INDEX - Reconstruction and the Constitution, 1866-1876 - 23 - John William Burgess

INDEX

Abbott, Josiah G., on electoral commission,

Adams, Charles Francis, joins liberal republicans,

;

candidate for presidential nomination,

;

returns from England,

;

at Geneva arbitration,

,

Adams, John Q., nominated for vice-presidency,

Alabama, in Lincoln's proclamation,

;

electoral vote of 1864 rejected,

;

reconstruction in,

;

convention and election in,

;

vote on thirteenth amendment,

;

in the reconstruction bill,

;

registration in,

;

election in,

;

disfranchisements in,

;

voting on constitution,

,

,

;

act on admission of members from,

;

reconstruction declared complete,

;

ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

republicans get control in,

,

;

change in character of government,

Alabama

, the, case of,

,

Alabama

claims,

,

,

,

Alaska, purchase of,

Alexandria, Va., Pierpont government at,

,

Alta Vela, matter of claim to,

,

Ames, Adelbert, resigns as governor of Mississippi,

Anderson, T. C., in Louisiana politics,

Arkansas, in Lincoln's proclamation,

;

Lincoln's acts toward,

;

presidential reconstruction in,

;

congressmen refused seats,

;

in Lincoln's message,

;

electoral vote of 1864 rejected,

;

attitude of Johnson to,

;

vote on thirteenth amendment,

;

in the reconstruction bill,

;

registration in,

;

election in,

;

disfranchisements in,

;

ratifies constitution,

,

;

ratifies fourteenth amendment,

;

act of June, 1868, as to,

,

,

;

reconstruction declared complete,

;

ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

change in character of government,

Ashburn, George W., in convention of 1866,

Ashley, James M., action on thirteenth amendment,

Austin, Tex., convention at,

Babcock, Orville E., mission to Santo Domingo,

Baez, Buenaventura, in Dominican politics,

Baird, Absalom, New Orleans riot,

Baltimore, Md., republican convention at,

;

democratic convention at,

Banks, Nathaniel P., appoints election in Louisiana,

;

views on purchase of Alaska,

Bayard, Thomas F., on electoral commission,

Bell, John, desertion of the Union cause,

Benton, Thomas H., in convention of 1866,

Bernard, Mountague, on Joint High Commission,

Beust, Count, names Delfosse for Halifax commission,

Bingham, John A., on joint committee on reconstruction,

;

on impeachment committee,

;

impeachment manager,

;

approves letter on Alta Vela claims,

;

offers amendment as to Georgia,

Black, Jeremiah S., counsel for Johnson,

;

his withdrawal,

,

;

counsel before electoral commission,

Blaine, James G., proposes amendment to reconstruction bill,

,

;

approves letter on Alta Vela claims,

;

in convention of 1876,

;

views on purchase of Alaska,

Blair, Francis P., nominated for vice-presidency,

;

conduct in the campaign,

,

Blair, Montgomery, in convention of 1866,

;

counsel before electoral commission,

Blow, Henry T., on joint committee on reconstruction,

Borie, Adolph E., becomes secretary of the navy,

;

resigns,

Botts, John Minor, in convention of 1866,

Boutwell, George S., on joint committee on reconstruction,

;

on impeachment committee,

;

impeachment manager,

;

becomes secretary of the treasury,

Bradley, Joseph P., on electoral commission,

Brodhead, James O., letter from F. P. Blair,

Brown, B. Gratz, joins liberal republicans,

;

nominated for vice-presidency,

Browning, Orville H., enters cabinet,

;

in convention of 1866,

Brownlow, William G., elected governor of Tennessee,

;

in convention of 1866,

Bullock, Rufus B., share in reconstruction of Georgia,

,

,

Burlingame, Anson, treaty with China,

Butler, Benjamin F., impeachment manager,

;

signs letter on Alta Vela claim,

;

attack on Johnson,

;

proposes bill as to Georgia,

;

withdraws his amendment,

Cabral, in Dominican politics,

Cameron, Simon, in convention of 1866,

Campbell, James, in convention of 1866,

Campbell, John A., counsel before electoral commission,

Canada, the fisheries question,

Canby, Edward R. S., supersedes Sickles,

Carpenter, Matthew H., counsel before electoral commission,

Carpenter, testimony as to Ku-Klux,

Cartter, David K., action in case against Thomas,

,

,

Cartwright, J. C., Oregon elector of 1876,

Chamberlain, Daniel H., as governor of South Carolina,

;

retires from the office,

Chandler, Zachariah, in convention of 1866,

;

manages campaign for Hayes,

Chase, Salmon P., presides at impeachment of Johnson,

;

rulings,

;

puts final question,

;

candidate for presidential nomination,

Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia (5 Peters 1),

Chicago, Ill., democratic convention at,

;

republican convention of 1868,

China, the Burlingame treaty,

Cincinnati, O., liberal republican convention at,

;

republican convention of 1876,

Civil Rights, state legislation on,

,

;

bill on, in Congress,

;

the bill criticised,

;

bill passed over veto,

Clarendon, Earl of, treaty negotiated with Johnson,

Clements, White vs.,

Cleveland, O., radical republican convention at,

;

soldier convention at,

Clifford, Nathan, on electoral commission,

Cochrane, John, nominated for vice-presidency,

;

withdraws,

Cockburn, Alexander, at Geneva arbitration,

,

,

Coke, Richard, elected governor of Texas,

,

Colfax, Schuyler, elected Speaker,

;

appoints committee on impeachment,

;

nominated for vice-presidency,

;

character of acceptance,

Columbia, S. C., made head-quarters of second military district,

Committee of the House on Elections, Georgia case referred to,

Committee of the House on Impeachment, appointed,

;

proceedings,

et seq.

