99;
harmonises Hunkers and Barnburners, 149;
John Van Buren, 150;
nominated for gov., 1850, 156;
defeated, 158;
supports Marcy for President, 1852, 169-72;
nominated for gov., 1852, 172-3;
Conkling on, 172;
elected, 178;
secures canal constitutional amendment, 183-4;
approved by Barnburners, 184;
renominated for gov., 1854, 197;
vetoes Maine liquor law, 199;
defeated, 203;
pleads for Softs at Nat. con., 226-8;
leader of united party, 232;
condemns Rep. party, 239, note;
declines nomination for gov., 1858, 249;
Richmond's choice for President at Charleston, 276, 298, note, 299;
name withdrawn at Baltimore, 301;
at Softs' state con., 325;
at Dem. state peace con., 354;
sentiments of, 355-6, and note.

View on war issues, iii. 27-9;
opposes a Union state con., 1861, 15;
nominated for gov., 1862, 38;
prefers another, 38;
Richmond's appeal to, 38;
his influence, 40;
speech of acceptance, 40;
criticised, 44, 45;
speaks in campaign, 47;
resents Raymond's attack, 47;
elected, 51;
not a member of the Union league, 61;
inaugural address, 61;
views about the war, 62;
Lincoln's letter to, 63;
his opinion of President, 63;
fails to write Lincoln, 64;
vetoes bill allowing soldiers to vote, 64;
criticises arrest of Vallandigham, 65;
sends troops to Gettysburg, 66;
refuses to reply to Lincoln's thanks, 67;
Fourth of July speech, 67;
draft-riot, 68;
speech to rioters, 68;
calls them "friends," 68;
no complicity, 69;
influence of his speech, 69;
his use of the word "friends," 69;
cause of embarrassment, 70;
views about the draft, 70;
dilatoriness of, 70;
his letter to Lincoln, 71;
dreary speech, 79, note;
severely criticised, 80-1;
charged with nepotism, 80;
speeches in reply, 81-2;
message of, 1864, 98-100;
a bid for the presidency, 100;
heads delegation to Dem. nat. con., 1864, 101;
war depression favours, 107;
his journey to Chicago, 107;
candidacy for President, 107;
opposed by Richmond, 107;
dislike of McClellan, 107;
delegation supports him until defeat is certain, 108;
refuses to vote for McClellan, 108;
ch'm. of con., 110;
his speech, 110-12;
delivery of, 111;
renominated for gov., 1864, 117-9;
Richmond fooled, 119;
criticises Lincoln, 123;
defeated, 125;
supports President Johnson, 133;
ch'm. Dem. state con., 1867, 179;
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