Volume III Part 52 (1/2)

Charleston convention, 1860, ii. 270-9; Softs admitted, 270; N.Y. delegation, 271-2; Richmond's leaders.h.i.+p, 271-9; struggle over platform, 273-5; bitter debates, 273-6; states secede, 275; South against Douglas and Guthrie, 276; adjourned to Baltimore, 279; see Baltimore convention.

Charleston _Mercury_, resents action of Northern Dems., iii. 10.

Chase, Salmon P., chief of radicals in cabinet, iii. 14; resigns, 84; consents to remain, 84; threatens to resign, 86; resigns, 1864, 96; Lincoln's tart acceptance, 97; leads movement to subst.i.tute another cand. for Lincoln, 103; aspires to be President, 1868, 197; favoured by Seymour, 198; gets few votes, 199; several Lib. Reps. favour him, 1872, 282; defeated, 286.

Chatfield, Thomas S., nominated for state treas., 1869, iii. 226; defeated, 227.

Cheetham, James, editor of _American Citizen_, i. 122; attacked Burr, 122-3; a.s.sailed by Van Ness, 126; challenged Coleman, 128; a.s.sailed Burr, 1804, 137; opposed embargo, 165; expelled from Tam., 182; death of, 182.

Cheever, George B., tours England in behalf of the Union, iii. 90; resents Lincoln's relations with Conservatives, 90; signs call for Cleveland con., 90; denounces policy of Administration, 90.

Chicago convention, 1860, ii. 281-93; prototype of modern con., 281; Greeley on, 281; ch'm. and platform of, 282; influence of cheering, 288; Lincoln nominated on third ballot, 289; Evarts moved to make unanimous, 289; Hamlin nominated for Vice-President, 289.

Church, Sanford E., elected to a.s.sembly, 1841, ii. 47; original Barnburner, 131; nominated for lt.-gov., 1850, 156; at Charleston con., 272; temp. ch'm. Dem. state peace con., 354.

Opposes Union State con., 1861, iii. 15; favoured for gov., 1862, 39; attends Saratoga con., 1866, 144; delegate-at-large, 144; adjourns con. to defeat Dix, 158; audacious act, 158; abject apology, 158; elected chief judge Ct. of Appeals, 234, note; aspires to be gov., 1872, 297; defeated by Tilden, 298; ambitious to be gov., 1874, 311; a.s.sociated with ca.n.a.l ring, 312-3.

Churchill, John C., nominated for sec. of state, 1877, iii. 377; defeated, 387; aspired to be state comp., 1879, 417; defeated, 417.

Cipher dispatches, iii. 350-1, note; translated by _Tribune_, 394; publication of, 395; influence on Tilden, 395.

Cisco, John J., sympathy with the South, iii. 4.

Civil service reform, first effort of Fed. Gov., iii. 360; Curtis heads Com., 360; Hayes' efforts to establish it, 360; opposition to, 361, 365.

Civil war, sec. of treas. predicts, ii. 332; Reps. might have prevented, 342; gov.'s message, 348; pet.i.tions for peace, 349; action of N.Y. Chamber of Commerce, 349; of Legislature, 349; delegates to peace congress, 350; detention of guns, 351; delegates sent to secession states, 351-2; Dix's dispatch, 352; state con. of fusionists, 354-8; Conkling on, 357, note.

Clark, g.a.y.l.o.r.d J., nominated for prison insp., 1862, iii. 41, note; elected, 51.

Clark, Israel W., Albany _Register_, i. 262; friend of Erie ca.n.a.l, 262.

Clark, Myron H., nom. for gov., 1854, ii. 199; career and character of, 199; Weed opposed nomination for gov., 199; elected, 203; not renominated, 234.

Temperance cand. for gov., 1870, iii. 244; defeated, 244, note; renominated, 1874, 316; defeated, 319.

Clay, Henry, aids in rejection of Van Buren, i. 387; United States Bank, 393; defeat, 1840, ii. 40; anger of friends, 40.

Clay party, organised, 1831, i. 392; nominated Henry Clay for President, 1832, 392.

Cleveland convention, 1864, iii. 92.

Cleveland, Grover, presented for gov., 1882, iii. 490; career and character, 490; County Democracy's influence, 490; nominated on third ballot, 491; appearance, 492; his st.u.r.dy rect.i.tude, 492; letter of acceptance, 497; enormous majority, 498; known as the ”Veto Mayor,” 499.

Clews, Henry, recommends Murphy's appointment, iii. 233; presents Dix for gov., 1872, 294.