Committee of the House on Reconstruction, reports bill,

;

bill passed,

;

Covode resolution referred to,

;

reports impeachment resolution,

;

reports bill as to Georgia,

Committee of the House on the Judiciary, action as to thirteenth amendment,

;

Blaine moves reference to,

Committee of the House on the Rebellious States,

Committee of the Senate on Elections, Georgia case referred to,

Committee of the Senate on Finance, bill reported from,

Committee of the Senate on Foreign Relations, Sumner loses chairmanship of,

;

opposes Dominican treaty,

,

Committee of the Senate on the Judiciary, action as to thirteenth amendment,

;

proposes Freedmen's Bureau bill,

;

reports a civil rights bill,

;

action on bill repealing Tenure-of-Office Act,

Committee of the Senate on the Rebellious States,

Congress of the United States, power vested in,

;

action on State perdurance,

;

power over territories,

;

relation of its acts to Reconstruction,

;

legislation on Reconstruction,

;

action as to electoral vote of 1864,

,

;

twenty-second joint rule,

,

;

attitude to Tennessee,

;

meeting of December, 1865,

;

Johnson's views of powers of,

;

demand of southerners for seats,

;

joint committee on reconstruction,

,

;

passes Freedmen's Bureau bill,

;

passes civil rights bill,

,

;

the fourteenth amendment,

;

proposal of committee on reconstruction,

;

reports to, on reconstruction,

;

passage of Freedmen's Bureau bill,

;

relation to campaign of 1866,

;

attacked by Johnson,

;

effect of election of 1866,

;

effect of Johnson's message on,

;

passes bill for negro suffrage in District of Columbia,

,

;

bill vetoed,

,

;

bill passed over veto,

;

vetoes sent to,

;

encroachment on President's power,

;

passes supplemental reconstruction bill,

;

opening of fortieth Congress,

;

passes bill interpreting Reconstruction Acts,

;

passes bill over veto,

;

as to powers of,

;

attitude of southern whites to acts of,

;

additional bill as to reconstructed States,

,

;

comment on the act,

;

message to, of December, 1867,

;

admission of Southern members,

,

;

action on proclamation of fourteenth amendment,

;

friction with Johnson,

;

annual message to,

;

action on fifteenth amendment,

;

question as to southern members,

,

;

admits members from Virginia,

;

passes modification of Tenure-of-Office Act,

;

readmission of Georgia,

;

attitude to the South,

;

bill to enforce the amendments,

;

control of elections to,

;

statute on the Ku-Klux,

,

;

legislation on finance,

;

electoral count of 1877,

,

;

bill for electoral commission,

,

;

action as to Santo Domingo,

.

See

[House of Representatives]

;

;

[Statutes of the United States]

Conkling, Roscoe, on joint committee on reconstruction,

;

in convention of 1876,

Connecticut ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

Constitution of the United States, government provided by the,

;

relation of State government to,

,

;

powers of Congress over elections,

;

eligibility to vice-presidency,

,

;

adoption of the thirteenth amendment,

,

;

the fourteenth amendment,

,

,

;

fourteenth amendment in the campaign of 1866,

;

fourteenth amendment rejected in South,

,

;

fourteenth amendment with reference to revival of State functions,

;

tests of, applied to reconstruction bill,

;

in reconstruction bill,

,

;

interpreted by the Supreme Court,

;

fourteenth amendment ratified in Arkansas,

;

ratification of fourteenth amendment completed,

;

action on fifteenth amendment,

;

fifteenth amendment ratified by Georgia,

;

provision for enforcement of amendments,

Covode, John, resolutions on Johnson,

Cowan, Edgar, action on the Stevens resolution,

;

in convention of 1866,

Cox, Jacob D., in Pittsburg convention,

;

becomes secretary of the interior,

Creswell, John A. J., in convention of 1866,

;

becomes postmaster-general,

Cronin, E. A., Oregon elector in 1876,

,

Curtin, A. G., in convention of 1866,

Curtis, Benjamin R., counsel for Johnson,

;

argument,

,

Cushing, Caleb, at Geneva arbitration,

Custer, George A., in Cleveland convention,

Davis, David, joins liberal republicans,

;

candidate for presidential nomination,

;

elected Senator,

;

relation to electoral commission,

Davis, Henry Winter, bill on reconstruction,

;

protest against Lincoln's proclamation,

Davis, J. C. Bancroft, at Geneva arbitration,

Delaware, in election of 1866,

;

votes for Seymour,

Delfosse, Maurice, on Halifax commission,

Dennison, William, resignation,

,

District of Columbia, bill for negro suffrage in,

;

bill vetoed,

;

bill passed over veto,

;

bill on colored schools in,

Dix, John A., in convention of 1866,

Dixon, James, action on the Stevens resolution,

;

vote on impeachment,

Doolittle, James R., action on the Stevens resolution,

;

