A Political History of the State of New York Volume III Part 52

Charleston convention, 1860, ii. 270-9; Softs admitted, 270; N.Y. delegation, 271-2; Richmond's leaders.h.i.+p, 271-9; struggle over platform, 273-5; bitter debates, 273-6; states secede, 275; South against Douglas and Guthrie, 276; adjourned to Baltimore, 279; see Baltimore convention.

Charleston _Mercury_, resents action of Northern Dems., iii. 10.

Chase, Salmon P., chief of radicals in cabinet, iii. 14; resigns, 84; consents to remain, 84; threatens to resign, 86; resigns, 1864, 96; Lincoln's tart acceptance, 97; leads movement to subst.i.tute another cand. for Lincoln, 103; aspires to be President, 1868, 197; favoured by Seymour, 198; gets few votes, 199; several Lib. Reps. favour him, 1872, 282; defeated, 286.

Chatfield, Thomas S., nominated for state treas., 1869, iii. 226; defeated, 227.

Cheetham, James, editor of _American Citizen_, i. 122; attacked Burr, 122-3; a.s.sailed by Van Ness, 126; challenged Coleman, 128; a.s.sailed Burr, 1804, 137; opposed embargo, 165; expelled from Tam., 182; death of, 182.

Cheever, George B., tours England in behalf of the Union, iii. 90; resents Lincoln's relations with Conservatives, 90; signs call for Cleveland con., 90; denounces policy of Administration, 90.

Chicago convention, 1860, ii. 281-93; prototype of modern con., 281; Greeley on, 281; ch'm. and platform of, 282; influence of cheering, 288; Lincoln nominated on third ballot, 289; Evarts moved to make unanimous, 289; Hamlin nominated for Vice-President, 289.

Church, Sanford E., elected to a.s.sembly, 1841, ii. 47; original Barnburner, 131; nominated for lt.-gov., 1850, 156; at Charleston con., 272; temp. ch'm. Dem. state peace con., 354.

Opposes Union State con., 1861, iii. 15; favoured for gov., 1862, 39; attends Saratoga con., 1866, 144; delegate-at-large, 144; adjourns con. to defeat Dix, 158; audacious act, 158; abject apology, 158; elected chief judge Ct. of Appeals, 234, note; aspires to be gov., 1872, 297; defeated by Tilden, 298; ambitious to be gov., 1874, 311; a.s.sociated with ca.n.a.l ring, 312-3.

Churchill, John C., nominated for sec. of state, 1877, iii. 377; defeated, 387; aspired to be state comp., 1879, 417; defeated, 417.

Cipher dispatches, iii. 350-1, note; translated by _Tribune_, 394; publication of, 395; influence on Tilden, 395.

Cisco, John J., sympathy with the South, iii. 4.

Civil service reform, first effort of Fed. Gov., iii. 360; Curtis heads Com., 360; Hayes' efforts to establish it, 360; opposition to, 361, 365.

Civil war, sec. of treas. predicts, ii. 332; Reps. might have prevented, 342; gov.'s message, 348; pet.i.tions for peace, 349; action of N.Y. Chamber of Commerce, 349; of Legislature, 349; delegates to peace congress, 350; detention of guns, 351; delegates sent to secession states, 351-2; Dix's dispatch, 352; state con. of fusionists, 354-8; Conkling on, 357, note.

Clark, g.a.y.l.o.r.d J., nominated for prison insp., 1862, iii. 41, note; elected, 51.

Clark, Israel W., Albany _Register_, i. 262; friend of Erie ca.n.a.l, 262.

Clark, Myron H., nom. for gov., 1854, ii. 199; career and character of, 199; Weed opposed nomination for gov., 199; elected, 203; not renominated, 234.

Temperance cand. for gov., 1870, iii. 244; defeated, 244, note; renominated, 1874, 316; defeated, 319.

Clay, Henry, aids in rejection of Van Buren, i. 387; United States Bank, 393; defeat, 1840, ii. 40; anger of friends, 40.

Clay party, organised, 1831, i. 392; nominated Henry Clay for President, 1832, 392.

Cleveland convention, 1864, iii. 92.

Cleveland, Grover, presented for gov., 1882, iii. 490; career and character, 490; County Democracy's influence, 490; nominated on third ballot, 491; appearance, 492; his st.u.r.dy rect.i.tude, 492; letter of acceptance, 497; enormous majority, 498; known as the "Veto Mayor," 499.

Clews, Henry, recommends Murphy's appointment, iii. 233; presents Dix for gov., 1872, 294.

