supported by Kelly,310;praised by Rep. journals,311;opposed by canal ring,311;dissuaded by friends,311;Seymour advises against it,311;insists upon making race,312;nominated,313;elected gov.,319;message against canal ring,321-2;prosecutions,323;tour of the state,323;Rep. press criticises,326;speech at Utica,327;message of, 1876, a bid for presidency,340;opposed by Kelly,341-2;strength of,342;confidence of,343;a critical moment,343;nominated for President,343;letter of acceptance,344;fails to nominate Dorsheimer for gov.,345;severe criticism of,348-9;denies complicity in cipher dispatches,351;attitude toward Electoral Com.,354-5;relied upon Davis' vote,356;hurt by Conkling's exclusion,356;prestige weakened,378;publication of cipher dispatches,394-5;influence upon,395;party talks of his nomination, 1880,447;embodiment of fraud issue,448;opposition of Kelly,448;Dem. state con., 1880, endorses him for President,449;would he accept nomination,453;his health,453-4;gives Manning a letter,454;regarded as indefinite,455-6;settles question in telegram,456;did not know himself,456;an opportunist,456.Tillotson, Thomas, brother-in-law of Chancellor Livingston, i.113;sec. of state,115;assailed by Van Ness,125;removed as sec.,151;restored,154;removed,165.Tinsley, William F., nominated for canal com., 1874, iii.325;defeated,331.Tompkins, Daniel D., nominated for gov., i.155;character and career of,158-61;compared with Clinton,160-1;elected gov.,161-2;an issue dividing parties,162;sustains embargo,164;opposes George Clinton for President,166-7;renominated for gov.,173;re-elected,179;opposes banks,194-5;ambitious to be President,197,232,238;prorogues Legislature,197;opposes DeWitt Clinton for President,201;renominated for gov.,212;attacked by Clinton,213;re-elected,215;at zenith of popularity,215;jealous of Armstrong,216;distrusts Spencer,217;called the great war gov.,219;refuses to give Clinton active service in field,220;re-elected,223;efforts paralysed by Federalists,219-30;defeat of Federalists,226;calls extra session of Legislature,226;vigorous prosecution of war,226;opposed Spencer,233-4;relations with Spencer strained,233;favoured Sanford for U.S. Senate,233;Legislature endorses him for President,235;re-elected gov.,236;opposed for President by Spencer,237;offered place in Madison's cabinet,237;reasons for declining,238;Virginians create opposition to,239;Van Buren's sly methods,240;nominated and elected Vice President,240;did not favour Erie canal,246;nominated to beat Clinton,274;majorities in prior elections,275;shortage in war accounts,275-82;effort to prevent nomination of,275-8;Yates on,279;insisted on fifth race,279;handicapped by canal record,279;defeated,281;sad closing of his life,282;president constitutional con., 1821,299;willing to run for gov., 1822,318.Toombs, Robert, opposes attack on Fort Sumter, iii.2;prophecy fulfilled,3.Tories, treatment of, i.23;their flight to Nova Scotia,26.Tousey, Sinclair, joins Lib. Rep. movement, iii.283;organises its con. for Greeley's nomination,283;del. to Lib. Rep. state con., 1872,296.Townsend, Henry A., character and career of, i.217;member of Council,217;supports Clinton for mayor,217.Townsend, John D., strong supporter of Tam., iii.383.Townsend, Martin I., as an orator, iii.80-1;arraigns Seymour,81;nominated for atty.-gen., 1869,226;defeated,227.Tracy, Albert H., gifts and career of, i.372;in Congress,372;mentioned for U.S. Senate,372;ambitious for public life,372;easy principles,372;like Jefferson in appearance,372-3;nominated for state Senate,373;faithful to Weed,379;presides at anti-masonic con.,393;weakens after defeat,397;Weed on,397;Seward on,397, note;leaves Anti-Masons,398;others follow,399;withdraws from politics, ii.38;loses chance of being Vice President and President,40.Tracy, John, nominated for lt.-gov., 1832, i.395;renominated, 1836, ii.11;elected,14;renominated, 1838,23;defeated,29.Treaty with England, 1795, excitement over, i.65;Jay's opinion of,66;what it accomplished,67.Tremaine, Grenville, nominated for atty.-gen., 1877, iii.377;defeated,387.Tremaine, Lyman, Dems. nominate him for atty.-gen., 1861, iii.21;refused to accept,24;character of,24;addresses a Union meeting,26;nominated by Reps. for lt.-gov., 1862,45, note;defeated,51;ch'm. Rep. state con., 1864,90;his leadership,91;on death of Wadsworth,91;del.