50

XXI. TILDEN CRUSHES TAMMANY. 1871 265

XXII. GREELEY NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT. 1872 276

XXIII. DEFEAT AND DEATH OF GREELEY. 1872 291

XXIV. TILDEN DESTROYS HIS OPPONENTS. 1873-4 305

XXV. RIVALRY OF TILDEN AND CONKLING. 1875 321

XXVI. DEFEAT OF THE REPUBLICAN MACHINE. 1876 332

XXVII. TILDEN ONE VOTE SHORT. 1876 340

XXVIII. CONKLING AND CURTIS AT ROCHESTER. 1877 358

XXIX. THE TILDEN REGIME ROUTED. 1877 378

XXX. GREENBACKERS SERVE REPUBLICANS. 1878 389

XXXI. REMOVAL OF ARTHUR AND CORNELL. 1878-9 399

XXXII. JOHN KELLY ELECTS CORNELL. 1879 411

XXXIII. STALWART AND HALF-BREED. 1880 428

XXXIV. TILDEN, KELLY, AND DEFEAT. 1880 447

XXXV. CONKLING DOWN AND OUT. 1881 464

XXXVI. CLEVELAND'S ENORMOUS MAJORITY. 1881-2 483

A POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

CHAPTER I

THE UPRISING OF THE NORTH

1861

While politicians indecently clamoured for office, as indicated in the
concluding chapter of the preceding volume, President Lincoln,
whenever escape from the patronage hunters permitted, was considering
the wisdom of provisioning Fort Sumter. Grave doubt obtained as to the
government's physical ability to succour the fort, but, assuming it
possible, was it wise as a political measure? The majority of the
Cabinet, including Seward, voted in the negative, giving rise to the
report that Sumter would be abandoned. Union people generally, wishing
to support the brave and loyal action of Major Anderson and his little
band, vigorously protested against such an exhibition of weakness, and
the longer the Government hesitated the more vigorously the popular
will resented such a policy. Finally, on March 29, in spite of General
Scott's advice and Secretary Seward's opinion, the President, guided
by public sentiment, directed a relief expedition to be ready to sail
as early as April 6.

Meanwhile a Confederate constitution had been adopted, a Confederate
flag raised over the capitol at Montgomery, and a Confederate Congress
assembled, which had authorised the enlistment of