Clinton, DeWitt, forces election of Council of Appointment, i. 107; controls it, 107; early career of, 108; appearance and character, 108-9; breaks with Jay, 110; adds to authority of Council, 115; prototype of political boss, 115, 119; destroys Burr, 116, 119; patronage to the Livingstons, 115; elected to U.S. Senate, 118; resigns, 119; becomes mayor, 118; with Jefferson against Burr, 121; attacks Burr through press, 122; a.s.sailed by Van Ness, 125-6; challenged by Swartwout, 127; wounds him, 127; regrets it was not Burr, 127; too young for gov., 1804, 136; opposes Lewis' administration, 149-51; bargains with the Burrites, 152; hostility of Martling Men, 152; three offices and salaries, 153; opposed by W.W. Van Ness, 153; removed from mayoralty, 155; selects Tompkins for gov., 158; contrasted to Tompkins, 160-1; opposes embargo, 165, 168, 171; changes opinion, 165; reappointed mayor, 165; urges uncle for President, 166-7; series of mistakes, 167; approves Madison's and Tompkins' administrations, 168; a.s.sails Federalists, 168; removed as mayor, 172-3; reappointed, 179; hostility of Tam., 180-5; nominated lt.-gov., 181; lavish style of living, 183; wealth of wife, 183; income as mayor, 183; Irish friends, 183; lack of tact, 184; ready to defeat Tompkins, 184; desertion of friends, 184-5; elected lt.-gov., 185; opposes charter of Merchants' Bank, 189; silent as to Bank of America, 196; estrangement of Spencer, 197; seeks nomination for President, 199; fitness for, 200; nominated by Legislature, 201; opposition to, 201-2; Granger supports, 202; opposed by Tompkins, 201; by Rufus King, 203-6; supported by Federalists, 204-8; campaign managed by Van Buren, 206-10; defeated for President, 210; reasons for, 210; King's election to U.S. Senate, 211-2; not renominated for lt.-gov., 212; attacks Tompkins and Taylor, 213; retains mayoralty, 213; Riker his enemy, 218; refused a command in War of 1812, 221; patriotic devotion, 221; removed from the mayoralty, 235; record as mayor, 235; ca.n.a.l com., 242-3; early efforts as, 243; in retirement, 243; begins correspondence with Post, 243; plan for ca.n.a.l, 244; heads new commission, 245; friends.h.i.+p with Spencer renewed, 245; brother-in-law of Spencer, 245; cand. for gov., 245; reports on cost of ca.n.a.ls, 246-7; supported by Federalists for gov., 1817, 247-8; pictures Van Buren, 250; nominated for gov., 1817, 250; elected, 252; inaugurated, 252; began work on ca.n.a.l, 252; at zenith of fame, 253; lacked politician's art, 254, 257; refused reconciliation with Young, 254; believed Republican party would divide, 254-5; refused to appoint Federalists, 255; dismissed Tam. office holders, 255; rivals of, 255; character of messages, 256; bolts party caucus, 257-60; not a reformer, 260; crippled in power, 261; loss of ca.n.a.l patronage, 261; sly methods of, 268; removes Bucktails from office, 273; calls Van Buren "arch scoundrel," 273; hesitates to remove him, 274; renominated for gov., 279; without organisation, 279; confident of election, 281; elected, 281; protests against Federal patronage, 283-4; green-bag message, 285; vituperative allusions to Van Buren, 286, note; fails to defeat Van Buren for U.S. senator, 287; trapped into opposing the const.i.tutional con., 1821, 296; friends without influence in con., 298; not renominated for gov., 1822, 312; reasons for, 314-5; prophetic letter, 315; deceived as to Yates' popularity, 320; removed as ca.n.a.l com., 329; great excitement, 329; nominated for gov., 330-1; stirring campaign against Young, 332; elected, 333; about the Presidency, 334-5; favours Jackson, 334-6; a censorious critic, 334-5, note; likeness to Jackson, 336; opening of Erie ca.n.a.l, 345; ignores old custom, 347; renominated for gov., 1826, 350; re-elected, 352; death of, 1828, 353; remarks on, 354-5; Van Buren on, 354; Weed on, 355.

