20

Defeated for President in Whig National Con-

vention, 1852..

18

29

American nominee for President in 1856.

Indorsed by Whig National Convention in 1856. 25

His views on Slavery-Buffalo Letter of 1888,

23

and Albany Speech of 1856.......

202

203

204

214

215

His Letter to New-York Union Meeting, 1860..

FITZPATRICK, BENJAMIN, of Alabama, beaten

for Vice-President in Democratic Convention of

1856....

Nominated by Democratic Convention, 1860...

Declines the Nomination..

FLOURNOY, FRANCIS B, of Arkansas, tem-

porary Chairman of Democratic National Con-

vention, 1860....

FLOYD, JOHN, of Virginia, supported by

South Carolina for President, 1832.

FREE HOMESTEADS-Action of Congress on

granting free Homesteads to actual settlers..

Mr. Grow's Ten-Year proposition defeated in

the House...

Mr. Grow introduces another bill which is

passed in the House.

24

48

213

29

11

182

184

185

Connecticut vote for President...

The Senate refused to act upon it..

187

223

Governor, 1860.

240

Mr. Grow introduces another in 1860, which

Delaware vote for President.

passes the House....

188

224

Governor, 1858.

240

Rejected by the Senate..

189

Florida vote for President.

238

A compromise bill agreed upon.

190

Vetoed by the President....

191

Georgia vote for President....

225

Veto sustained by the Senate.

198

Congress, 1859.

Illinois vote for President.

220

243 FRELINGHUYSEN, THEODORE, of New-Jersey,

Nominated and defeated for Vice-President in

Congress, 1858.

246

Legislature, 1858.

247

Indiana vote for President.

222 FREMONT, Col. JOHN C., of California, Re-

246

publican nominee for President, 1856.....

22

Iowa vote for President...

237

Defeated for President, 1856...

23

Declines a re-nomination, 1860.

28

Kentucky vote for President..

66

Congress, 1859.

Louisiana vote for President.

232

solution...

172

JOHNSON, HERSCHEL V., of Georgia, beaten

for Vice-President in Democratic National Conven-

tion 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, 1832.
Nominated and elected Vice-President in 1886..
Beaten for Vice-President in 1840..

Beaten for President in Democratic Convention,
1844

MARSH, EPHRAIM, of New Jersey, President

28

MISSOURI COMPROMISE, Adopted

The Compromise Repealed,.

172

...... 64

87

MITCHELL, JAMES C., of Tennessee, against

Slavery

"MONROE DOCTRINE." - Extract from the

Message of James Monroe on the influence of

European Powers on this Continent..

92 MONROE, JAMES, of Virginia, elected Presi-

23

dent in 1816 and reëlected in 1820

MOORE, SUYDENHAM, of Alabama, for Disso-

lution

13 MORGAN, WILLIAM, revealer of Masonic Se-

16

crets..

MOREHEAD, JOHN M., of North Carolina,

President Whig National Convention, 1848.......

20 MORRIS, THOMAS, of Ohio, Liberty Party

nominee for President in 1844...

22

Accepts nomination...

20

48

204

201

9

172

10

15

14

NATIONAL REPUBLICAN (CLAY) CONVEN-
tions, at Baltimore, 1831; at Washington, 1882... 11
NEW-HAMPSHIRE DECLARES FOR THE WILMOT
Proviso through Legislative Resolves...

NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE FOR FREE TER-

ritory..

212 NEW-YORK FOR FREEDOM. -Resolutions of
the Legislature against Slavery in the Territo-
ries in 1820,....

lution..

LIBERTY PARTY NATIONAL CONVENTION held
at Buffalo in 1843..

LINCOLN, ABRAHAM, of Illinois, defeated for

Vice-President in Republican Convention, 1856...

Nominated for President by Republican Conven-

tion, 1860..

Speech at Springfield, Ill., June 17, 1858

Discussion with Mr. Douglas at Freeport, Ill....

Speech at Cooper Institute, New-York, 1860....

Letter to Boston Committee on the Jefferson

Birthday Festival; Letter to Dr. Canisius on

Naturalization.

Accepts nomination for Presidency.

LUCAS, Gen. ROBERT, President first Demo-

cratic National Convention.

MADISON, JAMES, of Virginia, elected Presi-
dent 1808, and reëlected in 1812...

MAINE DEMOCRACY FOR THE WILMOT PRO-
viso.

