A Political History of the State of New York Volume III Part 65

Saratoga Union convention, 1866, iii. 144; attended by Reps. and Dems., 144; appoints dels. to Johnson's Philadelphia con., 144.

Savage, Edward, member Council of Appointment, 1807, i. 156.

Savage, John, appointed Supreme Court judge, i. 322.

Sch.e.l.l, Augustus, at Charleston con., ii. 272; aspires to be gov., 1872, iii. 297; opposes Tilden, 1876, 342; candidate for state senator, 386; opposed by Morrissey, 386; fierce fight, 386; defeated, 388; nominated for mayor by Tam., 394; defeated, 396; leads the Tam. bolt, 1879, 423; refused admission to Dem. nat. con., 1880, 457; part in spectacular reconciliation, 458.

Scheu, Solomon B., nominated for prison insp., 1870, iii. 231; elected, 244.

Schoonmaker, Augustus, nominated for atty.-gen., 1877, iii. 384; elected, 387; renominated, 1879, 424; defeated, 427; nominated for judge of Court of Appeals, 1881, 484; defeated, 486.

Schurz, Carl, reports upon Southern sentiment, iii. 136; opposes Ku Klux Act, 276; favours universal amnesty, 277; criticism of Grant's administration, 278; organises Lib. Rep. movement, 280; ch'm. of Lib. Rep. con., 283; opposes Greeley for President, 283.

Schuyler, George W., nominated for state treas., 1863, iii. 76; elected, 83.

Schuyler, Philip, member first const.i.tutional con., i. 5; suggested for gov., 17; public career of, 17; Kent on, 17; Webster on, 18; characteristics of, 18; called "Great Eye," 18, note; surprised by Clinton's election as gov., 21; elected U.S. senator, 44; defeated for re-election, 49; combination against him, 49; member of Council of Appointment, 61; nominates Benson, 61; claims concurrent right with gov., 61; justification of, 62; re-elected to U.S. senate, 70; resigns, 70; example in Council followed by DeWitt Clinton, 110.

Scott, George F., nominated for state comp., 1861, iii. 21, note; defeated, 29.

Scott, John Morin, member first const.i.tutional con., i. 5; leads radicals in, 13; ch'm. Council of Safety, 16; suggested for gov., 17; Adams on, 18; Jones on, 18; ancestry of, 19; career of, 19.

Scott, Winfield, valour at Queenstown Heights, i. 223; opinion of Wilkinson, 223; promoted, 225; bravery at Lundy's Lane, 226; brilliant leaders.h.i.+p, 227; candidate for President, 1852, ii. 166-7; tour through New York, 176; regarded as Seward's candidate, 175; confident of election, 179; defeated, 179.

Disapproves relief of Fort Sumter, iii. 1; disapproves battle of Bull Run, 11.

"Scratchers," a faction of Rep. party, iii. 424; origin of name, 424.

Scribner, G. Hilton, defeated for ch'm. of Rep. state con., 1871, iii. 258-9; nominated for sec. of state, 1871, 264; elected, 275.

Seceders, Barnburners from Hunkers, ii. 127; Silver-Grays from Seward Whigs, 155; Dem. senators from state senate, 163; Hunkers from Barnburners, 180; anti-slavery members from Softs, 197; Wood delegation from Dem. state con., 249.

Secretary of state, stepping stone to Presidency, i. 364.

Sedgwick, Charles B., character of, iii. 55; candidate for U.S. senate, 1863, 55; defeated, 55.

Selden, Henry S., nominated for lt.-gov., ii. 237; family of, 237; character and career of, 236-7.

Suggested for U.S. senate, 1863, iii. 55; nominated for judge of Court of Appeals, 1863, 76; elected, 83; joins Lib. Rep. party, 284; attends its Nat. con., 284; opposes scheme of Fenton, 284.

Selden, Samuel L., nominated for Court of Appeals, ii. 211; elected, 219; brother of Henry R., 237; character and career of, 237-8.

Selkreg, John H., Ithaca _Journal_, a leading Rep. editor, iii. 414.

Senate, state, number of members in first, i. 9; election of, 9; how apportioned, 9; powers of, 9; model of, 9; who could vote for, 9.

