CARROLL, GOV. WILLIAM, of Tennessee,

President of the third Democratic National Con

vention, 1840..

CASS, Gen. LEWIS, of Michigan, beaten for

President in Democratic Convention, 1844..

Democratic nominee for President, 1848;

beaten for President, 1848

Beaten for President in Democratic Conven-

tion, 1852

Beaten for President in Democratic Conven-

tion, 1856.

Nicholson Letter on Popular Sovereignty..

CHAPMAN, Gen. JOHN G., of Maryland,

President, Whig National Convention, 1852.....

CHASE, SALMON P., of Ohio, candidate for

President before Republican National Conven-

tion, 1860.

Proposes to Allow People of Kansas to prohibit

Slavery

CLAY, CASSIUS M., of Kentucky, supported

for Vice-President in Republican National Con-

vention, 1860.....

CLAY, HENRY, of Kentucky, beaten for

President, 1832..

Defeated for President in Whig Convention at

Harrisburg, 1889. Defeated for President in

1844...

Defeated for President in Whig Convention,

1848...

....

....

CLINGMAN, THOMAS L., of North Carolina,

for Dissolution.....

CLINTON, DE WITT, defeated for President

CLINTON, GEORGE, chosen Vice-President,

1804.

CURRY, J. L. M., of Alabama, for Dissolu-

tion.

CUSHING, Gen. CALEB, of Massachusetts,

President of Democratic National Convention,

1860...

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Retires from the chair at Baltimore....

Presides over the Seceders' Convention at Bal-

timore..

DALLAS, GEORGE M., of Pennsylvania, nomi-

nated for and elected Vice-President, 1844..

DAVIS, GARRETT, of Kentucky, defeated for

President in the American National Convention...

DAVIS JEFFERSON, of Mississippi, supported,

1860, for President in National Democratic Con-

vention

His resolutions as they passed the Senate.......

DAVIS, JOHN, of Massachusetts, defeated for

Vice-President in Whig National Convention, 1844.

DAVIS, JOHN W., of Indiana, President De-

mocratic National Convention, 1852....

DAYTON, WILLIAM L., of New-Jersey, Re-

publican nominee for Vice-President, 1856; de-

feated therefor....

DEJARNETTE, DANIEL C., of Virginia, for Dis-

solution

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COCHRANE, JOHN, of New-York, presents
Anti-Slavery Resolves to Mass Meetings..
207

CONSTITUTIONAL UNION CONVENTION, 1860 29

CRAWFORD, MARTIN J., for Dissolution 172

CRAWFORD, WILLIAM H., of Georgia, beaten

in Democratic Caucus for President in 1816;

Democratic Caucus candidate for President, 1824

Beaten for President 1824..

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20

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48

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23

41

194

22

172

62

201

201

Fourth Democratic National Convention, 1844..

Fifth Democratic National Convention, 1848.

Sixth Democratic National Convention, 1852....

Seventh Democratic National Convention, 1856.

Eighth Democratic National Convention, 1860..

Mr. Avery's (N. C.) Majority Report, from Com-

mittee on Platform; Mr. H. B. Payne's Mi-

nority Report from Committee on Platform;

Senator Wm. Bigler's Compromise proposition

Mr. Avery's amended Majority Report; Mr.

Avery's remarks in favor of same; Mr. H. B.

Payne of Ohio in reply

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24

29

His extracts from Breckinridge, Orr, and Ste-
phens; Mr. Samuels's (of Iowa) Minority Re-
port...

Minority Report adopted, 165 to 188; Alabama

protests and withdraws..

Mississippi withdraws

South Carolina, Florida, and Texas withdraws...

Arkansas retires..

Georgia retires..

Louisiana withdraws; Speech of Wm. B. Gaulden
of Georgia in favor of the Slave-Trade
Fruitless ballots (57) for President; Adjournment
to Baltimore; The Seceders at Charleston; Se-
nator Bayard, of Delaware, Chairman; They
adopt the Avery Platform

They adjourn to Richmond; They meet at Rich-
mond June 11; They finally adopt Breckin-
ridge and Lane; The adjourned Convention at
timore; Gen. Cushing's opening Speech

Mr. Howard, of Tennessee, moves admission of

original Delegates; Mr. Kavanagh, of Minne-

sota, moves to lay on table; Previous question

defeated.

Proposition of Mr. S. E. Church, of New-York;
Report of Committee on Credentials
Minority Report of do.; Admission of Douglas
Delegates from Louisiana and Alabama....

Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland

and California withdraw.

