Bicameral legislature, advocated, 232.
Biddle, Nicholas, president of United

States bank, 260-61.

Biennial sessions, proposed for legisla-
ture, 281-84, 521; opposed, 319-
20, 343, 441-44.

Bigelow, John, democratic principles,
41, 44; Retrospections of an Ac-
tive Life, 41.
Binghampton bank, 161.

Black Earth Creek, settlement on, 490.
Black Hawk purchase, 33.
Blackstone, Sir William, cited, 336-
37, 442, 469.

Botkin, Alexander, Whig voter, 411.
Boundaries, infringement of, 18, 22,

23, 75-76, 113, 133, 356, 363-64,
487; southern, 18-21, 25, 357, 365,
488, northeastern, 18, 130, 357, 365,
488; northwestern, 25, 131-36, 486;
debated in territorial assembly, 70;
in Congress, 130-36; in enabling
act, 136-37, 437-38, 461, 486; of
Iowa, 35, 65.

Bowie County (Texas), size, 307.
Brauer, Lydia M., aid acknowledged,

17.

Brighton township, in Racine County,
197.

Brinkerhoff, Jacob, in Congress, 131.
Bristol, committeeman of, 513.
Britt, Chauncey C., articles addressed
to, 356-65.

Brothertown Indians, franchise for,

88.

Brown, Armstead C., in territorial leg-
islature, 86-87.

Brown, Beriah, editor, 356, 385; mem-
ber of Democratic committee, 397,
400, 402.

Brown, John A., editor of the Milwau-
kee Courier, 221.

Brown County, opposes southern an-
nexation, 19; ratifies first constitu-

tion, 48; number of delegates, 126;
candidates, 197.

Brulé Lake, boundary line along, 137.
Brulé River, as a boundary, 137.
Buchanan, James, United States sena-
tor, 433, 435-36.
Buena Vista, battle of, 46.
Bullen, Gen. John, presides at mass
meeting, 513, 516.

Burgess, Daniel C., candidate, 515.
Burlington, candidate of, 507, 513.
Burnett, Thomas P., in territorial leg-

islature, 57; debate on census, 82-
84; on apportionment, 85; on fran-
chise, 87-89; candidate for dele-
gate, 339-42.
Bushnell, Chester, member of Demo-
cratic committee, 397, 400-402.
Butler, Benjamin F., attorney general,

160.

Butterfield, B. ("Jefferson"), articles
by, 184-87, 194-95.

CALDWELL, Otis, candidate, 515.
Caledonia township, candidate of, 507,

513.

portation through, 78; banks in,
207; boundary, 435.
Canals, in territorial period, 71, 78;
land grant for, 216. See also In-
ternal Improvements.
Canton (Ohio) bank, 161.

Capital, need for, 22, 205-206, 215,
225.

Capital punishment, discussed, 181-82,
189-90, 237-39, 464.

Carlin, Gov. Thomas, Doty's message
to, 20.

Carr, Peter, letter to, 330-31.

Cartter, James B., candidate, 507.
Cass, Lewis, financial policy, 160.
Catholic priests, should not be in pol-
itics, 214.

Catlin, John, in territorial council, 107,
116; on negro suffrage, 96-97, 99,
104-105.

Census, appropriation for, 72, 105-

108, 120, 417; arrangements for,
82-83, 93, 114, 118-20.
Ceresco, resident, 52.
Chapman, Samuel E., candidate, 515;

on committee, 513.

Charleston (S. C.) Courier, cited, 31.
Chase, Warren, letter cited, 52.
Chicago, settled, 33; internal improve-

ments convention at, 50.
Chicago Daily Democrat, cited, 50.
Chippewa County, officials of, 83, 122;
census in, 120; number of dele-
gates, 126.

Chippewa River, as a boundary, 438.
Circleville (Ohio) bank, 161.
Clark, Darwin, member of Democratic
committee, 397, 400–402.
Clay, Henry, candidate for president,
296; views on admission, 432.
Clayton, Thomas, United States sena-
tor, 432-33, 435.

Coal, in Wisconsin, 77.
Coeducation, in the West, 45.
Coffin, -, Racine County resident,

197.

Coinage, right of, 456-57, 485.

Congress, naturalization power, 102,

122, 124, 229, 340-41, 390, 413;
territorial admission, 18, 23, 25, 29,
35-36, 114-16, 124, 130, 413-16, 420,
423, 426, 434-36, 438; admission of
Wisconsin, 127-40, 436-39; appro-
priations for legislature, 24, 60-62,
67-68, 74-75, 215, 249, 358, 372,
374-75, 418-24, 427, 501; for con-
stitutional convention, 376, 438;
memorial to, 23, 75, 418; territorial
delegates to, 25, 47, 49, 69, 72, 117,
249-50, 358-60.

