A Political History of the State of New York Volume III Part 68

Tweed's judges, Barnard, Cardozo, and McCunn, iii. 248; Cardozo resigns, 248; others impeached, 248; McCunn dies soon after sentenced, 248; Barnard soon follows, 248.

Tweed, William M., favours repeal of Missouri Compromise, ii. 195.

Early career of, iii. 176; a recognised boss, 176; manners and character, 176; officials selected, 177; signs of wealth, 178; political ambition, 178; demands at Dem. state con., 1867, 178; vice president of Dem. nat. con., 1868, 197; forces Hoffman's renomination for gov., 1868, 205; his frauds, 1868, 206; Greeley's attack, 207; his infamous circular, 213; evidences of his fraud in election, 215-8; elected to state Senate, 223; important committees, 223; plunders through tax-levies, 224; Reps. aid him, 225; gets majority in Senate, 227; controls the state, 227; leader of state Democracy, 228; his city charter pa.s.sed, 229; its character, 228-9; enormous bribery, 229; takes position of most power, 229; loots the city treasury, 229; controls Dem. state con., 1870, 230; Nast's cartoons, 242, 245; lavish campaign expenses, 243; personal extravagance, 244; purchases control of a.s.sembly, 1871, 245; scheme to widen Broadway, 244; viaduct railway, 244; offers bribes to prevent exposure, 245; punishment and death, 246-8; controls Dem. state con., 1871, 269; "Let's stop those d.a.m.ned pictures," 274.

Twombly, Horatio N., del. to Lib. Rep. state con., 1872, iii. 296.

Tyler, John nominated for Vice President, ii. 40; n.o.body else would take it, 40; becomes President, 47; turns against the Whigs, 47-8.

Ullman, Daniel, nominated for gov., 1854, ii. 202; career of, 202; defeated, 204.

Union College, founded by Joseph C. Yates, i. 249; Seward, an alumnus of, 379.

Union League Clubs, organisation, iii. 59 and note; Seward's praise of, 59; Brady's work in, 59; Van Buren's loyalty exhibited, 59; Seymour not a member of, 61.

Union League Club of New York, iii. 59; when organised, 59, note; investigates fraud, 1868, 215.

Union Square war meeting, 1861, iii. 5.

United States Bank, incorporation of, i. 186; Clinton defeats extension of charter, 186; the great issue, 1832, 392; preferred to compromise than fight Jackson, 393; Webster and Clay objected, 393; Congress extends charter, 393; Jackson vetoes it, 393; creates fear of panic, 400.

United States Senate. See Senate, United States.

United States senators. See Senators, United States.

Utica _Republican_, established by Conkling, 1877, iii. 385; its aggressive character, 385, note; publication discontinued, 1879, 397.

Vallandigham, Clement L., arrest of, iii. 64; banished to Southern Confederacy, 64; Lincoln's letter, 66; dangerous precedent, 66.

Van Buren, John, son of Martin Van Buren, ii. 128; career and gifts of, 128-30; leading Free-soiler, 128, 129, 141; reason for, 129; Lord on, 128; Wilson on, 130; Seymour afraid of, 130; style of oratory, 130; at Utica con., 131; appearance of, 141; avenged his father's wrongs, 144; compared to Seymour, 150; opposed Seymour for nomination, 172-3; supports him for gov., 1852, 177; advocates popular sovereignty, 250; opens way for Douglas, 1860, 250.

Favours Dix for gov., 1862, iii. 37, 48; supports Seymour, 48; humour of, 48; _Tribune_ criticises, 48, 49; loyalty exhibited, 59; in campaign, 1864, 123; nominated for atty.-gen., 1865, 129; stigmatises Seymour, 134; defeated, 135; death, 135, note.

Van Buren, John D., member of Tilden's ca.n.a.l com., 1875, iii. 323; nominated for state eng., 1874, 326; elected, 331.

