Volume III Part 51 (1/2)

Brooks, James, founded N.Y. _Express_, ii. 238; early career of, 238; forces nomination of Seymour, iii. 38; controls Cons. Union con., 1863, 79; connection with Credit Mobilier, 309, note; death, 309, note; a leading Dem. editor, 420.

Broome, John, candidate for lt.-gov., 1804, i. 129; death and career of, 180.

Brouck, Francis C., nominated for state treas., 1861, iii. 21, note; declined to accept, 24.

Brown, D.D.S., attended Lib. Rep. state con., 1872, iii. 296; on com. to confer with Dems., 296.

Brown, Jacob, valour at Sackett's Harbour, i. 223; promoted, 225; character and career of, 225; on Niagara frontier, 226; brilliant leaders.h.i.+p, 227.

Brown, John, raid of, ii. 259; career of, 259-60; Douglas on, 260; Emerson on, 260; Th.o.r.eau on, 260; Longfellow on, 260; Lincoln on, 264; Seward on, 266-7; Andrew on, 269.

Brown, John W., nominated for judge Court of Appeals, 1865, iii. 129; defeated, 135.

Brown University, William L. Marcy, graduate of, i. 292.

Bruce, Benjamin F., candidate for ca.n.a.l com., 1861, iii. 23, note; elected, 29; renominated, 1863, 76; elected, 83.

Bryant, William Cullen, in campaign of 1844, ii. 84; original Barnburner, 131; supports Pierce and Seymour, 1852, 177; theory of, 177, note; active in campaign of 1856, 240; meets Lincoln, 266; ch'm. of Lincoln meeting, 263; opposes Seward for President, 285; elector-at-large, 328; opposes Seward for sec. of state, 394.

Favours postponing Nat. Rep. Con., 1864, iii. 88; resents Lincoln's relations with Seward and Weed, 90; denounces expulsion of Louisiana legislators, 328.

Buchanan, James, nominated for President, ii. 228; supported by Hards, 227-8; Softs forced to vote for, 227-8; criticised by Southern press, iii. 10.

Bucktails, followers of Van Buren, i. 251; origin of name, 251.

Bucktails and Clintonians, 1820, two opposing parties, i. 273.

Buel, Jesse, cand. for gov., 1836, ii. 12; career and gifts of, 12; defeated, 13.

Buffalo, burned by British, i. 224; Clinton predicts its great growth, 243.

Bull Run, battle of, iii. 11-12; Scott did not approve, 11; Lincoln favoured it, 11; urged by the N.Y. _Tribune_, 11.

Burr, Aaron, with Arnold at Quebec, i. 5; supports Yates for gov., 43; atty.-gen., 45; early career, 45; his character, 45; first meeting with Hamilton, 45-6; opinion of Was.h.i.+ngton, 46; legend as to Hamilton and, 46; atty.-gen., 46-7; elected to U.S. Senate, 49; ambitious to be gov., 50; checked by Clinton and Hamilton, 50; non-attention to public business, 55; referee in Clinton-Jay contest, 57; undertakes to carry New York, 89; skilful methods of, 90; meets Hamilton at the polls, 91; courtesy of, 91; style of speaking, 91; Root's opinion of, 91; party triumphant, 91; cand. for Vice-President, 98; the tie vote, 98; favours Jefferson's election, 98; supported by Federalists, 98-9; silent as to result, 102; Van Ness, as a go-between, 103; deceived by Edward Livingston, 103; defeated for President, 104; elected Vice-President, 104; eulogised by Jefferson, 104; sudden change toward, 105; personal appearance, 106; president const.i.tutional con., 115; helped Clinton's control, 115-6; Clinton's dislike of, 116; Clinton determines to destroy him, 116; friends without an office, 119; turns against Jefferson and Clinton, 121-2; silence under attack, 123; ”Aristides'” defence of, 123; nominated for gov., 1804, 131; hopeless race from start, 131; Hamilton's reasons for opposing, 133-5; leader of secession, 134-5; Lansing's withdrawal, 136; reasons for election, 137; powerful friends, 138; defeated, 138; challenged Hamilton, 139-40; hostile meeting, 142; death of Hamilton, 142; indicted for murder, 144; later career, 144-5; character, 145; unnatural parent, 146; connection with Tam., 182; clever trick to charter bank, 187.

Burrows, Lorenzo, nominated for gov. by Americans, ii. 249; character of, 249; defeated, 255; manager Cons. state con., 1863, iii. 79, note.

Burt, James, in Council of Appointment, i. 156.

Burt, Silas W., appointed surveyor, port of New York, iii. 406; confirmed, 409.

Butler, Benjamin F., district attorney, i. 289; gifts, character, and career of, 289-94; appearance of, 289; relations with Talcott, 291; law partner of Van Buren, 291; member of Albany Regency, 293-4; death of, 294; sent to a.s.sembly, 358.

U.S. atty.-gen., ii. 1; practising law, 53; at Baltimore con., 70-3; declines to be sec. of war, 94; a Barnburner, 120; at Utica con., 131.

Butler, William Allen, son of Benjamin F., eulogy of Van Buren, i. 208.

Cady, Daniel, gifts and character of, i. 169; career of, 169; father of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 169; a.s.sails embargo, 169.

Cagger, Peter, at Charleston con., ii. 272; opposes Union State con., iii. 15; draft-circular, 82.