Lawrence committee meet Governor Shannon,
429
;
Shannon goes to Lawrence,
430
;
agreement of Shannon with citizens of Lawrence,
430
;
Lane, Robinson, and Shannon at Franklin,
430
;
Atchison and the withdrawal of the Missourians,
430
,
431
;
appearance of John Brown,
431
;
Shannon's report to President,
431
;
appeal of leaders at Lawrence,
431
;
the President's proclamation,
432
;
attitude of "Free-state" party to proclamation,
432
;
difficulty of the situation,
432
,
433
;
organization under Topeka constitution,
432
;
contest for seat in House of Representatives,
432
,
433
;
House appoints committee of investigation,
433
;
application for admission under Topeka constitution,
433
;
work of Jones and attempt to assassinate him,
433
,
434
;
the assault repudiated by the "Free-state" party,
434
;
letters of Robinson and Sumner,
434
;
Lecompte's charge to grand jury,
435
;
the "treason indictments,"
435
;
Donaldson's proclamation,
435
,
436
;
dealings of citizens of Lawrence with Shannon and Donaldson,
436
,
437
;
the sacking of Lawrence,
438
;
repudiation by Atchison and others,
438
;
the "Crime against Kansas,"
439
;
the attack on Sumner,
439
,
440
;
the Pottawattomie massacres,
440
;
attitude of the Congressional committee,
440
;
characterization of the massacre,
441
;
denunciation by settlers,
441
;
Brown and Pate at Black Jack,
441
;
Shannon's proclamation and the work of the troops,
442
;
effect of massacre on "Free-state" cause,
442
,
443
;
committee report and bill in House,
442
,
443
;
dispersal of legislature at Topeka,
443
;
Smith succeeds Sumner,
443
;
the Lawrence convention and the directory,
443
;
"Free-state" military force organized and in conflict,
444
;
capture of Titus,
444
;
treaty of August 17, at Lawrence,
444
;
resignation of Shannon,
444
;
Woodson again Acting-Governor,
444
;
proclamation of August 25,
444
;
Missourians under Atchison in camp on Bull Creek,
445
;
destruction of Ossawattomie,
445
;
Smith's orders as to invaders,
445
;
Lane leads in skirmish at Bull Creek,
445
;
Woodson's order and Cooke's refusal to attack Topeka,
445
;
failure of plan to attack Lecompton,
445
,
446
;
active steps by President,
446
;
actions of Geary,
446
;
retirement of the Missourians,
446
,
447
;
resignation of Geary,
446
;
effect of events on presidential election,
447
;
Buchanan's inaugural address,
447
,
448
;
plan for convention at Lecompton,
461
;
Walker and Stanton in charge,
461
;
negotiations of Stanton with "Free-state" men,
461
,
462
;
address by Walker,
462
;
the party situation,
462
;
the "Free-state" legislature,
462
;
the "Free-state" mass-meeting,
463
;
chances of the Topeka constitution,
463
;
Robinson's plan to capture Territorial government,
463
;
Wilson's advice,
463
;
the Topeka mass-meeting,
464
;
the Grasshopper Falls convention,
464
;
census completed,
464
;
Lecompton convention assembles,
464
;
the election of October 5,
465
;
contests in McGee and Johnson counties,
465
;
Lane's conspiracy and its failure,
465
,
466
;
mass-meeting and convention at Lecompton,
465
,
466
;
the Lecompton constitution,
466
;
"Free-state" demands on Stanton,
466
,
467
;
constitution to be submitted in full,
467
;
Stanton removed,
467
;
Denver appointed Acting-Governor,
467
;
Lecompton Constitution accepted in election of December 21,
467
;
Lecompton Constitution rejected in election of January 4, 1858,
468
;
"Free-state" men in control of three Governments in Kansas,
468
;
Denver's report to the President,
468
,
469
;
President submits Lecompton constitution to Congress,
469
;
attitude of Douglas,
469
,
470
;
Lecompton bill passed by Senate and rejected by House,
470
;
the House proposal rejected,
470
;
the English bill,
470
,
471
;
the proposals rejected in Kansas,
471
;
a fourth government erected,
471
;
close of the struggle,
471
;
characterization of the leaders,
471
,
472
;
attitude of the general government, of Davis, and of Sumner,
472
,
473
;
Act of 1854 the beginning of error, Missourians the beginners of wrong,
473
;
characterization of John Brown's work,
473
,
474
;
relation of events in Kansas to Civil War,
473
,
474
.
See
Nebraska, Territory of
Kansas-Nebraska bill,
343
,
456
(
see
Kansas, Territory of
; and
Nebraska, Territory of
);
effect of the Dred Scott dictum,
460