Buchanan, James,
nominated by Democrats, i. [101];
elected President, his character, [102];
refers to Dred Scott decision in inaugural address, [102];
his recognition of Lecompton Constitution in Kansas, [105];
despised by Douglas, [108];
accused by Lincoln of plotting to make slavery national, [126];
his hard situation in 1860, [180];
distracted in body and mind, [181];
receives secession commissioners of South Carolina, [186];