Chapter 51

Calhoun's theory,

189

;

in Georgia and South Carolina,

210

;

the South Carolina convention,

221

;

the Ordinance of Nullification,

222

,

223

;

Ordinance sent to the legislature,

224

;

Hayne's attitude,

224

;

acts for enforcement of Ordinance,

224-226

;

views on the position of South Carolina,

226-228

;

South Carolina in Jackson's message of 1832,

228

;

Jackson's proclamation of December 10, 1832,

228-230

;

Jackson's message of January, 1833,

232

;

execution of Ordinance postponed,

235

;

character of nullification defined by Webster,

237

;

Ordinance of Nullification withdrawn,

238

;

motive of leaders in affairs of nullification,

238

;

nullification as represented by Amos Kendall,

272

O

BREGON

, P

ABLO

, negotiations as to Panama Congress,

147

,

148

,

149

Ohio, Commonwealth of,

slavery forbidden,

62

,

63

;

condition on erection,

68

,

69

,

71

;

appropriation of enabling act,

116

;

tax on Bank of United States,

194

;

the result,

195

;

memorial on Texas,

296

;

vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill,

399

Ohio River, the,

48

,

62

,

63

,

167

Oliver, Mordecai,

on committee for Kansas investigation,

433

;

investigates Pottawattomie massacre,

440

Onis, Luis de,

37

,

38

Orders in Council, British,

54

Ordinance of 1787,

passed,

48

;

authority of the Congress,

49

;

restriction on slavery,

69

;

in Douglas's bill,

341

;

in the Smith bills,

349

Oregon,

its "re-occupation" in the Democratic platform,

309

;

points in the question,

310

;

Oregon of the last century,

311

;

Spanish and English claims,

311

;

the Nootka Convention,

311

,

312

;

effect of war between Spain and Great Britain,

312

;

ceded to France and to United States,

312

;

work of Lewis and Clark,

312

;

treaty of Utrecht,

312

;

Astoria founded,

312

,

313

;

joint occupation agreement,

313

;

agreement of 1828,

314

;

effect of Whitman's work,

316

;

in platform of 1844,

318

;

effect of election of 1844,

320

;

Tyler's message of 1844,

321

;

Polk's first message,

324

;

his recommendations,

324

;

the question before Congress,

324

;

the action of Congress,

324

,

325

;

treaty of June, 1846,

326

;

bill reported by,

340

,

341

;

Thompson's amendment,

341

;

the Douglas bill,

341

;

defeat of Burt's amendment,

341

;

Wick's proposal,

341

,

342

;

speech by Rhett,

342

,

343

;

end of the second bill,

343

;

new bill by Douglas,

343

;

special message of Polk,

344

;

Hall's amendment,

344

;

views of Calhoun and Davis,

344

;

Davis moves amendment,

344

;

effect of Davis and Hale on action of Senate,

345

;

motions of Bright and Clayton,

346

;

the Clayton bill,

346

,

347

;

the final settlement,

347

;

bill approved,

348

Orleans, Territory of,

organized,

55

;

slavery in,

55

;

erected into Commonwealth,

56

Osceola,

begins hostilities,

290

;

defeated,

290

Ossawattomie, Kansas,

destroyed by Missourians,

445

;

effect of the attack,

445

Ostend, the manifesto from,

408

Otis, Harrison Gray,

voting,

74

;

position on Maine-Missouri bill,

83

Oxford University, Professor Senior of,

186

P

ACIFIC

O

CEAN

, claims in the north of various nations,

123

,

311

,

324

,

325

,

326

,

341

,

358

,

375

,

379

,

381

Palo Alto, battle of,

330

Panama Congress,

early negotiations,

147

,

148

,

149

;

commissioners of United States named,

149

,

150

;

popular views of the movement,

150

;

analysis of vote in Senate,

150

,

151

;

relation of vote to slavery,

151

;

nature of opposition,

153

;

adjournment of the congress,

153

,

154

;


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