Dem. forces in Congress, ii. 1;
in constitutional con., 1846, 103;
minister to Russia, 103;
a Barnburner, 128;
at Utica con., 131;
supports Pierce and Seymour, 1852, 177.

Cameron, Simon, promised place in Lincoln's cabinet, ii. 288.

Campaign speeches, 1860, ii. 329.

Campbell, Allan, presented for gov., 1882, iii. 488, note;
ostensible choice of County Democracy, 489;
supported by Reps. for mayor of N.Y., 1882, 498;
character and ability, 498;
defeated, 498.

Canadian rebellion, history of, ii. 23-4.

Canal Ring, defeats Barlow for atty.-gen., 1873, iii. 307;
opposes Tilden for gov., 1874, 311;
members of it, 312;
exposed and crushed, 322-4.

Canal work and fraud, see Erie Canal.

Cannon, Joseph G., respecting Greeley and Lincoln, iii. 126, note.

Cantine, Moses I., brother-in-law of Van Buren, i. 251;
opposed Clinton and Erie canal, 251.

_Caroline_, steamer in Canadian rebellion, ii. 24.

Carpenter, B. Platt, nominated for lt.-gov., 1882, iii. 494;
defeated, 498.

Carr, Joseph B., nominated for sec. of state, 1879, iii. 416;
elected, 427;
renominated for sec. of state, 1881, 485;
elected, 486.

Carroll, Howard, named for congressman-at-large, 1882, iii. 494;
defeated, 498.

Carter, Luther C., in Congress, ii. 339, note;
disapproves Weed's compromise, 339, note.

Carver, Joseph, predicts inland waterway in New York, i. 241.

Cassidy, William, Albany _Argus_, a leading Dem. editor, iii. 420.

Castle Garden meeting, to unite Fillmore Whigs and Democrats, ii. 157.

Champlain, Marshal M., nominated for atty.-gen., 1861, iii. 24, note;
defeated, 29;
renominated, 1869, 226;
elected, 227;
renominated, 1871, 273;
defeated, 275.

Chandler, Zachariah, resented Lincoln's relations with Seward and Weed,
iii. 89.

Chapin, Edwin H., political sermons of, ii. 329.

Chaplin, William L., nominated for gov. by Abolitionists, 1850, ii. 156.

Chapman, George W., nominated for canal com., 1870, iii. 231;
elected, 244;
renominated, 273;
defeated, 275.

Charleston convention, 1860, ii. 270-9;
Softs admitted, 270;
N.Y. delegation, 271-2;
Richmond's leadership, 271-9;
struggle over platform, 273-5;
bitter debates, 273-6;
states secede, 275;
South against Douglas and Guthrie, 276;
adjourned to Baltimore, 279;
see Baltimore convention.

Charleston _Mercury_, resents action of Northern Dems., iii. 10.

Chase, Salmon P., chief