Brooks, James, founded N.Y. _Express_, ii. 238; early career of, 238; forces nomination of Seymour, iii. 38; controls Cons. Union con., 1863, 79; connection with Credit Mobilier, 309, note; death, 309, note; a leading Dem. editor, 420.
Broome, John, candidate for lt.-gov., 1804, i. 129; death and career of, 180.
Brouck, Francis C., nominated for state treas., 1861, iii. 21, note; declined to accept, 24.
Brown, D.D.S., attended Lib. Rep. state con., 1872, iii. 296; on com. to confer with Dems., 296.
Brown, Jacob, valour at Sackett"s Harbour, i. 223; promoted, 225; character and career of, 225; on Niagara frontier, 226; brilliant leadership, 227.
Brown, John, raid of, ii. 259; career of, 259-60; Douglas on, 260; Emerson on, 260; Th.o.r.eau on, 260; Longfellow on, 260; Lincoln on, 264; Seward on, 266-7; Andrew on, 269.
Brown, John W., nominated for judge Court of Appeals, 1865, iii. 129; defeated, 135.
Brown University, William L. Marcy, graduate of, i. 292.
Bruce, Benjamin F., candidate for ca.n.a.l com., 1861, iii. 23, note; elected, 29; renominated, 1863, 76; elected, 83.
Bryant, William Cullen, in campaign of 1844, ii. 84; original Barnburner, 131; supports Pierce and Seymour, 1852, 177; theory of, 177, note; active in campaign of 1856, 240; meets Lincoln, 266; ch"m. of Lincoln meeting, 263; opposes Seward for President, 285; elector-at-large, 328; opposes Seward for sec. of state, 394.
Favours postponing Nat. Rep. Con., 1864, iii. 88; resents Lincoln"s relations with Seward and Weed, 90; denounces expulsion of Louisiana legislators, 328.
Buchanan, James, nominated for President, ii. 228; supported by Hards, 227-8; Softs forced to vote for, 227-8; criticised by Southern press, iii. 10.
Bucktails, followers of Van Buren, i. 251; origin of name, 251.
Bucktails and Clintonians, 1820, two opposing parties, i. 273.
Buel, Jesse, cand. for gov., 1836, ii. 12; career and gifts of, 12; defeated, 13.
Buffalo, burned by British, i. 224; Clinton predicts its great growth, 243.
Bull Run, battle of, iii. 11-12; Scott did not approve, 11; Lincoln favoured it, 11; urged by the N.Y. _Tribune_, 11.
Burr, Aaron, with Arnold at Quebec, i. 5; supports Yates for gov., 43; atty.-gen., 45; early career, 45; his character, 45; first meeting with Hamilton, 45-6; opinion of Washington, 46; legend as to Hamilton and, 46; atty.-gen., 46-7; elected to U.S. Senate, 49; ambitious to be gov., 50; checked by Clinton and Hamilton, 50; non-attention to public business, 55; referee in Clinton-Jay contest, 57; undertakes to carry New York, 89; skilful methods of, 90; meets Hamilton at the polls, 91; courtesy of, 91; style of speaking, 91; Root"s opinion of, 91; party triumphant, 91; cand. for Vice-President, 98; the tie vote, 98; favours Jefferson"s election, 98; supported by Federalists, 98-9; silent as to result, 102; Van Ness, as a go-between, 103; deceived by Edward Livingston, 103; defeated for President, 104; elected Vice-President, 104; eulogised by Jefferson, 104; sudden change toward, 105; personal appearance, 106; president const.i.tutional con., 115; helped Clinton"s control, 115-6; Clinton"s dislike of, 116; Clinton determines to destroy him, 116; friends without an office, 119; turns against Jefferson and Clinton, 121-2; silence under attack, 123; "Aristides"" defence of, 123; nominated for gov., 1804, 131; hopeless race from start, 131; Hamilton"s reasons for opposing, 133-5; leader of secession, 134-5; Lansing"s withdrawal, 136; reasons for election, 137; powerful friends, 138; defeated, 138; challenged Hamilton, 139-40; hostile meeting, 142; death of Hamilton, 142; indicted for murder, 144; later career, 144-5; character, 145; unnatural parent, 146; connection with Tam., 182; clever trick to charter bank, 187.
