5.Van Cortlandt, Philip, in first constitutional con., i.5.Van Cortlandt, Pierre, renominated for lt.-gov., 1792, i.51;supports DeWitt Clinton for President,202.Van Cott, Joshua M., nominated for atty.-gen., 1867, iii.174;defeated,188;nominated for judge of Court of Appeals, 1878, iii.392, note;defeated,397.Van Ness, William P., on Livingston's defeat, i.83;with Burr in Albany,103;practises deception,103;on Ambrose Spencer,117;on the Council's treatment of Burr,119;as "Aristides,"123-6;law teacher of Van Buren,207.Van Ness, William W., gifts and character of, i.153;leads Federalists against Clinton,154;elected judge of Supreme Court,157;mentioned for gov.,236;supports Clinton for gov., 1817,248;asks Kent to stand for U.S. Senate,268;charged with hypocrisy,268;retires from Supreme Court,323;early death of,323.Van Rensselaer, Jacob R., character and career of, i.248;supports Clinton for gov., 1817,248.Van Rensselaer, Jeremiah, lt.-gov., i.180.Van Rensselaer, Solomon, adj.-gen., i.287;summary removal from office,287;service at Queenstown Heights,293.Van Rensselaer, Stephen, candidate for lt.-gov., 1798, i.82;character and family of,82;candidate for gov., 1801,115;defeated,115;nominated for gov. by Federalists,213;record as a soldier,214;Jefferson's opinion of,214;in command at Queenstown Heights,222;failure of,222;resigns command,222;family and career of,341;brother-in-law of Hamilton,342;established Troy Polytechnical Institute,342;in election of John Quincy Adams,343;importance of his action,343.Van Vechten, Abraham, gifts and character of, i.168-9;refused a Supreme Court judgeship,169;assails embargo,169;becomes atty.-gen.,172;removed,179;opposes State Bank,188;work in constitutional con. of 1821,303.Van Wyck, Charles H., ch'm. Rep. state con., 1866, iii.150;speech censored,150;aspires to be gov., 1868,193;ch'm. Rep. state con., 1870,235.Verplanck, Gulian C., gifts and career of, i.400;Whig candidate for mayor of New York, 1834,400;defeated,401.Wadsworth, James, native of Connecticut, ii.235;graduate of Yale,235;early settler in Genesee Valley,235;duel with Kane,235-6;interested in schools,235;wealthy and generous,235;averse to holding public office,235.Wadsworth, James S., son of James, ii.236;graduate of Yale,236;studied law with Webster,236;gifts of,236;appearance of,236;a Barnburner,236;ambitious to be gov.,236;beaten by Weed,235-6;defeated for U.S. Senate,244;at peace congress,350.Member of Union Defence com., 1861, iii.8;aide on McDowell's staff,8;made brigadier-general,8;thought available for gov.,42;war service,42;duties as a major-general,42;character,43;generosity,43;political strength,43;opposed by Weed, Seward, and Raymond,43;nominated for gov., 1862,45;criticised,46,48;makes one speech,50;defeated,51;reasons for it,51;killed in battle of Wilderness,91;his defeat for gov. resented,91;his supporters control Rep. state con., 1864,91.Wadsworth, James W., nominated for state comp., 1879, iii.416;elected,427;name presented for gov., 1882,492;his alleged dels. used to defeat Cornell,494.Wagner, George, nominated for prison insp., 1874, iii.314;elected,319.Wakeman, Abraham, president Rep. state con., 1863, iii.74;postmaster at New York,74, note.Wales, Salem H., nominated for mayor of New York, 1874, iii.314;defeated,319.Walruth, Christopher A., nominated for canal com., 1874, iii.326;elected,331.Walworth, Reuben H., appointed chancellor, i.366;nominated for gov., ii.134;career of,134;at Democratic state peace con.,355.Ward, Hamilton, at Rep. state con., 1871, iii.261;services and character,261;proposes a compromise,261;crushed by Conkling,263;nominated for atty.