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CONTENTS TO VOL. II.
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CHAPTER I.
ADMISSION OF FLORIDA.
Slavery made a national interest. - Equilibrium in the United States
Senate. Iowa and Florida united in the same bill. - Mr. Pettit's
Remarks by Mr. Levy, Belser, and Hunt. - Mr. Morse's
Remarks by Mr. Bayly.—Mr. King's motion. - Mr. Evans's
- Remarks by Walker,
motion.
amendment on imprisonment of colored seamen.
Archer, Berrien, and Choate. - Amendment lost
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Protest of the Mexican minister. - American government refused inter-
course with the Mexican government. General Taylor ordered to
advance to the Rio Grande. -Ampudia requests General Taylor to
return to the Nueces. General Taylor attacked by General Arista. —
Mexicans defeated. - President's message. Views of Mr. Calhoun.
Remarks of Clayton, Crittenden, and Cass.-The House declares that
war exists by act of Mexico. Passage of the war bill in the House;
in the Senate. Debates in Congress. - The President asks for two mil-
lions for the settlement of boundaries. - Two-million bill reported.
Mr. Wilmot's motion to exclude slavery from territory to be acquired
of Mexico. Amendment agreed to. - Fails in the Senate
CHAPTER III.
TREATY OF GUADALOUPE HIDALGO. - ACQUISITION OF TERRITORY.
UATION OF THE SLAVERY STRUCGLE.
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Meeting of Congress. - Message. -Speech of Mr. Wilmot. - Remarks
of Mr. Wood. - Brinkerhoff, Stephens, Bayly, Dowdell. - Mr. Ham-
lin's amendment. Three-million bill reported. Berrien. Upham's
amendment. Mr. Webster's Views. Wilmot's amendment lost.
Treaty of Peace. - Declarations of Mr. Trist. Potency of slavery.
Meeting of XXXth Congress.—Mr. Winthrop elected Speaker. - Mr.
Putnam's resolution. - Root's bills for California and New Mexico. -
Amendment excluding slavery. — Mr. Walker's amendment. — Action
of House. Defeat of measure for prohibiting slavery. Mr. Thomp-
son's amendment. Agreed to by the House. — Rejected by the Sen-
ate. Victory of the Slave Power
CHAPTER IV.
EXCLUSION OF SLAVERY FROM OREGON.
Characteristics of Slave Power.
Oregon, its boundaries and govern-
ment. Winthrop proviso. Douglas's bill. - Burt's amendment.
New bill. Hale's amendment. Senate debate. - Bright's motion.
Calhoun's new dogma. - Underwood's speech. - Remarks of Baldwin,
Niles, Berrien, Johnson, Dix. —Calhoun's position. — His character.
Berrien, Phelps, Davis, Mason, Johnson of Georgia, Jefferson Davis.
Clayton's proposition. — Compromise committee. - Report. - Great de-
bate. Clarke's amendment. Baldwin's amendment. - John Davis's
amendment. Passage of the Clayton bill.- Laid on the table in the
House. Caleb B. Smith's bill. - Palfrey's amendment. Passage of
the bill in the House. - Douglas's proposition. — Remarks of Mason,
Dayton, Webster, Butler, Calhoun, Niles, Reverdy Johnson. - Rejec-
tion of Foote's motion. — Extension of the line of the Missouri com-
promise. Passed in the Senate. - Defeated in the House. Menacing
demands of Mr. Calhoun. Benton's motion. - Remarks of Bell, Hous-
ton, and Benton. - Benton's motion agreed to. - Passage of the Oregon
bill. Message of the President. - Triumph of freedom
FUGITIVES. KIDNAPPING.
- NATIONAL RECOGNITION OF PROPERTY IN MAN.
Domestic slave-trade stimulated. Slaves escaping. Eastern Pennsylva-
nia. — Active friends of the slave. — John Jay.
Before the courts. Arguments of Jay and White. The slave set at
liberty. Brazilian vessel. - Escape of slaves from the Tombs. - Slave
case in Boston. Forcible abduction in the harbor. - Meeting in Fan-
euil Hall. — John Quincy Adams. - Speeches of Sumner, Stephen C.
Phillips, Wendell Phillips, Theodore Parker. - Personal liberty laws.
Unfriendly legislation in New Jersey, New York. Opposition to anti-
slavery press. - Decision of Supreme Court affirming the right of prop-
erty in man. Government sale of slaves
Essential violence of slavery. Escape of slaves. Workings of Under-
ground Railroad. — Characteristics of Western society. — Heroic endur-
ance of the fugitives.
