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Committee of thirteen (see Compromise),
on Kansas, II. 471; report of, 501;
of fifteen, 546; on Harper's Ferry, 601.
Committees of thirteen and thirty-three,
III. 28; thirty-three reports of, 29-
32; debate, 32 - 40; vote, 40; debate
in the Senate, 41-2; of seven, 396;
of nine, 520 (see Reconstruction); of
fifteen, 610-2.

Compromise measures of 1850, II. 231-
90; President's message, 232; com-
mittee of thirteen, 272; Clay's bill,
273; long debate on, 274; three lines
of thought, 276; adopted, 301; speeches
of Hale and Julian, 302-3; Clay's
estimate of, 314-30 (see Missouri
Compromise); necessary, III. 74; op-
posed, 107-8; no compromise possible,
557.

Compromises, etc. See Constitution.
Comte de Paris, History of, III. 128-32.
Concessions demanded, III. 60-7;

Thurlow Weed, 62; Cameron on, 78.
Conciliation, Mr. Seward counsels, III.
57; Philadelphia meeting, 63.
Confederacy, Southern, organized, III.
109-26; meets at Montgomery, 118;
election and flag, 118; war measures,
120-6; sanguine hopes, 125.
Confederation, obstacles to, I. 15; dis-

cussion resumed in 1777, 16; no power
to regulate commerce, 16; plan of,
returned to Congress with recommen-
dation, 16; convention called to revise
its articles, 40.

Confiscation Act, III. 237; opposed by
Crittenden and Burnett, 241; Repub-
lican division, 242-4; debate on,
431 - 3.

Congress, Confederate, privateering au-
thorized, III. 218; on arming slaves,
564-7; sharply criticised, 566-7.
Congress, Ist, met in New York, I. 57;
its powers enunciated, debated, and
defined, 67; its right to prohibit slav-
ery in new States affirmed by Northern
legislatures, 151. XXXth, Winthrop,
Speaker, II. 27; meeting of Southern
members of, and their address, 197-9;
great debate, 191–206. XXXIst,
first session of, remarkable, 211; con-
test for Speaker, 212-6; fierce
debates in both houses, 213-9.
XXXIId, 352; debate in, 354-9.
XXXIIId, 380. XXXIVth, 470;
special session, 505-6. XXXVth,
542. XXXVIth, 578-602; contest
for Speaker, 644-53; three parties,
643; three leading ideas, 657; great
anxiety, III. 11; closing session of,
11-45. XXXVIIth, special session,

220-31; Republican ascendency, 220;
regular session, 245–56; on returning
slaves, 285-300. XXXVIIIth, 415-
33; great anxiety and growing disaf-
fection, 415-20; message, 422-5;
second meeting and message, 560-9;
preluded by three events, 560, 563-
7. XXXIXth, an important epoch,
603 (see Reconstruction); recess, and
July Meeting, 622–3.
Conkling, R., III. 304.
Connecticut, Colony of, made man-steal-
ing capital offence, I. 6; disgraceful
law of State of, 242; legislature of,
repeals black law, 372; resolutions of,
against annexation of Texas, 373.
Conness, J., III. 374-96.
Conrad, Charles M., of La., I. 402.
Conscience Whigs, I. 123; assault upon,

312-3.

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Conservative, Philadelphia, III. 63;
New York, 66-7.
Constituency, III. 737.
Constitution, reasons for, I. 39; difficul-
ties in the way of, 40-2; slavery the
great obstacle, 41; basis of represen.
tation in, 42-4; Southern threats,
44; "religion and humanity" and
the "morality of the question ig
nored, 49; a "bargain" proposed and
accepted as a compromise, 53-4; de-
cisive victory of the Slave Power,
54-6; amendments proposed, III.
71-2, 103; compromises of, embar
rassing, 323; scruples, 327; Mr. Sum-
ner claims right to interpret, 430
(see Amendments); reflects citizenship,
663; of Confederacy, 118-9.
Continental Congress signed "Articles
of Association," I. 13; pledged united
colonies not to import or purchase any
slave, 13; slaveholding threat in, 15;
articles adopted, and other proceed
ings, 14; theory of human equality
enunciated, 41.
Contraband, III. 236.
Conventions at Port Byron and Mace
don, II. 109; at Buffalo, 110; Whig
State, in Faneuil Hall, 118; two re
ports, 119; Webster's short speech,
120; in Springfield, 123; Webster
claims the Wilmot Proviso as his
"thunder," 124; New York Demo-
cratic, at Syracuse and Herkimer, 125-
8; radical address, 127; national,
of 1848, 129-39; Democratic, of
1848, 129-33; radical divisions
on the slavery issue, 130-1; Cass
nominated and his position, 182;
"change" of views, 132; Whig, 183;
candidates, 133-5; Taylor leads,

