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Biddle, Craig, 300.

Bigler, Wm., of Pa., (Senator), on
select committee of thirteen,
107; also 154, vote, 160, 161.
Bingham, K. S., (Senator), vote,
154, 160, 161, 169.
Birney, John, Clay defeated by the
vote for, 37, 38.

Black, Jeremiah S., Attorney-
General, opinion of against the
use of military force to stay
secession, 105; Secretary of
State, 118.

Black Brigade, at Port Hudson,
501, 502.

Blackburn's Ford, 285, 286, 289,
290, 291, 292, 295, 303, 305, 307,
310, 338; second battle at, 333,
336.

Blackburn, J. C. S. (of Ky.), 661.
Blaine, James G., votes, 608, 609,
611.

Blair, Montgomery, Postmaster-
Genl., 187; on emancipation,
492.

Blair, Frank, 269.

Blair, Francis P., letter of Halleck
to, explaining "Order No. 3,"
372, 373; votes, 573, 608, 609, 611.
Blair, Francis P., Sr., Jeff. Davis's
letter to touching peace con-
ference, 617; President Lin-
coln's letter to, on same, 618.

Blair, Jacob B., 422.
Blair, Gov. Austin, 444.
Bliss, George, votes, 554, 572, 590,

608, 610.
Blockade of Southern ports, 214.
Bloomington, 67.
Blow, Henry T., (Rep.), 605, votes,

608, 609, 611.
"Bolt" of the slave-holding Dele-
gates from the National Dem.
Convention of 1860, 89.

Bonham, Milledge L., 283, 284, 291,
309, 310, 316, 320, 327.
Booth, John Wilkes, 643, 644.
Border States, effect of Fort Sum-
ter's fall upon the, 207, 208;
representatives of, interview of
certain, with President Lin-
coln, touching compensated
gradual emancipation, 384, 389;
representatives of, President
Lincoln's second interview with
and address to, 401, 404; major-
ity reply, 404-413; minority

reply, 413-422; Maynard's re-
ply, 413-415; Henderson's re-
ply, 415-422; opposition to
emancipation,
etc., 474–491 ;
representatives' remarks
interview of, with Mr. Lincoln
as to compensated emancipa-
tion, 488, 491.

on

Boutwell, George S., interview
with Lincoln on emancipation,
488; votes, 608, 609, 611.

Boyd, Sempronius H., (Rep.), 605 ;
votes, 608, 609, 611.
Brackett's second cavalry, 287.
Braddock, -., 283.
Bragg, Thomas, (Senator), 154;
vote, 160.

Brandegee, Augustus, 104; votes,
608, 609, 611.

Breckinridge, John C., 48; nomi-
nated. for Presidency, 91;
also, 241, 243, 245; southern
plottings for Presidential nom-
ination, 243; on settlement
with the South, 271, 272; speech
of and reply of Senator Baker,
351, 355.

Breckinridge Democracy exulting,
100.

Bright J. D., (Senator), 154; vote,
160, 161.

Bronson, of New York, Judge,
opinion of, 670.

Broomall, John M., votes, 608,
609, 611.
Brooks, James, of New York, 554,
562, 590, 607, 608, 610, 611.
Bookstaver, David S., 645.
Brougham, Henry, threatens ruin

to American manufacturers, 16.
Brown, John, 86.

Brown, J. E., surrender of Fort,
125.

Brown, A. G., (Senator), demands
to be "let alone," 127; vote,
552.

Brown, Jos. E., on vindication of
Logan, 268.

Brown, J. E., Governor of Georgia,
secession address of, to Georgia
military convention, 101.
Brown, James S., votes, 554, 572,
573, 590, 608, 610, 611.

Brown, William G., 422; votes,

573, 608, 609, 611.

Buchanan, James, on evils of Free
Trade Tariff of 1846, 45, 46; de-
mand on for surrender of Fort
Sumter, 121, 122; election of
President, 44, 45; he favors
Lecompton constitution, 45;
message on Protection, 45; also

50, 51, 75; on secession, 104;
his cabinet of conspirators, 105;
his last message, 105, 107; Jerry
Black's opinion, 105; dissen-
sions in Cabinet, 117; changes
in, 117, 118. S. C. Commis-
sioner's address, 119; President
replies, 119, 120; the rejoinder,
120; the rush of rebellious
events, 120, 126; and Kansas,
177, 178; President, 252.

