ll passed, 251;
sentiment in its favour, 252;
work on, began, 252;
its progress, 253;
Tammany's opposition silenced, 261-2;
opened between Utica and Rome, 327;
Utica and Montezuma, 327;
opening of in 1825, 345.

Seward on, ii. 34-5-6;
cost of, 1862, 36;
policy of enlargement, 49-50;
Dems. divided, 52;
stop and tax law of 1842, 54;
estimated and actual cost of, 60;
Seymour's prophecy, 63-4;
how affected by constitution of 1846, 107-9;
nine million loan unconstitutional, 163;
constitution amended, 183;
loan of ten and one-half millions, 183-4;
boast of Whigs, 188.

Disclosures of fraud, 1867, iii. 174, 182-4;
aids defeats of Rep. party, 182;
Tilden's message against canal ring, 321;
colossal frauds, 322;
investigating com. appointed, 323;
prosecutions, 323.

Evarts, William M., at Chicago con., 1861, ii. 283;
presents Seward's name, 288;
moved to make Lincoln's nomination unanimous, 289;
witty remark to Curtis, 289;
letter to Lincoln, 349, note;
candidate for U.S. Senate, 361;
career and gifts of, 361-2;
work at Chicago, 362;
contest for senator, 363-5;
forces went to Harris, 363-5, note.

Acts as agent of the President, iii. 7;
proposed for gov., 1876, 336;
in campaign of 1879, 425;
criticised, 425.

Evershed, Thomas, nominated for state eng., 1881, iii. 484;
defeated, 486.

Fairchild, Charles S., nominated for atty.-gen., 1874, iii. 326;
elected, 331;
fine record, 380;
opposed for renomination, 380;
defeated, 384.

Fairman, Charles G., Elmira _Advertiser_, a leading Rep. editor, iii. 414.

Farrington, Thomas, defeated for atty.-gen., ii. 92.

Fay, John D., nominated for canal com., 1870, iii. 231;
elected, 244.

"Featherhead," title applied to Half-breeds, iii. 482.

Federalists, "high-minded," who composed them, i. 273;
oppose Clinton's re-election, 1820, 279;
declared Federal party dissolved, 279.

_Federalist_, The, written largely by Hamilton, i. 32;
its influence, 32.

Federalists, The, alarmed at delay of ratification of Federal
Constitution, i. 35;
reasons for, 35;
organisation of party, 38;
nominate Yates for gov., 38;
counted out, 56;
anger of, 59-60;
elect Jay gov., 65;
re-elect him, 82;
lose New York, 1800, 91;
indorse Burr for President, 101;
refuse to read the Declaration of Independence, 176;
support Clinton for President, 1812, 202-8;
oppose