but strongly opposed, 134-5; nomi- |
nated, 135; declarations of Wilson
and Allen, 136; triumph of Slave
Power, 138; Buffalo, preliminary
movements to, 140-50; Utica con-
vention, 140-2; meeting in Phila-
delphia, called by Mr. Wilson, 142-
4; Ohio convention, 144; addresses
of Allen and Wilson, 144-5; Worces-
ter, 146; Webster invited, but de-
clined, 148 (see Buffalo Convention);
at Boston, 157 (see Free Soil); at
Utica, 158; in Ohio and Indiana,
158-9; Democratic, of 1852, 363-
4; Pierce nominated, 365; Whig,
366-71; resolutions of, indorsed by
Mr. Webster, 368; General Scott
nominated, 371; Free Soil, 373-4;
candidates and resolutions, 373
4; Free State, in Kansas, 500-39;
presidential, of 1856, 508-16; Ameri-
can, 508-9; Republican, and plat-
form, 511-2; seceders', American,
513-6; Democratic, 515; Whig,
516; in Chatham, Canada, 589;
Southern commercial, recommend re-
opening the slave-trade, 616; slave-
holding, in Maryland, 636; Demo-
cratic national, of 1860, 673-88;
platform, reports and debate on, 676-
9; disorder, 679; disruption, 680;
hesitation, 681; seceders', meeting of,
682; adjournment of, 683; at Balti-
more, 684; rupture, 686; Douglas
and Johnson, 687; Breckinridge and
Lane, 688; candidates, "constitu.
tional," 689-90; Bell and Everett,
candidates, 690; Republican, 690 - 4;
resolutions, 691; Giddings's amend-
ment, 691; candidates before, 692;
Lincoln and Dayton nominated, 693;
great enthusiasm, 695; "of Radical
Abolitionists," and nomination of
Smith and McFarland, 695; Cleve-
land, III. 546-9; Republican, 549-
51; Democratic, 557-60; Christian
Antislavery, 713-4; on missions,
721. See Elections.
Conway, M. F., III. 339.
Cook, D. P., of Ill., I. 144-57.
Cooper, James, of Pa., I. 532.

Court House in chains, II. 334; as-
saulted, 437.

Cowan, E., speech of, III. 290-1, 315;
violent speech, 335-6, 375, 493.
Cox, Dr. Abraham L., of N. Y., I. 260.
Cox, S. S., II. 563. III. 225, 331–3,
342-50, 400, 432-50; speech, 479.
Crafts, W. and E., case of, II. 325-6.
Craige, B., III. 166.

Crandall, Dr. Reuben, imprisoned in
Washington, I. 306.

Crandall, Miss Prudence, her colored
school in Conn., I. 240; persecution
and imprisonment of, 241; subse-
quent proceedings, 242-7; public
morality at a low ebb, 246-7.
Crapo, Judge, of Mass., I. 492.
Crawford, Geo. W., II. 208.
Crawford, M. J., II. 645-7.
126, 200.

III. 29,

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"Creole," brig, seized by slaves, I. 443.
Cresswell, J. A., III. 371, 445-94.
Crisfield, J. W., speaks for border
States, III. 324.

Crittenden Compromise, III. 71-82;
complete surrender, 80 -1; defeated,
81; by Southern defection, 80; A.
Johnson's testimony, 82.