Senate, United States, its enormous power, i. 118; members.h.i.+p in it preferred to the governors.h.i.+p, 364; years of its greatness, 386.

Senators, United States, service of Rufus King, 1789-96, i. 44; Philip Schuyler, 1789-91, 44; Aaron Burr, 1791-7, 49; John Lawrence, 1796-1801, 70; Philip Schuyler, 1797-8, 70; John Sloss Hobart, 1798, 70; William North, 1798, 70; James Watson, 1798-1800, 70; Gouverneur Morris, 1800-3, 71; John Armstrong, 1801-2, 118; DeWitt Clinton, 1802-3, 118; John Armstrong, 1803-4, 118; Theodorus Bailey, 1804, 156; Samuel L. Mitch.e.l.l, 1804-9, 170; John Smith, 1804-15, 170; Obadiah German, 1809-15, 170; Rufus King, 1815-27, 211, 269; Nathan Sanford, 1815-21, 233; Martin Van Buren, 1821-8, 286; Charles B. Dudley, 1829-33, 383; Nathan Sanford, 1827-31, 347; William L. Marcy, 1831-2, 385.

Silas Wright, 1833-44, ii. 1, 65; Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, 1833-44, 39; Daniel S. d.i.c.kinson, 1845-51, 93; Henry A. Foster, 1844-5, 93; John A. Dix, 1845-9, 93; William H. Seward, 1849-61, 145, 205; Hamilton Fish, 1851-7, 162; Preston King, 1857-63, 243; Ira Harris, 1861-7, 365.

Edwin D. Morgan, 1863-9, iii. 55; Roscoe Conkling, 1867-81, 171, 305, 397; Reuben E. Fenton, 1869-75, 222; Francis Kernan, 1875-81, 321; Thomas C. Platt, 1881, 468; Warner Miller, 1881-7, 481; Elbridge G. Lapham, 1881-5, 482.

Sessions, Loren B., a state senator, iii. 437; decides to vote for Blaine, 1880, 437; severely criticised, 437; charged with bribery, 1881, 480; acquitted, 480, note.

Seward, Frederick W., nominated for sec. of state, 1874, iii. 325; defeated, 331.

Seward, William H., elected state senator, i. 377; appearance of, 377; career and character of, 378; his boyhood, 378; gifts, 378; an active Clintonian, 379; first meeting with Weed, 379; Weed on, 380; joined Anti-Masons, 380; visits John Quincy Adams, 380; Whigs nominate for gov., 1834, 402; fitness and red hair, 402-3; bright prospects of election, 402-3; defeated, 404; indifference of, 405.

Nominated for gov., 1838, ii. 19-21; elected, 29; accepts Weed's dictators.h.i.+p, 31-3, 36-8; first message of, 34-5; tribute to DeWitt Clinton, 35; prophetic of Erie ca.n.a.l, 36; renominated, 1840, 42; elected, 45; weakness of, 45; reasons for, 48-50; declines renomination, 50-1; unhappy, 1844, 84-5; predicts disunion, 86; Clay's Alabama letter, 87-8; on Wilmot Proviso, 102; absence of, from const.i.tutional con., 1846, 104-5; picture of candidates, 1846, 121; on the stump, 1848, 141-3; first meeting with Lincoln, 143; elected U.S. senator, 145-7; grat.i.tude to Weed, 148; opposes compromises, 1850, 152; higher law speech, 152; Whigs approve his course, 153-5; opposes repeal of Missouri Compromise, 190-3; Blair on, 192-3; opposed a Rep. party, 1854, 200; re-elected to U.S. senate, 205-7; Raymond on, 205; _Evening Post_ on, 205; opposed by Know-Nothings, 205-6; grat.i.tude to Weed, 208; speech for Rep. party, 217-8; criticised, 219-20; speech on Kansas, 225-6; declined nomination for President, 229-32; hinted Weed betrayed him, 230; grouty, 239; suspicions of tr.i.m.m.i.n.g, 252; irrepressible conflict speech, 252-3; criticism of, 254; goes to Europe, 260-1; bill to admit Kansas, 261; speech on, 265-7; criticised as bid for Presidency, 267-8; Phillips, Garrison, and Greeley on, 268; confident of nomination for President, 1860, 283-4; on Greeley's fidelity, 284, note; character of opposition, 285; defeated on third ballot, 289; sorrow of friends, 290, note; personal bearing of, 291-3; letter to wife, 292; to Weed, 291-3; Greeley's letter, 1854, 311-17; its effect upon him, 317; admits Greeley should have had an office, 323; vindictiveness of, 323, 386; in New England, 328; in the West, 329; climax of career, 329; predicted Alaska purchase, 330; on threats of disunion, 334; as to Weed's compromise, 368, 380; waiting to hear from Lincoln, 368-9; on Buchanan's message, 369-70; offered secretarys.h.i.+p of state, 370; generally antic.i.p.ated, 370; Weed saw Lincoln for, 371; Astor House speech, 371-3; opposes Crittenden Compromise, 373-4; answers Jefferson Davis, 376-7; non-committalism, 377-9; purpose of, 377-8; Whittier's poem on, 378; speech criticised, 379; secession in White House, 379; controversy with Mason of Virginia, 381-2; brilliant and resourceful, 383; modifies Lincoln's inaugural address, 384-5; a blow at Curtin, 386; opposes Chase, 386; declines to enter Cabinet, 386; tenacious as to patronage, 390; conference with Harris and President, 390, 396, 397; Barney's appointment, 390-7; President or Premier, 397; secures all important offices, 398; d.i.c.kinson's appointment, 399-401.

