Ashburton Treaty, I. 401 - 52.
Ashley, C., of Ark., I. 648.
Ashley, J. M., III. 281, 396; proposes
amendment, 435-45, 518, 536-9.
Ashmun, G., II. 88, 136; timid speech
of, 229, 368, 690.

Association, American Missionary, II.
310. III. 457; formed, 721.
Atchison, D., harangue of, II. 467-8;
calls on the South, 474; speech to
the mob, 499.

Atherton, C. G., of N. H., I. 394-5.
Atlantic Monthly, III. 739.
Atlee, Dr. E. P., I. 250.
Attucks, C., colored patriot, first mar-
tyr in Boston Massacre, I. 18.
Austin, E. G., of Boston, in Latimer
case, I. 477.

Austin, J. T., of Boston, disgraceful
speech of, I. 384.

Aves, T., of Boston, I. 371.

BACON, J., of Mass., I. 85.
Bacon, L., Rev., III. 706.
Badger, G. E., II. 264, 300, 387-91.
Bailey, Dr. G., of Pa., I. 418-76; ad-
dresses mob, II. 93, 111, 592.
Baker, D. A., eloquent speech, III. 214
- 29.

Baker, Edward D., of Ill., II. 214.
Baker, John J., II. 414.

Baldwin, A., of Ga., I. 51, 64.

Baldwin, H., Judge, of Conn., I. 75,

462.

Baldwin, J. D., III. 447.
Baldwin, Roger S., II. 35.
Ballou, Adin, I. 574.

Baltimore, Abolition Society of, I. 28;
journal of, describes domestic slave
scene, 99.

Bancroft, G.

Comment on slave-traffic

and British policy, I. 16; on founda-
tion of new republic, 18.

Banks, N. P., II. 399; nomination of,

513. III. 529. See Reconstruction.
Barbour, Philip P., of Va., I. 137,
530.

Barksdale, W., II. 649. III. 148.
Barnard, D. D., of N. Y., I. 531, 613.
"Barn-burners," prominent, II. 141.
Barnes, Albert, Rev., II. 511.
709-14.

Barnwell, R. W., III. 110.

Barrett, R. J., III. 97.

III.

Barrow, A., of La., I. 442, 444.
Batchelder, James, II. 438.
Bates, I. C., of Mass., I. 484.
Bayard, J. A., of Del., I. 82, 84. II. 403.
III. 276-8; speech, 427-8; takes
the oath and resigns, 429.
Baxter, E., Senator from Ark., III. 531.

Bayly, Thomas H., II. 3, 21, 96.
Beach, Thomas P., I. 564.
Beale, C. L., III. 107-8.
Beaman, F. C., III. 344, 523.
Beardsley, S., of Utica, N. Y., I. 288.

311.

Beauregard, G. T., III. 206.
Beecher, Dr. E., I. 361, 379-80, 420.
III. 706.

Beecher, H. W., II. 311.

Bell, John, II. 48, 237; nominated, 689.
III. 143.

Bell, Joseph, of Mass., I. 622.
Belser, James E., II. 2.
Beman, Dr. S. S., I. 294.
Benezet, Anthony, I. 10.
Benjamin, J. P., II. 402 - 55; Confed-
erate Attorney-General, III. 121;
wild speech, 157-8, 573.
Benson, of N. Y., I. 67.

Benton, T. H., of Mo., I. 342-3, 392,
401-43, 600, 610-7. II. 14, 48-9,
219-37; great speech of, 269-71,
398, 532.

Berea, Ky., II. 669.

Berrien, John M., of Ga., I. 618. II.
5, 36, 47, 236, 609.
Berry, of Va., I. 204.
Bewilderment, general, III. 22.
Bibb, H., II. 154.
Bigler, W., III. 77.