Crittenden, John J., of Ky., I. 77,
451, 616. II. 12, 504, 559-65;
speech of, 663; speech of, III. 19,
41; resolutions, 37; speech of, 107,
241-2, 279, 341.

Crothers, Dr. Samuel, of Ohio, his ac-
tion in Cincinnati Synod, I. 178.
Cuba, importance of, II. 608; slavehold-
ing apprehensions in Congress, 609-
10; change of Southern feeling, 610;
action of government, 610-4; Sena-
tor Brown's demand, 612; resolution
for purchase of, 612; filibustering,
613 President Taylor's proclamation,
610.

Culver, Erastus D., II. 152.
Curry, J. L. M., II. 648.
Curtin, A. J., II. 692.

Curtis, B. R., Justice, II. 443, 531.
Curtis, G. T., Commissioner, II. 330–3.

Cooper, Mark A., of Ga., I. 398, 450, Curtis, George W., II. 691.

532.

Co-operationists, III. 112-4.
Corbett, H. W., III. 674.

Corey, trainer of Douglass, I. 501-10.
Corwin, Governor, of Ohio, I. 476;
speech of, II. 42, 650; report and
speech of, III. 32–3.
Cotton is king, II. 549.
Cotton Whigs, II. 117.

Cushing, Caleb, of Mass., I. 344, 536 –
46; president of Charleston conven-
tion, II. 675-87. III. 215.
Cuyler, T., III. 64.

DADE, Major, and command, shot in
Florida, I. 517.

Daggett, Judge, of Conn., decision of,
in Crandall case, I. 245.

Dallas, G. M., of Pa.., I. 604. II. 363.
Dana, C. A., II. 407.

Dana, R. H., Jr., II. 250, 307-30, 333-
42, 436; plea of, 440.
Dane, Nathan, I. 32.

Davie, General, of N. C., I. 44.
Davis, Garrett, II. 14; intensely pro-
slavery, 180. III. 267; violent
speech, 275-7, 311, 334 - 8, 349-50,
361; speech on colored soldiers,
365-6, 408-9, 438-9, 533, 665.
Davis, George T., of Mass., I. 489.
Davis, H. Winter, II. 564; speech of, III.
39, 433; motion, committee, report
and speech, 520-2 (see Reconstruc-
tion); severe speech, 540.
Davis, Jefferson, II. 101, 235, 332; on
Brooks, 489, 581, 601-17, 653,
657-9; seven resolutions of, 660.
III. 18; important speeches of, 25,
49-52, 113-54; chosen president,
118; journey of, and inauguration,
120; Cabinet, 121; messages, 170-1,
218; defiant response, 557; on arm-
ing slaves, 565; speech, 573.
Davis, J., of Mass., I. 340-1, 393,
442. II. 14, 102, 294.

Davis, Reuben, II. 649; III. 28, 148.
Davis, T. T., III. 446.

Dawes, H. L., II. 255, 626; able speech,
III. 537 9. See Reconstruction,
654.

Dawson, of La., I. 455, 537.

Dawson, W. C., of Ga., I. 351. II.
298, 367-92.

Dayton, W. L., of N. J., I. 615. II.
264, 513.

De Argaiz, Spanish minister, I. 460.
De Bow's Review advocates the slave-
trade, II. 616.

De Jarnette, D. C., II. 646.
Delaware rejects XIVth Amendment,
III. 732.

Dellem, Hannah, case of, II. 325.
Democratic party routed in N. Y., II.
164; Buchanan candidate of, 515;
platform, 515; threats, 515; humil-
iating position of, 664; disaster and
disruption of, 674-80; difficulties
of Northern, 685. See Conventions.
Democrats, Independent, address of,
II. 384; Douglas's reply, 385; South-
ern, false to their Northern allies,
III. 29; Northern, denounce the war,
417; and enforcement acts, 646;
only belong to Ku-Klux, 634; con-
vention of 1868, and disloyalty,
734-5. See Elections and Conven-
tions.

Denison, C. W., I. 231-2, 250-2,
419.

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Dennison, W., III. 550. See Election
of 1864.

