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by Michael Burlingame


  Broadwell, Norman, 392–93

  Bromwell, Henry P.H., 428, 517, 555

  Brooks, E.G., 647

  Brooks, Noah, 38, 427, 434, 598–99, 669

  Brooks, Preston, 372, 418, 674–75

  Bross, William, 502, 600

  Brown, Albert Gallatin, 505

  Brown, Alfred M., 12

  Brown, Christopher Columbus, 199

  Brown, George T., 398, 412, 416, 430, 455

  editorials by, 418

  Brown, J. Henry, 658–59

  Brown, James, 543, 551

  Brown, John, 367, 574–76, 586, 589, 631, 632, 705

  fate of, 594, 651

  references to, 655

  Brown, John Howe, 657

  Brown, Joseph E., 705

  Brown, Reuben, 49

  Browne, Thomas C., 195

  Browning, Eliza, 169, 173

  Browning, Orville H., 94, 120–21, 169, 179, 182–83, 223, 253, 303, 609, 624, 658

  as AL’s friend, 421, 436, 580, 599–600, 653, 754

  AL’s presidential campaign and, 602, 611, 618, 643

  lawsuit by, 338

  on MTL, 176, 197–98

  Browning, Robert, 567

  Browning vs. the City of Springfield, 338

  Brumfield, Nancy Lincoln (aunt), 3, 13

  Brumfield, William, 3

  Bryant, Anthony, 250

  Bryant, Jane, 250–52

  Bryant, John H., 405

  Bryant, William Cullen, 67, 128, 404, 583–84, 587, 606, 733, 734

  on cabinet appointments, 731, 737

  as editor, 627, 650, 675

  Elegant Extracts, or Useful and Entertaining Passages from the Best English Authors and Translations, 255

  Thanatopsis, 255

  Buchanan, James, 421, 425–26, 480, 729

  administration of, 275, 423, 430, 431, 450, 454, 457–58, 464–65, 468, 480, 492, 494, 504, 507, 508, 530, 535, 538, 542, 552, 561, 666–67, 678, 680, 694, 711, 713, 729, 740, 742, 745, 754–55, 758

  corruption of, 604, 612, 681, 682

  Douglas, S.A., campaign against, 445–56

  elections of, 433–34, 459–60

  national support for, 455

  opponents of, 445, 449, 458

  response to secession, 707–8

  supporters, 428, 429

  U.S. Supreme Court and, 464–65

  Buckmaster, Samuel, 192

  Buffalo (New York) Commercial Advertiser, 642

  Bulwer-Lytton, Edward, 65

  Bunn, John W., 229, 230, 253, 333, 377

  Bunyan, John, Pilgrim’s Progress, 36

  Burba, E.R., 21

  Burleigh, William H., 638

  Burlingame, Anson, 280, 446–48, 455, 458, 597, 625, 670

  Burlington (Iowa) State Gazette, 545

  Burlington (Vermont) Free Press, 465

  Burner, Daniel Green, 76, 97

  Burner, David, 65

  Burner, Isaac, 76, 87

  Burns, Robert, 64, 210, 333, 353

  The Cotter’s Saturday Night, 65

  Holy Willie’s Prayer, 84

  Busey, S.H., 347–48

  Butler, Elizabeth Rickard, 182, 187, 197

  Butler, William, 49, 98, 120, 176, 232, 295, 300

  as AL’s friend, 130–31, 145–46, 192

  AL’s presidential campaign and, 602, 607

  Butterfield, Justin, 137–38, 296

  General Land Office commission and, 296–307

  Byron, Lord, 64, 245–46, 391

  Lara, 158

  Cabanis, Charles P., 53

  Cabot, Eliza, 348

  Cain, Lemach, 443

  Calhoun, John, 78–79, 106–7, 108, 109, 122, 144, 146, 149, 237, 266, 273, 636

  AL’s debates with, 225–26, 375–76

  attacks on, 235–36, 370

  on land speculation, 116–17

  political campaigns of, 136–37, 139

  Calhoun, John C., 258

  Calvinism, 40, 84. See also Christian religion and doctrines

  Cameron, Simon, 356, 572, 579, 581, 593, 607, 609, 610, 643, 648, 662–63, 719, 722, 726, 739, 743

