ed States and Texas, 197- 199.
system, 57. See also Na- | Bocanegra, J. M. de, on Unit- tional bank, Sub-treasury. Barnburners, Democratic fac- tion in New York, 271; and Polk, 272-274; and Wilmot Proviso, 274; and regular national convention (1848), 274; presidential convention, 281; and Free Soil conven- tion, 282. Barrow, Alexander, and an- nexation of Texas, 147. Baylies, Francis, and Oregon,
Bear Flag revolt, 234-238; Frémont's interest, 234; and Larkin's plans, 235; Fré- mont's policy, 236; begin- ning, 237; capture of Sono- ma, 238; Frémont at Sono- ma, 238; merged, 238. Belize, origin, 286; British colony, 286; and Clayton- Bulwer treaty, 292. Benton, T. H., and Oregon, 37;
on Jackson and Van Buren (1843), 126; on election of 1844, 137; Texas bill (1844), 144, 146; and annexation resolution, 152; on tariff and distribution acts (1841), 180; and Frémont in California, 237; and pre-annexation ap- propriation, 257, 258; advice to California, 307, 317. Berrien, J. M., and Tyler and national-bank bill, 62; and war with Mexico, 205; and annexation of Mexican terri- tory, 262, 264. Béxar settled, 98. Bibliographies of period 1840- 1850, 333. Biographies of period 1840- 1850, 338.
Birney, J. G., nominated for president, 47, 127. Black, John, and Slidell mis- sion, 209, 212, 217.
Botts, J. M., and Tyler, 64. Boundaries, northern, of Louis- iana Purchase settled, 74; controversy over northern, of original territory, 75, 77; settled, 83; bibliography, 343. See also Northeastern, Oregon, Texas.
Brazito battle, 240. Bright, J. D., and extension of Missouri Compromise, 303. Brinkerhoff, Jacob, author of Wilmot Proviso, 255, 256.. British Honduras. See Belize. Brown, A. A., and Jackson on Van Buren (1843), 126. Brown, Milton, and annexation of Texas, 150. Brown, W. J., speakership con- test, 318.
Bryant, W. C., and name Öregon, 34.
Buchanan, James, and Oregon (1845), 168; (1846), 171; and Slidell mission, 209, 212, 220; and desire for whole of Mexico, 251-253; and pre- annexation appropriation, 257; ambition for presidency (1848), 269, 270. Buena Vista battle, 246. Bulwer, Sir Henry, Clayton-
Bulwer treaty, 291; on inter- pretation of it, 292.
Burnett, D. G., in Texas, 85. Burr, Aaron, and Texas, 23. Burt, Armistead, on Oregon and Missouri Compromise,
302. Butler, Anthony, and Tehuan- tepec transit, 289. Butler, B. F., Barnburner, de-
clines Polk's cabinet offer, 272; Polk removes, 273. Butler, W. O., nominated for vice-president, 275.
CABINET, disruption of Tyler's, 63, 65. Calhoun, J. C., and national- bank bill, 60; and Great Britain and slavery in Texas, 113; and treaty of annexa- tion, 116; secretary of state, 118; correspondence with Pakenham on slavery, 118; and Jackson on Van Buren (1843), 126; and war with Mexico, 205; and pre-an- nexation appropriation, 258; on Mexican War and slavery, 264; on rights of slavery in territories, 297, 301; and judicial decision on territo- rial slavery, 299; and Oregon bill, 305; and southern ad- dress (1849), 311; speech on Clay's compromise resolu- tions, 323; California, desire for, 40; com- merce with, 40; Mexican government, 4I; disturb- ances, 41, 230; American settlers, 41; Jones's seizure (1842), 197; British inten- tions, 197, 209, 225; Polk and purchase, 208, 225, 248; Slidell's instructions on pur- chase, 215; Kearny's march to, 231; navy takes posses- sion, 232, 233; Larkin's in- structions, 232; Flores revolt, 234; Frémont and Bear Flag revolt, 234-238; dissension of American commanders, local government, 239; ceded, 251; slavery conditions, 295; temporary government, 296; offered solutions on slavery question, 298-301; Clayton Compromise on, 306; Ben- ton's advice on establishing a government, 307; Polk's check on it, 307; controversy in Congress (1849), 307-309; need of government, 315;
Taylor advises self-organiza- tion, 315; discovery of gold and consequent anarchy, 316; state government organized, slavery prohibited, 317; Clay's compromise resolution on, 320; Clay on, 322; admis- sion as free state, 328, 330; bibliography, 338-340, 346. Cameron, Simon, and tariff of 1846, 186.
