A Political History of the State of New York Volume III Part 61

Mc.n.u.tt, Andrew J., nominated for prison insp., 1865, iii. 129; defeated, 135.

Mackin, James, nominated for state treas., 1877, iii. 384; elected, 387; renominated, 1879, 424; defeated, 427.

Madison, James, renominated for president, i. 197, 201; character of, 199, 200; offers Tompkins place of sec. of state, 237; dislike of Armstrong, 238; dislike of Monroe, 239.

Magone, Daniel, member of Tilden's ca.n.a.l commission, 1875, iii. 323.

Maine Liquor law, introduced by Clark, ii. 199; vetoed by Seymour, 199.

Manhattan Bank, clever trick of Burr to charter, i. 187.

Manning, Daniel B., early career, iii. 419; genius for political leaders.h.i.+p, 419; successor of Richmond, 419; controls Robinson's candidacy, 1879, 420; his rare tactics, 421; ticket defeated by Kelly's bolt, 427; controls Dem. state con., 1880, 449; iron-clad unit rule, 450; endorses Tilden for President, 450; action at Dem. nat. con., 1880, 454-6; an indefinite letter, 454; a definite telegram, 456; delegation's loss of prestige, 456; controls Dem. state con., 1881, 484; great victory, 1882, 498.

Marble, Manton, writes Dem. platform, 1876, iii. 344; cipher dispatches, 1876, 350; a leading Dem. editor, 420.

Marey, William L., favours King's re-election to U.S. senate, i. 269; adjutant-general, 289; career, character, and appearance of, 289-94; capture of St. Regis, 293; original member of Albany Regency, 293-4; death of, 294; highest mountain in state named for, 294, note; becomes comp., 1823, 321; appointed to Supreme Court, 360; investigates death of Morgan, 360; in U.S. senate, 385; record as comp. and judge, 386; failure as senator, 386-8; to victors belong the spoils, 389; injures Van Buren, 389, note; nominated for gov., 1832, 394; "the Marcy patch," 395; elected, 396; "Marcy's mortgage," 400; renominated for gov., 1834, 403; hot campaign, 403-4; elected, 404.

Member of a powerful group, ii. 1; writes for _Argus_, 2; att.i.tude toward slavery, 10; renominated, 1836, 11; elected, 14; signs bank charters, 16; renominated for gov., 1838, 22; review of his administration, 23-5; defeated, 28; appointed to Mexican Claims Commission, 30; ca.n.a.l policy, 49; sec. of war, 94; a Hunker, 127; becomes a Barnburner, 169; candidate for President, 1852, 169-72; Seymour favours, 169-72; sec. of state, 181-2.

Martindale, John H., record as a soldier, iii. 130; nominated for atty.-gen., 1865, 130; elected, 135.

Martling Men, forerunners of Tammany Hall, i. 132, 170; charge Clinton with duplicity, 352.

Mason, Charles, nominated for judge of Court of Appeals, 1867, iii. 174; defeated, 188; renominated, 1869, 226; defeated, 227.

Matthews, James N., Buffalo _Express_, a leading Rep. editor, iii. 414.

Matthews, Stanley, joins Lib. Rep. movement, iii. 283; opposes Greeley's nomination, 283.

Maxwell, Hugh, collector port of New York City, ii. 153; opposes Seward's endors.e.m.e.nt, 153-4.

Maxwell, Robert A., nominated for state treas., 1881, iii. 484; elected, 486.

May, Samuel J., rescues a fugitive slave, ii. 165.

Mead, Sidney, nominated for ca.n.a.l com., 1873, iii. 308; defeated, 309.

Mears, John W., nominated for gov., 1879, iii. 412; defeated, 427.

Meigs, Henry, member of Congress, i. 285; correspondence with Van Buren, 285.

Mellspaugh, George W., nominated for prison insp., 1873, iii. 309; defeated, 309.

Merritt, Edwin A., attended Lib. Rep. state con., 1872, iii. 296; on com. to confer with Dems., 296; nominated for state treas., 1875, 325; defeated, 331; nominated for surveyor of port of New York, 1877, 399; confirmation defeated, 404-5; appointed collector of customs, 1878, 406; career and character, 406; able administrator, 406; confirmed, 409; nominated for con.-gen. to London, 1881, 469; confirmed, 477.

Miller, Elijah, father-in-law of Seward, i. 318; early friend of Weed, 318.

Miller, Jedediah, opposes Tompkins' accounts, i. 276.

Miller, Theodore, nominated for judge of Court of Appeals, 1874, iii. 314; elected, 319.

Miller, Warner, early career, iii. 467; character and ability, 467; aids election of Platt to U.S. senate, 1881, 468; nominated for U.S. senator, 480; elected, 481; ch'm. state Rep. con., 1881, 485.