Bill of Mr. Fitzsimmons, prohibiting
slavery in territory northwest of the
Ohio, I. 33; of committee on slave-
trade, 103; by Mr. Middleton in ad-
dition to acts prohibiting slave-traffic,
105; to punish with death persons
engaged in slave-trade, 105; to pre-
vent fitting out slave-trading expedi-
tions, 107; for admission of Missouri
Territory, 136; prohibiting slavery in
Missouri lost, 139; providing Terri-
torial government for Arkansas, 139;
to admit Missouri as a State, 141; for
the admission of Maine, 141; for pro-
hibition in Missouri, defeated, 143;
passed in Senate, prohibiting slavery
in country ceded by France, 143; in
House, with amendment forbidding
slavery and involuntary servitude in
Missouri, 143-5; and passed, 147;
taken up in Senate and prohibition
clause stricken out, 147; from com-
mittee of conference, debated and
passed both Houses, 148; for sup
pression of freedom of speech and
press, 340; incendiary publication
fost in Senate, 342; to secure trial by
jury for one restrained of liberty, 371;
recognizing property in man, passed
by Congress, 543; Three Million, II.

18; object of, 25; Clay's Omnibus,
273.
Bingham, John A., II. 135; speech of,
on the Lecompton bill, 560, 626-34;
eloquent speeches, III. 34, 240-1,
265, 279-80, 295, 306-28, 615-6,
621-5; too sanguine, 626-64;
amendment and speech, 669-70;
opposes Civil Rights bill, 736.
Bird, Francis W., II. 154, 343, 436.
Birney, James G., I. 275; emancipates
his slaves, 276, 407; indorses politi-
cal action, 413-8, 420-36, 545;
candidate for the presidency, 549. II.
167.

Bissell, W. H., II. 228.

Black codes in District of Columbia,
and bill for repeal, III. 258-61,
685; abrogation of, 727-9.
Black, E. J., of Ga., I. 454-5.
Black, J. S., opinion of, III. 13-5.
"Black laws" of Ohio, II. 57, 170; in-
humanity of, 181; of Virginia, Mary-
land, Delaware, Missouri, Indiana,
Illinois, and Oregon, 180-7; struggle
in Indiana concerning, 183-5; manly
response of Mr. Colfax, 186; singular
enforcement, 186-7; in several States,
636-7.

Blair, Austin, II. 693.

Blair, F. P., letter of, II. 509.
Blair, F. P., Jr., aids the Union cause,
III. 199, 224-7; concerning return-
ing slaves, 294; Brodhead letter,
734; candidate for Vice-President,
735.

Blair, M., III. 204.

Blake, H. G., III. 282.
Blanchard, Rev. Jonathan, I. 293.
Blindness kindly given, III. 272.
Bliss, G., III. 450.
Bliss, Philemon, II. 555.
Blood, sprinkle, III. 207.

Bloomfield, Gen. J., of N. J., president
of Convention of Abolition Societies,
I. 80.

Bolles, J. A., II. 345.
Bolling, of Va., I. 196.

Bond, George, of Mass., I. 337.

Booth, J. W., kills the President, III.
579-80.

Booth, S. M., II. 445.
Borden, N. B., of Mass. I. 622.
Border States, new guaranties for, III.
105; important position, 184; policy
of, denounced, 222 - 3; how to retain,
235; opposed to freeing slaves, 240-3;
aiding, 301-19; President's policy
and proposition, 301-4; variously
received, 304-6; divided in senti-
ment, 305; bill adopted, 307; other

bills, 308-10; committee of nine,
and report, 309-10; men appeal to,
316-7; indifference and protest,
318-9, 324-5; colored soldiers,
360-1; emancipation in, 731-2;
consternation in, 731 -2.
Boreman, A. J., III. 142.
Borland, Solon, II. 218.

Boston," ship, with slave secreted, I.
473.

Boteler, A. H., III. 28.

Botts, J. M., of Va., I. 398, 430-49,
481. II. 162.