  candidacy of, 572, 595–96, 613–17, 619, 622, 625

  as potential cabinet member, 726–37, 755; 726–27

  and telegram, 671

  Campbell, Alexander, 216, 553

  Campbell, David B., 236–37, 330

  Campbell, William B., 693

  Camron, John M., 76, 83, 97, 98

  Canisius, Theodore, 563–64

  AL’s presidential campaign and, 602

  Cantrall, Charles, 313

  Capen, Charles L., 436

  Capps, Ebenezer, 115

  Capps, Elizabeth, 128, 211, 220

  Carey, Henry C., 731

  Carlin, Thomas, 146–47, 162, 163

  Carman, Caleb, 53, 57, 76, 168

  Carpenter, William, 109, 110

  Carr, Clark E., 53, 427

  Cartter, David K., 624, 673

  Cartwright, Peter, 49, 75, 102, 386, 560

  political campaign of 1846, 235–40

  Casey, Joseph, 615, 616–17, 662, 726

  Cass, Lewis, 69, 70–71, 275, 281, 282, 378, 386

  on debates, 512, 521

  political campaigns of, 277–79, 283, 284, 444

  on slavery, 505

  waffling of, 278–79

  Casseday, George W., 314

  Catholics, 5–6, 18, 126, 226–27, 604. See also Christian religion and doctrines

  Caton, John Dean, 91–92, 328

  Cavarly, Alfred W., 92, 226

  Central Illinois Gazette (Champaign), 556, 570

  Chambers, William M., 517–18

  Chancey vs. Jackson, 355

  Chandler, Charles, 80

  Chandler, William E., 617

  Chandler, Zachariah, 464, 684, 696, 744

  Channing, William Ellery, 367

  Chapman, Augustus H., 10, 28, 757

  Chapman, Harriet Hanks, 201, 204, 207

  Chapman, Maria, 525

  Charleston (South Carolina) Manifesto, 715

  Charleston, Illinois: AL debates Douglas at, 516–25

  Chase, Salmon P., 253, 290, 368, 564, 572, 581, 582, 602, 634, 643, 683, 711, 722, 724, 732–33, 735–36, 743