Denver, J. W., Governor, II. 544.
Deseret, bill for, II. 232.
Dew, Professor, I. 100.
Dewey, O., Rev., II. 318.
Dexter, Franklin, of Mass., I. 489.
Dickey, of Pa., I. 543.
Dickinson, D. S., II. 129, 363. III. 214.
Dickson, John, of N. Y., I. 311.
Difficulties of the case, III. 76.
Dillett, of Ala., I. 431.
District of Columbia, III. 257-69;
barbarous laws, 258-60; schools,
bills for, 266-9; abolition in, 270-84;
slavery in, of special interest to all,
270; bills and committee, 271; new
era, 272-3; Democratic opposition,
276; under jurisdiction of Congress,
270-8.

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Disunion threatened by Clingman and
Foote, II. 211; Stanley, Toombs,
Stephens, Clemens, 213-9; hazards
of, 226; rebuked by Chase, 269;
threatened, 277; threats of, by Cle-
mens, Toombs, Holmes, 285-6;
Nashville convention, 286-8; men-
aces of, 504, 519 21, 639; in
XXXVIth Congress, 643-54; "Help
er resolution, 644; stormy debate
and revolutionary utterances, 644-
52; election of Republican Presi
dent a cause of, 647-8; Southern
and Democratic protests, 649-50;
extreme utterances of Toombs, Iver-
son, and Clingman, 651-2; also of
Governor Letcher, 654; Wilson's re-
sponse, 652; menaces of, in canvass,
695.

Diven, A. S., speech of, and Stevens's

reply, III. 242-4, 306 - 26.
Dix, J. A., II. 36, 158. III. 214.
Dixon, A., II. 180, 356.
Dixon, J., III. 25.
Dixon, N. F., III. 675-9.
Doddridge, of Va., I. 308.
Dodge, A. C., II. 355.
Dodge, W. E., III. 111 – 93.
"Dogma, new," foreshadowed, II. 34,
40; of protection of slavery in the
Territories, 655-65; Southeru press
concerning, 656.
Donnelly, I., III. 496, 523.
Doolittle, J. R., II. 126-55, 662. III.
276; speech of, 368, 405; defends
Johnson, 611-3, 679–94.
Douglas, S. A., of Ill., I. 610. II. 14,
101, 263, 332-55, 365-85, 455-85;
votes against Lecompton, 565; great
debate with Lincoln, 566-77; Chi-
cago speech of, 272-3; confers with

Republicans, 567-8; resolution of,
606, 627-9; ostracism of, 655-9;
personal defence of, 662; deposition
of, 674; patriotic course of, 699 -
701. III. 24, 216.

Douglass, F., I. 493-9, 511. II. 112,
307, 590; urged by John Brown to
join him, 594, 605. III. 595.

Dow, W., murdered, II. 471.
Dowdell, J. F., II. 21, 616.
Downs, S. W., II. 315.
Draper, S., II. 276, 366.
Drayton and Sayers, trial and convic-

tion of, II. 104; released, 105.
Drayton, of S. C., I. 529.

"Dred Scott case," II. 523-33; the
points, 525; decision, 526; argu-
ment, 528; dissenting opinions of
McLean, 529-30; of Curtis, 531;
review of, by Benton, 532; revolu-
tionary and alarming, 533, 640 -1.
Dresser, A., I. 357.

Duer, W., II. 214.

543-61; Democratic subservience
and disloyalty, 543-4; Republican
anxiety for peace and divisions, 544-
5; President's unpopularity, 545-6;
Cleveland convention, 546-9; severe
letter and speech of Wendell Phillips,
546-7; Garrison's defence, 547-8;
Fremont's letter, 548-9; ringing
speech of Dr. Breckinridge, 549-50;
Lincoln and Johnson nominated,
550-1; Judge Holt's report (see
Treasonable Demonstrations); profli-
gacy, 553; Rebel sympathizers, and
Vallandigham a master spirit, 558;
the war 66
a failure," 558; McClellan
and Pendleton, candidates, 559;
Seward's speech, 559; country start-
led, 559; Confederates gratified, 561;
of 1868, 734-5.

