Nicollet, Joseph N., map of, 134, 137. Niles, John M., United States senator, 433.
Nisi prius methods, proposed in first constitution, 26.
Noonan, Josiah A., letters cited, 51-52. North Carolina, judiciary in, 451. Northwest, settlement, 33-34. Northwest Territory, states formed from, 18, 129, 132-34, 435. Norwegians, in Wisconsin, 96, 98-99, 105, 234; schools for, 188; favor constitution, 29; vote with Demo- crats, 174, 202, 410-11, 488. Nunns, Annie A., aid acknowledged, 17.
OAKLAND County (Mich.), bank fail-
ure, 38. Oath provision, in constitution, 42-43;
discussion of, 328-32. Offices, of the state, number, 267-70, 283; elective, 292, 514; term for, 462. See also Election and Judi- ciary. Ohio, constitution of, 10, 31-32, emi- grants from, 34; public debt of, 176; banks in, 207; judiciary, 451; Michigan boundary with, 357, 436. Ohio River, as a boundary, 133. Ohio Valley, emigrants from, 33. Ordinance of 1787, cited, 36, 103, 359,
434-35, 438, 487; boundary provi- sions, 18, 20, 70, 128, 132, 133; population provision, 356-359. Oregon, constitution of, 32; admission of, 361, 522.
"Ormond," articles by, 41, 218-20, 231-44; reply to, 244-47.
Owl Creek bank, 161.
PACIFIC Railroad, proposals for, 78- 79.
Parker, Luther, in territorial legisla- ture, 85.
Parsons, Chatfield H. (S.), candidate, 507. Patronage.
See Appointing Power and Spoils System. Paul, of Tarsus, cited, 327. Paxson, Frederic L., aid acknowledged, 17; discussion of the Wisconsin constitution, 30-53; "The Constitu- tion of Texas," 39.
Pecatonica River, navigation of, 78. Peck, Newman, on committee, 513; candidate, 515.
Pennsylvania, free negroes in, 100; public debt, 176; precedents of, 200; banks in, 208; judiciary, 451. Perjury, dangers of, 328. Perkins, Origin, on committee, 513, 515.
Phelps, J. R., signs manifesto, 523. Phelps, Noah, in debate on census, 83;
remarks on Milwaukee, 86; motion, 86.
Philadelphia, Know-nothingism in, 162, 203.
Pierce, Ira, candidate, 515. Pigeon River, on international bound-
Pike township, candidate of, 507, 513. Platteville, newspapers, 13. Platteville Independent American, edi- tor, 323, 332; articles from, 302-38. Pleadings, in law courts, reform of,
Pleasant Prairie, candidate from, 507, 513.
Pole, Charles, in territorial legislature, 341.
Polk, James K., signs Wisconsin en- abling act, 25, 128; appointees, 34, 161; veto, 46, 50; financial policy, 160.
Pope, Alexander, Essay on Man, 330.
Panics, of 1837, 31, 33-34, 39, 43; of Population, required for admission to 1857, 31.
Pardoning power, discussed, 237. Paris township, candidate of, 507, 514; convention held in, 518.
Union, 18, 21, 24, 68-69, 85, 357, 373; of Wisconsin Territory, 36, 42, 49, 69, 126-27, 232, 249, 357- 58, 372, 419; of United States, 321.
Port Washington, harbor, 70; pro- posed as seat of convention, 115. Portage County, number of delegates,
126; candidates, 197. Prairie du Chien, newspapers, 13; on proposed Pacific Railroad, 78. Prairie du Chien Patriot, cited, 78. Pratt,, Southport resident, 507. Preëmption system, not applicable to mineral lands, 364.
Prentiss, S. S., cited, 504.
Presbyterians, in politics, 214.
Presidential campaign of 1848, 28, Reform, methods of, 351-52; of ap-
pointing system, 507. See also Le- gal Reform.
Property qualification, for suffrage, Religious tests, should be forbidden, 225-30, 308.
"R," article by, 180-83; answered, 189. Racine, harbor at, 70; residents, 111; representatives, 94, 97; candidates, 507, 513; delegates, 38, 44-45. Racine Advocate, articles from, 248- 301, 427-28; cited, 13, 444, 453- 58, 479.
Racine County, desires statehood, 21; method favored by, 418; vote on first constitution, 45; apportion- ment, 112; number of delegates, 126; Irish in, 196-98; Liberty party delegates, 494; Democratic candidates, 507, 516-23; Peoples ticket, 510-16, 518, 520-21; Inde- pendent Democrats' manifesto, 516- 23.
Railroads, federal aid for, 71; to the
Pacific, 78-79; need for, 215.
Raisin River bank, 160. Rapides (La.), delegate, 389.
323, 328-32. See also Ministers of the Gospel.
Remuneration. See Salaries. Revision. See Laws.