-gen., 1879,416;elected,427.Ward, Henry Dana, editorAnti-Masonic-Review, i.370.War of 1812, declared, i.221;Federalists refused to support,220;soldiers poorly equipped,220;Dearborn commands on Canadian border,221;failure of plans,222;offers to resign,222;cowardice and loss at Queenstown Heights,222;valour of Scott,223;Armstrong's plans,223;valour of Jacob Brown,223;battle at York,223;dismal failures,223;Wilkinson relieves Dearborn,223;Hampton ordered to Plattsburgh,224;complete failure of plans,224;Buffalo burned and Fort Niagara captured,224;quarrels of generals and secretary of war,224;Perry's victory,225;Brown in command,225;character and career of,225-6;Scott promoted,225;battles at Chippewa, Lundy's Lane, Fort Erie, and Plattsburgh,226;brilliant leadership,227;Federalists talk of disunion,227;Washington captured and banks suspend specie payments,227;Hartford con. favours New England confederacy,228;alarming condition of affairs,229;battle of New Orleans,229;treaty of peace,229;valour of troops,230.Warren, Joseph, BuffaloCourier, iii.201;urges Seymour to accept nomination, 1868,201;secures Church's consent to run for gov., 1874,312;hot shot at Kelly,313;a leading Dem. editor,420.Washington, George, on independence, i.2;not desired,2;on Schuyler,18;on George Clinton,22,36;on Hamilton,26;inauguration of,44;appoints Jay chief justice of U.S. Supreme Court,114;on inland navigation in New York,241.Watson, James, supports Burr for gov., 1792, i.50;elected to U.S. Senate,70;service and character of,71.Webb, James Watson, leaves Jackson party, 1832, i.393;editor ofCourier and Enquirer,393.Career of, ii.161-2;duel with Marshall,161;challenges Cilley,161;appearance of,161;unitesCourierwithEnquirer,162;supports the Silver-Grays,162;defeated for minister to Austria,162;candidate for U.S. Senate,161-2;endorses Weed's compromise,337.Webster, Daniel, on Philip Schuyler, i.18;teller at John Q. Adams' election,343;defeats Van Buren,387;United States Bank,393.Weed, Joel, father of Thurlow, i.317;could not make a living,317;moved five times in ten years,317.Weed, Smith M., dispatches sent from South Carolina, 1876, iii.351.Weed, Thurlow, on Albany Regency, i.294;career, character, and gifts of,317-19;precocious,318;friends of best people,318;love match,319;slow in getting established,319;helped Southwick, 1822,319;supports Adams, 1824,324;opposes Clinton's removal,328;sleepless and tireless worker,338;united friends of Clay and Adams,338-9;well kept secret,339;Van Buren hit,340,344;kept faith,340-1;predicts Granger's defeat,368;accepted leader against Van Buren,369-70;foundedAnti-Masonic Enquirer,370;a born fighter,371;investigates crime of 1826,370;selects able lieutenants,371;incident of his poverty,373;foundsEvening Journal,374;pungent paragraphs,374, note;met Croswell in boyhood,374;rival editors estranged,375;Croswell seeks aid of,375;growth of theJournal,375;"the Marcy patch,"395;opposed to the United States Bank,396, note;organisation of Whig party,394-401;favours Seward for gov., 1834,401.On Democratic organisation, ii.2;Seward for gov., 1838,19-21;Fellows-Allen case,22;Seward's election,29;Dictator,31-3,36-8;creates trouble,38-9;carries state Senate,39;made state printer,39;supports Harrison,40;unhappy, 1844,84-5;Clay's Alabama letter,87-8;opposed to Young for gov.,118;for Taylor, 1848,135-7;breaks with Fillmore,148;assails Castle Garden meeting,157;defeats Fillmore,166-7;favours Scott,166-7;Scott's defeat,178-9;Greeley's appeal to, for gov.,198, note;opposed to a Rep. party, 1854,200;at birth of party, 1855,213;criticised for delaying it,219-21;Seward and the Presidency,229-32;controlled election of U.S. senator, 1857,243-5;at Chicago con.,283;Bowles on,283;offered Lane money to carry Indiana,287, note;weeps over Seward's defeat,291;returns Greeley's letter of 1854,311;denies seeing it,318,323;replies to it,318-23;predicts Lincoln's election,332;proposed compromise,336-44;Greeley opposed,343;Lincoln opposed,344;work as a boss,362;relations with Lincoln,362;opposed Greeley for