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Show vi CONTENTS. PAOli: c,\RHOJ.L, Gov. WILLIAM, of Tennessee I J>re ident of the third Democratic National Cod-vention, 1 40. ...... ........................... 1~ I C'.A. , Gen. L~:wis, of Michignn, benten for President in Democratic Convention, 1844. ..... 18 Democratic non!lnee for President, 1848; beaten for Prestdentl 1848 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Beu.ten for President n Democratic Conven· tion, 1 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . • . . . . . . . . 20 Beat.en for !'resident in Democratic Conven· tion, 1 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . • 24 Nicholson Letter on Popular Sovereignty..... 179 CII.APJ.aiAN, Gen. JoHN G., of Maryland President, Whig National Convention, 1852 .... ~ 18 Cn.ASF., SALMON P., of Ohio, candidate for ~>resident before Republican National Conven· tion, 1 Gll • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Proposes to Allow People of Kansas to prohibit Slavtry... •• . . • . . . • . • . . • • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 CLAY, CASSIUS M., of Kentucky, supported for Vice-President in Republican National Con-vention, 1860. . • • . • . • . . . . . • . • • . . . • . . . . • . . . . • • 28 CLAY, ITENRY, of Kentucky, beaten for President, 1882. .... ................. ....... . ... 11 Defeated for Pros!dent in Whig Convention at Harrisburg, 1839. Defeated for Presiuent in 1844... . . . . .. . .... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 13 Defeated for President in Whig Convention, 1848 . •. • . . •• . . • • .• • . .• . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 15 CLINGlfAN, TrroMAS L., of North Carolina, for Dissolution.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 172 CLINTON, DE ·wiTr, defea.ted for President 9 CLTNTON, GEORGF:, choseu Vice-President, 1804 .. . . . .. •.. •• ..• ....... . ..• ............... . CocnRANE, JonN, of New-York, presents Anti-Slavery Resolves to Mass Meetings ........ . CoNSTITUTIONAL U~ION CoNVENTION, 1860 CRA WJWRD, MARTIN J., for Dissolution CRAWFORD, WILLIAM IT., of Gcor~ia, beaten w Democratic Caui'Us for President in 1816; Democratic Caucus candidate for PreslUent, 1824 Beaten for President 1824 •..•.......... ..• .. .. CURltY1 J. L. M., of Alabama, for Dissolu· t.ion . ..•.... .••. .•.•..•••. . ••. . •••. ...•.. .• . ..• 9 201 29 172 g 10 112 Fourt11 Democratic National Conven:!on, 1 +4 .. Jo' lfth Democratic National Convention, 1 43 ... . Sixth Democratic National Convention, 18{)2 . .. . Sevonth Democratic National Convention, 1 '56. Eighth Democmtic National Convention, 1 60 .. Mr. Avery's (N.C.) Majority Hcport, frolll Com-mittee on Platform; Mr. H. B. l'~ ync's Minority Heport from Committee on l'latform; Senator Wm. lligler's Compromise prnposit16n Mr. Avery's amended Majorit.y Report; Mr. Avery's r emarks in favor of same; 1\lr. II. ll. Payne of Ohio in reply . .. ........ ....... ... . Ills extracts from Drcckinrldge, Orr, and f=.tephens; Mr. Samuels's (of Iowa) MlnorlLy Re-port ............ .. .... . . . ....... . ......... . . Minority Report o.dopt ect, 165 to 13 ; Alu.bnma protests ancl withdraws ............ ..... .... . Mississippi withdraws ... . ....... ..... . .. . . .. . . Soulh Carolina, k'loridn, nnu Texas with tkaws . . . Arkansas ret.\ res .................... ...... .. . . Georgia r etires ... .. . . ..... . ....... ......... .. . Louisiana. withdraws; Speech of Wm. ll. G auluen of Georgia in favor of the Slu.ve-'l'rado .... .. . l<'ruitlctiS ballots (57) for President; Adjourn men~ to Daltimore; The Seccders at Charleston; ~ cnator llayar<l, of Dela.wa.re, Chairman; 1'hey adopt the A very l)latform . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . They adjOlll'D t.o JUclm10nd ; 'l'hey meet at Richmond June 11; They finally adopt Hrecklnridge and Lane; The adjourned Convention at timore; Gen. Cushing's opening Spcct:h . .... . 