;
refuses nomination for vice-presidency and opposes the nomination of
Taylor, 272;
has only a few votes in convention of 1848, 273;
disgusted with the nomination of Taylor, decides to support it, speech at
Marshfield, 274;
course on slavery, draws Boston memorial, 275;
character of this memorial, 276;
attack on slave-trade in Plymouth oration, 277;
compared with tone on same subject in 1850, 278;
silence as to slavery in Panama speech, 279;
treatment of slavery in reply to Hayne, 279, 280;
treatment of anti-slavery petitions in 1836, 281;
treatment of slavery in speech at Niblo's Garden, 282, 283;
treatment of anti-slavery petitions in 1837, 284;
views as to abolition in the District, 285;
attitude toward the South in 1838, 280;
adopts principle of Calhoun's Enterprise resolutions in Creole case, 287;
attempts to arouse the North as to annexation of Texas, 288;
objections to admission of Texas, 280;
absent when Mexican war declared, 290;
views on Wilmot Proviso, 291;
speech at Springfield, 292;
speech on objects of Mexican war, 293;
Oregon, speech on slavery in the territories, 294;
speech on Oregon Bill, and at Marshfield on Taylor's nomination, 295;
adheres to Whigs, declares his belief in Free Soil principles, 296;
effort to put slavery aside, 297;
plan for dealing with slavery in Mexican conquests, refutes Calhoun's
argument as to Constitution in territories, 298;
Clay's plan of compromise submitted to, 300;
delivers 7th of March speech, 301;
analysis of 7th of March speech, 301, 302;
speech disapproved at the North, 303;
previous course as to slavery summed up, change after reply to Hayne,
304;
grievances of South, 305;
treatment of Fugitive Slave Law, 305-308;
course in regard to general policy of compromise; merits of that policy,
308-312;
views as to danger of secession, 313, 314;
necessity of compromise in 1850, 315;
attitude of various parties in regard to slavery, 316;
wishes to finally settle slavery question, 317;
treatment of extension of slavery, 318;
disregards use of slaves in mines, 319;
inconsistent on this point, 321;
interviews with Giddings and Free-Soilers, 322;
real object of speech, 323;
immediate effect of speech in producing conservative reaction, 324;
compliments Southern leaders in 7th of March speech, 325, 326;
effort to sustain the compromise measures, bitter tone