Canada, Caroline affair, 68, 69; and McLeod case, 70. See also Northeast boundary. Caroline affair, 68, 69; McLeod
Cass, Lewis, candidacy (1844),
130; and pre-annexation ap- propriation, 257; and in- demnity from Mexico, 262; nominated for president, 275; political character, 275; de- feated, 283; and popular sovereignty, 300.
Castro, José, faction in Califor- nia, 230; and Bear Flag revolt, 237.
Central America, early scheme of Isthmian transit, 285; Belize and Mosquito Coast, 286; transit-way negotia- tions, 290; Clayton-Bulwer treaty, 291-293. Cerro Gordo battle, 247. Champoeg, French Canadian
settlement in Oregon, 38; American local self-govern- ment, 166. Chappell, A. H., and annexa- tion of Texas, 153. Chapultepec battle, 250. Chase, S. P., on introduction of Wilmot Proviso, 256; speech on Clay's compromise resolu- tions, 326. Chicago, population (1840), 10. Chihuahua and Texas, 100. Chihuahua City, Wool's expedi- tion, 239; Doniphan in, 240.
Churubusco battle, 250. Civil service, Harrison opposes political activity, 49, 51; scramble (1841), 52. Claims against Mexico, breach over (1836), 188-191; num- ber and character, 191, 194; action of Congress (1837), 192; Van Buren's demand, 193; commissioners to arbi- trate, 193; action of com- missioners, 194; failure to pay adjusted, 195; futile new conventions (1843), 195, 196; amount, 196; and cession of territory, 213-215; settlement by treaty of Gua- dalupe-Hidalgo, 251. Clay, Henry, why not nominat- ed (1840), 44; and Harrison's nomination, 45, 53; Harrison as president, 53; attitude towards Tyler, 54, 58, 65; bill to repeal sub- treasury law, 57, 177; reso- lution on necessary legisla- tion, 58, 66, 175, 186; first national-bank bill, 60; and reaction against Whigs(1841), 65; resigns from Senate, 66; opposes Texas annexation treaty, 120, 124; nominated for president, 128; Raleigh and Alabama letters on Tex- as, 135; defeated, 137; causes of defeat, 137; compromise resolutions (1850), 320; speech on them, 322; in committee of thirteen, 328. Clayton, J. M., Clayton-Bulwer
treaty, 291; and interpreta- tion of it, 292; Clayton Com- promise, 304.
Clayton, Thomas, and war with Mexico, 205. Clayton-Bulwer treaty, provi- sions, 291; interpretation,
Clifford, Nathan, and desire for whole of Mexico, 253. Coahuila and Texas, 28, 100, IOI, 105.
Cobb, Howell, speakership con- test, 318.
Colombia._ _See New Granada. Columbia River, christened, 34,
158; mouth discovered, 158. Commerce, Oregon fur-trade, 35-37 with Mexican Cali- fornia, 40; Oregon ocean, 159.
Compromise of 1850, Clay's resolutions, 320; debate in Senate, 321; Clay's speech, 322; Calhoun's speech, 323; Webster's speech, 324-327; Seward's speech, 326; Chase's speech, 326; compromise bills, 328; favoring circum- stances, 329; passage, 330; extent of compromise, 331; bibliography, 345.
Congress, recognition of Texas
(1837), 91; attempted an- nexation of Texas (1838), and Oregon (1824), 161; and claims on Mexico (1837), 192.
Twenty-seventh: extra ses- sion called, 52; Whigs and Tyler, 54, 58, 63-65, 174-176, 181, 183; message, 56; repeal of sub-treasury, 57, 177; Clay's programme, 58, 66, 175, 180; first national-bank bill, 58-61; veto of it, 61; second bill, 61-63; second veto, 63-65; Oregon, 163; carrying out of programme, 175; Tyler on compromise tariff, 179; tariff act of 1841, 180; distribution of public- lands proceeds, 180, 182-184; Tyler asks for heavier duties (1842), 181; temporary tariff act, 182; veto of it, 182; veto of permanent act, 183; act of 1842, 184.
