Douglas, Stephen Arnold.
  Early years: 
    ancestry and birth, 4-5;
    boyhood, 5-7;
    apprentice, 8-9;
    in Brandon Academy, 9;
    removal to New York, 9;
    in Canandaigua Academy, 9-10;
    studies law, 11;
    goes west, 11-13;
    reaches Jacksonville, Illinois, 14;
    teaches school, 16-17;
    admitted to bar, 17.
  Beginnings in Politics: 
    first public speech, 20-21;
    elected State’s attorney, 22;
    first indictments, 23-24;
    defends Caucus system, 26-27;
    candidate for Legislature, 27-29;
    in Legislature, 29-34;
    Register of Land Office, 35-36;
    nominated for Congress (1837), 40-41;
    campaign against Stuart, 42-44;
    resumes law practice, 45;
    chairman of State committee, 47-50;
    Secretary of State, 53;
    appointed judge, 56-57;
    visits Mormons, 58;
    on the Bench, 63-64;
    candidate for Senate, 62;
    nominated for Congress, 65;
    elected, 67.
  Congressman: 
    defends Jackson, 69-72;
    reports on Election Law, 73-76;
    plea for Internal Improvements, 77-78;
    on Polk, 80;
    meets Jackson, 81-82;
    re-elected (1844), 83;
    advocates annexation of Texas, 85-90;
    and the Mormons, 91-92;
    proposes Oregon bills, 95;
    urges “re-occupation of Oregon,” 96-98;
    supports Polk’s policy, 99;
    appointed chairman of Committee on Territories, 99;
    offers bill on Oregon, 101;
    opposes compromise and arbitration, 101-103;
    renominated for Congress, 103;
    and the President, 104-106;
    proposes organization of Oregon, 106;
    advocates admission of Florida, 107;
    defends Mexican War, 109-110;
    claims Rio Grande as boundary, 111-114;
    seeks military appointment, 114-115;
    re-elected (1846), 115;
    defends Polk’s war policy, 116-117;
    elected Senator (1847), 117-118.
  United States Senator: 
    appointed chairman of Committee on Territories, 119;
    on Ten Regiments bill, 120-122;
    on Abolitionism, 124-126;
    second attempt to organize Oregon, 129;
    favors Clayton Compromise, 130;
    proposes extension of Missouri Compromise line, 131;
    offers California statehood bills, 134-137;
    advocates “squatter sovereignty,” 138-139;
    presents resolutions of Illinois Legislature, 140;
    marriage, 147;
    denies ownership of slaves, 149-150;
    removes to Chicago, 169;
    advocates central railroad, 169-172;
    speech on California (1850), 177 ff.;
    concerts territorial bills with Toombs and Stephens, 181-182;
    vote on compromise measures, 187-188;
    defends Fugitive Slave Law, 191-194;
    presidential aspirations, 195-196;
    on intervention in Hungary, 199-200;
    candidacy (1852), 200-206;