Eliot, Rev. John, memorial against en-
slaving Indians, I. 7.

Eliot, T. D., bills by, III. 339-40,
345; speech, 495-6, 654.

Dunn, W. M., amendments of, to Kan- Elliot, J., of Ga., I. 141.

sas bill, II. 501 - 2.

Durant, H. F., II. 443.
Durkee, C., II. 410.

Dutch ship entered James River with
slaves 1620, same year with "May-
flower," I. 2.

Dutch West India Company offered to
supply New York with slaves, I. 5.
Duty on slaves imported, debated in
first Congress, I. 57.

EARLE, J. M., II. 255, 343.

Earle, T., of Pa., I. 549, 569–71.
Eaton, J. H., of Tenn., I. 105 - 54.
Ecclesiastical bodies, against Fugitive
Slave Act, II. 309-10; Methodist
Church South, 667. See Churches.
Edgerton, J. K., III. 442, 539.
Edmond, W., of Conn., I. 73.
Edmonds, Judge, of N. Y., II. 52.
Edmondson Sisters, II. 92.

Ellis, Charles M., II. 436 - 43.
Ellis, John W., III. 144.
Ellis, Vespasian, II. 426.
Ellsworth, Hon. William W., of Conn.,

counsel for Miss Crandall, I. 243.
Ellsworth, Oliver, of Conn., I. 35, 50.
Emancipation, forbidden, II. 181-3;
a condition of success, III. 234 (see
Proclamation of Emancipation); for
"selfish ends," 477-93. See Border
States.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, of Mass., I. 641.
Enforcement Act, III. 646 (see Ku-
Klux); amendatory acts, 695-6.
English bill, II. 557-65; characterized,
558-60; debate, 560-4; an "arti-
fice," 562; Enrolment Act, III. 420.
"Equilibrium of States," II. 238; not
provided for, 240, 262-3, 267-8.
III. 152.

"Era, National," II. 58; office assaulted,
93.

Estimates, mistaken, III. 217-8.
Etheridge, E., clerk of XXXVIIth Con-
gress, III. 221.

Evans, George, of Me., I. 350. II. 3.
Evans, L. D., important testimony of,

III. 133-4; statement to Mr. Wil-
son, 134-5.

Edmunds, G. F., closing speech on civil
rights, III. 694-5.
Education, demanded, III. 622; a con-
dition of suffrage, 665-6; opposed
by Mr. Wilson, 666-7.
Edwards, J., concerning slavery and
freedom, I. 27; address of national
convention to South Carolina, 28.
Eldridge, C. A., III. 450, 626; opposes
XVth Amendment, 668-9.
Election, Presidential, of 1848, II. 129
60; of 1852, 360-77; Democratic
candidates questioned, and replies,
3634; of 1856, 522; of 1860, 689 Everett, Horace, of Vt., I. 429-48, 524.
704; four tickets, 697; vigorous can- Ewing, Thomas, II. 209.
vass, 698; result, 703; of 1864, III. | Exiles, Florida, I. 127-34.

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Evarts, W. M., remarks of, II. 693.
Evening Post," N. Y., II. 407-47.
Everett, Edward, of Mass., I. 328-9,
445, 530-97. II. 386, 494; nomi-
nated, 690.

Ex-Rebels do not accept the issues of
the war, III. 684-5, 737. See Re-
construction,

FACTS, three, III. 101.
Fairfield, John, II. 4.

Fairs, antislavery, their success and im-
portance, I. 561.

Farnsworth, J. F., speech of, III. 663.
Faulkner, Charles J., of Va., I. 199.
II. 654.

Fee, J. G., Rev., II. 178, 668.
Fenton, R. E., testimony of, II. 382 – 3.
Ferry, O. S., speeches of, III. 36, 675.
Fessenden, W. P., I. 448. II. 390, 454,
544, 607-27. III. 156-9, 262, 274-
8, 281, 351; speech of, 363-7, 408,
609 - 12.

Field, D. D., II. 127, 155.