Sacrifices of their friends. - Van Dorn, Coffin,
Rundell Palmer. - Noble conduct of Palmer's daughter. - Imprison-
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ment of Burr, Work, and Thompson. Their fidelity and Christian
bravery. — Released
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CHAPTER VII.
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
OPERATIONS AT THE EAST AND IN THE MIDDLE
STATES.
Arrest. -
Charles T. Torrey. - Slaveholders' convention in Maryland. - Arrest of Mr.
Torrey. Sent to jail. Released by the judge. - Consecrates himself
Aids slaves to escape.
to the work of freeing the slave.
Trial. - Conviction. — Imprisonment. - Sickness. - Death. William
L. Chaplin. Helps slaves to escape from Washington. - Arrested
in Maryland. - Held in exorbitant bonds. - Bonds paid. Jonathan
Walker. Thomas Garrett
74-86
French Revolution of 1848. - General rejoicings. Resolutions of con-
gratulation introduced into Congress. - Amendments of Ashmun and
Schenck. Speeches. - Popular demonstrations. - Escape of slaves.
Sad fate of the fugitives. - Popular excitement and indignation. - Dem-
onstrations against the "National Era."- Action of Mr. Giddings. -
Mr. Palfrey's resolutions. Remarks of Stephens, Haskell, Toombs,
Stanton, Thompson, Bayly, Wick, Giddings, and Root. - Hale's reso-
lution in the Senate. Remarks by Calhoun. -Foote's threat. — Re-
marks of Jefferson Davis, Butler, Douglas, Cameron. Reply of Hale
to assailants. Trial and conviction of Drayton and Sayers. - Impris
onment and pardon
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Differences of opinion among antislavery men. - Serious difficulties of the
situation. Differences on the question of political action. - Garri-
sonians. Their distinctive doctrines. Modes of operation. - Leading
men and women. - Liberty Party. - Differences therein. - Conventions
at Port Byron and Macedon. -Gerrit Smith nominated. — National
convention of the Liberty Party. - John P. Hale nominated. - Liberty
League. Its advanced opinions. - Nomination of Gerrit Smith by con-
vention at Auburn. — Speeches at convention
106-113
CONSCIENCE" WHIGS. 66 BARN-BURNERS.
State influence. — Georgia resolutions. - Mr. Wilson's resolutions. — Mr.
Wheatland's report. Mr. Wilson's minority report. Mr. Wilson's
resolutions agreed to. - Defeated in the Senate. - Divisions among the
Whigs. State convention. Speeches of Mr. Sumner and Mr. Win-
throp. Resolutions of Mr. Stephenson. - Phillips's resolutions.
Remarks of Adams, Allen, and Child. - Mr. Webster's speech.
Sumner's letter to Winthrop. - Keyes's resolutions. -State conven-
tion of 1848. - Palfrey's resolutions. Opposition of Mr. Winthrop.
Webster's speech. "Conscience" and "Cotton" Whigs. - Position
of New York. -Treatment of Mr. Van Buren. - Syracuse conven-
tion. Field's resolution. Its rejection. Herkimer convention.
Address reported by John Van Buren. Resolutions.
New York pledged to freedom
-Democracy of
CHAPTER XI.
DEMOCRATIC AND WHIG NATIONAL CONVENTIONS OF 1848.
Democratic national convention. - Position of the New York delegation.
Declaration of the Georgia delegation. - Remarks of Dickinson, Smith,
Foster, King. Speech of Yancey. - Right to take slavery into Terri-
tories avowed. Excited debate.
Cass
Both delegations admitted.
nominated. Hallett's resolutions. - Minority report by Yancey.
Whig national convention. — Candidates. — Conferences. — Campbell's
resolution. - General Taylor's nomination. - Tilden's resolution.
Bingham's resolution. - Allen's declaration. - Whig party dissolved.
Ashmun takes issue with Mr. Allen. - Mr. Wilson's declaration. — Re-
marks of Mr. Galloway. - Fillmore's nomination. - Position of General
Taylor. - Triumph of Slave Power
POPULAR MOVEMENTS OF THE OPPONENTS OF SLAVERY EXTENSION.
The Utica convention. -Van Buren's letter. His nomination. — Declara-
tion of principles.- Meeting of antislavery men at Philadelphia. — Com-
mittee to call a national convention. - Ohio convention. - National con-
vention called at Buffalo. - Mr. Wilson's address to the Whigs of his
district. Mr. Allen addresses the citizens of Worcester. - Call for a
State convention. - Convention at Worcester. — Resolutions. - Address
to the people. - Delegates to the Buffalo convention. Position of Mr.
Webster. Attitude of the nation