Bouligny, J. E., speech of, III. 151.
Boutwell, G. S., of Mass, I. 486. II.
253; chosen governor, 348. III. 89,
371; speech, 523, 625-64; speech
on XVth amendment, 667 - 8.
Bovey, A. E., II. 409-10.
Bowditch, H. I., of Boston, I. 479-98.
II. 326, 441 - 2.

Bowditch, W. I., of Mass., I. 640.
Bowen and McNamee, II. 317.
Bowles, Samuel, II. 416 – 27.
Boyce, W. W., III. 3.
Boyd, Linn, II. 13; Speaker of XXXIId
Congress, 353.

Bradburn, G., of Mass., I. 489-90,
572-3.

Bradford, Dr. Gamaliel, of Mass., I. 337.
Bradford, S. D., II. 348.
Bradish, Luther, of N. Y., I. 546.
Brainard, L. L., II. 412.
Branch, L. O'B., III. 168.
Brandegee, A., III. 608.
Branning, John, II. 252.
Branscomb, C. H., II. 465.
Brazilian ship, II. 53.
Breckinridge, J. C., nominated, II.
515, 688. III. 174; amendment,
228-9, 237-8.

Breckinridge, R. J., D. D., speech of,
II. 178. III. 549-50. See Election
of 1864.

Briberies attempted, II. 565.
Briggs, George N., of Mass., I. 309-44,

534, 578-85, 622. II. 118.
Briggs, James A., II. 153.
Bright, J. D., II. 36, 356, 400-1;
speech of, III. 44.

Brinkerhoff, Jacob, II. 16.
British governor, spirited reply of, to

United States government, I. 121.
Broderick, D. C., speech of, II. 551,

563-5.

Brodnax, of Va., I. 192.
Brooks, James, II. 362. III. 444-5,
450; sarcasm, 480.
Brooks, N., of Mass., I. 546.
Brooks, P. S., assaults Sumner, II. 481;
a representative man, 484; re-elec-

191.

Carruthers, R. L., III. 90.

Cars, exclusion from, III. 606; bills
against, 607; debate and action,
607-11; admission of R. Johnson,
607.

"Carter, Robert," schooner, I. 474.
Cartter, D. K., II. 693.
Case, Charles, II. 625.

Cass, Lewis, I. 515. II. 12; nominated,
132; Nicholson letter and change of
views, 132, 390; speech of, 232, 315-
64, 403, 638; patriotic course, III.
216.

Caste, cruel spirit of, II. 187. III.
350, 437-94; fundamental, 505 - 6,
508-9, 677; corner-stone, 740.
Castle Garden meeting, II. 316.
Castlereagh, Lord, proposition of, I. 108.
Caucus, Southern, III. 183-4.
Causin, J. M. S., of Md., I. 455.
Central America. See Cuba.
Chandler, E. M., assistant editor, I. 173.
Chandler, of Va., I. 193.
Chandler, P. W., II. 116, 493.
Changes, great, III. 735-6.
Channing, Rev. William Ellery, of

Boston, I. 337 - 83, 640.

Channing, William F., of Boston, I. 479.
Channing, W. H., of Mass., I. 643;
II. 336.

III. 4.

Chaplin, William L., II. 80; offence
and extortionate bail, 81-2.
Chapman Hall meeting, II. 416.
Chapman, Mrs. Maria W., I. 281-96.
Chapman, of Mass., I. 413.
Charleston Convention (see Conven-
tions), excitement in, II. 682.
Chase, of Maryland, I. 15, 32.
Chase, Salmon P., I. 477, 551-3; en-
ters the United States Senate, II. 164;
leader of liberty party, 167; the elec-
tion of, 168-72, 218; speech of,
268, 331-85, 454; speech in Peace
Congress, III. 94; report of, 252-6;
too sanguine, 256 (see Freedmen);
bill by, 619.

Cheever, G. B., Dr., II. 311.

Chesnut, J., Jr., II. 631; speech of,
III. 3.

Cheves, Langdon, treasonable words of,
II. 287.