1\fr. Howard, of 'l'ennessee, moves aumission of original Delegates; Mr. Kavanagh, of Minnesota, moves to l~ty on table; Previous question defen.tcd .. .. .. ... . .. .... . ............. .. ... . ProposiUon of ltlr. S. E. Church, of New-York; Report of Committee on Credentials . . . ..... Minority Re1wrt of do. ; Admission of Douglas Delegatc11 from Louit~iana and Alabama ... . . . VIrginia, North Carollna, Tennessee, Maryland and California withdraw ... ..... .... ... .... . . Delaware, and part of Kentucky, and 1\Ji.~souri withdraw; Gen. Cushing resigns tho Ch~tlr; Gen. Butler, or Massachusetts, oifcrs a pro· test ... . ... ... .................. ... ....... . DEMOCRATIC PLAnOR~( (Davis's Resolu· tlons), adopted by tho United States Senate, nflirm· ing the duty of Congress to establish a Slave Code in the Territories .... . ......................... . DICKINSON, DANIEL S., of New-York, snp- porteu for Presiuent in Demock'atic National Con· CusmN~, Gen. CALED, of Massachusetts, vention, 18GO .. .... . ....... ... . ... .. . .. ... .. . . President of Democratic National Convention, 1860 ..•...• •. ....• •....• .. . ........•.. . ....... . 20 Dix, Gen. JoHN A., advocates Freedom Retires from the chair at Baltimore ... •. .. . .. . 47 for the Territories in the United States ..... .. .. .. . Presiues over the Seceders' Convention at Bal· timore . .•••••••.••.•.••.•••.....••.••• ...• 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 N atlonal DemocrnUc Con-vention ...•...•..••...•...•..••...•.•...•• . •••• llis resoluLlons as they passed the Senate ..•.•.. DAvis, JonN, of Massachusetts, defeated for Vice-President in Whig National Convention, 1844. DAVIS, JOliN "'W., of Indiana, President Democratic N atlonal Convention, 1852 ...•.....•...• DAYTON, WILLIAM L., of Now-Jersey, Re· publican nominee for Vice-President, 1866; de· feated therefor ..• •• .•• ••..••... . ...•...•....... . DEJARNETTE, DANIEL C., of Virginia, for Dis· solution ........•.••••..••.•.••.•.....••........ DELAwARE Declares for Free Territories through Legislative resolves in 1820 ....••........ Also in 1849 . . • . . • . . • . • • . . . • . . . . • . • . ......•.. DJo:MOCIUCY OF MAINE for the 'Vilmot Pro- Tiso ... .. ....•...... •..•.•••..•... .•.. • ....... . DJtMOCRATtC N ATlONAL CoNVENTIONS.-First at Baltimore in 1S82 . ........................ . .. . Second at Baltimore in 1885 . . .. . . . ....... .. . Third Democratic National Convontion, 184e .. DISUNION A vowF-n by Southern State~men 48 in the event of the election of a Republican Presi- 13 28 41 194 13 dent .•.........•........•............ ..... ... .. DonBrN, JAMES C., of North Carolina, beaten for Vice-President in Democratic National Conven-tion, 1B56 ... . ............ .. . ...... .......... ... . DoDGE, Gen. Ilenry, of ·wisconsin, tlomi. nated for '\'ke-President by New-York Ru(Ucals in 1848, but declined . ....... . ......... . ... . ... . ... . Do~ELSON, ANDREW J., of Tennessee, nominated for Vice-President l>y Americnn Com·entlon. lndorseu by Whig National Convention, 1::>56 ... 20 DouGLAS, STEPm:N A., of IllinoiR, brn.ten for President in D.:mocmtic Convention, 1S52 ... lleaten for Pre!lidcnt in Democratic lJonvcn· 22 112 (i2 201 201 10 11 12 tion, 1856 ... . .... . .. . ........ . .. ... . . .... . Nominated at Baltimore in 1 GO ......... ... . Propose~ to extenu the Missouri Comprolllise to the Pacific ...•........••••••••............• 1\lr. Dou~tlas' reply to Lincoln 11t :Freeport ..... Mr. Dougl!l.s' ''Harper" Essay on P opular ~uverelgnty in the Territories .. .... . . ..... . . •. Speech 11t 1-'p rin~;fie ld, Ill., June 12, 18:J1 ... . .. . Speech on the John llrown raid, July 16, 1860, proposing a S~ dition Law ............ . ... . . . lle tells what Popular Sovereignty has done fot Slavery ...... ..... ...........• ... •.. .. ..... A c~pts N omina.t ion for Presidency ........ .. . Extract from :ilpeech in flwor of Missouri C•>tn· proml!'ll 18 16 ~0 2-' 29 so 81 ro ss $4 86 87 ss 89 41 4E 19J 201 23 ~ 215 CONTENTS. vii PAO•I DowNs, SoLOMON U., of L{Juisiann, beaten j for Vice-President. in Democratic Convention, 18:>2.... . .................................... 