  AL and, 537–38, 541, 558–59, 569–70, 642

  cabinet post for, 719–20, 728, 737–39

  candidacy of, 592–93, 595–96, 597, 619, 622–24

  nomination of, 421

  Chesnut, James, 691–92

  Chester County Times (West Chester, Pennsylvania), 573

  Chicago (Illinois) Congregational Herald, 472

  Chicago (Illinois) Democrat, 399, 402, 423, 556, 578

  Chicago (Illinois) Herald, 365–66, 664

  Chicago (Illinois) Journal, 270, 302, 387, 391, 474

  on Douglas, S.A., 491

  editorials, 458, 472

  Chicago (Illinois) Press and Tribune, 393, 448, 467–69

  articles, 448, 451, 473, 484, 570, 573, 578

  on debates, 489–90, 495, 497–502, 514, 522–23, 544, 552–54, 571

  editorials, 458, 472, 483, 565, 580–81, 648, 673, 675, 703

  letters to, 456

  Chicago (Illinois) Staats-Zeitung, 413

  Chicago (Illinois) The Free West, 393

  Chicago (Illinois) Times, 365, 369, 384, 402, 439, 442, 452, 466–67, 472, 474

  on African Americans, 489

  articles, 632

  on debates, 494, 497–501, 533, 535, 537, 543

  editorials, 483–85

  Chicago Convention (1860): AL’s victory at, 619–26, 628, 633

  Indiana delegates at, 608–11

  Pennsylvania and New England delegates at, 611–19

  platform of, 611–13

  Seward at, 601–8

  Chicago River and Harbor Convention, 420

  Child, David Lee, 638

  Child, Lydia Maria, 604, 634

  Chiniquy, Charles, 314

  Choate, Rufus, 411

  Christian religion
and doctrines, 23, 84–85

  bible, exclusion of, 228

  bible societies, 57

  Jesus, 39, 463, 471

  Lincoln, T., on, 19–20

  practices of, 57–58. See also specific religions and doctrines

  AL, 19–20, 239

  Bible, 19–20, 26, 36, 38–41, 83, 187, 443

  Book of Proverbs, 38

  on Christianity, 19–20, 239

  doctrine of damnation, 84

  Genesis, 38

  lack of faith, 83–84

  mimicking ignorant preachers, 40–41

  New Testament, 38

  offended by Calvinism, 84

  Old Testament, 38, 443

  Psalms, 38

  sermons, 40

  skepticism about Christianity, 83–85

  spiritualism, 5

  unorthodox views, 85

  views on atheism, 238–39

  views on Scriptures, 239

  Cincinnati (Ohio) Commercial, 479, 508, 533, 554, 567, 685, 703

  editorials, 627

  Cincinnati (Ohio) Enquirer, 565, 568

  Cincinnati (Ohio) Gazette, 505, 555–56

  Clark, Thomas D., 17

  Clarke, Charles James Fox, 58

  Clarke, James Freeman, 368

  Clarkson, James A., 530

  Clary, Bill, 61–62

  Clary’s Grove Boys, 58, 75, 92

  Black Hawk War, 67

  supported AL, 62

  wrestling challenge, 58, 61–62

  Clay, Cassius M., 285, 526, 583, 587, 622, 700

  AL and, 643

  candidacy of, 623, 625

  on debates, 541, 571

  Clay, Clement C., 505

  Clay, Henry, 30, 73, 76, 92, 107, 176, 215, 271, 273, 274, 409, 456, 538, 542, 543, 568, 573, 587, 649, 650, 720, 756