Child, David Lee, I. 223-9, 482, 538-
571.

Child, Linus, of Mass., I. 486, 622;
course of, II. 119.

Child, Mrs. Lydia Maria, I. 236, 419,
561; letters of, to Governor Wise
and John Brown, II. 596-7; letter
of Mrs. Mason to, 597.

Choate, Rufus, I. 371, 403 - 85, 615;
brilliant speech of, II. 369-70.
Christie, S., of Md., I. 73.
Churches, Comte de Paris on the, III.
129; religious bodies of Maryland
wait on the President, 195; address
of Southern, 700; amazing record,
701; Synod of Mississippi, 701-2;
defection of, 702-4; leaders, 703;
associated influence, 707-14; ostra-
cism, 711-2; Northern, divisions
in, 715; grave difficulties, 715-7;
antislavery in, 718-22; missionary
associations, 720-1; Church Anti-
slavery Society, 722.
Citizenship defined, III. 689; what
worth, 691; careless, 737-8.
Civil Rights, Wilson's bill and speech
for, III. 685; Sumner's hearty sym-
pathy, 686; necessity denied and
principle denounced, 686-7; new
bill reported in Senate, 687; great
difficulties, 688; Democratic opposi
tion, 689-90; Republicans not
agreed, 689-90; great argument,
690; doubts, 690; veto, 691; sharp
debate, 691; threats, 691; amenda-
tory act, 692; failed, 692; Mr. Sum-
ner's bill referred, 692; his dying in-
junction, 692; reported, debated,
and carried, 692-5; Republican op
position, 694, 736; what, 736-7.
Claflin, William, II. 538.
Claggett, C., of N. H., I. 75.
Clark, Daniel, II. 578. III. 160, 263,
315-76, 408.
Clark, H. F., II. 564.
Clark, J. B., II. 628; Helper resolution
of, 644.

Clarke, John H., II. 43.
Clarkson, Thomas, of England, L. 399.
Clay, B. J., III. 450.
Clay, C. C., I. 308. II. 356; insolent
remarks of, 356, 652; speech of, III.
153, 555.

Clay, Cassius M., of Ky., I. 628, 630-5.

II. 511, 670. III. 171.
Clay, Henry, of Ky., I. 110, 130-7,
139-45, 160, 342, 394-6, 423-42,
445-51, 604-7; letter of, to Pen-
dell, II. 176; speech in Lexington,
177; eight resolutions and speech of,
233-4, 236: demoralizing influence
of, 284, 300-14; on Shadrach case,
330-2; letter of, on Cuba, 608.
Clayton, John M., I. 345. II. 12; Sec-

retary of State, 208, 315-91, 506.
Clayton, Thomas, II. 14.
Clarkson, Thomas, I. 10.
Cleaveland, Prof. C. D., of Pa., I. 553.

Clemency, a crime, III. 671.
Clemens, Jeremiah, II. 217-9, 285,
315; insulting language of, 355.
Clemens, Shurard, III. 34.
Clements, J. A., III. 310-1.
Clergy of South not opposed to slavery

or slave-trade, I. 63; their course be-
fore and during the Rebellion, 63;
sanction mob violence, 323; foment-
ing Rebellion, III. 698.
Clergymen indorsing Fugitive Slave
Act, II. 319; memorials of, 393, 404;
arraigned, 393-4; defended, 399.
Cleveland, Chauncy F., II. 215.
Cleveland, C. L., III. 89.
Clifford, Governor, of Mass., I. 497.
Clinch, Colonel, blows up fort, I. 130;
ordered to attack Fort King, 516.
Clingman, T. L., II. 191, 223, 362-95,
652; amendment of, 663; speech of,
III. 15-6.

Clinton, G. W., III. 65.
Clopton, D., II. 648.
Coalition, Massachusetts, II. 338-51;
Democratic convention, 336; Mr. Wil-
son's purpose, 341-2; meeting at
Adams House, 342-3; Free Soil con-
vention, 343-4; purpose and plan of,
346; opposed, 347; successful, 348;
senatorial struggle and Mr. Sumner's
election, 348-9.

