A Political Text-book for 1860: Comprising a Brief View of Presidential ...

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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-

ton.......

208

BIRNEY, JAMES G., of Michigan, Abolition

candidate for President in 1840..

Liberty Party candidate for President in 1844..

9 BONHAM, MILLIDGE L., of South Carolina,

for Dissolution..

22283

Letter to the Missouri delegates to the Republi-

can Convention.

198

His letter in support of Lincoln and Hamlin.. 199

BARBOUR, PHILIP P., of Virginia, beaten

for Vice-President...

225

26 BROWN, AARON V., of Tennessee, de-

feated for Vice-President in Democratic Conven-

tion 1856.....

BELL, JOHN, of Tennessee, nominee of the

Union party for President, 1860....................

His Compromise Proposition...

His letter accepting the nomination for Presi-

dent..

BENJAMIN, JUDAH P., of Louisiana, on Pop-

ular Sovereignty.

His opinion of Douglas..

BURR,
1800-1..

BUTLER, WILLIAM O., of Kentucky, Demo-

cratic nominee and defeated candidate for Vice-

President, 1848..

Defeated for President and Vice-President in

Democratic National Convention, 1852......

CALHOUN, JOHN C., of South Carolina,

elected Vice-President in 1824, and reelected in

1828....

CAMBRELENG, C. C., of N. Y. on Slavery... 204

23 CAMERON, Gen. SIMON, of Pennsylvania,

candidate for President before Republican Na-

tional Convention, 1860

CAMPBELL, LEWIS D., of Ohio, offers a re-

solve in Whig National Convention, 1848........

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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DELAWARE Declares for Free Territories

through Legislative resolves in 1820..

Also in 1849

DEMOCRACY OF MAINE for the Wilmot Pro-

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

207

in Democratic Caucus for President in 1816;

Democratic Caucus candidate for President, 1824

Beaten for President 1824..

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.-First

at Baltimore in 1832..

Second at Baltimore in 1835

Third Democratic National Convention, 1840.... 12

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

201

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..

He tells what Popular Sovereignty has done for

Slavery.

Accepts Nomination for Presidency.

Extract from Speech in favor of Missouri Com-

DONELSON, ANDREW J., of Tennessee, nomi-
nated for Vice-President by American Convention.
Indorsed by Whig National Convention, 1856

20 DOUGLAS, STEPHEN A., of Illinois, beaten

for President in Democratic Convention, 1852... 20

Beaten for President in Democratic Conven-

tion, 1856..

Nominated at Baltimore in 1860

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...

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 '39..

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..