Burrows, Lorenzo, nominated for gov. by Americans, ii. 249; character of, 249; defeated, 255; manager Cons. state con., 1863, iii. 79, note.
Burt, James, in Council of Appointment, i. 156.
Burt, Silas W., appointed surveyor, port of New York, iii. 406; confirmed, 409.
Butler, Benjamin F., district attorney, i. 289; gifts, character, and career of, 289-94; appearance of, 289; relations with Talcott, 291; law partner of Van Buren, 291; member of Albany Regency, 293-4; death of, 294; sent to a.s.sembly, 358.
U.S. atty.-gen., ii. 1; practising law, 53; at Baltimore con., 70-3; declines to be sec. of war, 94; a Barnburner, 120; at Utica con., 131.
Butler, William Allen, son of Benjamin F., eulogy of Van Buren, i. 208.
Cady, Daniel, gifts and character of, i. 169; career of, 169; father of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 169; a.s.sails embargo, 169.
Cagger, Peter, at Charleston con., ii. 272; opposes Union State con., iii. 15; draft-circular, 82.
Calhoun, John C., resembled John C. Spencer, i. 264; Clinton on, 386, note; opposes Van Buren, 387.
Callicot, Timothy, proposition to Depew, iii. 53; elected speaker of a.s.sembly, 54.
Cambreling, Churchill C., leads Dem. forces in Congress, ii. 1; in const.i.tutional con., 1846, 103; minister to Russia, 103; a Barnburner, 128; at Utica con., 131; supports Pierce and Seymour, 1852, 177.
Cameron, Simon, promised place in Lincoln"s cabinet, ii. 288.
Campaign speeches, 1860, ii. 329.
Campbell, Allan, presented for gov., 1882, iii. 488, note; ostensible choice of County Democracy, 489; supported by Reps. for mayor of N.Y., 1882, 498; character and ability, 498; defeated, 498.
Canadian rebellion, history of, ii. 23-4.
Ca.n.a.l Ring, defeats Barlow for atty.-gen., 1873, iii. 307; opposes Tilden for gov., 1874, 311; members of it, 312; exposed and crushed, 322-4.
Ca.n.a.l work and fraud, see Erie Ca.n.a.l.
Cannon, Joseph G., respecting Greeley and Lincoln, iii. 126, note.
Cantine, Moses I., brother-in-law of Van Buren, i. 251; opposed Clinton and Erie ca.n.a.l, 251.
_Caroline_, steamer in Canadian rebellion, ii. 24.
Carpenter, B. Platt, nominated for lt.-gov., 1882, iii. 494; defeated, 498.
Carr, Joseph B., nominated for sec. of state, 1879, iii. 416; elected, 427; renominated for sec. of state, 1881, 485; elected, 486.
Carroll, Howard, named for congressman-at-large, 1882, iii. 494; defeated, 498.
Carter, Luther C., in Congress, ii. 339, note; disapproves Weed"s compromise, 339, note.
Carver, Joseph, predicts inland waterway in New York, i. 241.
Ca.s.sidy, William, Albany _Argus_, a leading Dem. editor, iii. 420.
Castle Garden meeting, to unite Fillmore Whigs and Democrats, ii. 157.
Champlain, Marshal M., nominated for atty.-gen., 1861, iii. 24, note; defeated, 29; renominated, 1869, 226; elected, 227; renominated, 1871, 273; defeated, 275.
Chandler, Zachariah, resented Lincoln"s relations with Seward and Weed, iii. 89.
Chapin, Edwin H., political sermons of, ii. 329.
Chaplin, William L., nominated for gov. by Abolitionists, 1850, ii. 156.
Chapman, George W., nominated for ca.n.a.l com., 1870, iii. 231; elected, 244; renominated, 273; defeated, 275.