Nichol n 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, 186)

CLAY, HENRY, of Kentucky, beaten for

President, 1892..

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179

....

11

Defeated for President in Whig Convention at

Harrisburg, 1839. Defeated for President in

1844.

13

Defeated for President in Whig Convention,

1848..

15

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

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10

172

CUSHING, Gen. CALEB, of Massachusetts,

President of Democratic National Convention,

1860...

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

ported for President in Democratic National Con-

vention, 1860

29

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..

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23

194

22

Nominated at Baltimore in 1860

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

solution

Proposes to extend the Missouri Compromise to
the Pacific

172

DELAWARE Declares for Free Territories

through Legislative resolves in 1820.

62

vereignty in the Territories...

Also in 1849

201

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

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.-First

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..

20

29

204

214

215

10

216

Congress, 1858..

Governor, 1859.

California vote for President..

234

Mr. Grow's Ten-Year proposition defeated in

the House..

184

248

Mr. Grow introduces another bill which is

237

248

The Senate refused to act upon it..

187

223

Mr. Grow introduces another in 1860, which

240

passes the House...

188

224

Rejected by the Senate..

189

A compromise bill agreed upon.

190

Vetoed by the President..

191

Veto sustained by the Senate...

198

225

243 FRELINGHUYSEN, THEODORE, of New-Jersey,

220

246

247

Nominated and defeated for Vice-President in

1844..

222 FREMONT, Col. JOHN C., of California, Re-

publican nominee for President, 1856....

Defeated for President, 1856.

Declines a re-nomination, 1860..

13

66 Congress, 1858..

Indiana vote for President.

Congress, 1858.

Iowa vote for President..

66 Governor, 1859.

Kentucky vote for President.

246

237

247

233

Congress, 1859.

Congress, 1859..

244

GARTRELL, LUCIUS J., of Georgia, for dis-

solution.

172

232

243 GEORGIA LEGISLATURE censures

Senator

216

66

Governor, 1859..

240

Maryland vote for President..

66

66 Congress, 1858.

Massachusetts vote for President.

224

241 GRAHAM, WILLIAM A., of North Carolina,

217

66

Governor, 1859..

240

Whig nominee for Vice-President, 1852...

Defeated for Vice-President, 1852..

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22

Michigan vote for President..

221

66 Chief Justice, 1859.

Minnesota vote for Governor, 1859.

Missouri vote for President.

66 Congress, 1858..

Mississippi vote for President..

Governor, Congress, etc., 1859

New-Hampshire vote for President..

66

New-Jersey vote for President..

46

66

New-York vote for President..

North Carolina vote for President.
Congress, 1859.

Ohio vote for President.

Oregon vote for Congress, 1859.

Pennsylvania vote for President.

Rhode Island vote for President.

South Carolina chooses Electors and Governor

Tennessee vote for President.

66 Congress, 1859.

Texas vote for President.

Vermont vote for President..

66

Governor, 1859..

Virginia vote for President..

66 Governor, 1859.

Wisconsin vote for President..

Governor, 1859.

FILLMORE, MILLARD, of New-York, defeated

Governor, 1859.

240

217

Governor, 1859..

241

219

HALE, JOHN P., of New-Hampshire, Free

Democratic nominee for President, 1852...

HAMLIN, HANNIBAL, of Maine, nominated

for Vice-President by Republican National Con-

vention, 1860.

21

29

230

Renounces the Democratic party in the U. S.

Senate..

209

242

218

Accepts nomination for Vice-President.

211

245 HARRISON, Gen. WILLIAM H., of Ohio, nom-

inated and defeated for President in 1886.

Nominated for President at Harrisburg, Decem-

ber, 1839; elected President in 1840..

240 HICKMAN, JOHN, of Pennsylvania, support-

ed for Vice-President in Republican Convention,

1860....

12

12

28

169

Nominated and elected Vice-President in 1836..
Beaten for Vice-President in 1840..
Beaten for President in Democratic Convention,
1844.

10
12

12

13

JOHNSON, ANDREW, of Tennessee, supported
for President in National Democratic Convention :

OHNSON, HERSCHEL V., of Georgia, beaten

for Vice-President in Democratic National Conven-

tion in 1856..

Nominated for Vice-President by Democratic

National Committee, 1860.

Speech on Slavery in the Territories in 1848
Holds that capital should own the laborer, in a
speech at Philadelphia in 1856. His Report
affirming the absolute right of holding slaves
in the Territories..
JOHNSON, RICHARD M., of Kentucky, beaten
in Convention for Vice-President, 1882.

MCLEAN, Judge JOHN, of Ohio, defeated for

President in Republican Convention, 1856..