Minthorne, Mangle, daughter married Tompkins, i. 161; leader of Martling Men, 161; bitter opponent of Clinton, 161, 181.

Missouri Compromise of 1820, i. 272, ii. 190; repeal of, ii. 190-5; Seward on, 191; excitement over, 192-5; opposition to, 193-5; John Van Buren on, 195; Marcy on, 195.

Mitch.e.l.l, Samuel Latham, character of, i. 74; friend of Priestly, 74; attainments of, 75; member of a.s.sembly, 75; steam navigation, 75; a.s.sociated with R.R. Livingston, 77; friend of DeWitt Clinton, 108; in U.S. senate, 170.

Mohawk River, early schemes for its navigation, i. 242.

Mohawk River Valley, attracts New Englanders, i. 81.

Monroe, James, disliked by Madison, i. 239; helped by Van Buren, 240.

Mooers, Benjamin, deserts DeWitt Clinton, i. 279.

Moore, Sir Henry, projects ca.n.a.l around Little Falls, i. 242.

"Morey letter," in campaign, 1880, iii. 462; Garfield brands it a forgery, 462; fict.i.tious character made clear, 462; used by Dems. with great force, 462.

Morgan, Christopher, sec. of state, ii. 127.

Morgan, Edwin D., at birth of Rep. party, ii. 213; nominated for gov., 1858, 248; character and career of, 248; elected, 255; at Chicago con., 1860, 283; renominated for gov., 1860, 328; elected, 333; conservative appeal to Legislature, 348.

Forwards troops promptly, 1861, iii. 7; acts as agent of President, 7; thinks Wadsworth available for gov., 1862, 42; declines renomination, 1862, 44; creditable record, 44; elected to U.S. senate, 1863, 54; taste for political life, 54; criticised, 55; at Rep. state con., 1863, 74; bitter feeling against, 74; urges Lincoln's renomination, 87; supports Johnson, 142; votes to override veto, 142; seeks re-election to U.S. senate, 1869, 219; weakened by a.s.sociation with Johnson, 219; supported by Conkling's followers, 220; defeated by Fenton, 222; at Rep. nat. con., 1876, 333; nominated for gov., 1876, 338; defeated, 350; declines secretarys.h.i.+p of treasury, 1881, 486.

Morgan, William, career of, i. 359; disclosure of Free Masonry, 359; abduction of, 359; left at Fort Niagara, 359; drowned in Lake Ontario, 360; excitement over crime, 359-60; investigation of, 360; punishment of conspirators, 360; see Anti-Masons.

Morris, Gouverneur, elected to U.S. senate, i. 71; family of, 71-2; a.s.sociation with Hamilton and Jay, 73; conservatism of, 74; life in Paris, 74, note; opposes Burr, 100; supports DeWitt Clinton for President, 202-6; favours disunion, 228; predicts construction of Erie ca.n.a.l, 241; ca.n.a.l commissioner, 243.

Morris, Lewis, member first const.i.tutional con., i. 5; served in Continental Congress, 72; family of, 71-4.

Morris, Richard, in first const.i.tutional con., i. 5; nomination as gov. desired, 39; character of, 40; on Hamilton's speech at Poughkeepsie, 40; treatment of Gouverneur, his half brother, 72.

Morris, Robert, member of Poughkeepsie con., i. 33.

Morris, Staats Long, served in Parliament, i. 73; family of, 71-4.

Morrissey, John, opposes Dix for gov., 1866, iii. 158; breaks with Kelly, 1875, 325; faction known as "Swallow-tails," 325; delegation rejected by Dem. state con., 325; organises Irving Hall, 1875, 331; runs for state senator, 331; endorsed by Reps., 331; elected, 331; reunites with Kelly, 1876, 346; opposes Kelly, 1877, 382-3; runs for state senator against Sch.e.l.l, 1877, 386; fierce fight, 386; great victory, 388; death, 388.

Morton, Levi P., defeated for Congress, 1876, iii. 350; elected, 1878, 397; declines to become a candidate for Vice-President, 1880, 444; acts upon Conkling's advice, 444; choice of Conkling for U.S. senator, 1881, 465; suggested for sec. of treas. and navy, 468; declines secretarys.h.i.+p of navy, 1881, 469; becomes amba.s.sador to France, 1881, 469.

Morton, Oliver P., speaks in New York, iii. 282; prophecy as to Lib. Rep. nat. con., 282.

Mosely, Daniel, appointed to Supreme Court, i. 366.

Mozart Hall, organisation of, 1858, iii. 30; represents Fernando Wood, 30; nominates Wood for mayor, 30; defeated, 29; after 1866 failed to present a ticket, 268, note.