AW, GEORGE, of New-York, defeated for President in American National Convention, 1856. LAWRENCE, ABBOTT, of Massachusetts, defeated for Vice-President in Whig Convention, 1848. LEAKE, SHELTON F., of Virginia, for Disso PAGE 41 24 48 168 American National Convention.... MASON, JOHN Y., of Virginia, beaten for Vice-President in Dem. Nat. Con., 1848... MASSACHUSETTS DECLARES FOR FREEDOM through Legislative Resolves; Whigs of Massachusetts for freedom.. 23 16 ...... 203 22 169 11 21 MCLEAN, Judge JOHN, of Ohio, defeated for President in Republican Convention, 1856... Also, in Republican Nat. Convention of 1860... MCKAY, JAMES J., of North Carolina, beaten for Vice-President in Dem. Convention 1848... tion.... 27 10 12 MCREA, JOHN J., of Mississippi, for Dissolu 172 12 "MONROE DOCTRINE."-Extract from the Message of James Monroe on the influence of European Powers on this Continent... 21 9 28 MOORE, SUYDENHAM, of Alabama, for Dissolution.. 179 MORGAN, WILLIAM, revealer of Masonic Se 18 crets..... 10 No Platform adopted openly by Whig Convention, 1848.. 15 Jefferson's Ordinance of 1784, providing for the Government of the Territories and the exclusion of Slavery therefrom... Democratic National Platform, 1848.. 16 17 18 Yeas and Nays thereon in Continental Congress Ordinance of 1787, prohibiting Slavery in the North-west Territory.. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 The Federal Constitution on Slavery.. Constitutional Amendments affecting Slavery; Cessions of Territory by Slave States; Early attempts to override the Ordinance of '87 Reports of John Randolph of Va., and Franklin of N. C., in opposition thereto; The first Missouri Struggle.. 29 32 48 41 Slavery Restriction proposed by Gen. James Tallmadge of N. Y.; Proposition sustained by the House; Remarks thereon by Mr. T. Fuller of Mass.. Remarks of Gen. Tallmadge of N. Y.. 48 Reply of Mr. Scott of Mo.... POLK, JAMES K., of Tennessee, nominated for and elected President, 1844... Restriction negatived in the Senate.. 13 POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY IN THE TERRITORIES, invented by Gen. Lewis Cass, in his Nicholson Letter....... House refuses to concur; Second Missouri Struggle; Mr. John W. Taylor of N. Y. moves a Committee; Memorial of Daniel Webster in favor of Slavery Restriction.. 179 Resolves of Legislature of N. Y., in favor of Slavery Restriction.... Mr. Douglas, of Illinois, proposes to extend the Missouri line of restriction to the Pacific.. Senate agrees, but House refuses; The Compromise of 1850; Gen. Taylor's recommendations; Gen. Sam Houston's proposition; Henry Clay's plan of Compromise; John Bell's proposition.. Objections to Mr. Clay's scheme by Foote of Miss. and Mason, of Va.. Resolves of N. J. and Pa... Resolves of Delaware; Counter Resolves of 181 Kentucky Legislature; Compromise proposed by the Senate... 172 Adopted in the Senate, and Bill passed; House refuses to concur... Senate asks a Conference.. 16 Compromise finally carried in the House by 90 Yeas (14 only from Free States) to 67 Nays (all from Free States)... 24 The third Missouri Struggle; Enlargement of Annexation carried in Senate, 26 to 25; The Wilmot Proviso.... 71 The Clayton Compromise; Mr. J. M. Root's Resolve for Slavery Restriction; Proposition of Isaac P. Walker of Wisconsin.. Proposition of Mr. Richard W. Thompson, of Ind.; Slavery excluded from Oregon Territory.. 79 73 74 Mr. Atchison's remarks thereon; President Pierce protests against the renewal of agitation; Mr. Douglas's first Nebraska Report... He amends his bill; Mr. Chase proposes to authorize the people of Kansas to prohibit Slavery therein; Opposed by Messrs. Bell, Douglas, etc., and defeated.. Mr. Clayton's "American" amendment; Mr. Chase moves that the people of the Territory be authorized to elect their own Governor; Defeated by 30 to 10; Mr. Seward's speech against the bill.. The Kansas-Nebraska bill passes the Senate.. 80 81 82 84 Yeas and Nays on adopting substitute. 121 122 19 24 12 15 18 59 177 202 Senate refuses to concur; Mr. English moves a Carried through both Houses; The Wyandot Mr. Grow proposes, and the House votes to ad- SPENCER, AMBROSE, of New-York, President Whig National Convention, 1844 SPENCER, JOHN C., of New-York, President Anti-Masonic National Convention STEVENSON, ANDREW, of Virginia, President Second Democratic National Convention... Ditto, President National Democratic Convention, 1848.. STRANGE, ROBERT, of North Carolina, beaten for Vice-President in Democratic Convention, 1852.... SUMNER, CHARLES, of Massachusetts, defeated for Vice-President in Republican National Convention, 1856.. SUPREME COURT, POWER AND DUTIES OFOpinions of Thomas Jefferson.. Opinions of John Taylor of Caroline, Va., John Randolph of Roanoke, Nathaniel Macon of N. C., and John Bacon, of Massachusetts.. Opinions of John J. Crittenden, Nathaniel Macon, James Barbour, Supreme Court of Georgia, Legislature of Georgia, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and Court of Appeals of Virginia.... Opinions of Mahlon Dickerson, Richard M. Johnson, Gen. Andrew Jackson, and Daniel Webster..... 123 125 175 176 WARD, JOHN E., of Georgia, President of WELLER, Col. JOHN B., of California, beaten for Vice-President in Democratic National Convention, 1852.. 126 20 89 WHIG NATIONAL CONVENTIONS, held at Har 208 risburg, Penn., 1889 12 Held at Baltimore, Md., 1844 18 Held at Philadelphia, Penn., 1848.. 