  admiration for, 73, 457, 481, 540, 572

  authority of, 493

  betrayal of, 666

  biography of, 36

  as candidate for Congress, 59, 75

  character type of, 639

  cognomen of, 599

  death of, 224, 357, 370

  language of, 502

  presidential candidacy of, 148–61, 224–29, 256, 273–80, 558

  principles of, 667

  progenitor of, 639

  on slavery, 123, 125, 126, 510, 636, 651

  speeches by, 756

  teachings of, 418

  Clay, James B., 543

  Cleveland, Chauncey F., 422, 642

  Cleveland, E.S., 744

  Cleveland (Ohio) Campaign Plain Dealer, 632

  Clinton (Illinois) Central Transcript, 451

  Clopton, David, 710

  Clough, Allen B., 352–53

  Clover, Elizabeth Edwards, 180–81

  Cobb, Howell, 268

  Cochrane, John, 632

  Cocke, William M., 261

  Codding, Ichabod, 124, 393–94, 408, 417

  Cogdal, Isaac, 101

  Colfax, Schuyler, 200, 422, 448, 495, 564, 655

  on cabinet appointments, 739–41

  reports by, 661

  Collamer, Jacob, 298, 299, 304, 506, 559, 602, 618, 623

  Colonization, 366, 368, 380

  Columbus Ohio Statesman, 566

  Compromise of 1820. See Missouri Compromise

  Conant, Alban Jasper, 274, 658

  Concord (New Hampshire) Independent Democrat, 593

  Concord New Hampshire Statesman, 628

  Congressional Taylor Club, 275

  Connecticut, AL campaigns in, 588–91

  Conner, Alexander H., 620

  Constable, Charles, 251–52, 274

  Constitutional Union Party, 597

  Conway, Martin F., 645

  Conway, Moncure, 368, 567, 638

  Cook, Burton C., 400, 754

  AL’s presidential campaign and, 602

  Cooper Union speech, 582–94

  Corneau, Sarah, 206

  Corruption, as issue in 1860 campaign, 627–28, 681–82

  in Illinois, 399–400

  in New York; 604–5

  Seward and 604–5

  Corwin, Thomas, 280–81, 466, 481, 564, 587, 673, 707, 747

  as attorney, 739

  as congressman, 746

  speeches by, 527

  Corwine, Robert G., 739

  Covode, John, 448, 604, 613, 730, 745

  Cowls, Ann, 315

  Cowls, Thomas, 315

  Cowper, William: Charity, 255–56

  poems, 36, 64–65

  On Receipt of My Mother’s Picture, 26

  Crafton, Greek, 560

  Crawford, Andrew, 31, 32

  Crawford, Elizabeth, 16, 23, 34–35, 45

  Crawford, George, 740

  Crawford, Josiah, 16, 34

  books owned by, 36, 37

  hired AL, 42

  Crittenden, John J., 213, 273, 294, 549, 682, 697, 712–18, 747, 753–54

  on debates, 542–44

  intervention by, 548

  as senator, 568

  warnings by, 662, 665

  Crittenden Compromise, 697, 712–18, 722, 746, 753–54

  Cuba, annexation of, 512

  Cullom, Shelby, 237, 403

  Cunningham, Joseph O., 416

  Curran, John Philpot, 251–52

  Curtin, Andrew G., 607, 614, 625, 662, 664, 665, 671, 709, 731

  Curtis, Benjamin R., 441

  Curtis, George William, 612, 646

  Curtis, Samuel R., 707

  Cushing, Caleb, 554

  Cuyler, Theodore L., 721

  Dall, Caroline, 10, 199, 757

  Danenhower, William, 549, 558

  Davis, David, 32, 89, 93, 95, 116, 145, 147, 155, 179, 185, 198, 208, 214, 222–23, 225, 226, 235, 253, 271, 294, 297, 302, 305, 306, 355, 356, 393, 397, 424, 505, 523, 547, 548, 579, 603, 607, 624, 647, 660, 661, 744

  as AL’s colleague, 329–31, 352, 354, 364, 411, 599

  as AL’s friend, 578

  AL’s presidential campaign and, 602, 608–11, 613–19, 626, 643–44, 662–63, 670–72, 679

