Louisiana, Commonwealth of,
erected,
56
;
slavery in,
56
,
62
,
63
,
65
;
condition on erection,
69
,
71
;
relation to tariff of 1832,
188
;
vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill,
399
Louisiana territory,
20
,
21
,
22
,
23
,
24
,
37
;
added to public domain,
51
;
slavery in,
54
,
55
,
56
,
57
;
owned by France and Spain,
54
;
ceded to United States,
55
;
divided,
55
;
early ownership and division,
65
;
condition on cession to United States,
72
;
motion of Thomas as to slavery,
84
;
motion renewed,
87
;
carried,
88
;
conference report,
88
;
relation to Missouri bill,
92
,
93
;
ceded to France, and to United States,
312
;
as to inclusion of Oregon,
312
;
cession of 1803,
318
;
effect of acquisition,
366
;
act of 1820,
382
;
as to the Douglas report on Nebraska,
384
;
as to repeal of Acts of 1820,
391
;
as to Dred Scott case,
450
,
452
Louisiana, Territory of,
organized,
56
;
name changed,
56
.
See
Missouri, Territory of
Lovejoy, Owen, killed,
250
Lowell, John, member of Emigrant Aid Society,
409
Lowell, Massachusetts, meetings on fugitive slave law,
368
Lower California,
337
Lowndes, William,
committee service,
9
;
on conference committee,
88
;
reports bill on Missouri,
95
,
96
;
bill defeated,
99
;
relation of family to nullification,
181
Lundy, Benjamin, instigates abolition petition,
252
M
C
C
ULLOCH
vs.
Maryland [4 Wheaton, 316],
205
McDuffie, George,
opinion on slave labor,
161
;
chairman ways and means committee,
172
;
relation to Dr. Cooper,
173
;
contention as to origin of tariff bills,
173
,
174
;
reports a tariff bill,
174
;
its terms and disposal,
174
;
forms economic basis of nullification,
175
,
176
,
177
;
opposition to tariff,
177
;
amendment lost,
177
;
as to bill of 1832,
185
;
tariff bills in House,
186
;
attitude to the Bank,
198
;
makes minority report in support of Bank,
202
McGee County, Kansas, contested election,
465
McGregor, Gregor,
30
McHenry, Jerry, rescue of,
373
,
374
McKay, James J., introduces bill,
335
McLane, Louis,
speech on Missouri,
81
,
82
;
removed from head of Treasury Department,
280
McLean, John, voting,
73
Macon, Nathaniel,
committee service,
3
;
position on Maine-Missouri bill,
83
Madison, James,
his message of 1815,
2
,
3
;
vetoes internal improvements bill,
17
;
earlier recommendations,
17
;
relation to Republican party,
17
;
relation to War of 1812,
17
;
as to relation between slavery and protection,
109
;
vetoes bill, 1817, for internal improvements,
116
,
117
;
his views,
117
Mail, United States,
effect of presence of abolition literature,
251
;
use by abolitionists,
270
et seq.;
Charleston, South Carolina, post-office robbed,
271
;
request of Charleston postmaster to New York postmaster,
271
;
refusal to receive abolitionist documents in New York post-office,
271
;
Kendall's instructions to the postmasters,
271
,
272
;
the question in Jackson's message,
272
,
273
;
Calhoun's report and bill,
273
,
274
;
criticism by Clay,
274
;
defeat of the bill,
274
;
Act of July 2, 1836,
274
;
significance of the contest,
274-277
Maine, Commonwealth of,
constitution formed,
76
;
petition for admission,
77
;
bill introduced and passed by House,
77
;
bill in Senate,
82
;
connection with Missouri bill,
82
,
83
,
87
;
amended bill passed in Senate,
88
;
House disagrees,
88
;
conference committee report,
88
,
89
;
bill approved by president,
89
;
significance of the controversy,
88
,
90
et seq.;
attitude to tariff of 1824,
114
;