MANGUM, WILLIE P., of North Carolina, sup-
ported by South-Carolina for President in 1886...
MARCY, WILLIAM L., of New York, beaten
for President in Dem. National Convention, 1852.

172

11

12

Ditto in 1847-8-9..

Gen. John A. Dix presents resolutions to United

States Senate..

208

61

60
206

207

172

18

22

28 PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE FOR FREE

127

129

144

206

210

10

9

201

12

20

Territory

No Platform adopted by second Democratic

Convention; no Platform adopted by Whig

Convention at Harrisburg, 1839; First Demo-

cratic National Platform, 1840..

SLAVERY EXTENSION or RESTRICTION, His-

tory of the struggle for..

12

Origin and Progress of Slavery in America....

British Decisions affecting Slavery in the Colo-

nies.....

Slavery under the Confederation.

Jefferson's Ordinance of 1784, providing for the

Government of the Territories and the exclu-

sion of Slavery therefrom.

Yeas and Nays thereon in Continental Congress

Ordinance of 1787, prohibiting Slavery in the

North-west Territory...

The Federal Constitution on Slavery.

Constitutional Amendments affecting Slavery;

Cessions of Territory by Slave States; Early

attempts to override the Ordinance of '87 ...

Reports of John Randolph of Va., and Franklin

of N. C., in opposition thereto; The first Mis-

souri Struggle.......

Slavery Restriction proposed by Gen. James

Tallmadge of N. Y.; Proposition sustained by

the House; Remarks thereon by Mr. T. Fuller

of Mass..

Remarks of Gen. Tallmadge of N. Y...........

Reply of Mr. Scott of Mo.....

Restriction negatived in the Senate.....

House refuses to concur; Second Missouri

Struggle; Mr. John W. Taylor of N. Y. moves

a Committee; Memorial of Daniel Webster in

favor of Slavery Restriction..

179

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

Slavery Restriction....

PROHIBITION OF SLAVERY IN THE TERRITO-

ries: Letter of Martin Van Buren thereon.......

PUGH, JAMES L., of Alabama, for Dissolu-

Resolves of N. J. and Pa.....

181

Resolves of Delaware; Counter Resolves of

Kentucky Legislature; Compromise proposed

by the Senate..

tion.

172

Adopted in the Senate, and Bill passed; House

refuses to concur...

QUITMAN, Gen. JOHN A., of Mississippi,

Senate asks a Conference.

beaten for Vice-President in Democratic Conven-

tion, 1848...

Beaten for Vice-President in Democratic Con-

vention, 1856..

24

Compromise finally carried in the House by 90

Yeas (14 only from Free States) to 87 Nays

(all from Free States)...

The third Missouri Struggle; Enlargement of

Missouri in 1836; Annexation of Texas.....

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.

23

Annexation project of Milton Brown of Tenn.;

Adopted, Yeas 118, Nays 101; Proposition of

Mr. Foster of Tenn...

The Clayton Compromise; Mr. J. M. Root's Re-

solve for Slavery Restriction; Proposition of

Isaac P. Walker of Wisconsin.

Proposition of Mr. Richard W. Thompson, of

Ind.; Slavery excluded from Oregon Terri-

tory

Mr. Douglas, of Illinois, proposes to extend the
Missouri line of restriction to the Pacific.....

Senate agrees, but House refuses; The Compro-

mise of 1850; Gen. Taylor's recommenda-

tions; Gen. Sam Houston's proposition; Hen-

ry Clay's plan of Compromise; John Bell's

proposition.

Objections to Mr. Clay's scheme by Foote of

Miss. and Mason, of Va.

Ditto by Jefferson Davis of Miss.; Mr. Clay

in reply; Messrs. Downs of La., King of Ala.,

and Butler of S. C., in further opposition to

Mr. Clay.

Mr. Foote of Miss. moves a Committee of Thir-
teen; Mr. Clay reports from said Committee;
Mr. Jefferson Davis's Amendment..

Mr. Chase of Ohio moves a prohibition of Sla-

very; 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 agita-
tion; Mr. Douglas's first Nebraska Report...
He amends his bill; Mr. Chase proposes to au-
thorize the people of Kansas to prohibit Sla-
very therein; Opposed by Messrs. Bell, Doug-
las, 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...

The Kansas-Nebraska bill passes the Senate....