Rhode Island, constitution of, 32, 219; clergyman from, 34; precedents from, 394; judiciary in, 451. Richland County, number of delegates,
126; candidates, 197.
"Rio Grande," article by, 318-20. "Rip Van Winkles." See Hunkers. River and Harbor Bill, vetoed, 46, 50. Roads, expenditures for, 92. Rochester, candidate of, 507, 513. Rock County, resources, 81; method of
statehood favored by, 418; repre- sentative, 102; number of dele- gates, 126; candidates, 197; Liberty party delegates, 494. Rock River canal, 71, 78. Rock River Rapids, 71. Rockford (Ill.), desires union with Wisconsin, 18.
Rockwell, John A., debates Wisconsin bill, 128, 131-32, 135-36. "Rough Hewer," articles by, 462-65, 477-78; criticism of, 466-67, 481- 85.
Rountree, John H., in territorial coun- cil, 102, 116.
Rusk, Thomas J., Texas Convention Debates, 39.
Rutland, in Dane County, 400. Ryan, Edward G., on banking provi- sion, 38, 40; on election of judges, 41; favors first constitution, 45, 46; letter cited, 45-46; a candidate, 198, 507.
Senate of United States, Journal, 128. Seward, William H., on naturalization,
Shambaugh, B. F., Fiftieth Anniver- sary of the Constitution of Iowa, 32, 34-35; History of the Constitu- tions of Iowa, 39.
SABBATH, observance of, 322, 324-27, Shanley, Thomas, article by, 353-54. 334-35. Sheboygan, harbor, 70.
St. Clair, Arthur, governor of North- Sheboygan County, number of dele-
west Territory, 35. St. Clair Bank, 161.
St. Croix County, representation in convention, 115; census in, 120; officials of, 122; number of dele- gates, 126; candidates, 197. St. Croix River, settlements on, 24; as a boundary, 137, 486. St. Louis River, boundary through, 137; 486.
Salaries for state officials, 65, 156, 234, 236; for delegates to constitutional convention, 86, 93, 107-109, 123; for judges, 65, 151-52, 256-57, 265- 66, 346-47, 479.
Salem township, candidate of, 507. Salt springs, granted the state, 486-
Sauk County, number of delegates, 126. Sawyer, William, congressman, 135. Schools, land reserves for, 26, 62-64,
gates, 126; candidates, 197. Sheldon, Orson, in territorial legisla- ture, 57, 82.
Sheriffs, to take the census, 82-83; to arrange election, 121; election of,
Sholes, Latham, on Southport commit- tee, 494.
Skeptics, and testimony, 323, 328-32. See also Religious Test. Slavery issue, in Wisconsin, 50, 100; in Congress, 361. Smith, A. D., article by, 371. Smith, E. A., letter to, cited, 34. Smith, Eldad, vice president of con- vention, 513, 516. Smith, G. M., letter cited, 34. Smith, George B., candidate for dele-
gate, 171-72; questioned, 396-97; reply of, 397-400.
Smith, John Y., editor of Argus, 192, 404, 462, 477; attacked, 168-71; candidate for convention, 174, 402- 404.
139-40, 223-24, 277-80, 316-17, 375, 464, 486; under the territorial régime, 68, 92; agitation for free, 188-89, 199, 317-18, 514; liberality | Soils, in Wisconsin, 77. for, 255. See also Colleges and South Carolina, suffrage in, 162.
Scotch immigrants, to Wisconsin, 227,
"Scribbler," letter from, 334-35. Searls, Jesse D., candidate, 515. Second Constitutional Convention, time for holding, 15, 28; election of delegates for, 48-50; constitution of, adopted, 28, 52-53; journal of, 11, 16, 51.
"Semper Paratus," article by, 196-98.
Southport (Kenosha), harbor at, 70; nominations in, 196, 507; statehood meeting at, 493; residents, 513. Southport American, articles from, 492-527; cited, 44.
Southport Telegraph, cited, 212-13, 263, 266-67, 408, 417, 429, 453, 458, 493, 497, 499, 504, 519. Southwestern Historical Quarterly, 39. Spanish, precedents in Texas, 45; lan- guage in the schools, 280.
Speculation, in lands, 33; constitu-
tional guards against, 252, 308. Spencer, R. H., at Racine County con-
Spoils system, in politics, 156, 268, 283, 349, 505-507; for constitu- tional convention, 508.
State debt, provision in first constitu- tion, 46, 155; discussion of, 79, 175-80, 223, 380, 397-98, 401, 403, 463, 496–97, 514, 521. State school system, discussed, 277-78, 317-18.
State sovereignty, in Wisconsin, 22- 23, 434.
State universities, discussed, 279-80; land grant for, 64, 139, 375, 486. Statutes. See Laws.