Disapproves relief of Fort Sumter, iii. 1; orders arrests, 19; favours Dix for gov., 1862, 41; position in Cabinet, 41; views on emanc.i.p.ation, 41; opposes Wadsworth, 50; criticism of Seymour, 83; relations with Lincoln, 84-5; humorous ill.u.s.tration of, 84; Radicals resent his influence with Lincoln, 89; influence in state lessened, 89; supports Johnson, 143; favours Philadelphia con., 1866, 143; shares Raymond's unpopularity, 146; influence with the President, 146; writes veto messages, 147; speech of May 22, 1866, 147; a leader without a party, 149; criticised in Rep. state con., 1866, 151; his home speech, 1868, 212.

Seymour, David L., character and career of, ii. 232-3; at Charleston con., 272.

Seymour, Henry, elected ca.n.a.l commissioner, i. 261; deprives Clinton of patronage, 261.

Seymour, Horatio, leading Conservative, ii. 53; member of a.s.sembly, 60; report on ca.n.a.l, 61; legislative skill and influence, 61; appearance, 61; Hoffman and, 63; elected speaker of a.s.sembly, 91-2; poise and gifts, 91; beginning of leaders.h.i.+p, 91; controls in election of U.S. senators, 93; fight over fourth const.i.tutional con., 99; harmonises Hunkers and Barnburners, 149; John Van Buren, 150; nominated for gov., 1850, 156; defeated, 158; supports Marcy for President, 1852, 169-72; nominated for gov., 1852, 172-3; Conkling on, 172; elected, 178; secures ca.n.a.l const.i.tutional amendment, 183-4; approved by Barnburners, 184; renominated for gov., 1854, 197; vetoes Maine liquor law, 199; defeated, 203; pleads for Softs at Nat. con., 226-8; leader of united party, 232; condemns Rep. party, 239, note; declines nomination for gov., 1858, 249; Richmond's choice for President at Charleston, 276, 298, note, 299; name withdrawn at Baltimore, 301; at Softs' state con., 325; at Dem. state peace con., 354; sentiments of, 355-6, and note.