in convention of 1866,

;

view of the Stanton case,

;

vote on impeachment,

Drew, George F., becomes governor of Florida,

Durant, Thomas J., in convention of 1866,

Durell, E. H., in Louisiana politics,

,

Edmunds, George F., on electoral commission,

Electoral Commission, creation,

,

;

membership,

;

proceedings,

Emory, W. H., relations with Johnson,

,

,

English, James E., in convention of 1866,

Evarts, William M., counsel for Johnson,

;

counsel before electoral commission,

;

at Geneva arbitration,

Ewing, Thomas, in Cleveland convention,

;

nominated as secretary of war,

Farragut, David D., accompanies Johnson to the West,

Favrot, Alexander, at Geneva arbitration,

Federal government, system of,

,

Ferry, Thomas W., announces result of 1876 election,

Fessenden, William P., on joint committee on reconstruction,

;

theory of reconstruction,

;

opinion on impeachment,

;

view of the Stanton case,

;

vote on impeachment,

Field, Stephen J., on electoral commission,

Fish, Hamilton, becomes secretary of state,

;

negotiations with Great Britain,

,

;

controversy with Granville,

;

congratulates Delfosse,

Fisheries Question, the,

Flanders, Benjamin F., elected to House of Representatives,

Florida, in Lincoln's proclamation,

;

electoral vote of 1864 rejected,

;

reconstruction in,

;

convention in,

;

adopts thirteenth amendment,

;

in the reconstruction bill,

;

registration in,

;

election in,

;

ratifies constitution,

,

;

act on admission of members from,

;

reconstruction declared complete,

;

ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

contest as to election returns of 1876,

,

;

change of administration,

Florida

, the, case of,

Fowler, Joseph S., vote on impeachment,

Freedmen's Bureau, created,

,

;

Grant's opinion of its officers,

;

bill of 1866,

;

bill passed over veto,

.

See

[Statutes of the United States]

Frelinghuysen, Frederick T., on electoral commission,

Frémont, John C., nominated for presidency,

;

withdraws,

Galt, Alexander T., on Halifax commission,

Garfield, James A., approves letter on Alta Vela claims,

;

on electoral commission,

Garland, Augustus H., elected governor of Arkansas,

Geneva Arbitration,

,

,

Georgia, in Lincoln's proclamation,

;

electoral vote of 1864 rejected,

;

reconstruction in,

;

convention and election in,

;

vote on thirteenth amendment,

;

in the reconstruction bill,

;

case of Georgia vs. Stanton,

,

;

registration in,

;

election in,

;

election in,

;

ratifies constitution,

,

;

controversy in,

;

act on admission of members from,

,

;

reconstruction declared complete,

;

ratification of fourteenth amendment,

;

votes for Seymour,

;

question in Congress as to representation of,

;

question of representation of,

;

military government in,

,

;

fifteenth amendment ratified,

;

admission delayed,

,

;

finally restored to federal relations,

,

;

escape from negro rule,

,

;

election of 1872 in,

Gerry, Elbridge, in convention of 1866,

Gillem, A. C., arrest of McCardle,

Granger, Gordon, in Cleveland convention,

Grant, Ulysses S., report on conditions at the South,

;

accompanies Johnson to the West,

;

acting Secretary of War,

,

;

injunction against sought,

;

appointed acting secretary of war,

;

his action thereon,

,

;

relations with Johnson,

;

nominated for presidency,

;

character of acceptance,

;

attitude to reconstruction,

;

proclamation as to Virginia,

;

orders as to Mississippi and Texas,

,

;

policy characterized,

,

;

attitude to Tenure-of-Office Act,

;

first annual message,

;

suggestion as to Georgia,

;

message of March, 1871,

;

proclamation of March, 1871,

;

proclamation of May, 1871,

,

;

proclamations of April and November, 1871,

,

;

relations with Sumner,

;

nominated for second term,

;

elected,

;

veto of inflation bill,

;

messages on relations with Great Britain,

;

policy as to Santo Domingo,

Granville, Lord, controversy with Fish,

Great Britain, change in ministry,

;

Grant's messages on relations with,

;

the Geneva arbitration,

;

the British Columbia boundary,

;

the fisheries question,

Greeley, Horace, in convention of 1866,

;

joins liberal republicans,

;

nominated for presidency,

,

;

defeated,

Green, Ashbel, counsel before electoral commission,

Grey and Ripon, Earl de, on Joint High Commission,

Grider, Henry, on joint committee on reconstruction,

Grimes, James W., on joint committee on reconstruction,

;

view of the Stanton case,

;

vote on impeachment,

Groesbeck, William S., counsel for Johnson,

Habeas Corpus, writ of, privileges suspended in District of Columbia,

Hahn, Michael, elected to House of Representatives,

;

elected Governor of Louisiana,

Halifax, N. S., fisheries commission at,

,

Hamlin, Hannibal, count of electoral votes,

Hampton, Wade, in convention of 1868,

;

becomes governor of South Carolina,

Hancock, Winfield Scott, supersedes Sheridan,

;

in convention of 1868,

Harlan, James, resignation,

,

Harris, Ira, on joint committee on reconstruction,

Hawley, Joseph R., in republican convention of 1866,

Hayes, Rutherford B., significance of his election,

;

nominated for presidency,

,

;