Van Buren, Martin, supports DeWitt Clinton for President, i. 206, 208; career, gifts, and character of, 206-10; compared with Clinton, 208; deserts Clinton, 212; energy in war of 1812, 232; made atty.-gen., 232; opposed by Spencer, 232; opposes Spencer, 233; cunning support of Tompkins, 240; disturbed over Clinton's action, 247; adroit opposition, 248; outwitted by Spencer, 250; ludicrous picture of, 250; urges building of ca.n.a.l, 251; makes war on Clinton, 255; sneers of Elisha Williams, 255; Fellows-Allen case, 256; drives Clinton to bolt, 257-60; deprives Clinton of patronage, 260-1; silences opposition to ca.n.a.l, 261-2; prevents Spencer's nomination to U.S. Senate, 266-7; favours re-election of King, 268; reason for bold stand, 268-9; removed as atty.-gen., 273; an "arch scoundrel," 273; calls Clintonians "political blacklegs," 274; effort to prevent Tompkins' nomination, 275-8; Tompkins' war accounts, 276; confident of Tompkins' election, 281; dismissal of postmasters, 285; the "prince of villains," 286; elected to U.S. Senate, 286; Clinton's vituperative allusions to, 286, note; selects Talcott, Marcy, and Butler, 291-3; conspicuous work in const.i.tutional con., 1821, 299-310; Crawford for President, 324; outwitted by Weed, 339-40; weakened by Young's and Crawford's defeat, 344; non-committalism, 345-6, note; methods of Burr, 346; joins Clinton in support of Jackson, 346; conciliatory policy toward Clinton, 347; opposes Adams' administration, 348; a leader in U.S. Senate, 349; parliamentary debates, 349-50, 365; organiser of modern Dem. party, 350, 365; John Q. Adams on, 350; equivocal support of Rochester, 352; re-elected to U.S. Senate, 353; Parton on, 353; Jackson on, 353; nominated for gov., 1828, 364, 367; cleverly divides opponents, 364-5; appearance at church, 365; puts Throop on ticket, 365; acting gov. Pitcher, 366; strong friends, 367; elected, 368; seventy days a gov., 383; insincerity of, 383; sec. of state, 383; a politician's face, 384; resigns from Cabinet, 387; minister to England, 387; rejected by Senate, 387-9; spoilsman, 389, note; on his rejection, 389-90; friends indignant, 390; nominated for Vice President, 391; tendered reception, 391; elected, 397.

Dix's devotion to, ii. 4; Crockett's life of, 4; opponents of, 4; Calhoun on, 4; nominated for President, 4-5; att.i.tude toward slavery, 5, 10, 11; elected, 14; moral courage of, 41; fearless statesman, 41; renominated for President, 41; sub-treasury scheme, 41-2; defeat of, 43-5; retirement to Lindenwald, 46, 74; Texas question, 65-9; Hammet letter, 66-7; Southern hostility, 70; two-thirds rule, 71, note; defeated at Baltimore, 71-5; friends proscribed, 94; a Barnburner, 127; nominated for President at Utica, 1848, 131; endorsed by Buffalo con., 133; Webster's pun, 133; Sumner on, 133; defeated, 143-4; supports Pierce and Seymour, 1852, 177; criticised by Southern press, iii. 10.

Van Cortlandt, James, in first const.i.tutional con., i. 5.

Van Cortlandt, John, in first const.i.tutional con., i. 5.

Van Cortlandt, Philip, in first const.i.tutional con., i. 5.

Van Cortlandt, Pierre, renominated for lt.-gov., 1792, i. 51; supports DeWitt Clinton for President, 202.

Van Cott, Joshua M., nominated for atty.-gen., 1867, iii. 174; defeated, 188; nominated for judge of Court of Appeals, 1878, iii. 392, note; defeated, 397.

Van Ness, William P., on Livingston's defeat, i. 83; with Burr in Albany, 103; practises deception, 103; on Ambrose Spencer, 117; on the Council's treatment of Burr, 119; as "Aristides," 123-6; law teacher of Van Buren, 207.

Van Ness, William W., gifts and character of, i. 153; leads Federalists against Clinton, 154; elected judge of Supreme Court, 157; mentioned for gov., 236; supports Clinton for gov., 1817, 248; asks Kent to stand for U.S. Senate, 268; charged with hypocrisy, 268; retires from Supreme Court, 323; early death of, 323.

Van Rensselaer, Jacob R., character and career of, i. 248; supports Clinton for gov., 1817, 248.

Van Rensselaer, Jeremiah, lt.-gov., i. 180.

Van Rensselaer, Solomon, adj.-gen., i. 287; summary removal from office, 287; service at Queenstown Heights, 293.

Van Rensselaer, Stephen, candidate for lt.-gov., 1798, i. 82; character and family of, 82; candidate for gov., 1801, 115; defeated, 115; nominated for gov. by Federalists, 213; record as a soldier, 214; Jefferson's opinion of, 214; in command at Queenstown Heights, 222; failure of, 222; resigns command, 222; family and career of, 341; brother-in-law of Hamilton, 342; established Troy Polytechnical Inst.i.tute, 342; in election of John Quincy Adams, 343; importance of his action, 343.

