mber of Albany Regency, i. 294;
in U.S. Senate, 383;
character of, 383.

Duer, William, in campaign, 1789, i. 42;
career and character of, 42;
in campaign, 1792, 54.

Duer, William A., son of William, i. 42, note

Duer, William A., son of William A., friend of President Fillmore, ii. 155.

Dusenberre, George H., nominated for gov., 1875, iii. 326;
defeated, 331.

Earl, Robert, nominated for judge of Court of Appeals, 1869, iii. 226;
elected, 227;
renominated, 1876, 346;
elected, 350.

Editors, leading Democratic, 1865-80, iii. 420.

Editors, leading Republican, 1880, iii. 413-4.

Edson, Franklin, nominated for mayor of N.Y., 1882, iii. 498;
elected, 498.

Election frauds, 1866, iii. 175;
sudden increase in naturalization, 1866, 175;
state carried by fraud, 1868, 215-8;
practised in 1867, 187-8;
in 1870, 242.

Election of U.S. senators, influence of money, iii. 221;
Conkling's testimony, 170.

Electoral Commission, iii. 352;
preceded by civil war spirit, 351-2;
rule insisted upon by two parties, 352;
com. made up, 353;
bill passed by Dem. votes, 355.

Ellicott, Joseph, resigns as canal commissioner, i. 261.

Elmendorff, Lucas, removed Clinton from mayoralty, i. 231.

Ely, Alfred, in Congress, ii. 339, note;
disapproves Weed's compromise, 339, note.

Ely, Smith, nominated for mayor of N.Y., 1876, iii. 346;
elected, 350.

Emancipation, opposition to, iii. 17, 18, 34, 37, 76.

Embargo, ordered by Jefferson, i. 163;
opposed by the Clintons, 165, 168, 171;
by Van Vechten and Cady, 169;
defended by German and Sanford, 170-1, 174;
repeal of, 179.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, influence of attack on Fort Sumter, iii. 3.

Emmet, Robert, son of Thomas Addis Emmet, i. 357;
sent to Assembly 1827, 357;
ch'm. Rep. nat. con., 1856, ii. 232;
on Seward, 232.

Emmet, Thomas Addis, brother of Robert Emmet, i. 183;
his coming to America, 183-4;
attorney-general, 213;
removed, 213;
request in Clinton's behalf, 221;
resents Clinton's removal as canal commissioner, 329.

England, cause of trouble with America, i. 2.

English, William H., nominated for Vice President, 1880, iii. 457;
defeated, 463.

Equal Rights party, history of, ii. 16.

Erie canal, early views and surveys of, i. 241-3;
discouragements, 242;
no help from Congress, 243;
Tompkins does not favour, 246;
opposed by Tammany, 251;
supported by Van Buren, 251;
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