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III. 90.
Fifty-four forty," etc., II. 32.
Filibustering. See Cuba.
Fillmore, Millard, I. 308, 402, 546.
II. 105; a "silver-gray" Whig, 275;
administration of, controlled by Slave
Power, 275-6; nominated, 509;
speech at Albany, 517.
Finality "resolutions," II. 352-3; de-
bate, 353-9; Whig movements in
favor of, 360-3; unscrupulous efforts
of Mr. Webster, 361; popular in-
dorsement of, 377.

Finley, Rev. Robert, of Va., I. 211.
Fish, H., III. 214.

Fishback, W. M., Senator from La., III.

531.

Fisher, G. P., III. 305; for border
States, 324-5.

Fisher, M. M., II. 250.

Fisk, W. A., Rev., III. 705-6.
Fitch, G. N., III. 155, 200.
Fitzpatrick, B., nominated, II. 687.

III. 154.

Fitzsimmons, Thomas, of Pa., I. 33.
Fletcher, Richard, of Boston, I. 281.
Florida, introduction of slaves into, in
1558, I. 124; law for annexation of,
128; Georgia sends armed force into,
128-9; fort in, blown up, and de-
struction of life, 130; war in, cause,
duration, cost, etc., 512-25; bill
for admission of, II. 2; speech of
delegate of, 2; inhuman provisions
of, 2; constitution of, 2; East, State
of, motion for, 2; admitted, 5; action
of, III. 9; secession of, 113, 152;
admitted, 629.

Floyd, Governor, of Va., I. 191. II. 609.
Follen, Professor Charles, of Mass., I.
333-5, 545.

Foot, S. A., of Conn., I. 158.
Foot, Solomon, of Vt., I. 455.

Foote, Commodore, testimony of, II.

619.

Foote, Henry S., II. 47, 90, 100, 234-98.
Forbes, Colonel H., II. 590; threatened
disclosure by, 591.

Force bills. See Enforcement Act.
Forney, J. W., III. 221.

Forrest, N. B., Gen. See Ku-Klux
Forsyth, John, of Ga., I. 462, 590.
III. 126.

Fort Jupiter, Florida, I. 522.
Fort King, in Florida, Major Dade or
dered to attack it, I. 516.
Fortress Monroe, III. 457. See Freed.

men.

Forts and navy-yards, tenure of, III.
326-7.

Forward, Walter, of Phil., I. 294.
Foster, E. H., of Tenn., I. 616.
Foster, J. W., II. 431.

Foster, L. S., III. 24, 224, 331-53, 898.
Foster, Rev. D., I. 441.
Foster, S. S., I. 552, 564-70, 625.
Foster, Stephen, of N. H., I. 65.
Fowler, J. S., III. 674.
Fowler, Orrin, II. 229, 346.
Fox, G. B., relief of Sumter, III. 204.
Franklin, Benjamin, of Pa., president
of Pennsylvania Abolition Society, L
23; his proposition on basis of repre-
sentation, 42; of memorial to Con-
gress, 62; last and wisest of his coun-
sels, 62.

Franklin, Southern forces at, II. 498.
Free people of color, laws for imprison-

ment of, condemned and defended, IL
3-5; inhumanity towards (see "Black
Laws "); popular hatred towards, 185;
seamen, 294; discrimination against,
at the North, 300; legislation hostile,
636-7; judicial decisions, 637-8;
executive injustice, 638.
Freedmen, Northern aid, III. 455-71;

schools and government aid, 458; re-
port concerning, 458–60; C. B. Wil-
der, superintendent, 460; efforts at
Sea Islands, 461-3; Cabinet cool, 463;
Northern meetings and associations,
464-5, 468; sanguine hopes, 466;
London meeting, 468; work of Amer
ican Missionary Association, 470;
Bureau, 472-504; drawbacks, 472-
4; meeting and memorial, 473-4;
early efforts, 474-5; reports, 475-
6; Eliot's bill and speech, 475-8;
Democratic opposition, 479-80; Sen-
ate debate, 480-4; Republican oppo
sition, 483-4; passed, 485; Bureau
organized, circulars, 487-9; difficul-
ties and responsibilities great, 488-
90; additional legislation, bill, and

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