Twenty-eighth: Texas an- nexation treaty, 119-121; complexion, 123; Tyler's Tex- as message, 142, 143; com- plexion on Texas question, 143; action on Texas before election of 1844, 144; Tyler's last annual message on Tex-Convention of 1818, northern as, 145; House annexation resolutions, 146, 152; resolu- tion in Senate, 152; final passage of resolution, 153. Twenty-ninth: admits Tex- as, 156; Oregon, 169-171; sub-treasury, 177; tariff, 185, 186; war legislation, 204, 205; executive sessions on pre- annexation appropria- tion, 257-259; public dis- cussion of pre- annexation appropriation, Wilmot Pro- viso, 259-263; debate on the war and proviso, 263- 266; Oregon and slavery, 301.
Texas, 117; before Vera Cruz, 212, 213, 244, 247. Constitution, extension over new territory, 296, 297; Sew- ard and Chase on, and sla- very, 326, 327. Contreras battle, 250.
boundary, 74; Oregon, 160. Cook, James, and Oregon, 158. Corwin, Thomas, elected sena- tor, 152; and pre-annexation appropriation (1846), 259; on Mexican War, 265. Cotton, sectional development of manufactures, 15. Cotton-gin and slavery ques- tion, 14.
Crittenden, J. J., and war with Mexico, 205.
DALLAS, G. M., nominated for vice-president, 130.
Dana, R. H., on Americans in California, 41.
Thirtieth: Oregon, 302- 305; Clayton Compromise, 304; executive government in New Mexico, 305-307; organization of California and New Mexico, 307-309; sla-Dearborn, A. S., nominated for very in the District, 309-311; fugitive-slave law, 311; south- ern caucus and address, 311; problems left by, 313..
Davis, John, and war with Mexico, 205; and Wilmot Proviso, 260. Davis, R. D., and annexation of Texas, 153.
Thirty-first: Taylor's mes- sage, 317; speakership con- test, 318; problem of Cali- fornia and New Mexico, 319; Clay's compromise resolu- tions, 320; debate on them, 321; Clay's speech, 322; Calhoun's speech, 323; Web- ster's speech, 324-327; Sew- ard's speech, 326; Chase's speech, 326; compromise bills, 328; passage of them, 329-331.
Conner, David, protection for
vice-president, 270.
De Bow's Review as source, 338.
Debt, Federal, loan of 1842, 66, 182.
Dellet, James, and annexation of Texas, 153. Democracy and expansion, 5-8. Democratic party, Jackson as
cement, 43; adopts two- thirds rule, 129; and tariff (1844), 185; and Wilmot Proviso, 256, 267; Hunkers and Barnburners, 271-274; Barnburners and Free Soil party, 281, 282; and popular Sovereignty, 277, 300. See also Elections.
EARLE, THOMAS, nominated for
vice-president, 48. Economic conditions, causes of sectionalization, 11-13; sec- tional differentiation, 13-17; contrast in the West, 18. See also Finances. Edwards, P. L., in Oregon, 38. Edwards, T. O., bill on slave-
trade in the District, 310. Elections, 1840: Whig conven- tion, 44-46; nomination of Harrison, 44; nomination of Tyler, 45; question of bar- gain, 46; no platform, 46; Democratic convention, 46, 47; platform, 46; Van Buren renominated, 47; no vice- president nominated, 47; Ab- olitionist convention, 47; Whig enthusiasm, 48, 49;
issues dodged, 48; Whig success, 49; significance, 50.
1844: Texas as issue, 123, 136; Van Buren and Clay oppose annexation, 124; Jack- son on Van Buren's candida- cy and annexation, 124-126, 129; Liberty convention, 127; Whig convention, nom- ination of Clay and Freling- huysen, 128; platform, 128; Van Buren's prospects dimin- ish, 129; Democratic con- vention, 129-133; two-thirds rule, 129; balloting, 129; nomination of Polk, 130; Wright refuses vice-presiden- tial nomination, Dallas nomi- nated, 130; Polk as candi- date, 130; platform, 131- 133, 184; incidents of the convention, 133; Tyler con- vention, 133; Tyler with- draws, 134; campaign en- thusiasm, 134; Clay hedges on Texas, 135; vote, popular verdict for Texas, 137; charges of fraud, 138; Plaquemines fraud considered, 139.
1848: Democratic disaffec- tion, 269; convention of Native Americans, 270; Lib- erty party convention, 270; Liberty League convention, 271; "industrial congress convention, 271; meeting of Democratic convention, 271; Hunkers and Barnburners, 271-274; Democratic nomi- nations, 275; Cass as candi- date, 275; platform, 276- 278; Whig convention, can- didates, 278; nomination of Taylor, 279; and Fillmore, 280; no platform, 280; Tay- lor as candidate, 280; Barn- burners' convention, 281; Free Soil convention, 281; nomination of Van Buren
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