erts Clinton, 212;
energy in war of 1812, 232;
made atty.-gen., 232;
opposed by Spencer, 232;
opposes Spencer, 233;
cunning support of Tompkins, 240;
disturbed over Clinton's action, 247;
adroit opposition, 248;
outwitted by Spencer, 250;
ludicrous picture of, 250;
urges building of canal, 251;
makes war on Clinton, 255;
sneers of Elisha Williams, 255;
Fellows-Allen case, 256;
drives Clinton to bolt, 257-60;
deprives Clinton of patronage, 260-1;
silences opposition to canal, 261-2;
prevents Spencer's nomination to U.S. Senate, 266-7;
favours re-election of King, 268;
reason for bold stand, 268-9;
removed as atty.-gen., 273;
an "arch scoundrel," 273;
calls Clintonians "political blacklegs," 274;
effort to prevent Tompkins' nomination, 275-8;
Tompkins' war accounts, 276;
confident of Tompkins' election, 281;
dismissal of postmasters, 285;
the "prince of villains," 286;
elected to U.S. Senate, 286;
Clinton's vituperative allusions to, 286, note;
selects Talcott, Marcy, and Butler, 291-3;
conspicuous work in constitutional con., 1821, 299-310;
Crawford for President, 324;
outwitted by Weed, 339-40;
weakened by Young's and Crawford's defeat, 344;
non-committalism, 345-6, note;
methods of Burr, 346;
joins Clinton in support of Jackson, 346;
conciliatory policy toward Clinton, 347;
opposes Adams' administration, 348;
a leader in U.S. Senate, 349;
parliamentary debates, 349-50, 365;
organiser of modern Dem. party, 350, 365;
John Q. Adams on, 350;
equivocal support of Rochester, 352;
re-elected to U.S. Senate, 353;
Parton on, 353;
Jackson on, 353;
nominated for gov., 1828, 364, 367;
cleverly divides opponents, 364-5;
appearance at church, 365;
puts Throop on ticket, 365;
acting gov. Pitcher, 366;
strong friends, 367;
elected, 368;
seventy days a gov., 383;
insincerity of, 383;
sec. of state, 383;
a politician's face, 384;
resigns from Cabinet, 387;
minister to England, 387;
rejected by Senate, 387-9;
spoilsman, 389, note;
on his rejection, 389-90;
friends indignant, 390;
nominated for Vice President, 391;
tendered reception, 391;
elected, 397.

Dix's devotion to, ii. 4;
Crockett's life of, 4;
opponents of, 4;
Calhoun on, 4;
nominated for President, 4-5;
attitude toward slavery, 5, 10, 11;
elected, 14;
moral courage of, 41;
fearless statesma