the campaign,

et seq.;

election formally declared,

;

policy toward the South,

,

Henderson, John B., introduces amendment abolishing slavery,

,

;

vote on impeachment,

Hendricks, Thomas A., candidate for presidential nomination,

;

nominated for vice-presidency,

Herron, Francis J., in Louisiana politics,

,

Higby, William, views on purchase of Alaska,

Hill, Benjamin H., enters Senate from Georgia,

Hoadly, George, joins liberal republicans,

;

counsel before electoral commission,

Hoar, Ebenezer R., becomes attorney-general,

;

on Joint High Commission,

Hoar, George F., on electoral commission,

Hood, John B., near Nashville,

House of Representatives of the United States, admits members from Louisiana,

;

refuses seats to members from Arkansas,

;

action on thirteenth amendment,

;

elects Colfax Speaker,

;

the Stevens resolution,

;

speech by Stevens,

;

passes Freedmen's Bureau bill,

;

passes civil rights bill,

;

representation in,

;

election of 1866,

;

effect of election of 1866,

;

attempt to impeach Johnson,

;

bill on reconstruction before the,

;

resolution on confiscation act,

;

tenure-of-office bill in,

;

bill on reconstructed States,

;

action on dismissal of Stanton,

;

proceedings of impeachment against Johnson,

et seq.;

passes bill repealing Tenure-of-Office Act,

,

;

democrats secure control of,

,

;

jurisdiction over treaties,

,

.

See

[Congress of the United States]

;

[Statutes of the United States]

Houston, George S., elected governor of Alabama,

Howard, Jacob M., on joint committee on reconstruction,

;

illness delays vote on impeachment,

Howe, Samuel G., commissioner to Santo Domingo,

Hunt, Ward,

Hunton, Eppa, on electoral commission,

Illinois, ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

Davis elected Senator from,

Indiana, election of 1886 in,

;

ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

election of 1872 in,

Iowa, election of 1866 in,

;

ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

d'Itajubá, Baron, at Geneva arbitration,

,

Jenkins, Charles J., institutes suit against Stanton,

;

removed by Meade,

Johnson, Andrew, elected vice-president,

;

calls Tennessee convention,

;

proclamation of Feb. 25, 1865,

;

becomes president,

;

plan and acts as to reconstruction,

;

proclamation of May 29, 1865,

,

;

identity of his plan with Lincoln's,

;

proclaims federal law in force in Virginia,

;

proclamations as to civil government,

;

message of Dec., 1865,

;

relation to congressional views of reconstruction,

;

sends Grant and Schurz through the South,

;

veto of Freedmen's Bureau bill,

,

;

speech of Feb. 22, 1866,

;

veto of civil rights bill,

,

;

effect of it,

;

veto overridden,

;

as to fourteenth amendment,

;

message as to Tennessee,

;

veto of Freedmen's Bureau bill overridden,

;

relations with Stanton,

,

;

changes in cabinet,

;

relation to New Orleans riot,

,

;

endorsed by convention of 1866,

;

criticized by conventions of 1866,

,

;

takes part in campaign of 1866,

;

proclamation declaring war ended,

;

message of Dec., 1866,

,

;

vetoes bill as to negro suffrage in District of Columbia,

,

;

bill passed over his veto,

;

first attempt at impeachment,

;

vetoes resolution on confiscation act,

;

influence of Seward on,

;

vetoes reconstruction bill and tenure-of-office bill,

;

encroachment on his power,

;

veto of supplemental reconstruction bill,

,

;

orders under the statutes,

,

,

;

vetoes bill interpreting reconstruction acts,

,

;

distrust of Stanton,

;

veto overridden,

;

suspends Stanton,

,

;

Mississippi vs. Johnson,

,

;

supersedes Pope with Meade,

;

the attempt to impeach,

;

message on suspension of Stanton,

;

relations with Grant,

;

supersedes Stanton with Thomas,

,

;

Covode resolution,

;

action of House on impeachment,

et seq.;

vetoes overridden,

,

,

;

proclaims reconstruction completed,

;

conduct in campaign of 1868,

;

last annual message,

;

proclamation of Dec., 1868,

;

veto of colored school bill,

;

retirement,

,

;

relations with republicans,

;

policy compared with Grant's,

Johnson, James, appointed governor of Georgia,

Johnson, Reverdy, on joint committee on reconstruction,

;

report on reconstruction,

;

in convention of 1866,

;

offers bill on reconstruction,

;

negotiates treaty with Clarendon,

Joint Committee on Reconstruction,

,

;

recommendation on representation,

;

proposes bill,

;

its bill rejected,

;

final report of,

Joint High Commission,

Julian, George W., on impeachment committee,

;

joins liberal republicans,

Kansas ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

Kellogg, Ensign H., on Halifax commission,

,

Kellogg, William P., in Louisiana politics,

;

certificate in 1876 election,

Kendall vs. United States (12 Peters 524),

Kentucky, reconstruction in,

,

;

in Lincoln's message,

;

in election of 1866,

;

votes for Seymour,

;

election of 1872 in,

Kenzie, Lewis M., in convention of 1866,

Kernan, Francis, in convention of 1868,

Koontz, William H., approves letter on Alta Vela claims,

Ku-Klux, the,

,

;

act of April, 1871,

,

;