Buell, Don Carlos, letter to mem-
ber of Kentucky Legislature as
to fugitive slaves, 382.

Buell, General, 658.
Bunker Hill, 300, 301.
Bull Run, 278, 290, 291; project of
Union advance on, 281, 282; es-
timate of Rebel strength, etc.,
282; Jeff. Davis's letter to
Beauregard, 339, 340; armed
negro slaves at the battle of,
347; panic in Washington after,
347; second battle, 494.

Burch amendment to Corwin's
compromise resolution, 165.
Burnett, L. W., correspondence
with Ex-Governor Price, 259.
Burnham's proposition to murder
Lincoln, 646.

Burnside, Ambrose E., 283, 306,
307, 308, 309, 311, 312, 313, 317,
495, 496.

Burton, Governor of Delaware.
reply to first call for troops,
206.

Butler, B. F., compromise plat-
form, defeat of, at National
Democratic convention, 1860,
88, 89; withdraws from Balti-
more convention, for "cause,"
89; he seizes Annapolis, saves
Washington, and seizes Balti-
more, 212; at Fortress Monroe,
214; also, 276, 281, 368; letter
to General Scott as to slave
property, 344, 345; letter to
General Scott as to "contra-
bands," 344, 345; reply of Secre-
tary Cameron to same, 345,
346; "contraband of war
declaration, 214; New Orleans
Picayune's story about "Old
Ben, the Barber"; fugitive
slaves, 214; proclamation out-
lawry, 503; also 577.
Butler, Pierce, 216, 217.
Buzzard Roost Gap, 575.

C

Cabal, secret rebel, (see Caucus.)

Calhoun, John C., on, com-
promise tariff of 1833, 30;
for protection, 16, 17; con.
cludes Texan treaty of annexa-
tion, 34; its rejection, 34; on
slavery instead of tariff agita-
tion, 219; also 220, 221, 468;
deathbed prophecy of disunion,
and legacy of secession, 34, 35;
intriguing with England (1841),
for aid, 35.

California, acquisition of, 467,
468; territorial bill, 39; ad-
mitted as a free State, 40;
admission of, 468; also 235,
243; in 1861, 243, 244; ratifies
13th amendment, 614.
Calvert, Charles B., 413.
Call for volunteers, the first, 262.
Campbell, John A., appointed

Peace Commissioner, 618, 619,
621.

Cameron, (Senator,) 157, 159; vote,
154, 160, 161.

Cameron, Simon, Secretary of
War, 187, 545; annual report
of Secretary, Dec. 1st, 1861, on
abandoned slaves, original
draft, 376, 380; President Lin-
coln's modification, 380; reply
to Butler, touching "Contra-
bands"; letter instructing
General Butler as to fugitive
slaves, 359, 361; general in-
structions as to employment of
fugitives, 368, 369; reply to
letter of General Butler as to
slave property, 345, 346; of-
ficial report of Major Anderson

as to fall of Sumter, 203.
Cameron, Col. James, 326, 327, 338.
Canada, invasion of, considered, 35
Canna, 351.
Cape Horn, 178.
Capital C and labor, Lincoln on,

238, 240.
Carthage, 351.
Carr, Wilson C. N., 211.
Carlile, John S., 413.
Castle Pinckney, seized, 119; Fort
Moultrie and Federal Buildings,
119, 193.

Casey, Samuel L., 422.
Cash, Col., 327.
Cash, E. B. С., 320.
Cass, Lewis, retires from Cabinet,

117.

Cato, 172.

Caucus of Treason (1861), 248-254.
Causes of Rebellion, 234, 235;
causes and duration of, 115.
Cavalry, Stuart's, 299, 315, 328, 330,
331; Palmer's, 318, 331; Rad-

ford's, 315; Scott's, 291; The
"Black Horse, 331; Second, 287.
Cedar Creek, 596.
Cedar Mountain, battle of, 494.
Central American Colonization.

See "Colonization."
Cession of North-Western Terri-
tory, 3; Ordinances of 1784 and
1787, 3, 4, 5.

