organizes the Free Soil party, speech in Congress on
"Freedom National, Slavery Sectional," 46;
views on slavery, 433.

Sylvester, Elisha, teacher of the first school for Colored
children, 162.

Syphax, William, establishes school for Colored children, 206.

Tabbs, Michael, establishes school for Colored children, 210.

Tallmadge, James, Jr., introduces bill in Congress against the
introduction of slavery in Missouri, 14.

Talmadge, Capt. Grier, first to decide slaves contraband of war, 252.

Taney, Roger B., decides that the Negro is not a citizen, 114;
opinion in the Dred Scott case, 116.

Tanner, Alethia, purchases freedom of John F. Cook, 187.

Tapsico, Jacob, representative of Phila., in the first conference
of the African M. E. Church, 452.

Tappan, Arthur, secures the release of William Lloyd Garrison, 41;
mentioned, 63, 64.

Tappan, Lewis, takes charge of the "Amistad" captives, 94.

Taylor, John W., introduces bill in Congress prohibiting slavery
in Arkansas, 18;
in favor of the admission of Missouri, 20.

Taylor, Rev. Marshall W., his ancestors, early life and struggles
for an education, 469-471;
teaches school in Kentucky, his experiences as a teacher, 472;
ordained, becomes a preacher and missionary teacher in Indiana
and Ohio, receives the title of Doctor of Divinity, his
influence and standing, 473, 474;
opposed to Colored conferences, 474.

Tennessee, slave population, 1800, 2,
1810, 9,
1820, 22,
1830, 99,
1840, 1850, 100;
no discrimination in school law against color, 180;
order for the enlistment of Negroes, 290;
Negro troops recruited, 294;
number of Negro troops furnished by, 300;
comparative statistics of education, 388;
institutions for the instruction of Negroes, 392, 393.

Texas, slave population, 1850, 100;
exiles free Negroes, treatment of slaves, no legislation in regard
to educating the Negro, 180;
number of Negro troops furnished by, 300;
comparative statistics of education, 388;
institutions for the instruction of Negroes, 392;
ratifies the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the
U. S., 422.

Thomas, Alexander S., sketch of, 141-143.

Thomas, Maj.-Gen. George H., approves the employment of Negroes
as teamsters in the army, 260.

Thomas, Jesse B., in f