Preface, INDEX. The birth, parentage and ancestry of Henry A. Wise, The politics of Mr. Wise's ancestors. His education and first marriage, The commencement of Mr. Wise's political life. His first election to Congress. Presidential Campaign of 1836. election to Congress in 1837, Graves and Cilley duel, Re-election to Congress in 1839. marriage, Pet Bank System. Death of Mrs. Wise. Re Presidential Campaign in 1840. Second vii xii XV xix XX xxi xxvii Extra session of Congress in 1841. Rejection for the mission to France. Reelection to Congress. Elected minister to Rio Janeiro. Returns home in 1847, xxxii Returns to private life: State election in 1848. Election to the State Convention. Death of his second wife. Election again in 1842. Third marriage. Personal appearance. Conclusion, XXXV Chang and Eng-Sam and the woolly heads-a chapter of death warrants, 233 Issues of the canvass, 289 292 241 493 6 43 Inaugural address of Gov. Pollock of Pennsylvania, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 1855, John Mitchell the Irish patriot, Judge Douglas in Richmond, 245. 247 287 67 Know Nothing oath, 129 Know Nothing Philadelphia platform. Notes and comments by the Richmond 449 Know Nothingism unveiled, 457 List of members of the House of Representatives of the United States, Mr. Hunter's speech in Petersburg, Mr. Wise at Alexandria, Mr. Michie's Letter, 433 500 479 70 93 117 145 Mermaid Ticket, 166 Mr. Flournoy's Acceptance, 169 Mr. Patton's speech at Richmond, 178 Mr. Patton and his clients, 193 Metropolitan District, 256 Mr. Wise writes from Washington City after he concludes the campaign, Mr. Wise's letter to the Boston Negro Stealers, 439 Mr. Wise's letter to the Mercantile Library Association, Boston, 441 Mr. Wise's letter to the National Democrats of New York, Members of the House of Delegates elected in May 1855, Secret societies and Republican institutions, &c., &c. 160 162 Statesmanship of Mr. Flournoy, 171 Senator Wilson of Massachusetts, &c., &c. 236 Speech of Mr. Ruffin, 299 Sherrard Clemens, 350 Signal gun from the Richmond Examiner, 351 Speech of Judge Douglas upon the Kansas and Nebraska bill, 365 Twenty-fourth day of May in Virginia in 1855, The Nationality of the Democratic party, The Philadelphia heterogeneous pseudo American Kilkenny convention, Valley Democrat, Virginia Democratic organization, Virginia Democratic address from the executive committee, Various arguments and dogmas of Know Nothingism examined, Virginia Know Nothing platform, Violence the natural consequence of the Know Nothing organization, 359 Edited by A. 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