Centreville, 285, 286, 332, 333, 334,
336, 337, 338.

Charles I., Alexander H. Stephens'
story of Lincoln, Hunter, and,
620, 621.

Chase, Salmon P., Secretary of
Treasury, 187; Chief Justice,
627.

Chadbourne, seizure of Fort,
123.

Chandler, Z. (Senator), votes, 154,
160, 161, 552.

Chandler, John W., votes, 572, 573,
590, 608, 610, 611.
Chantilly, battle of, 494.
Chapin's Farm, 503.
Charlotte, mint at, seized, 213.
Charleston, S. C., April, 1861,
Speech of Roger A. Pryor, 195,
196; News and Courier, on pro-
portion of slaveholders in Rebel
Army, 616, 617.

Harbor of, 191, 193. Mercury,
195; on secret caucus, 251;
Arsenal, etc., seized, 119; Cus-
tom House and P. O. seized,
119; city of, 507; evacuation
of, by Rebels, 622; joyful over
Lincoln's election, 100.

Chattanooga, 517, 519.
Chestnut, Col., 198.
Choate, Rufus, 229.
Chicago, 67; deputation of, and
President Lincoln, on Emanci-
pation, 434, 438.

Cincinnati Dem. Platform on
Constitutionality of National
Banks, 79.

City Point, Va., 619; interview
of Lincoln, Grant, and Sher-
man at, 631.
Clay, Clement C., 648.
Clay, Brutus J., votes, 554, 572,
573, 608, 610, 611.

Clay, Henry, enry, for Protection, 16;

his defeat for Presidency, 37,
38; compromise Tariff of 1833,
29, 30; on property depres-
sion, 1840, 36; Presidential
candidate, 36; Texas annexa-
tion, 36, 37; Compromises
of 1850, 40; 438; Missouri Com-
promise, 11, 12; on tariff

bill, 1832, 218; letter to
Alabamian on South Caro-
lina and disunion, 219; on
secession, 132; pledges of
Douglas at deathbed of, 72,
80; references to, 80, 605; 242.
Clay, (Senator) Clement, C. corres-
pondence, 121.

Clarke, Ambrose W., votes, 609,
611.

Clarke, Daniel, (Senator), votes, 154,
159, 160, 161, 527, 552.
Clark's substitute for Crittenden's
Compromise, text of, 155; vote
adopting it, 158; and analysis

of, 160.

Clarke, Jas. Freeman, votes, 609,
Clarke, Col., 329.
[611.
Cleary, W. C., 648.
Clemens, Sherrard (Rep.), 165; sub-
stitute for Corwin Compromise,
165, 167.

Clemens, Jeremiah, Ex. U. S. Sen-
ator, speech on how Alabama
was kept in the "Confederacy,"
196, 197.

Clements, A. J., 422.
Clingman, (Senator) on the "De-
baters," 109, 110; vote, 154;
Speech on Southern, and espec-
ially North Carolina resources,
126, 127; reference to, 160.

Cobb, (Dem.), 389.

Cobb, Howell, retires from Cabi-
net, 117.

Cobb, Amasa, votes, 609, 611.
Cocke, Gen. P. St. George, 291, 309,
313, 316, 320, 327, 328.
Coercion, Senator Wigfall, on, 137,

138.

Coffroth, A. H., votes, 387, 554,

573, 590, 609, 611.
Cole, Cornelius, votes, 609. 611.
Cole, Col., 623.
Colfax, Schuyler, eulogy of, on
Senator E. D. Baker, 356;
Speaker, 568; votes, 611, 612.
Collomer, Jacob, Senator, votes,
154, 160, 552, 668; on select com-
mittee of thirteen, 107.
Colony of Louisiana purchased, 8.
Colonial Slavery, 80.
Colonies, free and slave popula-
tion in American Colonies
(1782), 1.
Colonization, African, 480.
Colonization of black labor, 455,

456.

Colonization, Negro, 167.
Colonization, Lincoln's Message
proposing constitutional
amendment for compensated

:

emancipation and, 444-458.
Colonization of New Grenada by
colored freedmen, Mr. Lincoln's
address at White House on,
424-429.