trials,

Lawrence, William B., in convention of 1866,

Lewis, D. P., elected governor of Alabama,

Liberal Republicans, convention of 1872,

,

;

in campaign of 1872,

Lincoln, Abraham, views and acts as to reconstruction,

;

his proposed oath of allegiance,

;

attitude to the Pierpont government,

;

course toward Louisiana,

,

;

proclamation of July 8, 1864,

,

;

message of Dec. 6, 1864,

,

;

renominated,

;

re-elected,

;

message of Feb. 8, 1865,

;

views of powers of Congress,

;

attitude to Brownlow's administration,

;

nature of acts as to abolition,

;

signs resolution on thirteenth amendment,

;

assassinated,

;

his cabinet retained by Johnson,

;

identity of plan of reconstruction with Johnson's,

Lindsay, Robert B., course as governor of Alabama,

Logan, John A., on impeachment committee,

;

impeachment manager,

;

approves letter on Alta Vela claim,

Louisiana, in Lincoln's proclamation,

;

Lincoln's acts toward,

;

presidential reconstruction in,

,

;

in Lincoln's message,

;

electoral vote of 1864 rejected,

,

;

attitude of Johnson to,

;

vote on thirteenth amendment,

;

contest for control of state government,

;

in the reconstruction bill,

;

registration in,

;

election in,

;

disfranchisements in,

;

ratifies constitution,

,

;

act on admission of members from,

;

reconstruction declared complete,

;

ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

votes for Seymour,

;

corruption in,

;

contest for political control in,

;

contested electoral vote of 1876,

,

,

;

change of administration,

Louisville, Ky., democratic convention at,

Loyal League, the,

,

Luther vs. Borden, (7 Howard 1),

Lynch, John, in Louisiana politics,

Macdonald, John, on Joint High Commission,

McCardle, William H., case of,

,

McClellan, George B., nominated for presidency,

;

electoral votes,

McClernand, John A., in Cleveland convention,

McCrary, George W., suggests electoral commission,

McEnery, John, in Louisiana politics,

;

certificate in 1876 election,

Maine, election of 1866 in,

;

ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

election of 1872 in,

Marvin, William, appointed governor of Florida,

Maryland, in Lincoln's message,

;

in election of 1866,

;

votes for Seymour,

;

election of 1872 in,

Massachusetts ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

Matthews, Stanley, in convention of 1866,

;

joins liberal republicans,

;

counsel before electoral commission,

Meade, George G., supersedes Pope,

;

report on Alabama election,

;

removes Jenkins,

;

proclamation of June, 1868,

,

Merrick, Richard T., counsel before electoral commission,

Michigan ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

Miller, J. N. Y., Oregon elector of 1876,

Miller, Samuel F., on electoral commission,

Miller enters Senate from Georgia,

Minnesota ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

Mississippi, in Lincoln's proclamation,

;

electoral vote of 1864 rejected,

;

reconstruction in,

;

convention in,

;

rejects thirteenth amendment,

;

law on vagrancy, etc.,

,

;

opinion of this legislation,

;

in the reconstruction bill,

;

Mississippi vs. Johnson,

;

registration in,

;

election in,

;

disfranchisements in,

;

constitution rejected in,

;

arrest of McCardle in,

;

martial law in,

;

no share in election of 1868,

;

ratification of constitution,

;

restored to federal relations,

;

negro rule in,

;

political conditions in 1875,

,

Mississippi vs. Johnson (4 Wallace 475),

,

,

Missouri, Reconstruction in,

,

;

in Lincoln's message,

;

ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

liberal republicans in,

;

election of 1872 in,

Monroe, John T., as mayor of New Orleans,

Montgomery, Ala., made head-quarters of third military district,

Moorhead, James K., approves letter on Alta Vela claims,

Morgan, Edwin D., vote on Freedmen's Bureau bill,

Morrill, Justin S., on joint committee on reconstruction,

Morse, Alexander P., counsel before electoral commission,

Morton, Oliver P., in convention of 1866,

;

in convention of 1876,

;

on electoral commission,

;

resolution on Santo Domingo,

Moses, F. J., connection with South Carolina corruption,

Moses, F. J., Jr., judge-elect of South Carolina,

Nashville, Tenn., convention at,

National Nominating Conventions, radical republican of 1864,

;

democratic of 1864,

;

republican of 1864,

;

of 1866,

;

republican of 1868,

;

democratic of 1868,

;

liberal republican of 1872,

,

;

democratic of 1872,

;

republican of 1868,

;

republican of 1876,

,

;

democratic of 1876,

Nebraska ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

Nelson, Samuel, on Joint High Commission,

Nelson, Thomas A. R., counsel for Johnson,

Nevada ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

New Hampshire ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

New Jersey, ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

withdrawal of ratification,

,

,

;

votes for Seymour,

New Orleans, La., convention at,

;

riot at,

;

head-quarters of fifth military district,

New York, ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

votes for Seymour,

New York, N. Y., democratic convention of 1868 at,

New York

Tribune

prints protest of Wade and Davis,

Niblack, William E., motion in House,

Nicholls, Francis T., becomes governor of Louisiana,

North Carolina, in Lincoln's proclamation,

;

electoral vote of 1864 rejected,

;

reconstruction in,

;

convention in,

;

vote on thirteenth amendment,

;

in the reconstruction bill,

;

registration in,

;

election in,

;

ratifies constitution,

,

;

act on admission of members from,

;

reconstruction declared complete,

;

ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

recovery from negro rule,

Northcote, Stafford, on Joint High Commission,

Northwest Ordinance,

Norton, Daniel S., action on the Stevens resolution,

;

vote on impeachment,

O'Conor, Charles, nominated for presidency,

;

counsel before electoral commission,

Odell, W. H., Oregon elector of 1876,

Ohio, election of 1866 in,

;

vote on negro suffrage in,

;

ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

withdrawal of ratification,

,

,

;

election of 1872 in,

Ord, Edward O. C., in fourth military district,

Oregon, ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

votes for Seymour,

;

contested electoral returns of 1876,

Packard, S. B., takes possession of Louisiana capitol,

;

retires from office of governor,

Palmer, Roundell, at Geneva arbitration,

Parker, John, Oregon elector of 1876,

Parsons, Lewis E., appointed governor of Alabama,

Paschal, George W., in convention of 1886,

Patterson, David T., vote on impeachment,

Payne, Henry B., on electoral commission,

Pendleton, George H., nominated for vice-presidency,

;

candidate for presidential nomination,

Pennsylvania, election of 1866 in,

;

ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

election of 1872 in,

Perry, Benjamin F., appointed governor of South Carolina,

Philadelphia, Penn., conventions of 1866 at,

,

;

republican convention of 1872 at,

Phillips, Wendell, characterized by Johnson,

Pierpont, Francis H., attitude of Lincoln to,

;

supported by Johnson,

,

Pinchback, P. B. S., in Louisiana politics,

,

Pittsburg, Penn., soldier convention at,

Poland, Luke P., connection with Thomas case,

Pope, John, in third military district,

;

injunction sought against,

;

election orders,

;

recalled,

Preston, William, in convention of 1868,

Pulaski, Tenn., place of origin of Ku-Klux,

Randall, Alexander W., appointed postmaster-general,

;

accompanies Johnson to the West,

Rawlins, John A., becomes secretary of war,

Raymond, Henry J., views on reconstruction,

;

vote on fourteenth amendment,

;

in convention of 1866,

Reconstruction, theory of,

;

Lincoln's views and acts as to,

;

Seward's view of,

;

in Louisiana,

;

the Wade-Davis bill,

;

relation of party conventions to,

;

in Tennessee,

,

;

Johnson's plan as to,

;

in North Carolina,

;

in the several States,

,

;

views of House on,

;

attitude of republicans,

;

joint committee on,

;

views of Stevens,

;

views of Raymond and Shellabarger,

;

theory of Sumner,

;

reports of congressional committee,

;

as an issue in the campaign of 1866,

;

Johnson's defence of his policy as to,

;

bill in the House,

;

the Blaine amendment,

,

;

the Sherman bill,

;

the bill as finally passed,

;

vetoed by Johnson,

;

republican motives in,

;

supplemental bill on,

;

vetoed,

;

acts on, criticised,

,

;

application of acts on,

;

congressional interpretation of acts on,

;

bill interpreting the statutes on,

;

application of statutes on,

et seq.;

process of, declared completed,

;

attitude of Grant toward,

;

end of legislation on,

;

reconstruction characterized,

.

See

Republican party, schism threatened in,

;

attitude to reconstruction,

;

attitude to southern legislation,

,

;

feeling toward southern congressmen,

;

attitude to views of Stevens, Raymond and Shellabarger,

;

attitude to presidential reconstruction,

,

;

position on civil rights,

;

attitude to Freedmen's Bureau bill,

;

attitude to Stanton,

,

;

in campaign of 1866,

,

;

convention of 1866,

;

in election of 1866,

;

views on reconstruction,

,

;

motives in Reconstruction,

;

interpretation of Johnson's message,

;

action in vote on impeachment,

;

effect of McCardle case on,

;

convention of 1868,

;

criticism of views of,

;

relations with Johnson,

;

control of Grant,

;

revolt in the party,

,

;

convention of 1872,

;

get control of Alabama legislature,

,

;

lose control in Congress,

;

financial policy,

;

convention of 1876,

,

;

campaign of 1876,

et seq.;

views as to powers of Congress,

Retribution

, the, case of,

Rhode Island ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

Richmond, Va., made head-quarters of first military district,

;

convention at,

,

Robeson, George M., becomes secretary of the navy,

Rogers, Andrew J., on joint committee on reconstruction,

Rose, John, mission of,

Ross, Edmund G., vote on impeachment,

Rousseau, Lovell H., in Cleveland convention,

Russia, purchase of Alaska from,

Safford, M. J., in convention of 1866,

St. Louis, Mo., Johnson's speech at,

Samana Bay,

,

Santo Domingo, Sumner's position as to,

;

attempt to annex to United States,

Schaffner law, the,

Schell, Augustus, in convention of 1868,

Schenck, Robert C., in convention of 1866,

;

on Joint High Commission,

;

at London,

Schofield, John M., assigned to first military district,

,

;

nominated as secretary of war,

;

confirmed,

;

retained by Grant,

;

resigns,

Schriver, General, in Stanton-Thomas incident,

,

,

,

Schurz, Carl, report on conditions at the South,

;

in convention of 1866,

;

