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

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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

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

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Proposes to extend the Missouri Compromise to
the Pacific

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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 1837 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...

Aggregate vote by States, for President, from

1824 to 1856...

Alabama vote for President..

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Governor, Congress, etc. 1859 248

Arkansas vote for President.

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Ditto in 1847-8-9.

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Mr. Atchison's remarks thereon; President

Pierce protests against the renewal of agita-

tion; Mr. Douglas's first Nebraska Report...

He amends his bill; Mr. Chase proposes to au-
thorize the people of Kansas to prohibit Sla-
very therein; Opposed by Messrs. Bell, Doug-
las, 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.

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WIRT, WILLIAM, of Maryland, Anti-Ma-

sonic candidate for President, 1832

WILKINS, WILLIAM, of Pennsylvania, sup-
ported by Pennsylvania for Vice-President, 1832..

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 Con-
vention of 1844, but declined..

YANCEY, WILLIAM L., of Alabama, offers

a "non-interference " resolve in Democratic Con-

vention, 1848.

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