Colorado, org. of Territory of, 162,
173, 174; bill, 274.

Colored Contraband, Hal-
leck's proclamation, 381; Buell's
letter, 382; General Butler's
letter to General Scott, 344, 345;
Secretary Cameron's reply, 345,
346. Gen. Dix's order of repul-
sion, 371, 372; Gen. Wool's
special order asto, 370; General
order do., 370, 371; "The Hal-
leck order No. 3," and explana-
tion, 372-373; Secretary Seward
to McClellan, 373-374.

Colored troops, 501-512. Jeff
Davis's message to Rebel Con-
gress as to, 503; Text of Rebel
Congressional Act as to, 504;
text of President Lincoln's
retaliatory Executive Order.
505, 506; Lincoln's Letter to J.
C. Conkling on employment of,
517, 520; the first raised and
organized by rebels, 507. reso
lutions and vote in House on,
553; early in warat New Or-
leans, 507; acts of Rebel Con-
gress, to arm, 507, 508, 512; Col.
John Laurens, proposition
(1778) to arm, 508, 511.

Colvin, J. B., letter of Jefferson
to, 569.
Columbia, S. C., surrender of, 622.
Commissions to Washington from
South Carolina, 117; communi-
cate with Buchanan, 119; the
President's response, 119, 120;
their rejoinder, 120.

"Commissions of the Southern
Confederacy "appear at Wash-
ington, 189; correspondence
with Secretary Seward, 190,

Compromise, Missouri, disregard-
ed, 43; the Missouri, 10, 12,
463; repeal of Missouri, 177.
Compromise Tariff of 1832. (See
"Tariff"); Tariff of 1833, Clay
and Jackson, and the, 466.
Compromise, sham Texas, 38.
Concessions, (see "Propositions

for Peace").
Conciliation, (see "Propositions
for Peace").

clave, Rebel, at Washington,

Conclave,
248, 254.

"Confederate Government" or-
ganized, 254; provisional Con-
stitution, 138; permanent ditto,
(Footnote: 138).

Confederate Congress. (See Rebel
Congress.)

Confiscation Bill in U. S. Senate,
347, 348; debate by Trumbull,
348; Wilson, 348; McDougall,
349; Ten Eyck, 349; provisions
of Act, 360, 373, 476; in House,
Thad. Stevens, on 357, 359.
provisions touching captured
and fugitive slaves, 440.
slaves of rebels, 432; and
Emancipation, Fremont's Proc-
lamation, etc., etc. (See "Eman-
cipation ").

Congressional Representation, 6.
Congress, political complexion of
Thirty-eighth, 600; Thirty-
ninth, 600; Rebel (see "Rebel
Congress"); after Bull Run,
347,355; and Slavery, 178; meas-
ures of the, Thirty-seventh,
473.

Conklin, James C., Mr. Lincoln's
letter to, touching colored
troops, 517-520.

Conkling, Roscoe, joint resolution
on compensated gradual eman-
cipation, 382, 384, 389, 390.
Conness, John B., vote, 552.
Conspiracy between Douglas,
Pierce, Buchanan, and Taney,
-Lincoln charges it, 51, 52;
Douglas alludes to it, 73.

192.

Committee of Safety, 245, 250.
Committee of thirty-three ap-
pointed in House, 107; of
thirteen appointed in Senate,
107; Peace proposition referred
to, 111.

Compromise and concessions, Sen-
ator Baker on, 129, 132.
Compromise, the Crittenden Mont-
gomery, 45.

Compromise, measures of, 1850,
endorsed by Illinois Legisla-
ture, 48.

Compromise of 1850, 40, 72, 242, 468.

