n, 43;
his character, 43-4.

Cobb, Howell, sec. of treas., ii. 332;
on election of Lincoln, 332;
predicts panic, 332.

Cochrane, John, Barnburners' platform maker, ii. 197;
at Charleston con., 272;
career, appearance and ability of, 272.

Sympathy with the South, iii. 4;
speech at Richmond, Va., 4;
loyal speech at Union Square meeting, 6;
enters the army, 9;
criticised by Southern press, 10;
favours freeing and arming slaves, 25;
nominated for atty.-gen., 1863, 76, note;
elected, 83;
signs call for Cleveland con., 1864, 90;
resents infringement of rights, 90;
president of Cleveland con., 92;
denounces leaders of Rep. party, 92;
nominated for Vice-President, 92;
withdraws, 120;
at Rep. state con., 1871, 259;
joins Lib. Rep. movement, 283;
organises its con. for Greeley's nomination, 283;
calls Lib. Rep. state con. to order, 1872, 296.

Colden, Cadwallader D., ancestry and character, i. 56, 117;
district atty., 117, 179;
prophecy as to inland navigation in New York, 241;
removed as mayor of New York City, 287;
an Anti-Mason, 370.

Coleman, William, editor of _Evening Post_, i. 117;
clerk of circuit court, 117;
challenged by Cheetham, 128;
kills Cheetham's friend, 128.

Colles, Christopher, navigation of Mohawk River, i. 242.

Collier, John A., desired to be gov., 1842, ii. 51;
nominated Fillmore for Vice-President, 137;
career of, 138;
candidate for U.S. Senate, 145.

Columbia College, DeWitt Clinton in its first class, i. 108.

Committee of Fifty, differences with Committee of Fifty-one, i. 2;
assumed leadership of, 2.

Committee of Fifty-one, opposes Committee of Fifty, i. 2.

Committee of One Hundred, made up of Committees of Fifty and Fifty-one,
i. 4.

Committee of Seventy, charged with investigating Tweed Ring, iii. 247;
nominate Havermeyer for mayor, 1872, 299.

Committee of Sixty, substituted for Committee of Fifty-one, i. 4.

Compromises of 1850, character of, ii. 151.

Comstock, George F., nominated for Court of Appeals, ii. 215;
character and ability of, 215-6;
elected, 219;
nominated for judge, Court of Appeals, 1861, iii. 21, note.

Confederates, the, resent unanimity of the North, iii. 9.

Confederation, pitiable condition of, i. 28.

Confederation, Articles of, impotent to regulate commerce, i. 29;
Hamilton on revision, 29;
con. called for revision, 29.

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