Coates, Lindley, of Pa., I. 421.
Cobb, Howell, of Ga., I. 75, 138, 542;

Speaker, II. 316, 484, 638. III. 114.
Cobb, Mrs. H. W., heroic action of, II. 69.
Cobb, William R., of Ala., I. 543.
Cobb, W. R. W., speech and letter of,
III. 149.

Cochrane, C. B., II. 625.

Cochrane, J., speech of, III. 168-9.
Cockburn, Admiral, refuses to surrender

slaves under Treaty of Ghent, I. 120.
Coddington, D. S., III. 214.
Coercion, Albany "Argus," III. 62;
condemned, 65.

Coffin, L., Underground Railroad, II. 68.
Coffroth, A. H., III. 449.

Colden, C. D., of N. Y., I. 78.
Coleman, Elihu, pamphlet against mak-
ing men slaves, I. 9.
Coles, Governor, of Ill., I. 163.
Colfax, Schuyler, II. 184; manly posi-
tion of, 186, 413, 432; elected Vice-
President, III. 735.

Collamer, J., of Vt., II. 209, 412-76.
III. 264, 291-2, 355, 376; able
speech, 428.

Collegiate school for colored people, I.

238.

Collins, William, II. 29.

Colonies, articles of association, I. 18.

Colonization, III. 277, 307-17, 335.
Colonization Society, organization and
inconsistencies of, I. 208; objects fa-
vored by Rev. Dr. Hopkins, 209;
encouraged by Mr. Jefferson, 209; its
principles indorsed by Virginia legis-
lature, 210; characterized by hostility
to free blacks, 212-4; real intent
of its leaders to render slavery more
secure, 214; distrusted by free people
of color, 216-7; Mr. Webster's
opinion of, 219; rum, powder, and
arms sent with negroes to Liberia,
220; Mr. Garrison sent to England to
unfold real character of the society,
220; protest of Wilberforce and others
against it, 221.

Colored people ejected from cars, I. 493-
4; children of, excluded from pub-
lic schools, 495-7; legislation in their
behalf, 497; delegation to President
Johnson, III. 595; persons not allowed
to testify, 512; bills for, 512-3;
carrying mails, 513-5.

Colored seamen, amendment for, II. 294.
Colored soldiers at Boston Massacre, I.

18; at Bunker Hill, 19; regiment of,
in Rhode Island, 19; notice of, by Gov-
ernor Eustis, 19; by Tristam Burgess,
19; by Arnold in " 'History of Rhode
Island," 19; battalion of, in Con-
necticut, 19; right to bear arms dis-
puted, 20; reduced to slavery in Mary-
fand and Virginia, 20; pay of, III.
357-79; prejudice, hesitation, and
President's testimony, 358-9; Cam-
eron's report, 359; Border State policy,
360; Wilson's bill, 360 -1; opposi-
tion, 361; defended, 362-4; amend-
ments, 366-7; three opinions, 368;
bill passed, 369; M. French, and Secre-
tary's order, 369-70; House bill and
debate, 371-3; justice for, 377; final
action, 379; families of, made free,
403-14; cruel practice, 403-7; bill
amendments, debate, and failure, 403-
10; loyal slavemasters, 404; new bill,
debate, and passage, 410-4; neces-
sity, 410; opposition, 411.
Colston, E., of Va., I. 138.
Colver, Rev. Nathaniel C., of Boston, I.
414-80.

Columbia, District of, See Slave-trade,
and District of Columbia.
Comins, L. B., II. 491, 625.
Commissioners of South Carolina, III.
45; Alabama and Mississippi, 109;
to Washington, 110-26; to States,
112; to Europe, 126; Confederate, to
Washington, 200; Seward's reply,
201; leave Washington, 203–4.