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

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New-YORK, August 1st, 1860.

CONTENTS.

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ABOLITION Conv, at Warsaw, N. Y., 1839. 12 BELL, John, of Tennessee, nominee of the
ABOLITIONISTS (Garrisonians) for Disunion. 173 | Union party for President, 1860. ...

His Compromise Proposition......

ACCEPTANCE of Presidential candidates.... 210 His letter accepting the nomination for Presi-

dent...

ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS, of Massachusetts,

President Buffalo Convention, 1848; Nominee of

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

do, for Vice-President......

.............

1 ular Sovereignty......

Adams, GOVERNOR, of South Carolina, ree

His opinion of Douglas......................
commends in a Message the reopening of the Afri-

BIRNEY, JAMES G., of Michigan, Abolition
can Slave-Trade........

candidate for President in 1840..

ADAMS, Joax, of Massachusetts, chosen

Liberty Party candidate for President in 1844.. 14

President 1796–7: Reëlection defeated 1800-1.... 9 Bonham, MILLIDGE L., of South Carolina,

ADAMS, John Quincy, of Massachusetts,

for Dissolution..............................

elected President 1824 ; defeated candidate for Boyd, Linn, of Kentucky, defeated for

do. 1828................

Vice-President by Democratic Convention, 1856.. 24

ALLEN, CHARLES, of Massachusetts, offers BRECKINRIDGE, JOHN C., of Kentucky,

Resolve in Whig National Convention, 1848....... nominated Vice-President by Democratic Con-

AMERICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, 1856....

vention, 1856...................................

Elected Vice-President 1856...................

AMERICAN NATIONAL Council, 1856......

Speech on General Politics at Frankfort Ky.,

in 1859................::::

ANTI-MASONIC NATIONAL CONVENTIONS of

Gives casting vote against Free Homestead bili

mestead bili

1880 and 1831.

Accepts nomination for Presidency............

ANTI-SLAVERY ORDINANCE of 1784......

Bronson, Judge GREENE C., on Slavery,

Anti-SLAVERY ORDINANCE of 1787....... letter affirming Slavery to exist only by positive

law.....

.................

Ashmun, GEORGE, of Massachusetts, Presi-

dent Republican National Convention, 1860.......

26 BROWN, AARON V. of Tennessee, de-

Atchison, David R., of Missouri, beaten

feated for Vice-President in Democratic Conven-

tion 1856................................. ....

for Vice-President in Democratic Convention, 1852

Banks, NATHANIEL P., of Massachusetts,

BUCHANAN, JAMES, of Pennsylvania, beaten

defeated for Vice-President in Rep. Conv., 1856...

for President in Democratic Convention, 1844....

Beaten for President in Democratic Conven-

Supported for Vice-President in Republican Na.

tion, 1848.... ...

tional Convention, 1860..................... Nominated for President by Democratic Con-
BATES, EDWARD, of Missouri, President

vention, 1856.......
Whig National Congention, 1856...

Elected President of the United States, 1856....

Candidate for President before Republican Con-

Message on Lecompton....

118

vention, 1860.....

Special message on do.....

Letter to the Missouri delegates to the Republi-

Veto of Homestead bill........

191
can Convention.....

Borr, Aaron, chosen Vice-President,
His letter in support of Lincoln and Hamlin..

1800-1.. .....

BARBOUR, Philip P., of Virginia, beaten

for Vice-President..........

Butler, William O., of Kentucky, Demo-

BARBOUR, JAMES, of Virginia, President

cratic nominee and defeated candidate for Vice-

President, 1848.. ....

first National Republican Convention...

Defeated for President and Vice-President in

President Whig National Convention, 1889.....

Democratic National Convention, 1852...... 20
BARNBURNERS of New-York retire from Do CALAOUN, John C., of South Carolina,
mocratic National Convention.

elected Vice-President in 1824, and reelected in

Nominate Van Buren and Dodge for President

and Vice-President.........

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

BARTLETT, G. B., of Kentucky, President
American National Council, 1856..........

CAMERON, Gen. Simon, of Pennsylvania,
BAYARD, JAMES A., of Delaware, defeated

candidate for President before Republican Na-

el tional Convention, 1860 ....................... 27

for Vice-President in Democratic Convention, 1856 24
Presides over Seceders' Convention at Charles-

* CAMPBELL, LEWIS D., of Ohio, offers a re-
41! solve in Whig National Convention, 1848. ..... 15

Whis, didate 191960....

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CARROLL, Gov. William, of Tennessee, Fourth Democratic National Convention, 1844 ..

President of the third Democratic National Con-

Fifth Democratic National Convention, 1848 .....

vention, 1840..................................

Sixth Democratic National Convention, 1852....

Cass, Gen. LEWIS, of Michigan, beaten for

Seventh Democratic National Convention, 1856.

President in Democratic Convention, 1844...

Eighth Democratic National Convention, 1860 ..