joins liberal republicans,

Sclopis, Frederic, at Geneva arbitration,

,

,

Scott, R. K., views of Ku-Klux, etc.,

Senate of the United States, refuses seats to members from Arkansas,

;

adopts thirteenth amendment,

;

the Stevens resolution,

,

,

;

passes Freedmen's Bureau bill,

;

passes civil rights bill,

,

;

effect of election of 1866,

;

passes reconstruction bill,

;

tenure-of-office bill in,

,

;

passes resolution on confiscation act,

;

bill on reconstructed States,

;

action on suspension of Stanton,

,

;

action on dismissal of Stanton,

;

acts as court of impeachment,

et seq.;

vote on impeachment,

,

;

confirms Schofield,

;

resolution on the amnesty proclamation,

,

;

confirms Grant's nominees,

;

admits members from Georgia,

;

currency bill in,

;

ratifies treaty with Russia,

;

rejects Johnson-Clarendon treaty,

;

rejects Dominican treaty,

,

.

See

[Congress of the United States]

;

[Statutes of the United States]

Seward, William H., views on reconstruction,

;

sends thirteenth amendment to states,

;

retained by Johnson,

;

calculation as to thirteenth amendment,

,

,

;

announces adoption of thirteenth amendment,

;

action on fourteenth amendment,

;

accompanies Johnson to the west,

;

influence on Johnson,

;

proclaims ratification of fourteenth amendment,

;

procedure as to the proclamation,

;

negotiates purchase of Alaska,

;

negotiates treaty with China,

;

instructions to Babcock,

Seymour, Horatio, nominated for presidency,

;

defeated,

Shaffer, J. W., secures letter on Alta Vela claims,

Sharkey, William L., appointed governor of Mississippi,

;

institutes suit against Johnson,

Shellabarger, Samuel, theory of reconstruction,

;

counsel before electoral commission,

;

opinion of purchase of Alaska,

Shenandoah

, the, case of,

,

Shepley, George F., military governor of Louisiana,

Sheridan, Philip H., New Orleans riot,

,

;

in fifth military district,

;

superseded by Hancock,

Sherman, John, offers bill on reconstruction,

;

father-in-law of Ewing,

;

reports currency bill,

Sickles, Daniel E., in second military district,

;

superseded by Canby,

Sinclair, John G., in convention of 1866,

Skinner, J. B. L., postmaster-general

ad interim

,

,

Slavery, adoption of the thirteenth amendment,

South Carolina, in Lincoln's proclamation,

;

electoral vote of 1864 rejected,

;

reconstruction in,

;

convention and election in,

;

law on vagrancy,

;

vote on thirteenth amendment,

;

in the reconstruction bill,

;

registration in,

;

election in,

;

character of convention in,

;

ratifies constitution,

,

;

act on admission of members from,

;

reconstruction declared complete,

;

ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

request of governor for troops,

;

proclamations of president as to,

,

;

corruption in,

;

conditions in 1874,

;

contested electoral returns of 1876,

,

;

change of administration,

Spaulding, J. R., joins liberal republicans,

Speed, James, resignation,

,

;

in convention of 1866,

,

Staempfli, Jacob, at Geneva arbitration,

,

,

Stanbery, Henry, appointed attorney-general,

;

in case of Mississippi vs. Johnson,

;

in case of Georgia vs. Stanton,

;

arrest of Thomas,

;

counsel for Johnson,

Stanley, Lord, secretary for foreign affairs,

Stanton, Edwin M., attitude to Johnson,

,

;

as to the New Orleans riot,

,

;

dissents from instructions on reconstruction,

;

distrusted by Johnson,

;

suspended,

,

,

;

case of Georgia vs. Stanton,

,

;

message on suspension of,

;

action of Senate as to,

,

;

superseded by Thomas,

;

removal discussed before Senate,

,

;

power to remove,

;

his violations of law,

;

abdication,

Statutes of the United States, of Aug. 7, 1789,

;

of May 8, 1792,

,

;

of Feb. 13, 1795,

,

,

;

of July 31, 1861,

;

of Feb. 20, 1863,

,

;

of Mar. 3, 1865,

,

,

,

;

of April 9, 1866,

;

of July 16, 1866,

;

of Feb. 5, 1873,

;

of Mar. 2, 1867 (on reconstruction),

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

;

of Mar. 2, 1867 (on tenure-of-office),

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

;

of Mar. 11, 1867,

;

of Mar. 23, 1867,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

;

of June 22, 1868,

;

of June 25, 1868,

,

,

;

of June 28, 1868,

;

of July 26, 1868,

;

of Mar. 18, 1869,

,

;

of April 10, 1869,

;

of Dec. 22, 1869,

;

of May 31, 1870,

,

;

of July 14, 1870,

,

;

of July 15, 1870,

;

of Jan. 20, 1871,

;

of Feb. 28, 1871,

;

of April 20, 1871,

,

,

;

of May 22, 1872,

;

of Jan. 14, 1875,

,

Stearns, M. L., retires as governor of Florida,

Stephens, Alexander H., seeks seat in Congress,

Stevens, Thaddeus, proposes substitute thirteenth amendment,

;

resolution on representation,

,

;

view of Mississippi legislation,

;

on committee on reconstruction,

;

views of reconstruction,

;

characterized by Johnson,

;

view as to effect of secession,

;