Clinton, George, member first const.i.tutional con., i. 5; proposed for gov., 17; manners of, 19; ancestry and career, 20; elected gov., 21; Schuyler on, 21; Was.h.i.+ngton on, 22; hatred of Tories, 23; approves revenue going to Congress, 24; insists upon its collection by state, 25; refuses to convene Legislature, 25; Hamilton opposes, 25; not candid, 28; opposes revision of Articles of Confederation, 29; withdrawal of Yates and Lansing, 30; reproves Hamilton, 31; bitterest opponent of Federal Const.i.tution, 32; ignored it in message, 32; proposed another con., 33; conduct criticised, 36; Was.h.i.+ngton on, 36; opposed for re-election as gov., 37; Hamilton's encounter with, 38; re-elected, 1789, 44; a master politician, 45; reasons for appointing Burr, 46-7; helped by the Livingstons, 47-8; renominated for gov., 1792, 50; abuse and misrepresentation, 54; sales of public lands, 54; elected, 55; known as usurper, 61; refused to nominate Benson, 61; argument of, 61; action of Council of Appointment, 62; not a spoilsman, 62; declined to stand for re-election, 63; renominated for gov., 1801, 115; elected, 115; opposed methods of Council, 119; declines re-election, 129; elected Vice-President, 147; opposed embargo, 165; urged for President, 1808, 166; re-elected Vice-President, 167; defeats United States Bank, 186; death and character of, 197-8; the great war gov., 219; plan to connect Hudson with Lake Ontario, 242.

Clinton, George W., son of DeWitt Clinton, ii. 183; nominated sec. of state by Hunkers, 183; Dem. state peace con., 356; loyal sentiments of, 356-7, note.

Clintonians, followers of DeWitt Clinton, i. 251.

Clintonians and Bucktails, 1820, two opposing parties, i. 273.

Clinton, James, in first const.i.tutional con., i. 5; brother of George Clinton, 43; father of DeWitt Clinton, 43; his character, 43-4.

Cobb, Howell, sec. of treas., ii. 332; on election of Lincoln, 332; predicts panic, 332.

Cochrane, John, Barnburners' platform maker, ii. 197; at Charleston con., 272; career, appearance and ability of, 272.

Sympathy with the South, iii. 4; speech at Richmond, Va., 4; loyal speech at Union Square meeting, 6; enters the army, 9; criticised by Southern press, 10; favours freeing and arming slaves, 25; nominated for atty.-gen., 1863, 76, note; elected, 83; signs call for Cleveland con., 1864, 90; resents infringement of rights, 90; president of Cleveland con., 92; denounces leaders of Rep. party, 92; nominated for Vice-President, 92; withdraws, 120; at Rep. state con., 1871, 259; joins Lib. Rep. movement, 283; organises its con. for Greeley's nomination, 283; calls Lib. Rep. state con. to order, 1872, 296.

Colden, Cadwallader D., ancestry and character, i. 56, 117; district atty., 117, 179; prophecy as to inland navigation in New York, 241; removed as mayor of New York City, 287; an Anti-Mason, 370.

Coleman, William, editor of _Evening Post_, i. 117; clerk of circuit court, 117; challenged by Cheetham, 128; kills Cheetham's friend, 128.

Colles, Christopher, navigation of Mohawk River, i. 242.

Collier, John A., desired to be gov., 1842, ii. 51; nominated Fillmore for Vice-President, 137; career of, 138; candidate for U.S. Senate, 145.

Columbia College, DeWitt Clinton in its first cla.s.s, i. 108.

Committee of Fifty, differences with Committee of Fifty-one, i. 2; a.s.sumed leaders.h.i.+p of, 2.

Committee of Fifty-one, opposes Committee of Fifty, i. 2.

Committee of One Hundred, made up of Committees of Fifty and Fifty-one, i. 4.

Committee of Seventy, charged with investigating Tweed Ring, iii. 247; nominate Havermeyer for mayor, 1872, 299.

Committee of Sixty, subst.i.tuted for Committee of Fifty-one, i. 4.

Compromises of 1850, character of, ii. 151.

Comstock, George F., nominated for Court of Appeals, ii. 215; character and ability of, 215-6; elected, 219; nominated for judge, Court of Appeals, 1861, iii. 21, note.

Confederates, the, resent unanimity of the North, iii. 9.

Confederation, pitiable condition of, i. 28.

Confederation, Articles of, impotent to regulate commerce, i. 29; Hamilton on revision, 29; con. called for revision, 29.

Congress, Continental, recommends a war government, i. 1.

Congress, Provincial, takes place of Provincial a.s.sembly, i. 4; meets, 1776, 5; adopts new name, 5; continues common law of England, 5.

Conkling, Frederick A., aspires to be gov., 1868, iii. 193.