View on war issues, iii. 27-9; opposes a Union state con., 1861, 15; nominated for gov., 1862, 38; prefers another, 38; Richmond's appeal to, 38; his influence, 40; speech of acceptance, 40; criticised, 44, 45; speaks in campaign, 47; resents Raymond's attack, 47; elected, 51; not a member of the Union league, 61; inaugural address, 61; views about the war, 62; Lincoln's letter to, 63; his opinion of President, 63; fails to write Lincoln, 64; vetoes bill allowing soldiers to vote, 64; criticises arrest of Vallandigham, 65; sends troops to Gettysburg, 66; refuses to reply to Lincoln's thanks, 67; Fourth of July speech, 67; draft-riot, 68; speech to rioters, 68; calls them "friends," 68; no complicity, 69; influence of his speech, 69; his use of the word "friends," 69; cause of embarra.s.sment, 70; views about the draft, 70; dilatoriness of, 70; his letter to Lincoln, 71; dreary speech, 79, note; severely criticised, 80-1; charged with nepotism, 80; speeches in reply, 81-2; message of, 1864, 98-100; a bid for the presidency, 100; heads delegation to Dem. nat. con., 1864, 101; war depression favours, 107; his journey to Chicago, 107; candidacy for President, 107; opposed by Richmond, 107; dislike of McClellan, 107; delegation supports him until defeat is certain, 108; refuses to vote for McClellan, 108; ch'm. of con., 110; his speech, 110-12; delivery of, 111; renominated for gov., 1864, 117-9; Richmond fooled, 119; criticises Lincoln, 123; defeated, 125; supports President Johnson, 133; ch'm. Dem. state con., 1867, 179; on payment of U.S. bonds, 181; drops Johnson, 182; on ca.n.a.l frauds, 183; on negro suffrage, 186-7; president of Nat. Dem. con., 1868, 197; favours Chase for President, 198; approved platform with negro suffrage, 198; refuses to be candidate for President, 200; nominated, 201; much affected, 201; accepts, 204; criticism, 205; high character of, 208; tours the West, 211; defeated, 214; but carries New York, 215; evidences of fraud in election, 215-8; in Dem. state con., 1871, 270; shabbily treated, 270; absent from Dem. state con., 1872, 287; also from Dem. Nat. con., 1872, 287; advises Tilden not to run for gov., 311; writes platform, 1874, 314; nominated for gov., 1876, 346; declines, 346; Tam. urges him for President, 1880, 451; preferred a funeral to a nomination, 451.

Seymour, Horatio, Jr., nominated for state eng., 1877, iii. 384; elected, 387; renominated, 1879, 424; elected, 427.

Seymour, Silas, nominated for state eng., 1882, iii. 485; elected, 486.

Sharpe, George H., holds office of surveyor of port of New York, iii. 399; successor appointed, 1877, 399; suggests Arthur for Vice President, 1880, 444; Conkling objects to it, 444; fails to get Conkling to present Arthur's name, 444; secures Woodford to do it, 444; character and services, 464; elected speaker of the a.s.sembly, 464; supports Crowley for U.S. Senate, 1881, 465; urges Conkling to seek re-election at Albany, 1881, 481; prophecy of Payn, 481, note; aids election of Miller for U.S. senator, 481.

Sharpe, Peter B., speaker of a.s.sembly, i. 262; unfriendly to ca.n.a.l, 261-2; opposition silenced, 262; approves Tompkins' war accounts, 276; opposes Jackson, 357; nominated for a.s.sembly, 1827, 358.

Shaw, Samuel M., Cooperstown _Freeman's Journal_, a leading Dem. editor, iii. 420.

Sheldon, Alexander, speaker of a.s.sembly, i. 194; charges Southwick with bribery, 194.

Sherman, John, aids Cornell's election as gov., 1879, iii. 427; reply to criticisms, 427, note; indignant over Arthur's nomination for Vice President, 445, note.

Sherwood, Henry, nominated for speaker of a.s.sembly, 1863, iii. 53; defeated, 53.

"Short-hairs," faction of Tam., iii. 325, note.

Sickles, Daniel E., member of the Hards, ii. 209; represented Tam., 249.

Early life of, iii. 8; offers services to Government, 8; interview with President, 9, note; del. to Rep. nat. con., 1868, 192; ch'm. of New York delegation, 192; supports Fenton, 193; destroys the Erie-Gould ring, 293.

Sigel, Franz, named for sec. of state, 1869, iii. 226; defeated, 227.

Silliman, Benjamin D., nominated for atty.-gen., 1873, iii. 308; defeated, 309.

Silver-Grays, faction of Whig party, ii. 155; origin of name, 155; secede from Whig con., 1850, 155; hold con. at Utica, 155-6; indorse Hunt for gov., 156; become Know-Nothings, 202, 204; also Hards, 204; defeated Reps., 1855, 219; finally absorbed by other parties, 332.