introduces bill on reconstruction,

;

refuses to accept the Blaine amendment,

,

;

on impeachment committee,

;

impeachment manager,

;

approves letter on Alta Vela claims,

;

views on purchase of Alaska,

Stewart, Alexander T., nominated for secretary of treasury,

;

declines,

Stockton, John P., in convention of 1866,

Stoeckl, Baron, negotiates treaty for sale of Alaska,

Stone, John M., elected governor of Mississippi,

Stoughton, E. W., counsel before electoral commission,

Strong, William, on electoral commission,

Sumner, Charles, theory of reconstruction,

,

;

characterized by Johnson,

;

joins liberal republicans,

;

relations with Grant,

,

Supreme Court of the United States, relation of dicta to reconstruction,

;

decisions,

,

,

,

Swayne, Noah H.,

Tennessee, in Lincoln's proclamation,

;

in Lincoln's message,

;

electoral vote of 1864 rejected,

,

;

Reconstruction in,

,

;

civil government established in,

;

ratifies thirteenth amendment,

;

attitude of Johnson to,

;

vote on thirteenth amendment,

;

ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

election of 1872 in,

Tenterden, Lord, at Geneva arbitration,

Tenure-of-Office Bill, the, introduced,

,

;

contents,

,

;

vetoed,

;

case of Stanton,

et seq.

See

Terry, Alfred H., modifies Virginia vagrant act,

,

;

resumes military control in Georgia,

Texas, in Lincoln's proclamation,

;

electoral vote of 1864 rejected,

;

war declared ended in,

;

in the reconstruction bill,

;

registration in,

;

election in,

;

martial law in,

;

no share in election of 1868,

;

restored to federal relations,

,

;

escape from negro rule,

;

election of 1872 in,

;

change in character of government,

Thomas, George H., in third military district,

;

transferred,

Thomas, Lorenzo, appointed to supersede Stanton,

;

his position discussed before Senate,

,

;

law as to appointment of,

Thornton, Edward, negotiations at Washington,

,

Thurman, Allen G., on electoral commission,

Tilden, Samuel J., in convention of 1866,

;

in convention of 1868,

;

nominated for presidency,

;

the campaign,

et seq.

Townsend, E. D., orders from Stanton,

;

in temporary charge of war department,

Trumbull, Lyman, reports thirteenth amendment,

;

in convention of 1866,

;

opinion on impeachment,

;

view of the Stanton case,

;

vote on impeachment,

;

proposal as to Tenure-of-Office Act,

;

joins liberal republicans,

;

candidate for presidential nomination,

;

counsel before electoral commission,

Twenty-second joint rule of Congress,

,

Union Leagues, formation of,

,

Vallandigham, Clement L., in convention of 1866,

Van Winkle, Peter G., view of the Stanton case,

;

vote on impeachment,

Vermont, election of 1866 in,

;

ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

;

election of 1872 in,

Vicksburg, Miss., made head-quarters of fourth military district,

Virginia, reconstruction in,

;

omission from Lincoln's proclamation,

;

electoral vote of 1864 rejected,

;

reconstruction in,

;

vote on thirteenth amendment,

;

in the reconstruction bill,

,

;

registration in,

;

election in,

;

disfranchisements in,

;

martial law in,

;

no share in election of 1868,

;

question in Congress as to representation,

;

partition of,

;

the vagrant act,

,

;

a military district,

,

;

restored to federal relations,

;

escape from negro rule,

,

Wade, Benjamin F., bill on reconstruction,

;

protest against Lincoln's proclamation,

;

opinion of Johnson,

;

commissioner to Santo Domingo,

Waite, Morrison R.,

;

at Geneva arbitration,

Walker, Robert J., in case of Mississippi vs. Johnson,

War Department, Freedmen's Bureau organized in,

Ward, Hamilton, on impeachment committee,

Warmoth, Henry C., connection with Louisiana corruption,

;

contest for control in Louisiana,

Washburne, Elihu B., on joint committee on reconstruction,

;

becomes secretary of state,

;

resigns,

Washington, treaty of,

,

,

Watts, John W., Oregon elector in 1876,

,

Welles, Gideon, accompanies Johnson to the west,

Wells, David A., joins liberal republicans,

Wells, J. Madison, in contest for control of Louisiana,

Welsh pays Halifax award,

West Virginia ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

Wharton, John, in Louisiana politics,

,

Wheeler, William A., nominated for vice-presidency,

;

election formally declared,

Wheeling, W. Va., government at,

Whipper, W. J., judge-elect of South Carolina,

Whiskey ring,

White, Andrew D., commissioner to Santo Domingo,

White, Horace, joins liberal republicans,

White vs. Clements,

Whitney, William C., counsel before electoral commission,

William I., Emperor, award as to northwest boundary,

Williams, George H., offers bill on reconstruction,

;

introduces tenure-of-office bill,

;

impeachment manager,

;

motions,

;

on Joint High Commission,

Wilson, Henry, theory of reconstruction,

;

on impeachment committee,

;

impeachment manager,

;

elected vice-president,

Windom, William, introduces thirteenth amendment in House,

Winthrop, Robert C., in convention of 1866,

Wisconsin ratifies fourteenth amendment,

,

Wood, Fernando, in convention of 1866,

Wool, John E., in Cleveland convention,

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