15 13 Held at Baltimore, Md., 1852 18 Held at Baltimore, Md., 1856 25 WIRT, WILLIAM, of Maryland, Anti-Masonic candidate for President, 1882.. WILKINS, WILLIAM, of Pennsylvania, supported by Pennsylvania for Vice-President, 1882.. WISCONSIN declares for Free Territory, through Legislative Resolves..... WOODBURY, LEVI, of New-Hampshire, beaten for President in Democratic Convention, 1848.... WRIGHT, SILAS, of New-York, nominated for Vice-President by Democratic National Convention of 1844, but declined... 10 11 201 16 18 YANCEY, WILLIAM L., of Alabama, offers & non-interference " resolve in Democratic Convention, 1848 17 He advocates Revolution in the South.. YOUNG, Col. SAMUEL, of New-York, President of the Barnburners' Convention at Utica in 1848... 178 17 Offers Anti-Slavery Resolves in Senate of NewYork 206 A POLITICAL TEXT-BOOK FOR 1860. NATIONAL CAUCUSES, CONVENTIONS, AND PLATFORMS. a potent influence over such questions, being, on this occasion, unable to agree as to which of her favored sons should have the preference. Ninety-four of the 136 Republican members of Congress attended this caucus, and declared their preference of Mr. Madison, who received 83 votes, the remaining 11 being divided between Mr. Monroe and George Clinton. The Opposition supported Mr. Pinckney; but Mr. Madison was elected by a large majority. NATIONAL Conventions for the nomination of candidates are of comparatively recent origin. in the earlier political history of the United States, under the Federal Constitution, candidates for President and Vice-President were nominated by congressional and legislative caucuses. Washington was elected as first President under the Constitution, and reëlected for a second term by a unanimous, or nearly unanimous, concurrence of the American people; but an opposition party gradually grew up in Toward the close of Mr. Madison's earlier Congress, which became formidable during his term, he was nominated for reëlection by a second term, and which ultimately crystalized Congressional Caucus held at Washington, in into what was then called the Republican May, 1812. In September of the same year, a party. John Adams, of Massachusetts, was convention of the Opposition, representing prominent among the leading Federalists, while eleven States, was held in the city of NewThomas Jefferson, of Virginia, was preemi-York, which nominated De Witt Clinton, of nently the author and oracle of the Republican party, and, by common consent, they were the opposing candidates for the Presidency, on Washington's retirement in 1796-7. Mr. Adams was then chosen President, while Mr. Jefferson, having the largest electoral vote next to Mr. A., became Vice-President. New-York, for President. He was also put in nomination by the Republican Legislature of New-York. The ensuing canvass resulted in the reëlection of Mr. Madison, who received 128 electoral votes to 89 for De Witt Clinton. In 1816, the Republican Congressional Caucus nominated James Monroe, who received, in the caucus, 65 votes to 54 for Wm. H. Crawford, of Georgia. The Opposition, or Federalists, named Rufus King, of New-York, who received only 34 electoral votes out of 217. There was no opposition to the reëlection of Mr. Monroe in 1820, a single (Republican) vote being cast against him, and for John Quincy Adams. In 1824, the Republican party could not be induced to abide by the decision of a Congres sional Caucus. A large majority of the Republican members formally refused to participate The first Congressional Caucus to nominate candidates for President and Vice-President, is said to have been held in Philadelphia in the year 1800, and to have nominated Mr. Jefferson for the first office, and Aaron Burr for the second. These candidates were elected after a desperate struggle, beating John Adams and Charles C. Pinckney, of South Carolina. In 1804, Mr. Jefferson was reelected President, with George Clinton, of New-York, for Vice, encountering but slight opposition: Messrs. Charles C. Pinckney and Rufus King, the op-in such a gathering, or be governed by its deci posing candidates, receiving only 14 out of 176 Electoral Votes. We have been unable to find any record as to the manner of their nomination. In January, 1808, when Mr. Jefferson's second term was about to close, a Republican Congressional Caucus was held at Washington, to decide as to the relative claims of Madison and Monroe for the succession, the Legislature of Virginia, which had been said to exert sion; still, a Caucus was called and attended by the friends of Mr. Crawford alone. Of the 261 members of Congress at this time, 216 were Democrats or Republicans, yet only 66 responded to their names at roll-call, 64 of whom voted for Mr. Crawford as the Republican nominee for President. This nomination was very extensively repudiated throughout the country, and three competing Republican candidates the citations of a frothy declaimer is sometimes the easiest and most convincing refutation of his speech. If a trace of partisan bias is betrayed in the thread of narrative which partially unites the successive reports, bills, votes, etc., presented in this work, the error is unintentional and regretted. Our purpose was to compile a record acceptable and convenient to men of all parties, and which might be consulted and trusted by all. Whatever is original herein is regarded as of no use or merit, save as a necessary elucidation of the residue. Without apology, therefore, or further explanation, the Text-Book is commended to the favor of the American public. NEW-YORK, August 1st, 1860. |