Also, in Republican Nat. Convention of 1860... 27

MCKAY, JAMES J., of North Carolina, beat-

en for Vice-President in Dem. Convention 1848...

MCREA, JOHN.J., of Mississippi, for Dissolu-

tion....

MISSOURI COMPROMISE, Adopted

The Compromise Repealed,....

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172

64

87

JOHNSON, WILLIAM COST, of Maryland, Pre-

sident of Young Men's National Convention.....

JULIAN, GEORGE W., of Indiana, Free De-

mocratic 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-

erty Party National Convention, 1843.....

KING, WILLIAM R., of Alabama, beaten

for Vice-President in Democratic Convention of

1848..

Democratic nominee for Vice-President in 1852.

Elected Vice-President in 1852...

ANE, Col. HENRY S., of Indiana, Presi-

dent of the Republican National Convention, 1836.

ANE, Gen. JOSEPH, of Oregon, beaten for

President in Democratic National Convention,

1852..

Nominated for Vice-President by Seceders at

Baltimore in 1860..

Accepts nomination.

48

NATIONAL REPUBLICAN (CLAY) CONVEN-

tions, at Baltimore, 1831; at Washington, 1832...

NEW-HAMPSHIRE DECLARES FOR THE WILMOT
Proviso through Legislative Resolves..

NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE FOR FREE TER-

ritory.

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208

61

212

LAW, GEORGE, of New-York, defeated for
President in American National Convention, 1856.
LAWRENCE, ABBOTT, of Massachusetts, de-
feated for Vice-President in Whig Convention, 1848.

LEAKE, SHELTON F., of Virginia, for Disso-

lution..

LEE, HENRY, of Massachusetts, supported
by South Carolina for Vice-President, 1882....
LEMOYNE, FRANCIS J., of Pennsylvania,
Abolition candidate for Vice-President, 1840.
LETCHER, JOHN (Governor of Virginia),
for Dissolution..

LIBERTY PARTY NATIONAL CONVENTION held

at Buffalo in 1843..

INCOLN, ABRAHAM, of Illinois, defeated for

Vice-President in Republican Convention, 1856...

Nominated for President by Republican Conven-

tion, 1860.

Speech at Springfield, Ill., June 17, 1858

Discussion with Mr. Douglas at Freeport, Ill...

Speech at Cooper Institute, New-York, 1860..

Letter to Boston Committee on the Jefferson

Birthday Festival; Letter to Dr. Canisius on

Naturalization..

Accepts nomination for Presidency.

LUCAS, Gen. ROBERT, President first Demo-

cratic National Convention..

MADISON, JAMES, of Virginia, elected Presi-

dent 1808, and reëlected in 1812..

MAINE DEMOCRACY FOR THE WILMOT PRO-

viso.

MANGUM, WILLIE P., of North Carolina, sup-

ported by South-Carolina for President in 1836...

MARCY, WILLIAM L., of New York, beaten

for President in Dem. National Convention, 1852.

129

23

NEW-YORK FOR FREEDOM.-Resolutions of

the Legislature against Slavery in the Territo-

ries in 1820,..

60

Ditto in 1847-8-9.

206

Territory

61

Mr. Foote of Miss. moves a Committee of Thir-

teen; Mr. Clay reports from said Committee;

Mr. Jefferson Davis's Amendment..

Mr. Chase of Ohio moves a prohibition of Sla-

very; The Omnibus defeated as a whole, but

passed in separate bills; The Kansas-Nebraska

Struggle..

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27

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.

STRANGE, ROBERT, of North Carolina, beaten

for Vice-President in Democratic Convention,

1852

SUMNER, CHARLES, of Massachusetts, de-

feated for Vice-President in Republican National

Convention, 1856.........

SUPREME COURT, POWER AND DUTIES OF-

Opinions 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 Penn-

sylvania, and Court of Appeals of Virginia....

Opinions of Mahlon Dickerson, Richard M. John-

son, Gen. Andrew Jackson, and Daniel Web-

WELLER, Col. JOHN B., of California,

beaten for Vice-President in Democratic National

Convention, 1852

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39

WHIG NATIONAL CONVENTIONS, held at Har-

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risburg, Penn., 1889

12

Held at Baltimore, Md., 1844

13

Held at Philadelphia, Penn., 1848..

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13

Held at Baltimore, Md., 1852

Held at Baltimore, Md., 1856

25

10

WHITE, HUGH L., of Tennessee, unsuccess-

ful candidate for President

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12

16

20

WILSON, Gen. HENRY, of Massachusetts,

President of Free Democratic National Conven-

tion, 1852

21

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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11

201

16

18

17

LDEN,

DANIEL R., of Ohio, proposes

Aavery Restriction in Whig Convention, 1843

15

....

Offers Anti-Slavery Resolves in Senate of New-

ark....

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