Van Vechten, Abraham, gifts and character of, i. 168-9; refused a Supreme Court judges.h.i.+p, 169; a.s.sails embargo, 169; becomes atty.-gen., 172; removed, 179; opposes State Bank, 188; work in const.i.tutional con. of 1821, 303.

Van Wyck, Charles H., ch'm. Rep. state con., 1866, iii. 150; speech censored, 150; aspires to be gov., 1868, 193; ch'm. Rep. state con., 1870, 235.

Verplanck, Gulian C., gifts and career of, i. 400; Whig candidate for mayor of New York, 1834, 400; defeated, 401.

Wadsworth, James, native of Connecticut, ii. 235; graduate of Yale, 235; early settler in Genesee Valley, 235; duel with Kane, 235-6; interested in schools, 235; wealthy and generous, 235; averse to holding public office, 235.

Wadsworth, James S., son of James, ii. 236; graduate of Yale, 236; studied law with Webster, 236; gifts of, 236; appearance of, 236; a Barnburner, 236; ambitious to be gov., 236; beaten by Weed, 235-6; defeated for U.S. Senate, 244; at peace congress, 350.

Member of Union Defence com., 1861, iii. 8; aide on McDowell's staff, 8; made brigadier-general, 8; thought available for gov., 42; war service, 42; duties as a major-general, 42; character, 43; generosity, 43; political strength, 43; opposed by Weed, Seward, and Raymond, 43; nominated for gov., 1862, 45; criticised, 46, 48; makes one speech, 50; defeated, 51; reasons for it, 51; killed in battle of Wilderness, 91; his defeat for gov. resented, 91; his supporters control Rep. state con., 1864, 91.

Wadsworth, James W., nominated for state comp., 1879, iii. 416; elected, 427; name presented for gov., 1882, 492; his alleged dels. used to defeat Cornell, 494.

Wagner, George, nominated for prison insp., 1874, iii. 314; elected, 319.

Wakeman, Abraham, president Rep. state con., 1863, iii. 74; postmaster at New York, 74, note.

Wales, Salem H., nominated for mayor of New York, 1874, iii. 314; defeated, 319.

Walruth, Christopher A., nominated for ca.n.a.l com., 1874, iii. 326; elected, 331.

Walworth, Reuben H., appointed chancellor, i. 366; nominated for gov., ii. 134; career of, 134; at Democratic state peace con., 355.

Ward, Hamilton, at Rep. state con., 1871, iii. 261; services and character, 261; proposes a compromise, 261; crushed by Conkling, 263; nominated for atty.-gen., 1879, 416; elected, 427.

Ward, Henry Dana, editor _Anti-Masonic-Review_, i. 370.

War of 1812, declared, i. 221; Federalists refused to support, 220; soldiers poorly equipped, 220; Dearborn commands on Canadian border, 221; failure of plans, 222; offers to resign, 222; cowardice and loss at Queenstown Heights, 222; valour of Scott, 223; Armstrong's plans, 223; valour of Jacob Brown, 223; battle at York, 223; dismal failures, 223; Wilkinson relieves Dearborn, 223; Hampton ordered to Plattsburgh, 224; complete failure of plans, 224; Buffalo burned and Fort Niagara captured, 224; quarrels of generals and secretary of war, 224; Perry's victory, 225; Brown in command, 225; character and career of, 225-6; Scott promoted, 225; battles at Chippewa, Lundy's Lane, Fort Erie, and Plattsburgh, 226; brilliant leaders.h.i.+p, 227; Federalists talk of disunion, 227; Was.h.i.+ngton captured and banks suspend specie payments, 227; Hartford con. favours New England confederacy, 228; alarming condition of affairs, 229; battle of New Orleans, 229; treaty of peace, 229; valour of troops, 230.

Warren, Joseph, Buffalo _Courier_, iii. 201; urges Seymour to accept nomination, 1868, 201; secures Church's consent to run for gov., 1874, 312; hot shot at Kelly, 313; a leading Dem. editor, 420.

Was.h.i.+ngton, George, on independence, i. 2; not desired, 2; on Schuyler, 18; on George Clinton, 22, 36; on Hamilton, 26; inauguration of, 44; appoints Jay chief justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 114; on inland navigation in New York, 241.

Watson, James, supports Burr for gov., 1792, i. 50; elected to U.S. Senate, 70; service and character of, 71.