Mr. Avery's (N. C.) Majority Report, from Com-
Democratic nominee for President, 1848 ;

mittee on Platform: Mr. H. B. Payne's Mi-
beaten for President, 1848 ....

nority Report from Committee on Platform;
Beaten for President in Democratic Conven-

Senator Wm. Bigler's Compromise proposition 80

tion, 1852 .....

Mr. Avery's amended Majority Report; Mr.

Beaten for President in Democratic Conven-

Avery's remarks in favor of same ; Mr. H. B.

tion, 1856 ...

Payne of Ohio in reply ...

Nicholson Letter on Popular Sovereignty.....

His extracts from Breckinridge, Orr, and Ste-

CHAPMAN, Gen. John G., of Maryland,

phens; Mr. Samuels's (of Iowa) Minority Re-

President, Whig National Convention, 1852.....

port.................

CHASE, Salmon P., of Ohio, candidate for

Mínority Report adopted, 165 to 188 ; Alabama

protests and withdraws...

President before Republican National Conven-

Mississippi withdraws ...

tion, 1860.......

South Carolina, Florida, and Texas withdrawe

Proposes to Allow People of Kansas to prohibit

Arkansas retires.....

Slavery ................................

Georgia retires......................: :

Clay, Cassius M., of Kentucky, supported

Louisiana withdraws; Speech of Wm. B. Gaulden
for Vice-President in Republican National Con-

of Georgia in favor of the Slave-Trade .......

Fruitless ballots (57) for President; Adjournment

vention, 1860.........

to Baltimore; The Seceders at Charleston ; Se-

CLAY, Henry, of Kentucky, beaten for

nator Bayard, of Delaware, Chairman; They

President, 1832..

adopt the Avery Platform .................

Defeated for President in Whig Convention at

They adjourn to Richmond; They meet at Rich-
Harrisburg, 1839. Defeated for President in

mond June 11; They finally adopt Breckin-

1844.....

ridge and Lane; The adjourned Convention at

Defeated for President in Whig Convention,

timore; Gen. Cushing's opening Speech ......

1848................

Mr. Howard, of Tennessee, moves admission of

original Delegates; Mr. Kavanagh, of Minne-

CLINGMAN, THOMAS L., of North Carolina,

sota, moves to lay on table; Previous question

for Dissolution..........

172 defeated..............

Proposition of Mr. S. E. Church, of New York ;

CLINTON, DE Witt, defeated for President

Report of Committee on Credentials .....

CLINTON, GEORGE, choseu Vice-President,

Minority Report of do.; Admission of Douglas

Delegates from Louisiana and Alabama ..

1804..........................................

Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland

COCHRANE, JOhn, of New-York, presents

and California withdraw....................:

Anti-Slavery Resolves to Mass Meetings......... 207 Delaware, and part of Kentucky, and Missouri

withdraw; Gen. Cushing resigns the Chair;
CONSTITUTIONAL UNION CONVENTION, 1860 29

Gen, Butler, of Massachusetts, offers a pro-

CRAWFORD, MARTIN J., for Dissolution 172 test.......................................

CRAWFORD, William H., of Georgia, beaten DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM (Davis's Resolu-

in Democratic Caucus for President in 1816; tions), adopted by the United States Senate, affirm-

Democratic Caucus candidate for President, 1824 91 ing the duty of Congress to establish a Slave Code

Beaten for President 1824.......

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in the Territories ...............

....... 194

194

CURRY, J. L. M., of Alabama, for Dissolu DICKINSON. DANIEL S., of New York, sup-

tion.........

172

ported for President in Democratic National Con-

CoShing, Gen. CALEB, of Massachusetts, vention, 1860. .................................. 41

President of Democratic National Convention,

Dix, Gen. JOHN A., advocates Freedom

1860.....

Retires from the chair at Baltimore..........

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for the Territories in the United States............

Presides over the Seceders' Convention at Bal-

DISUNION AVOwed by Southern Statesmen
timore.................................... 48

in the event of the election of a Republican Presi-

DALLAS, GEORGE M., of Pennsylvania, nomi. dent ..................

170

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nated for and elected Vice-President, 1844........

| DOBBIN, JAMES C., of North Carolina, beaten
Davis, GARRETT, of Kentucky, defeated for

for Vice-President in Democratic National Conven-
President in the American National Convention... tion, 1856...............................
Davis JEFFERSON, of Mississippi, supported, DODGE, Gen. Henry, of Wisconsin, nomi.

1860, for President in National Democratic Con. nated for Vice-President by New-York Radicals in

vention .....

1848, but declined....... ......................

His resolutions as they passed the Senate ....... 194
Davis, John, of Massachusetts, defeated for

DONELSON, ANDREW J., of Tennessee, nomi-

nated for Vice-President by American Convention,
Vice-President in Whig National Convention, 1844. 18

Indorsed by Whig National Convention, 1856 ...

Davis, John W., of Indiana, President De-

mocratic National Convention, 1852..............

: 20 DOUGLAS, STEPHEN A., of Illinois, beaten

Dayton, WILLIAM L., of New-Jersey, Re. I

for President in Democratic Convention, 1852...