20 EvRRETT, EDWARD, of Massachusetts, Union cundiuate for VIce-President In 1 60 ...... ... ••.. Uls views on Slavery-lliii "Knapsack" Speech in Congress-Replies of Messrs. Mitchell, Randolph 11nd Ca.mbreleng-Mr. Everett on Geo· gmphlcal Parties-Later VIews on Slavery, In Letters of 1881 and '89 ................ .. Ilis Acceptance or the Nomination Cor Vice· President of the Uniteu Statee ..•......•.... llls views on the Sumner Outrage ..........•• 29 204 214 21~ PAGE Whig nomlce-a for Vice-PreHident, 18'8 . . . . . . . )5 :Y.Iccted Vice-President, 1St8.... . ....... .... .. 16 Ddeated for Presluent in Whig National Con-vention, 1862. ........ ... .......... .. ..... . 1 American nominee for President in 1 56..... . . 2.3 Inuorsed by Whig National Convent ion in 185G. 25 llis views on Slavery-lluifulo Letter of 1838, and Albany Speech of 18M ................ . His Letter to New-York Union Meeting, 1960 .. ]i'ITZPATRICK, BENJAMIN, of Alabama, beaten for Vice-Presiclent In Democratic Convention of 18156 ..••.•.•.•...•••.••••....... . . . ........•• Nominated by De1110cratlc Convention, 1860 .. . Declines the N omlnatlon ... .... ... ..... . ....• FLOU R~OY , FRANCIS U., of Arkansas, tem· 20'2 203 24 48 213 ELLMAK~: R, AMos, of Pennsylvania., Anti- 1\lusonlc candidate for Vice-President, 1882 ...•• 10 porary Chairman of Democratic National Con· Eu:cTION RETURNS IN DETAIL, of all the P~sidentiu.l Ekctionr~ since 1836... .. . . • . . . . • . •. Aggregate vote by SLates, for Presluent, from 1824 to 1866..... . . . . . . . • • . .........•..••• Alabama vote for President ... •......••.• . ... '' '' Governor, C o n~resa, etc.1869 Arkansas vote for President ...•....•.•..•.•.. " " Congress, 18:>8.. .. . . .. . .. .. Cali rornla vote for President.. . . . . . . • • • . • •. • " " Governor, 1809 ...........• Cor.necticut vote for President .............. . " " Governor, 1S60 .... . ........ . Delaware vote for President ......•........... " " Governor, 1858 ........... .. Florida vote for President .. ................. . '' " Congress, 1868 ... .. ......... .. Georgia vote for President .................•.• " " Congress, 1859 ............. .. lllinois vote for President............... . . . •• '' " Congres~, 18;'58 ... ............ . 11 " Legislature, 1868 . ......•....• • Indiana vote for President .. . . ..............• •· " Congresa, 1868 ............. . Iowa vote for President ....... . ............ . " '' Governor, 18{)9 ............ . .. . Kentucky vote ror Presiuent ...... . .......... . " " CongresR, 18:>9 ..... . ......• Louisiana vote for President. . . ............. . " " Congress, 1859 . .. .......... . 1\Ialne vote for President. .... . . . . . . . . . ..... . " " Governor, 1869 ...............• Maryland vote for President ................. . " 11 Congress, 18:>8 . ..... . ...... . Massachusetts vote for President ... . .........• •• 11 Governor, 1851~ ......•. . Michtcan vote for Presiclent. ... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . '' •• Chief Justice, 1869 .. ...... . . Minnesota vote Cor Governor,18:>9 . .. . .......• Missouri vote for President ........... .. . .... . " " Congress, 1868 ............ .. Mississippi vote for Presiuent ................ . •• 11 Governor, Congress, etc., 18:>9 New-Ilampshlre vote for President .. . . ....... • u " Governor, 18:>9 ......• New-Jersey vote Cor Presiuent ..........•....• " " Governor, 1859 .......... . New-York vote for President .. .••..... . ..•...• " " Sec. State, Controller, etc., 1859 .........••.•••.•...• North Carolina vote for President. .•.......•..• " 11 Congress, 1859 ..••...• Ohio vote for President •.•••.••.••.•...•..•... " " Governor, 1859 . . .••....••••.. . • Oregon vote for Congress, 1 59 ...••..••...... Pennsylvania vote for President ......••.....• u 11 Congress, 18{)8 ........• Rhode Islan<l vote for President .•..•.......• " 11 Governor, 1860 .. . .•...