Congressional Globe, cited, 127-31.
Connecticut, exemption in, 52; banks
in, 208; judicial elections in, 391,
451.

Constantine, laws of, 327, 336.
Constantine (Mich.) bank, 161.
Constitutional conventions. See First
and Second Constitutional Conven-
tions.
Constitutions, theory of, 290, 294-95,
311-13, 332-33, 343, 348-49, 404;
principles for formation of, 495-
97, 508-509, 511, 516-23, 524–27.
Copper, in Wisconsin, 77.
Cornelius, G., letter to, cited, 32.
Cottage Grove, vote in, 202.

Council, of Wisconsin Territory, mem-
bers of joint select committee, 57;
proceedings, 93-109; debate in,
109-16; Journal, 57–60.
Counties, organization of, 243, 307-
308; as an election unit, 297-301.
Cram, Thomas J., surveys northeast
boundary, 137.

Crawford, John, in territorial legisla-
ture, 86.

Crawford County, sheriff of, 83; court
of, 88; status of, 106; delegates,
108; number of delegates, 126;
candidates, 197.

Criminal code, character of, 464.
Croswell, Caleb, speech, 73-82.
Currency, need for, 206-208, 275-76,
286-89, 454-58; issued by corpora-
tions, 322.

position on statehood, 23-24, 426-
27; on franchise, 26, 190, 194–95,
224, 227, 440; appeals to foreign-
ers, 190-98, 202-205, 226-30, 353,
440, 488-91; candidates questioned,
168-74, 225, 395-403; qualifica-
tions, 251, 507-508, 516-23; in
first convention, 26, 30, 293; in sec-
ond convention, 28, 50-51; in terri-
torial assembly, 19-20, 22, 24;
nominating conventions, 20, 402-
403, 516-23; ideals embodied in
constitutions, 30-32, 34, 41-42, 44,
47, 52-53, 218, 221, 227, 293, 297,
378, 467, 520-23.
Democratic Review, cited, 41, 44, 282,
378, 380, 381, 386-87, 469.
Derbyshire, S. S., on committee, 513.
Dewey, Nelson, first governor of state,
53; president of territorial council,
124.

Dick, Thomas, Practical Astronomy,
cited, 182.

Dickerson, O. M., The Illinois Consti-

tutional Convention of 1862, 40.
Dickinson (Dickerson), Nathaniel, can-
didate, 507.

Dillingham Jr., Paul, debates Wiscon-
sin bill, 135.

Distribution of power, in American
constitutions, 343-44, 386.
District system of elections.
Elections.

See

Divine right of rulers, 311.
Divorce, removed from legislature,
381.

Dodge, Augustus C., letter cited, 49.
Dodge, Henry, territorial delegate,

426-27; governor, 26, 28, 124; mes-
sages, 18, 25, 35, 57, 59; proclama-
tion, 36, 125-27; opinions, 222;
candidate for state governor, 216,
344.

Dodge County, number of delegates,
126; candidates, 197.
Dodgeville, letter from, 335.
Dorr rebellion, in Rhode Island, 394.

ture, 102; number of delegates for,
126; candidates, 197, 305, 323, 334,
339-42, 353-54; election in, 355;
opposes foreigners' franchise, 87,
340-42, 353, 418.

Gray, Billy, banker, 456.
Great Britain. See England.
Great Lakes, head of, 33.
Green Bay, boundary in, 137.
Green Bay (city) public meeting at,
19; proposed as convention seat,

109.

Green Bay Intelligencer, first newspa-
per in Wisconsin, 12.

Green Bay Republican, cited, 21, 24-
25.

Green County, number of delegates,
126;
candidates, 197; Liberty
party delegates, 494.

HALFBREEDS, franchise for, 87-88, 96;
status of, 88.

Hall,, Southport resident, 507.
Hall, James H., candidate, 507.
Hamilton, Alexander, principles, 179,
244; cited, 302.

Harkins, Daniel, resident of Racine

County, 196; candidate, 507.
Harrison, William Henry, president,

194; appointees, 34.
Harvey, L. P., secretary of Southport

meeting, 493-94; member of com-
mittee, 494, 513; candidate, 515.
Helfenstein, J. W., letter cited, 40.
"Hibernicus," article by, 215-17.
History of Washington and Ozaukee
Counties, 43.

Hoffman, Michael, legal reformer, 471.
Hoge, Joseph P., congressman, 131.

gamie County, 49.

Gorstville, an English settlement, 202,

490.

Governor. See Executive.

Convention in Wisconsin," 36, 44,
48.

Holt, Benjamin, chairman of Demo-
cratic committee, 171, 397, 400–402.