resolution to investigate telegraph (1837), 2, 71
  skeptical of M.’s invention, 72
  exhibition of telegraph before (1838) but no grant, 81, 88, 103, 135,
    137, 150
  Smith’s report on telegraph, 87
  renewal of effort for telegraph grant without result (1841-42), 164,
    166, 173-177
  second exhibition of telegraph (1842), 185
  workers for telegraph grant, 186, 189
  bill for experimental line in House (1843), 190-195
  passage of bill in House, 195
  no action expected in Senate, 197-199
  passage of act, 199-201
  refuses to purchase telegraph, 228, 229, 232, 244, 245
  memorial services to M., 513-516
Consolidation of telegraph lines, 2, 320, 326, 341, 405
  M. on beneficent monopoly, 444
  See also Public ownership. 
Constant, Benjamin, appearance (1830), 1, 316
Constitution, M. on loyalty, 2, 429
Cooke, O.F., rival of Kemble, 1, 77
Cooke, Sir W.F., telegraph, 2, 50
  M. on telegraph and his own, 92, 93, 242
  opposes patent to M., 93
  proposition to M. rejected, 158
  telegraph displaced by M.’s, 313
  personal relations with M., 350
  advocates use of M.’s telegraph, 368
  presides at banquet to M., speech, 368, 369
Cooper, H., and M.’s application for British patent, 1, 98, 99
Cooper, J.F., characteristic remark, 1, 263
  at Rome (1830), 338
  read in Poland, 388
  to M. (1832) on Verboeckhoven and portrait of C., 414
  on criticisms, bitterness against America, 416
  statement of M.’s hints on telegraph (1831), 418, 419
  from M. (1849) on this, 420
  at Fourth dinner at Paris (1832), 424
  M. on principles and patriotism, 426-428
  from M. (1832) on departure for America, Leslie’s politics, 2, 3-5
  from M. (1833) on illness, cares, conditions in New York, Cooper’s
    friends, art future, nullification, 21-24
  and rejection of M. for painting for Capitol, 30
  from M. (1849) on failure as painter, 31
  from M. (1849) on newspaper libels, Home as Found, 304
  M. on death and character, 314
Cooper, Peter, and Atlantic cable, 1, 343, 372
  banquet to M., 467
  at M.’s funeral, 511
Copenhagen.  M. at (1856), 1, 351, 354
Copley, J.S., M. on, in old age. 1, 47, 102
Corcoran, W.W., telegraph company, 2, 247
Corcoran Gallery, M.’s House of Representatives, 1, 242
Cornell, Ezra, and construction of experimental line, 2, 214-216, 489
  M. on benevolences, 442, 489
  at M.’s funeral, 511
Cornell University, M. on founding, 2, 442
Cornwell, Sadie E., and M.’s farewell message to telegraph, 2, 486
Corpus Domini, procession at Rome (1830), 1, 352
Cox, S.S., resolutions on death of M., 1, 513
  at memorial services, 515
Coyle, James, and origin of Academy of Design, 1,