Blatchford, Samuel, law partner of Seward, ii.165;defeated for Supreme Court,165.Bliss, Archibald M., attended Lib. Rep. state con., 1872, iii.296;on com. to confer with Dems.,296.Bostwick, William L., nominated for state treas., 1877, iii.377;defeated,387.Bouck, William C., compared with Young, ii.53;named for gov., 1840,54;defeated,54;renominated, 1842,54;elected,55;canal policy,56;nepotism of,57;defeated for renomination,77-8;in constitutional con., 1846,103;appointed sub-treas.,119;reasons for it,119,123.Boutwell, George S., compliments Weed, iii.58;about Robertson's election, 1881,469-70.Bowles, Samuel J., on Weed as a manager, ii.283.Bradford, George P., delegate to Lib. Rep. state con., 1872, iii.296.Bradish, Luther, speaker of Assembly, ii.18;defeated for nomination for gov., 1838,19-21;nominated for lt.-gov.,21;nominated for gov., 1842,51;defeated,55.Bradley, George B., nominated for Court of Appeals, 1878, iii.393;defeated,397.Brady, James T., in campaign of 1852, ii.178;nominated for atty.-gen. by Hunkers,183;nominated for gov. by Hards,325;popularity of,325;defeat of,333;delegate to seceding states,351-2.Sympathy with the South, iii.4;tendered nomination for mayor, 1861,30;refused it,30;loyalty of,59;addresses to Union League, 1863,59;declines state comptrollership, 1863,74;active in campaign, 1867,186.Bribery, in chartering Albany State Bank, i.186-7;Purdy charged with,190;Thomas and Southwick indicted and acquitted,191-4.Bristol, Wheeler H., nominated for state treas., 1869, iii.226;elected,227;renominated, 1871,273;defeated,275.Brockway, Beman, WatertownTimes, a leading Rep. editor, iii.414.Bronson, Greene C., appointed atty.-gen., i.383;character and career of,383-4; ii.196;declines to support Softs,186;removed as collector,187;Greeley on,187,189;nominated for gov. by Hards,196;inconsistency of,196;at peace congress,350;stands with Lincoln, iii.15.Brooks, Erastus, nominated for gov., ii.238;early career of,238;N.Y.Express, conspicuous as an editor, iii.420.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 Crédit 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 leadership,227.Brown, John, raid of, ii.259;career of,259-60;Douglas on,260;Emerson on,260;Thoreau 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 canal 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 Washington,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 constitutional 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 Assembly,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;assails embargo,169.Cagger, Peter, at Charleston con., ii.272;opposes Union State con., iii.15;draft-circular,82.Calhoun, John C., resembled John C. Spencer, i.264;Clinton on,386, note;opposes Van Buren,387.Callicot, Timothy, proposition to Depew, iii.53;elected speaker of Assembly,54.Cambreling, Churchill C., leads Dem. forces in Congress, ii.1;in constitutional con., 1846,103;minister to Russia,103;a Barnburner,128;at Utica con.,131;supports Pierce and Seymour, 1852,177.Cameron, Simon, promised place in Lincoln's cabinet, ii.288.Campaign speeches, 1860, ii.329.Campbell, Allan, presented for gov., 1882, iii.488, note;ostensible choice of County Democracy,489;supported by Reps. for mayor of N.Y., 1882,498;character and ability,498;defeated,498.Canadian rebellion, history of, ii.23-4.Canal Ring, defeats Barlow for atty.-gen., 1873, iii.307;opposes Tilden for gov., 1874,311;members of it,312;exposed and crushed,322-4.Canal work and fraud, seeErie Canal.Cannon, Joseph G., respecting Greeley and Lincoln, iii.126, note.Cantine, Moses I., brother-in-law of Van Buren, i.251;opposed Clinton and Erie canal,251.Caroline, steamer in Canadian rebellion, ii.24.Carpenter, B. Platt, nominated for lt.-gov., 1882, iii.494;defeated,498.Carr, Joseph B., nominated for sec. of state, 1879, iii.416;elected,427;renominated for sec. of state, 1881,485;elected,486.Carroll, Howard, named for congressman-at-large, 1882, iii.494;defeated,498.Carter, Luther C., in Congress, ii.339, note;disapproves Weed's compromise,339, note.Carver, Joseph, predicts inland waterway in New York, i.241.Cassidy, William, AlbanyArgus, a leading Dem. editor, iii.420.Castle Garden meeting, to unite Fillmore Whigs and Democrats, ii.157.Champlain, Marshal M., nominated for atty.-gen., 1861, iii.24, note;defeated,29;renominated, 1869,226;elected,227;renominated, 1871,273;defeated,275.Chandler, Zachariah, resented Lincoln's relations with Seward and Weed, iii.89.Chapin, Edwin H., political sermons of, ii.329.Chaplin, William L., nominated for gov. by Abolitionists, 1850, ii.156.Chapman, George W., nominated for canal com., 1870, iii.231;elected,244;renominated,273;defeated,275.Charleston convention, 1860, ii.270-9;Softs admitted,270;N.Y. delegation,271-2;Richmond's leadership,271-9;struggle over platform,273-5;bitter debates,273-6;states secede,275;South against Douglas and Guthrie,276;adjourned to Baltimore,279;seeBaltimore convention.CharlestonMercury, 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 substitute 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 ofAmerican Citizen, i.122;attacked Burr,122-3;assailed by Van Ness,126;challenged Coleman,128;assailed 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 Assembly, 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;associated with canal 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 byTribune,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;petitions 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, Gaylord J., nominated for prison insp., 1862, iii.41, note;elected,51.Clark, Israel W., AlbanyRegister, i.262;friend of Erie canal,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;