WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT OF THE NEW YORK INDEPENDENT AND EVENING POST,
AND AUTHOR OF "LIVES OF MODERN AGITATORS," LIFE OF LADY
JANE GRAY," "JOAN OF ARC," ETO.

New-York:

H. DAYTON, PUBLISHER,

No. 36 HOWARD STREET.

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1860.

HARVARD COLLEGE

MAY 3 1316

LIERARY
Gift of
Ernest B. Dauer
of Boston

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1830, by

H. DAYTON,

In the Clerk's office, of the District Court, for the Southern District of

New-York.

Employed in splitting Rails..

Enlists as a Volunteer in the Black-Hawk War, and serves through the

Campaign...

Buys a Stock of Goods on Credit, and opens a Store..

Appointed Postmaster..

His Votes in Favor of Harbor and River Improvements..

Statesmen in the Thirtieth Congress..

Slavery in the District of Columbia..

Vote of Supplies for the War..

His Resolutions on the Mexican War.

Putnam's Resolution..

The Ten-Regiment Bill.

The Tariff..

Slavery in the Territories.

Webster's Speech on.

Mr. Corwin's Remarks on...

Mr. Lincoln's Course on..

New-Mexico and California..

The Gott Resolution..

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A Member of the National Whig Convention of 1848.

The Illinois Campaign of 1854.

Debate with Douglas in 1854..

Declines Election to the United States Senate, in favor of Trumbull..

Declines a Nomination for Governor of Illinois..

PART THIRD.

THE GREAT SENATORIAL CONTEST.

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Visit of the Committee to Notify him of his Nomination.

Mrs. Lincoln...

A Campaign Song.

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