Connecticut, emancipation in, 68;
in Peace Congress, 150. votes
for Slavery Prohibition, 4;
ratifies Thirteenth Amend-
ment, 614; reference to 236, 261.
Conspiracy to nationalize Slavery,
77. Lincoln renews the charge
of, 81; to seize Washing-
ton and prevent inaugura-
tion of Lincoln, 122, 125; to
destroy U. S. Government,
Southern, Lathom's Expose of,

159, 161; Andrew Johnson's
speech (1862) on, 159, 162, 163.
Constitution of U. S. Art. I, Sec.
2,, 3, 148; Art. IV., Sec. 2,

3. 147; Crittenden's pro-
posed amendments to, 146, 148;
Thirteenth Article of Amend-
ment to, proposed by Peace
Congress, 151, 153; Corwin's
Twelfth Amendment to, (forbid-
ding Congressional interference
with slavery in States), passes
House and Senate, 167, 169;
various articles of amend-
ments proposed, 165, 169;
Southern slave-holding States
"coerce" the framers of the U.
S., 6; Lecompton, 56; vote in
the House defeating the Le-
compton, 76.

Constitution, frigate, 212.
Constitutional amendment, Pres.
Lincoln's records on Emancipa-
ting, 513, 520, 522; Trumbull
reports the Thirteenth to the
Senate, 522; debate on same
Senate, 522.

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Constitutional amendment, pro
hibiting slavery and surrender
of fugitive slaves, proposed by
Thad. Stevens, 523; Amend-
ment Fifteenth, 670; Fourth,
670; Fifth, 670; Lincoln's Seren-
ade-response, 613; ratification
of, by the State, 613, 614; Sew-
ard's announcement of ratifica-
tion, 614; the Thirteenth, de-
bate on, in Senate, 527, 552;
Senate vote in full, 552; in
House, vote on second reading
of, 576; debate, 576-590; defeat-
ing vote, 590; Lincoln's Fourth
annual message, as to, 603,
604; recess, 604. Fourteenth
and Fifteenth. text of 653, 654;
ratified, 653; Lincoln's private
conferences with Border State
and other war Democrats and
Republicans concerning, 605,
606; concluding House debate
606, 608; the House votes, 608,
612; the job ended, 612, 614.
President Lincoln's proposition
touching compensated, eman-
cipation, etc., 444.

Convention, 5, 6; amendments
proposed. (See "Amendments").
Convention, Charleston (see "Con-
vention,") Regular Demo-
cratic at Charleston, 87-89;
at Baltimore, 89, 90; bolting

Democrats at Charleston meet
at Richmond, 89, 90, 91; and
others at Baltimore, 91; joyful
over Lincoln's election, 100.
Convention of 1858-Springfield,
Illinois, 50; of Florida, Sov-
ereign, 252, 253; Secession-
Address of Gov. Brown to
Georgia Military Convention
101; Democratic National, at
Chicago, 593. Republican Nat'l
at Baltimore, 592, 593. "Confed-
erate" convention at Montgom-
ery, 138; Provisional Con-
stitution and Government
agreed to, 138.

Convention, South Carolina Seces-
sion called, 101; meets, 114;
resolutions to secede, 115; ad-
dresses, 115; ordinances of se-
cession, 115, 116; military peace
proposed by rebels and de-
clined, 623, 626. National
Democratic, 1860; 87. majority
and minority platforms, 88; the
"split," "89.

Copperhead organizations, 499,
and Chap. B. of Appendix.
Corcoran, Col. Michael, 313, 326,
327, 329, 330.
Corse, Gen. 596.
Cotton, Gin, etc., Eli Whitney's, 8.
Courier, Louisville, 320.
Corwin, Thomas, joint resolution

reported, 160; text of 161, 165;
Burch amendment to, defeated
165; Clemen's substitute for,
Kellogg amendment to substi-
tute, 165, 167, defeated, 167;
text of Clemen's substitute, 167,
reference to 168. vote, 550.

Cox, S. S., 554, 558, 559, 560, 561,
569, 570, 581, 582, 590, 607. votes,
554, 572, 573, 574, 590, 608, 610,

611.

Craig, Burton, (N. C)., 220.
Cravens, James A., votes 554, 572,

573, 590, 608, 610, 611.
Crawford, Martin J., Rebel Com'n

to Washington, 189, 190.
Creswell, John A., votes, 609, 611,
Crisfield, A. W., Interview with
Lincoln, 384, 387, 388, 389.
Crittenden, John J., 132; speech
on compromise proposition, 171,
172; dispatch as to chance for
compromise, 158; on select
committee of thirteen, 107.

Crittenden compromise, joint reso-
lution introduced in Senate, re-
ported back and amended, 154;

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