  attacks on, 456

  biographical sketch of, 323

  on circuit, 325, 326–27, 334, 336

  on debates, 509, 517–18, 545–46, 553–55

  home of, 417

  as judge, 321, 323, 324, 326–27, 328–29, 330, 332, 438

  observations of, 138, 228, 321, 407–8

  political campaigns of, 160

  recollections of, 139, 338–39, 349, 403–4

  recommendations by, 726, 735, 741

  Davis, Garrett, 662

  Davis, George T.M., 119, 193

  Davis, Henry Winter, 698, 722, 723, 744–45, 746, 747, 751–52

  Davis, Jefferson, 414, 433, 505, 625, 689, 752

  Davis, Levy, 355

  Davis, Oliver, 199, 602

  Davis, Samuel C., 559–60

  Davis, Timothy, 618

  Day, Frederick S., 400

  Dayton, William L., 422, 423, 426, 601–2, 604, 607, 623, 639

  candidacy of, 431, 614, 680

  Dean, Frederick I., 210

  Debates: Baker, E.D., 150–52

  Kansas-Nebraska Act, 376–90

  slavery, 260, 376–90

  AL, 63–64, 65–66

  1840 presidential debates, 149–52

  with Calhoun, 225–26, 375–76

  with Douglas, S.A., 337, 491–92, 568–71

  first Douglas, S.A.’s (Ottawa), 63, 484, 486–97

  second Douglas, S.A.’s (Freeport), 484, 500–511

  third Douglas, S.A.’s (Jonesboro), 484, 511–16

  fourth Douglas, S.A.’s (Charleston), 484, 516–25

  fifth Douglas, S.A.’s (Galesburg), 484, 530–34

  sixth Douglas, S.A.’s (Quincy), 484, 534–37

  seventh Douglas, S.A.’s (Alton), 484, 537–45

  garbling of, 497–500

  with May, 226–27

  pro-tariff, 225–27

  on religion, 238–39

  slavery, 260,
376–90

  Decatur Editors’ Convention, 411–15

  Decatur (Illinois), 115, 118

  Defoe, Daniel, Robinson Crusoe, 36

  Defrees, John D., 608–9, 611, 709, 729, 740, 744

  DeHaven, Samuel, 342

  Delahay, Mark W., 519, 570, 577, 594, 596

  AL’s presidential campaign and, 602, 610

  Delano, Columbus, 737

  Delaware, AL campaigns in, 277

  Democrat (Galesburg, Illinois), 497

  Democratic Union (Alton, Illinois), 192

  Democrats, 36–37, 240, 539

  antislavery, 363

  articles against, 95–96, 102, 105–12, 135–67

  attacks against, 141

  Illinois, 364

  National, 455

  national support for Buchanan and, 455

  of Seventh District, 235–40

  support of AL by, 81

  Denio, Cyrenius B., 455

  Dennison, John, 744

  Dennison, William, 569, 744

  Denton, George W., 341

  Denton, James, 341

  Depew, Chauncey, 209

  DeSouza, Charlotte Rodrigues, 206

  Detroit (Michigan) Free Press, 716

  Dewey, Chester P., 491, 496–97, 523, 546

  on debates, 515–17, 555

  Dickerson, Henry, 354

  Dickey, John, 260, 290

  Dickey, T. Lyle, 364, 397, 417, 424, 430, 548

  AL and, 430, 456–57

  on debates, 542–44

  support of, 454

  Dickinson, Daniel S., 422

  Dilworth, Caleb J., 343

  Dilworth, Thomas, New Guide to the English Tongue, 36

  Dilworth & Campbell, 342

  District of Columbia. See Washington, D.C.

  “The Dividing Line between Federal and Local Authority: Popular Sovereignty in the Territories” (S.A. Douglas), 565, 585

  Dix, John A., 755

  Dixon, Archibald, 752

  Dixon, James, 265, 447, 605, 639, 641, 744

  Dixon (Illinois) Republican and Telegraph, 508

  Doane, George Washington, 684

  Dodson, Jesse, 73

  Dole, William P., 611

  Donnohue, Dillard C., 608

  Doolittle, James R., 635

  Dorsey, Azel, 31

  Douglas, Adele Cutts, 479, 506

  Douglas, H. Ford, 507, 541, 636–37

  Douglas, John M., 435–36

  Douglas, Stephen A., 38, 58–59, 76, 134, 141, 149–52, 154–55, 164, 173, 175, 225, 233, 237, 293, 344, 363–65, 377–78, 387, 408, 411–12, 417–18, 421, 425, 428, 429, 435–36, 437, 439–44, 447, 485, 486, 558–61, 583–84, 586, 588–89, 592–93, 595, 597, 609, 626, 629, 634–34, 637, 639, 640, 656–57, 659, 663, 666–69, 672, 677–78, 680, 683–84, 691, 692, 709, 711, 714, 716, 723, 729, 738, 740, 758

  1858 campaign of, 328, 557

  allies of, 329, 625

  on AL’s speech, 568

  articles written by, 133, 565, 585

  behavior of, 459–60

  campaign against Buchanan by, 445–56

  campaigns of, 565, 635–36, 650–51, 671, 676

  Chicago (Illinois) Journal, 491

 

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