• South Carolina chooses Electors auu Governor by Lcgi sh~ture.. . ... . .•..••.•••.•••..•...•• Tennessee vote for Presiuent. .... . . . . ....... . " " Congress, 1859. • •..••....• Texas vote for Presiuent ..................... . " " Congress, 18:>9 ..•.•...• . .• •. ••• Vermont vote for President .......... . ....... . u " Governor, 186~ .. .. . ..•...... VIrginia vote for President .•....•...........• •' '' Governor, 18{)9 ............ .. Wisconsin vote for President ........•... ... ..• .. •• Governor, 1 5~ .......... .. Fu.L~lORI':, MrLLARn, of New-York, defeatie{l k.f Yke-Preshlent lo Wh1g Convention, 1S44 ....• ~16 289 22 248 234 24 281 248 228 240 224 240 283 24 225 248 220 246 247 222 246 237 247 288 244 282 248 21G 240 224 241 211 240 221 246 24 285 2~ 229 248 216 240 211 241 219 240 230 242 218 W> 241 223 241 216 240 248 281 Z44 288 243 211 240 226 241 281 241 vention, 1660 . • • . • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....•..• FLOYD, JonN, of Virginia, supported by South Carolina for President, 1832 .........••.•• FREE HoMESTEADs-Action of Congress on granting free Uomesteads to actual settlers . . . .. Mr. Grow's Ten-Year proposition defeated In the Honse . . .. ..........•................... Mr. Grow introduces another bill which Is passed in the llouse ....•........... . ........ The Senate r efused to act upon it . ... . ........ . Mr. Grow Introduces another in 1 60, which passes the House ... . ....... .......... . ... . . Rejected by the Senate ........ . ... ... ........ . A compromise bill agreed upon ............ .. . • Vetoed by the President . .. . . ... .... ......... . Veto sustaineu by the Senate . .. .... . ... . ..... . FRELINGIIUYSEN, THEODORF., of New-Jersey, Nominated and defeated for Vice-Prcsiuent in 1844 .... ······· · . .... .. ..• . ..... . . .. . ......... FmoiONT, Col. JonN C., of California, Republican nominee Cor President, 1 56 .....• ...... De!e1.1.ted for Presluent, 18:>6 .... .............. . Declines n re-nomination, 1b60 ..... . .......... . GARTRELL, LuciUs J., of Georgia, for dis-solution . .. ...... . . ........ . .. . ... .. .... . ....•.. G~toRGIA LEGISLATURK censures Senator Derrien for voting to confirm l\lr. Everett as Min- Ister to England . •.....• ........ ...... . ... . .... . GRATIA:\11 WILLIAM A., of North Carolina, Whig nominee for Vice-President, 1 52 .... . .. .. . Defeated for Vice·Presldent, 1 52 .... ....•..... GR.\NGF:R, FRANCIS, of New York, President Anti-Masonic National Convention . .......• Beaten for Vice-President, 1836 ......... ..... . GuTuRn:, JAMKB, of Kentucky, supported for President in National Democratic Conven· tion . ......... .. ..... ......•...... . ... . .•. .• .•• llALE, JoHN P., of Ncw-IIamp. hire, Free Democratic nominee for President, 1 52 ........• I!A:'IlLIN, lL\.NNIIlAL, of Maine, nominated for Vice-Pre!lident by Republican National Con-vention, 1860 .... ................ . . .... ....... . . Renounces the Democratic party in the U. S. Senate.... .. ......... . . . . . . .. .... . .... . Accepts nomination for Vice-President ....... . HARRISON, Gen. 'VtLLIAM II., of Ohio, nom- Inated and defeateu Cor President in 1886 . ..... . Nominated for Preslrlent. at. Harrisburg, Decem· ber, 1889; elected President in 1840 .. ...... . ITICK~fAN, JonN, of Pennsylvania, support· ed for Vice-President in Republican Conventlvn, 1 60 ... ..... ....... ... . ........... ... ......... . IJousTON, Gen. SAM, of Texn~, snpportt'd for President in Union Convention, 1860 ......... . lluNTEP., Ron KilT M. •r., of Virginia, Rupported !or Pre!Lluent by Democratic N a tionai Con-vention, 1860 ..........•...•. ..•. •.. · ... . . •.•... ILLINOIS D~~CLAHES FOR FR~;K TERRITOitlJo:s through Legislative Hesolvce. . . . . . . . . . .•....•.•• JACKSON, Gen. ANon•~w, of TcnneRsec, beaten for Preslrlent In 1 2-l. and elected in 1 2 ..• Hech.-ct~u President in 1 !l2 . . .. ......•.. . .. ..• 11 182 184 18:> 1 T 1S8 1 () 190 191 HIS 13 22 28 28 172 215 18 22 10 1~ 41 21 29 209 211 12 12 2 41 10 11 |