Delaware, and part of Kentucky, and Missouri

withdraw; Gen. Cushing resigns the Chair;

Gen. Butler, of Massachusetts, offers a pro-

test....

DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM (Davis's Resolu-

tions), adopted by the United States Senate, affirm-

ing the duty of Congress to establish a Slave Code

in the Territories

DICKINSON, DANIEL S., of New-York, sup-

ported for President in Democratic National Con-

vention, 1860

DIX, Gen. JOHN A., advocates Freedom
for the Territories in the United States...

DISUNION AVOWED by Southern Statesmen

in the event of the election of a Republican Presi-

dent

DOBBIN, JAMES C., of North Carolina, beaten

for Vice-President in Democratic National Conven-

tion, 1856..

DODGE, Gen. Henry, of Wisconsin, nomi-
nated for Vice-President by New-York Radicals in
1848, but declined...

Proposes to extend the Missouri Compromise to

the Pacific.

Mr. Douglas' reply to Lincoln at Freeport..

Mr. Douglas' "Harper" Essay on Popular So-

vereignty in the Territories...

Speech at Springfield, Ill., June 12, 1857.

Speech on the John Brown raid, July 16, 1860,

proposing a Sedition Law...

He tells what Popular Sovereignty has done for

Slavery.

Accepts Nomination for Presidency.

Extract from Speech in favor of Missouri Com-

promise

DOWNS, SOLOMON U., of Louisiana, beaten

for Vice-President in Democratic Convention,

1852..

EVERETT, EDWARD, of Massachusetts, Union

candidate for Vice-President in 1860...
His views on Slavery-His "Knapsack" Speech
in Congress-Replies of Messrs. Mitchell, Ran.
dolph and Cambreleng-Mr. Everett on Geo-
graphical Parties-Later Views on Slavery,
in Letters of 1887 and '89.....

His Acceptance of the Nomination for Vice-

President of the United States..............

His views on the Sumner Outrage....

ELLMAKER, AMOs, of Pennsylvania, Anti-

Masonic candidate for Vice-President, 1882.....

ELECTION RETURNS IN DETAIL, of all the

Presidential Elections since 1836...

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Sec. State, Controller, etc.,

1859..

North Carolina vote for President..

Congress, 1859.

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66

Ohio vote for President..

66

66

66 "Governor, 1859..

Oregon vote for Congress, 1859..

Pennsylvania vote for President.

Congress, 1858.

Rhode Island vote for President.

Governor, 1860.

South Carolina chooses Electors and Governor

by Legislature.....

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66

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Tennessee vote for President........

66 Congress, 1859.

Texas vote for President.

66

66 Congress, 1859.

Vermoxt vote for President..

66

66

66 Governor, 1859.

Virginia vote for President..

66 Governor, 1859.

Wisconsin vote for President..

Governor, 1859.. !!!!!!!!

FILLMORE, MILLARD, of New-York, defeated

kr Vice-President in Whig Convention, 1844.....

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66

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Aggregate vote by States, for President, from

1824 to 1856...

Alabama vote for President.

64

284

66

66

248

66

66

66 Governor, Congress, etc. 1859 248

Arkansas vote for President.

Congress, 1858..

California vote for President.

Governor, 1859.

Connecticut vote for President..

Governor, 1560..

Delaware vote for President..

66 Governor, 1858.

Florida vote for President..

66 Congress, 1858.

Georgia vote for President..

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66

46

46

66

66

64

66

66

66

66

Congress, 1859.

Illinois vote for President..

Congress, 1858.

Legislature, 1858..

Indiana vote for President.

Congress, 1858.

Iowa vote for President...

66 "Governor, 1859..

Kentucky vote for President..

Congress, 1859.

Louisiana vote for President..

Congress, 1859..

Maine vote for President..

66

66

60

66

66

66 Governor, 1859..

Maryland vote for President..

66 Congress, 1858.

Massachusetts vote for President.

Governor, 1859.

Michigan vote for President...

46

66

66 Chief Justice, 1859.

Minnesota vote for Governor, 1859..

Missouri vote for President..

Congress, 1858..

Mississippi vote for President..

66

66

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66

66 Governor, Congress, etc., 1859

New-Hampshire vote for President.

Governor, 1859.

New-Jersey vote for President..

Governor, 1859..

New-York vote for President..

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66

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66

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214

215

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216

289

228

237

248

228

240

224

240

238

248

FLOURNOY, FRANCIS B., of Arkansas, tem-

porary Chairman of Democratic National Con-

vention, 1860........

