140-142
;
of 1828,
163
,
164
;
of 1832,
189
,
190
et seq.;
of 1836,
283
;
of 1840,
286
;
of 1844,
320
;
of 1848,
349
;
of 1852,
377
;
of 1856, relation to election of Whitfield in Kansas,
417
;
indications as to election of 1856,
440
;
of 1856, as related to affairs in Kansas,
446
,
447
Electoral Colleges,
50
Ellis, Powhatan, ordered to make final demand on Mexican Government,
299
El Paso,
361
Emancipation, early schemes for,
243
,
245
Embargo, of 1807,
54
Emerson, Dr.,
owner of Dred Scott,
450
;
his will,
450
Emerson, Irene,
owner of Dred Scott,
450
;
sells him to Sandford,
451
Emigrant Aid Company,
misrepresentations as to,
411
;
conference with Robinson,
413
;
excitement occasioned in Missouri,
413
;
claims as to its purpose,
419
;
indictment against hotel in Lawrence,
435
England,
21
,
45
,
368
English, William Hayden, bill on Kansas,
470
,
471
Erie Canal,
132
Eustis, William, efforts for admission of Missouri,
100
Everett, Edward,
reply to McDuffie,
176
;
speech on Kansas-Nebraska bill,
392
,
393
;
not voting on Kansas-Nebraska bill,
398
Ewing, Thomas, on Bank Committee of Senate,
201
F
AIRFIELD
, J
OHN
, presents abolition petition,
254
Federal Party,
12
,
104
;
extinction,
129
;
its errors,
129
;
effects of War of 1812,
130
;
principles on which it lost power,
239
Field, Roswell M., connection with Dred Scott case,
449
,
452
Fillmore, Millard,
becomes President,
360
;
message on Texas,
360
;
message of December, 1850,
368
,
369
;
opposition of Giddings,
369
;
message on Shadrach case,
370
,
371
;
report on President's powers,
372
;
message of December 2, 1851,
374
;
contest in Whig Convention of 1852,
376
;
message of December 6, 1852,
380
,
381
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, home of Charles Robinson,
413
Flint River,
22
Florida,
its acquisition,
19-38
;
treaty of Florida Seminoles,
290
;
constitution formed,
290
;
admitted as Commonwealth,
290
;
vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill,
390
Floyd, John, message on Southampton massacre,
249
Foote, Henry Stuart,
bill for Territories,
354
;
criticises Clay,
357
,
358
;
motion on Bell's resolutions,
359
;
accepts amendment,
360
;
draws pistol on Benton,
360
;
introduces finality resolutions,
374
;
passed by House and rejected by Senate,
375
"Force Bill," the.
See
Wilkins, William
Foreign affairs,
relation to party development,
122
;
the Holy Alliance,
123-125
;
the "Monroe Doctrine,"
125-128
;
significance of the diplomatic questions,
129
;
success of Van Buren,
164
.
See
Committee on Foreign Relations
Forsyth, John,
letter as to intrigue against Jackson,
220
;
letter from Morfit,
296
,
297
Fort Brown, attempt at relief,
329
Fort Jackson, treaty of,
26
,
29
Fort Leavenworth,
Robinson at,
414
;
arrival of Governor Reeder,
416
;
Governor authorized to call troops from,
432
;
Sumner returns to,
442
Fort Monroe, transfer of artillery,
230
Fort Moultrie, transfer of artillery,
230
Fort Riley, Branscomb at,
414
Fort Scott,
31
Fort Titus, Kansas conflict at,
444
Fowltown, destroyed,
28
,
29
France,
21
,
22
,
23
,
24
;
abolition of slavery,
54
;
gets Louisiana territory,
54
,
65
;
in Holy Alliance,
123
;
relation to Congress of Verona,
124
;
boundary dispute with Spain,
290
;
recognizes Texan independence,
304
;
cedes Louisiana to United States,
312
,
318
,
395
.
See
Treaty
Francis, Indian priest,
26
Franklin, Kansas,
Jones goes to,
428
;
Lane and Robinson accompany Shannon to,
430
,