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ABOLITION CONV. at Warsaw, N. Y., 1839.
ABOLITIONISTS (Garrisonians) for Disunion. 173
ACCEPTANCE of Presidential candidates.... 210
ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS, of Massachusetts,

President Buffalo Convention, 1848; Nominee of
do. for Vice-President..

ADAMS, GOVERNOR, of South Carolina, recommends in a Message the reopening of the African Slave-Trade.

ADAMS, JOHN, of Massachusetts, chosen President 1796-7: Reëlection defeated 1800-1.... ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY, of Massachusetts, elected President 1824; defeated candidate for do. 1828.

ALLEN, CHARLES, of Massachusetts, offers

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candidate for President in 1840..

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Liberty Party candidate for President in 1844..

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9 BONHAM, MILLIDGE L., of South Carolina,

for Dissolution....

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BOYD, LINN, of Kentucky, defeated for Vice-President by Democratic Convention, 1856.. BRECKINRIDGE, JOHN C., of Kentucky, nominated Vice-President by Democratic Convention, 1856........

Elected Vice-President 1856.

Speech on General Politics at Frankfort Ky., in 1859...

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Resolve in Whig National Convention, 1848....... AMERICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, 1856.... AMERICAN NATIONAL COUNCIL, 1856.... ANTI-MASONIC NATIONAL CONVENTIONS of 1830 and 1831..

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Gives casting vote against Free Homestead bill
Accepts nomination for Presidency.

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ANTI-SLAVERY ORDINANCE of 1784..
ANTI-SLAVERY ORDINANCE of 1787.
ASHMUN, GEORGE, of Massachusetts, Presi-
dent Republican National Convention, 1860.......
ATCHISON, DAVID R., of Missouri, beaten
for Vice-President in Democratic Convention, 1852
BANKS, NATHANIEL P., of Massachusetts,
defeated for Vice-President in Rep. Conv., 1856...
Supported for Vice-President in Republican Na-
tional Convention, 1860..

BATES, EDWARD, of Missouri, President
Whig National Convention, 1856.

Candidate for President before Republican Con-
vention, 1860.............

Letter to the Missouri delegates to the Republican Convention..

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His letter in support of Lincoln and Hamlin.. 199
BARBOUR, PHILIP P., of Virginia, beaten
for Vice-President.

BARBOUR, JAMES, of Virginia, President
first National Republican Convention...
President Whig National Convention, 1839...
BARNBURNERS of New-York retire from De-
mocratic National Convention.

Nominate Van Buren and Dodge for President
and Vice-President.

BARTLETT, G. B., of Kentucky, President
American National Council, 1856.......
BAYARD, JAMES A., of Delaware, defeated
for Vice-President in Democratic Convention, 1856
Presides over Seceders' Convention at Charles-
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Nominated for President by Democratic Con-
vention, 1856..

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BUCHANAN, JAMES, of Pennsylvania, beaten for President in Democratic Convention, 1844... Beaten for President in Democratic Convention, 1848....

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Elected President of the United States, 1856..

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Message on Lecompton..

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Special message on do..

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Veto of Homestead bill.

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Proposes to Allow People of Kansas to prohibit Slavery

South Carolina, Florida, and Texas withdraws... 36 Arkansas retires...

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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; Senator Bayard, of Delaware, Chairman; They adopt the Avery Platform They adjourn to Richmond; They meet at Richmond June 11; They finally adopt Breckinridge and Lane; The adjourned Convention at timore; Gen. Cushing's opening Speech Mr. Howard, of Tennessee, moves admission of original Delegates; Mr. Kavanagh, of Minnesota, moves to lay on table; Previous question defeated...

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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.

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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,

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COCHRANE, JOHN, of New-York, presents
Anti-Slavery Resolves to Mass Meetings..
CONSTITUTIONAL UNION CONVENTION, 1860
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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CURRY, J. L. M., of Alabama, for Dissolu

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CUSHING, Gen. CALEB, of Massachusetts, President of Democratic National Convention, 1860....

Retires from the chair at Baltimore..
Presides over the Seceders' Convention at Bal-
timore....

DALLAS, GEORGE M., of Pennsylvania, nominated 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 Convention

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 Democratic National Convention, 1852. DAYTON, WILLIAM L., of New-Jersey, Republican nominee for Vice-President, 1856; defeated therefor....

DEJARNETTE, DANIEL C., of Virginia, for Dis

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DELAWARE Declares for Free Territories through Legislative resolves in 1820.......

Also in 1849.

DEMOCRACY OF MAINE for the Wilmot Proviso

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.-First at Baltimore in 1832.

Second at Baltimore in 1835

Third Democratic National Convention, 1840....

Delaware, and part of Kentucky, and Missouri withdraw; Gen. Cushing resigns the Chair; Gen. Butler, of Massachusetts, offers a protest..

DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM (Davis's Resolutions), adopted by the United States Senate, affirming the duty of Congress to establish a Slave Code in the Territories

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

OHNSON, HERSCHEL V., of Georgia, beaten for Vice-President in Democratic National Convention 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..

Nominated and elected Vice-President in 1836..
Beaten for Vice-President in 1840.

Beaten for President in Democratic Convention,
1844...

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-
erty Party National Convention, 1843..
KING, WILLIAM R., of Alabama, beaten
for Vice-President in Democratic Convention of
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Democratic nominee for Vice-President in 1852.
Elected Vice-President in 1852.

ANE, Col. HENRY S., of Indiana, President of the Republican National Convention, 1856. ANE, Gen. JOSEPH, of Oregon, beaten for President in Democratic National Convention, 1852..

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LEGISLATURE FOR FREE

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Defeated for President in National Con., 1856 Receives one vote for President in National Convention, 1860..

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No Platform adopted openly by Whig Convention, 1848..

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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-
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No Platform adopted by second Democratic
Convention; no Platform adopted by Whig
Convention at Harrisburg, 1839; First Demo-
cratic National Platform, 1840........
Whig National Platform, 1844...
Democratic National Platform, 1844

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Slavery Restriction proposed by Gen. James Tallmadge of N. Y. ; Proposition sustained by the House; Remarks thereon by Mr. T. Fuller of Mass...

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Resolves of Legislature of N. Y., in favor of Slavery Restriction.

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Resolves of Delaware; Counter Resolves of

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Kentucky Legislature; Compromise proposed by the Senate...

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Senate asks a Conference.

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Compromise finally carried in the House by 90 Yeas (14 only from Free States) to 87 Nays (all from Free States).....

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The third Missouri Struggle; Enlargement of
Missouri in 1836; Annexation of Texas.... 65
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
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Mr. Foote of Miss. moves a Committee of Thirteen; Mr. Clay reports from said Committee; Mr. Jefferson Davis's Amendment.. Mr. Chase of Ohio moves a prohibition of Slavery; The Omnibus defeated as a whole, but passed in separate bills; The Kansas-Nebraska Struggle... 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.......

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