U.S. Senate,363-5;strained relations with Harris,366;Barney's appointment,390-7.Criticised by Southern press, 1861, iii.10;proposed conduct of the war,14;names Dix for gov., 1862,37;return from London,41;view of emancipation,42;pushes Morgan for U.S. Senate,56;controls canal patronage,56;withdraws fromEvening Journal,56;did not return to Rochester,57;No. 12 Astor House,58;his services,58;his patriotism,58;cradle of "Amens,"58;takes message from Lincoln to Seymour,62;resents retention of Barney,85;Lincoln sends for him,86;plan for peace,86;continues slavery,86;rejected by Lincoln,87;Barney to be removed,87;influence lessened,89,90;beaten in Rep. state con., 1864,91;favours nomination of Grant,93;fickle support of the Vice President,94;Lincoln ignores his wishes,97;writes Seward of hopeless outlook, 1864,104;fails to defeat Greeley, 1864,117;supports Johnson,130;manages Saratoga con., 1866,144;also Philadelphia con., 1866,144;favours Dix for gov., 1866,155;surprised by Pierrepont's change,159;supports Hoffman, 1866,161;complains of President's action,162;favours Grant, 1868,190;opposes Fenton, 1869,192;influence of his absence,222;declines to head electoral ticket, 1872,296;suggests name of Douglass,296, note;favours greenbacks,390;fails to attend Rep. state con., 1878, because of feebleness,412.Wendell, Nathan D., nominated for state treas., iii.416;elected,427.West, DeWitt C., strong supporter of Tam., iii.383.Wheaton, Henry, supports Adams, 1824, i.324;gifts and career of,324-5;editedNational Advocate,324;leader in People's party,324;Clinton's dislike of,330, note.Wheeler, William A., career and character, iii.335;nominated for Vice President, 1876,335-6;declared elected,350;declined to run for ch'm. of Rep. state con., 1879,413;not a fighter,413, note;presented for U.S. senator, 1881,467.Whig party, formed, 1834, i.399;name first used,399;opponents of,399;Webster on,401;its first campaign,399-401;first state con.,401;Seward its first candidate for gov.,401;hot campaign,402-4;defeated,404.Without a national platform, 1840, ii.40;log cabin campaign,43-5;its humiliation,47-54;defeated by Clay's letter, 1844,89;divided into Radicals and Conservatives,116;elects Young gov.,120;carries state, 1847,127;without platform, 1848,138;carries state, 1848,143;elects Seward U.S. senator,145-7;elects state officers, 1849,150;approves higher law speech,153-5;nominated Hunt for gov., 1850,154;Silver-Grays secede,155;Hunt elected,158;avoids slavery issue, 1851,163-5;loses state,165;Greeley on,165-6;Fish on,166;defeated, 1852,179;carries state, 1853,189;Clark nominated for gov.,199;elected,203;unites with Anti-Nebraska Dems.,194;seeRep. party.Whig platform, 1852, Greeley on, ii.175;Seward on,175.Whigs, during Revolution, i.24;moderate and ultra,24.White, Andrew D., about Ira Harris, iii.166;presents Conkling's name for U.S. senator,170;about Seward,213;writes of election frauds, 1868,215;ch'm. Rep. state con., 1871,258-9;criticism of,239-60and note.White, Hugh L., candidate of Southern Whigs, 1836, ii.11.Whitney, William C., an organiser of County Democracy, iii.483.Whittlesey, Frederick, editor, RochesterRepublican, i.370;strong Anti-Mason,370;confidence in Weed,375.Wickham, William H., nominated for mayor of New York, 1874, iii.314;character,314, note;elected,319.Wide-awakes, marching body of young men, 1860, ii.328;their great number,328.Wilkin, James W., defeated for U.S. senator, i.211;result of a bargain,211-2.Wilkin, Samuel J., nominated for lt.-gov., ii.80;character and career of,80;defeated,89.Wilkinson, James, commands on Canadian border, i.223;career and character of,223-4;fails, quarrels, and retires in disgrace,225.Willers, Diedrich, nominated for sec. of state, 1871, iii.273;defeated,275;renominated, 1873,308;elected,309.Willet, Marinus, member first constitutional con., i.5;