ansas, 289-293;
proposes admission of Kansas, 293;
replies to Trumbull, 294;
and Sumner, 296-298;
reports Toombs bill, 300-301;
omits referendum provision, 302;
subsequent defense, 303-304;
in campaign of 1856, 304-306;
second marriage, 316;
on Dred Scott decision, 321-323;
interview with Walker, 325;
and Buchanan, 327-328;
denounces Lecompton constitution, 329-332;
report on Kansas, 338-340;
speech on Lecomptonism, 341-343;
rejects English bill, 345-347;
Republican ally, 348;
re-election opposed, 349-350;
in Chicago, 352-354;
opening speech of campaign, 354-357;
speech at Bloomington, 358-360;
speech at Springfield, 360-361;
agrees to joint debate, 362;
first debate at Ottawa, 363-370;
Springfield resolutions, 370;
Freeport debate, 370-375;
debate at Jonesboro, 375-378;
debate at Charleston, 378-381;
friends and foes, 381-382;
resources, 382-383;
debate at Galesburg, 383-386;
debate at Quincy, 386-388;
debate at Alton, 388-390;
the election, 391-392;
journey to South and Cuba, 393-395;
deposed from chairmanship of Committee on Territories, 395;
supports Slidell project, 396;
debate of February 23, 1859, 397 ff.;
opposes slave-trade, 403-404;
_Harper's Magazine_ article, 405-409;
controversy with Black, 409-410;
in Ohio, 410-411;
presidential candidate of Northwest, 413, 416;
and the South, 414;
and Republicans, 414-415;
candidate at Charleston, 416 ff.;
defends his orthodoxy, 422-424;
nominated at Baltimore, 427;
letter of acceptance, 428;
personal canvass, 429-439;
on election of Lincoln, 439 ff.;
and Crittenden compromise, 446-448;
speech of January 3, 1861, 449 ff.;
efforts for peace, 448, 452, 453;
offers fugitive slave bill, 454;
and Mason, 454-455;
and Wigfall, 455-456;
fears the Blairs, 461;
opinion of President-elect, 461;
and Lincoln, 462-463;
at inauguration, 464;
and the inaugural, 466-468;
on reinforcement of Sumter, 468-469;
in the confidence of Lincoln, 469-470;
on policy of administration, 471-473;
faces war, 474;
closeted with Lincoln, April 14, 475-477;
press dispatch, 477;
first War Democrat, 478;
mission in Northwest, 478-480;
speech at Bellaire, 480-482;
speech at Columbus, 482-483;