eward on, 191;
excitement over, 192-5;
opposition to, 193-5;
John Van Buren on, 195;
Marcy on, 195.

Mitchell, Samuel Latham, character of, i. 74;
friend of Priestly, 74;
attainments of, 75;
member of Assembly, 75;
steam navigation, 75;
associated with R.R. Livingston, 77;
friend of DeWitt Clinton, 108;
in U.S. senate, 170.

Mohawk River, early schemes for its navigation, i. 242.

Mohawk River Valley, attracts New Englanders, i. 81.

Monroe, James, disliked by Madison, i. 239;
helped by Van Buren, 240.

Mooers, Benjamin, deserts DeWitt Clinton, i. 279.

Moore, Sir Henry, projects canal around Little Falls, i. 242.

"Morey letter," in campaign, 1880, iii. 462;
Garfield brands it a forgery, 462;
fictitious character made clear, 462;
used by Dems. with great force, 462.

Morgan, Christopher, sec. of state, ii. 127.

Morgan, Edwin D., at birth of Rep. party, ii. 213;
nominated for gov., 1858, 248;
character and career of, 248;
elected, 255;
at Chicago con., 1860, 283;
renominated for gov., 1860, 328;
elected, 333;
conservative appeal to Legislature, 348.

Forwards troops promptly, 1861, iii. 7;
acts as agent of President, 7;
thinks Wadsworth available for gov., 1862, 42;
declines renomination, 1862, 44;
creditable record, 44;
elected to U.S. senate, 1863, 54;
taste for political life, 54;
criticised, 55;
at Rep. state con., 1863, 74;
bitter feeling against, 74;
urges Lincoln's renomination, 87;
supports Johnson, 142;
votes to override veto, 142;
seeks re-election to U.S. senate, 1869, 219;
weakened by association with Johnson, 219;
supported by Conkling's followers, 220;
defeated by Fenton, 222;
at Rep. nat. con., 1876, 333;
nominated for gov., 1876, 338;
defeated, 350;
declines secretaryship of treasury, 1881, 486.

Morgan, William, career of, i. 359;
disclosure of Free Masonry, 359;
abduction of, 359;
left at Fort Niagara, 359;
drowned in Lake Ontario, 360;
excitement over crime, 359-60;
investigation of, 360;
punishment of conspirators, 360;
see Anti-Masons.

Morris, Gouverneur, elected to U.S. senate, i. 71;
family of, 71-2;
association with Hamilton and Jay, 73;
conservatism of, 74;
life in Paris, 74, note;
opposes Burr, 100;
supports DeWitt Clinton for President, 202-6;
favours disunion, 228;
predicts construction of Erie canal, 241;
canal commissioner, 2