-at-large to Rep. nat. con., 1864,92;president of Rep. state con., 1866,150;aspires to U.S. Senate,166;aspirant for gov., 1868,193;nominated for congressman-at-large, 1872,296;elected,302.Troup, Robert, in campaign, 1789, i.42.Trowbridge, Charles W., nominated for prison insp., 1876, iii.339;defeated,350.Tweed Ring, begins its career, iii.176;its leading members,177;first frauds in elections,175;its character exposed,206;Greeley characterises it,207;secures new city charter,229;members take places of power,229;loot the city treasury, startling disclosures,246-7;punishment of its members,247-8;aggregate sum stolen,249;amount recovered,249.Tweed's judges, Barnard, Cardozo, and McCunn, iii.248;Cardozo resigns,248;others impeached,248;McCunn dies soon after sentenced,248;Barnard soon follows,248.Tweed, William M., favours repeal of Missouri Compromise, ii.195.Early career of, iii.176;a recognised boss,176;manners and character,176;officials selected,177;signs of wealth,178;political ambition,178;demands at Dem. state con., 1867,178;vice president of Dem. nat. con., 1868,197;forces Hoffman's renomination for gov., 1868,205;his frauds, 1868,206;Greeley's attack,207;his infamous circular,213;evidences of his fraud in election,215-8;elected to state Senate,223;important committees,223;plunders through tax-levies,224;Reps. aid him,225;gets majority in Senate,227;controls the state,227;leader of state Democracy,228;his city charter passed,229;its character,228-9;enormous bribery,229;takes position of most power,229;loots the city treasury,229;controls Dem. state con., 1870,230;Nast's cartoons,242,245;lavish campaign expenses,243;personal extravagance,244;purchases control of Assembly, 1871,245;scheme to widen Broadway,244;viaduct railway,244;offers bribes to prevent exposure,245;punishment and death,246-8;controls Dem. state con., 1871,269;"Let's stop those damned pictures,"274.Twombly, Horatio N., del. to Lib. Rep. state con., 1872, iii.296.Tyler, John nominated for Vice President, ii.40;nobody else would take it,40;becomes President,47;turns against the Whigs,47-8.Ullman, Daniel, nominated for gov., 1854, ii.202;career of,202;defeated,204.Union College, founded by Joseph C. Yates, i.249;Seward, an alumnus of,379.Union League Clubs, organisation, iii.59and note;Seward's praise of,59;Brady's work in,59;Van Buren's loyalty exhibited,59;Seymour not a member of,61.Union League Club of New York, iii.59;when organised,59, note;investigates fraud, 1868,215.Union Square war meeting, 1861, iii.5.United States Bank, incorporation of, i.186;Clinton defeats extension of charter,186;the great issue, 1832,392;preferred to compromise than fight Jackson,393;Webster and Clay objected,393;Congress extends charter,393;Jackson vetoes it,393;creates fear of panic,400.United States Senate. SeeSenate, United States.United States senators. SeeSenators, United States.UticaRepublican, established by Conkling, 1877, iii.385;its aggressive character,385, note;publication discontinued, 1879,397.Vallandigham, Clement L., arrest of, iii.64;banished to Southern Confederacy,64;Lincoln's letter,66;dangerous precedent,66.Van Buren, John, son of Martin Van Buren, ii.128;career and gifts of,128-30;leading Free-soiler,128,129,141;reason for,129;Lord on,128;Wilson on,130;Seymour afraid of,130;style of oratory,130;at Utica con.,131;appearance of,141;avenged his father's wrongs,144;compared to Seymour,150;opposed Seymour for nomination,172-3;supports him for gov., 1852,177;advocates popular sovereignty,250;opens way for Douglas, 1860,250.Favours Dix for gov., 1862, iii.37,48;supports Seymour,48;humour of,48;Tribunecriticises,48,49;loyalty exhibited,59;in campaign, 1864,123;nominated for atty.-gen., 1865,129;stigmatises Seymour,134;defeated,135;death,135, note.Van Buren, John D., member of Tilden's canal com., 1875, iii.323;nominated for state eng., 1874,326;elected,331.Van Buren, Martin, supports DeWitt Clinton for President, i.206,208;career, gifts, and character of,206-10;compared with Clinton,208;deserts 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 statesman,41;renominated for President,41;sub-treasury scheme,41-2;defeat of,43-5;retirement to Lindenwald,46,74;Texas question,65-9;Hammet letter,66-7;Southern hostility,70;two-thirds rule,71, note;defeated at Baltimore,71-5;friends proscribed,94;a Barnburner,127;nominated for President at Utica, 1848,131;endorsed by Buffalo con.,133;Webster's pun,133;Sumner on,133;defeated,143-4;supports Pierce and Seymour, 1852,177;criticised by Southern press, iii.10.Van Cortlandt, James, in first constitutional con., i.5.Van Cortlandt, John, in first constitutional con., i.