Steele, Elijah, candidate, 507. Stockbridge Indians, franchise for, 88. Stockwell, Thomas S., candidate, 507. Story, Joseph, cited, 420.
Strong, Marshall M., candidate, 507, 515; in territorial legislature, 73, 109, 116; speaks on negro suffrage, 94-96, 98-102, 104; on census, 105- 108; on apportionment, 111; resigns from first convention, 44-45; sup- ports second convention, 48. Strong, Moses M., in territorial coun- cil, 22, 57, 73; opinions on negro suffrage, 94-95, 97-99, 101; on cen- sus, 107; on delegates' pay, 108; on seat of convention, 109; on appor- tionment, 111-12; on time of con- vention, 113-15; nominee for pres- ident of convention, 37; for terri- torial delegate, 49-50; position on banking, 40; articles by, 356-65; papers of, 40, 45-47, 49; History of the Territory of Wisconsin, 37, 41, 49, 51, 53.
Subtreasury, a national problem, 522. Suffrage, property qualification for, 225-30, 308; age for, 290; for women, 45; resolutions on, 514; discussion of, 155, 160-62, 167-68,
172, 182, 194-95, 199, 225-30, 234, 393-94, 397-98, 400-403, 412-65; for foreigners, 22-23, 26, 40–43,· 87-89, 102-103, 105, 117, 122-24, 164, 190-92, 194–95, 221-22, 224, 226-30, 234, 321, 339-42, 353, 397- 98, 400-403, 412-16, 439-41; privi- lege of, 320; provision in first con- stitution, 40-43; authority for, 412. See also Negro Suffrage. Superior Lake, head of, 134, 215; boundary through, 137; mineral lands south of, 365; state boundary, 486.
Sylvania, mass meeting at, 510, 513.
"T," article by, 189-90.
"Tadpoles," branch of Democracy, 174; defined, 37-38.
Tallmadge, Gov. Nathaniel P., mes-
sage of, 24; opposes first consti- tution, 27.
Tammany, and Know Nothing party, 162, 203.
Tanner, H. S., map of, 134. Tariff, bill of 1846, 46, 50; Whig posi-
tion on, 490; a national problem, 522.
Taxation, assessed value for, 65; in
territorial days, 24, 61, 76-77, 92- 93, 419, 428; in Iowa, 443; in en- abling act, 140; discussion of pol- icy for, 177-80, 224, 262, 374, 410, 463; exemptions from, 368-69. Taylor, Zachary, presidential cam- paign, 46, 50.
Telegraph, discovery of, 79. Tennessee, constitution of, 9; emigra-
tion from, 43; judiciary in, 451. Tenney, H. A., letter from, 49. Texas, annexation of, 522; admitted to Union, 25, 69, 113, 357, 360, 373; constitutional convention, 36, 39, 44-45; constitution, 10, 43, 52, 74, 211-12; discussed, 302-307; prece- dents from, 366, 381-82, 386, 429, 443; Convention Debates, cited, 44.
Thomas, Francis, on judiciary commit- | VAN BUREN, Martin, appointees, 34;
Thomson, A. M., Political History of
Thorpe, Francis Newton, The Federal
and State Constitutions, 33, 52. Thurman, Allen G., debates Wisconsin bill, 129, 132.
Thwaites, R. G., "The First Census of
Wisconsin Territory," 36. Timber, in Wisconsin, 77. Toadville, letters from, 324, 334. Tompkins, N. J., Rhode Island candi- date, 394.
Transcontinental railway. See Pacific Railroad.
Treaties, with Great Britain, 23, 215,
365; boundary provision, 133. Tweedy, John H., on banking provi- sion, 39; territorial delegate, 49- 50, 53.
Twin Rivers, harbor, 70. Tyler, John, appointees, 34.
financial policy, 157, 160, 393; suf- frage principles, 162; on judiciary, 217; profession, 296. Vermont, banks in, 208; judiciary 349, 451; precedents from, 96, 219, 312- 13, 349.
Veto power, discussed, 237, 344, 395- 96, 463.
Vieux Desert Lac, boundary in, 137. Vineyard, James R., acquittal of, 181. Vinton, Samuel F., debates Wisconsin bill, 129, 132-34.
Virginia, Northwest cession, 129, 361, 364; suffrage in, 162; banks, 208; constitutional revision, 391; judi- ciary, 451.
"Voter," article by, 171–74. "Vox Populi," article by, 442-44.
Washington (D. C.), letter from, 249. Washington (Wis.). See Port Wash- ington.
Washington County, 115; settled, 43;
ratifies first constitution, 48; num- ber of delegates, 126; candidates, 197-98.
Waterman, W. H., on committee, 513. Waterpower, in Wisconsin, 78. Waukesha County, number of dele- gates, 127; Whig convention in, 226-30; nominees, 227, 230; letter from, 226.
Waukesha Freeman, politics of, 13; shares of stock in, 494.
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