Clinton, DeWitt, forces election of Council of Appointment, i. 107; controls it, 107; early career of, 108; appearance and character, 108-9; breaks with Jay, 110; adds to authority of Council, 115; prototype of political boss, 115, 119; destroys Burr, 116, 119; patronage to the Livingstons, 115; elected to U.S. Senate, 118; resigns, 119; becomes mayor, 118; with Jefferson against Burr, 121; attacks Burr through press, 122; a.s.sailed by Van Ness, 125-6; challenged by Swartwout, 127; wounds him, 127; regrets it was not Burr, 127; too young for gov., 1804, 136; opposes Lewis' administration, 149-51; bargains with the Burrites, 152; hostility of Martling Men, 152; three offices and salaries, 153; opposed by W.W. Van Ness, 153; removed from mayoralty, 155; selects Tompkins for gov., 158; contrasted to Tompkins, 160-1; opposes embargo, 165, 168, 171; changes opinion, 165; reappointed mayor, 165; urges uncle for President, 166-7; series of mistakes, 167; approves Madison's and Tompkins' administrations, 168; a.s.sails Federalists, 168; removed as mayor, 172-3; reappointed, 179; hostility of Tam., 180-5; nominated lt.-gov., 181; lavish style of living, 183; wealth of wife, 183; income as mayor, 183; Irish friends, 183; lack of tact, 184; ready to defeat Tompkins, 184; desertion of friends, 184-5; elected lt.-gov., 185; opposes charter of Merchants' Bank, 189; silent as to Bank of America, 196; estrangement of Spencer, 197; seeks nomination for President, 199; fitness for, 200; nominated by Legislature, 201; opposition to, 201-2; Granger supports, 202; opposed by Tompkins, 201; by Rufus King, 203-6; supported by Federalists, 204-8; campaign managed by Van Buren, 206-10; defeated for President, 210; reasons for, 210; King's election to U.S. Senate, 211-2; not renominated for lt.-gov., 212; attacks Tompkins and Taylor, 213; retains mayoralty, 213; Riker his enemy, 218; refused a command in War of 1812, 221; patriotic devotion, 221; removed from the mayoralty, 235; record as mayor, 235; ca.n.a.l com., 242-3; early efforts as, 243; in retirement, 243; begins correspondence with Post, 243; plan for ca.n.a.l, 244; heads new commission, 245; friends.h.i.+p with Spencer renewed, 245; brother-in-law of Spencer, 245; cand. for gov., 245; reports on cost of ca.n.a.ls, 246-7; supported by Federalists for gov., 1817, 247-8; pictures Van Buren, 250; nominated for gov., 1817, 250; elected, 252; inaugurated, 252; began work on ca.n.a.l, 252; at zenith of fame, 253; lacked politician's art, 254, 257; refused reconciliation with Young, 254; believed Republican party would divide, 254-5; refused to appoint Federalists, 255; dismissed Tam. office holders, 255; rivals of, 255; character of messages, 256; bolts party caucus, 257-60; not a reformer, 260; crippled in power, 261; loss of ca.n.a.l patronage, 261; sly methods of, 268; removes Bucktails from office, 273; calls Van Buren ”arch scoundrel,” 273; hesitates to remove him, 274; renominated for gov., 279; without organisation, 279; confident of election, 281; elected, 281; protests against Federal patronage, 283-4; green-bag message, 285; vituperative allusions to Van Buren, 286, note; fails to defeat Van Buren for U.S. senator, 287; trapped into opposing the const.i.tutional con., 1821, 296; friends without influence in con., 298; not renominated for gov., 1822, 312; reasons for, 314-5; prophetic letter, 315; deceived as to Yates' popularity, 320; removed as ca.n.a.l com., 329; great excitement, 329; nominated for gov., 330-1; stirring campaign against Young, 332; elected, 333; about the Presidency, 334-5; favours Jackson, 334-6; a censorious critic, 334-5, note; likeness to Jackson, 336; opening of Erie ca.n.a.l, 345; ignores old custom, 347; renominated for gov., 1826, 350; re-elected, 352; death of, 1828, 353; remarks on, 354-5; Van Buren on, 354; Weed on, 355.

Clinton, George, member first const.i.tutional con., i. 5; proposed for gov., 17; manners of, 19; ancestry and career, 20; elected gov., 21; Schuyler on, 21; Was.h.i.+ngton on, 22; hatred of Tories, 23; approves revenue going to Congress, 24; insists upon its collection by state, 25; refuses to convene Legislature, 25; Hamilton opposes, 25; not candid, 28; opposes revision of Articles of Confederation, 29; withdrawal of Yates and Lansing, 30; reproves Hamilton, 31; bitterest opponent of Federal Const.i.tution, 32; ignored it in message, 32; proposed another con., 33; conduct criticised, 36; Was.h.i.+ngton on, 36; opposed for re-election as gov., 37; Hamilton's encounter with, 38; re-elected, 1789, 44; a master politician, 45; reasons for appointing Burr, 46-7; helped by the Livingstons, 47-8; renominated for gov., 1792, 50; abuse and misrepresentation, 54; sales of public lands, 54; elected, 55; known as usurper, 61; refused to nominate Benson, 61; argument of, 61; action of Council of Appointment, 62; not a spoilsman, 62; declined to stand for re-election, 63; renominated for gov., 1801, 115; elected, 115; opposed methods of Council, 119; declines re-election, 129; elected Vice-President, 147; opposed embargo, 165; urged for President, 1808, 166; re-elected Vice-President, 167; defeats United States Bank, 186; death and character of, 197-8; the great war gov., 219; plan to connect Hudson with Lake Ontario, 242.

Clinton, George W., son of DeWitt Clinton, ii. 183; nominated sec. of state by Hunkers, 183; Dem. state peace con., 356; loyal sentiments of, 356-7, note.