246

248

285

245

229

Whig nominee for Vice-President, 1848

Elected Vice-President, 1848.

Defeated for President in Whig National Con-

vention, 1852..

American nominee for President in 1856..

Indorsed by Whig National Convention in 1856.

His views on Slavery-Buffalo Letter of 1888,

and Albany Speech of 1856..

His Letter to New-York Union Meeting, 1860.. 203

FITZPATRICK, BENJAMIN, of Alabama, beaten

for Vice-President in Democratic Convention of

1856.......

Nominated by Democratic Convention, 1860...

Declines the Nomination....

FLOYD, JOHN, of Virginia, supported by

South Carolina for President, 1882...

FREE HOMESTEADS-Action of Congress on

granting free Homesteads to actual settlers..

Mr. Grow's Ten-Year proposition defeated in

the House..

Mr. Grow introduces another bill which is

passed in the House...

The Senate refused to act upon it.

Mr. Grow introduces another in 1860, which

passes the House....

Rejected by the Senate..

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Senator

Berrien for voting to confirm Mr. Everett as Min-

ister to England...

GRANGER, FRANCIS, of New York, Presi

dent Anti-Masonic National Convention.........

Beaten for Vice-President, 1836..

Renounces the Democratic party in the U. S.

Senate...

HOUSTON, Gen. SAM, of Texas, supported

for President in Union Convention, 1860....

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25

202

JACKSON, Gen. ANDREW, of Tennessee,

beaten for President in 1824 and elected in 1828... 10

11

Reëlected President in 1832.

No Platform adopted by second Democratic

Convention; no Platform adopted by Whig

Convention at Harrisburg, 1889; First Demo-

cratic National Platform, 1840..

Whig National Platform, 1844..

Democratic National Platform, 1844

Liberty Party Platform, 1844

No Platform adopted openly by Whig Con-

vention, 1848..

Democratic National Platform, 1848..

Buffalo Free Soil Platform, 1848..

Whig National Platform, 1852..

Democratic National Platform, 1852.

Free Democratic Platform, 1852.

Republican National Platform, 1856.

American National Platform, 1856..

Democratic National Platform, 1856.

Whig National Platform, 1856..

Republican National Platform, 1860.

Constitutional Union Party Platform, 1860..

Democratic (Douglas) Platform of 1860...

Addition thereto by Baltimore Convention.

Seceders' Platform adopted at Charleston..

The same readopted by the seceders' (Breckin-

ridge) Convention at Baltimore..

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14

SERGEANT, JOHN, of Pennsylvania, beaten

for Vice-President in 1832..

Defeated for Vice-President in Whig National

Convention, 1844.

SINGLETON, OTHO R., of Mississippi, for Dis.

solution

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24

Beaten for Vice-President in Democratic Con-

vention, 1856.

andolph, John, of Virginia, on Everett, 204

BAYNOR KENNETH, of North Carolina, de-

feated for President in American Convention,

1856...

23

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, 1856 22

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, 1860 26

REVOLUTION PROPOSED by William L. Yan-

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173

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SLAVERY EXTENSION or RESTRICTION, His-

tory of the struggle for..

Origin and Progress of Slavery in America..

British Decisions affecting Slavery in the Colo-

nies.....

Slavery under the Confederation.

Jefferson's Ordinance of 1784, providing for the
Government of the Territories and the exclu-
sion of Slavery therefrom...

Yeas and Nays thereon in Continental Congress
Ordinance of 1787, prohibiting Slavery in the
North-west Territory..

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 Mis-
souri Struggle..

Slavery Restriction proposed by Gen. James

Tallmadge of N. Y.; Proposition sustained by

the House; Remarks thereon by Mr. T. Fuller

of Mass..

Compromise finally carried in the House by 90

Yeas (14 only from Free States) to 87 Nays

(all from Free States).....

The third Missouri Struggle; Enlargement of
Missouri in 1836; Annexation of Texas..
Address of John Q. Adams and other Whig
members against such Annexation..
Mr. Calhoun's dispatch to Mr. King; Mr. John
P. Hale proposes a division of Texas..

Annexation project of Milton Brown of Tenn.;

Adopted, Yeas 118, Nays 101; Proposition of

Mr. Foster of Tenn...

Annexation carried in Senate, 26 to 25; The

Wilmot Proviso.......

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The Clayton Compromise; Mr. J. M. Root's Re-
solve for Slavery Restriction; Proposition of
Isaac P. Walker of Wisconsin..

Proposition of Mr. Richard W. Thompson, of

Ind.; Slavery excluded from Oregon Terri-

tory..

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