in campaign of 1852, 207;
    re-elected Senator, 208 n.;
    death of his wife, 208;
    on Clayton-Bulwer treaty, 211-214;
    hostility to Great Britain, 215-216;
    travels abroad, 217-219;
    proposes military colonization of Nebraska, 221;
    urges organization of Nebraska, 224-225;
    report of January 4, 1854, 229 ff.;
    offers substitute for Dodge bill, 231-232;
    interprets new bill, 233-234;
    and Dixon, 235-236;
    drafts Kansas-Nebraska bill, 237;
    secures support of administration, 237-238;
    reports bill, 239;
    arraigned by Independent Democrats, 241;
    replies to “Appeal,” 241-243;
    proposes amendments to Kansas-Nebraska bill, 246, 249;
    closes debate, 251-254;
    answers protests, 256-257;
    faces mob in Chicago, 258-259;
    denounces Know-Nothings, 263;
    in campaign of 1854, 264 ff.;
    debate with Lincoln, 265-266;
    and Shields, 267, 268;
    on the elections, 269-272;
    and Wade, 272-273;
    on “Black Republicanism,” 275-276;
    candidacy at Cincinnati, 276-278;
    supports Buchanan, 278;
    reports on Kansas, 289-293;
    proposes admission of Kansas, 293;
    replies to Trumbull, 294;
    and Sumner, 296-298;
    reports Toombs bill, 300-301;
    omits referendum provision, 302;
    subsequent defense, 303-304;
    in campaign of 1856, 304-306;
    second marriage, 316;
    on Dred Scott decision, 321-323;
    interview with Walker, 325;
      and Buchanan, 327-328;
    denounces Lecompton constitution, 329-332;
    report on Kansas, 338-340;
    speech on Lecomptonism, 341-343;
    rejects English bill, 345-347;
    Republican ally, 348;
    re-election opposed, 349-350;
    in Chicago, 352-354;
    opening speech of campaign, 354-357;
    speech at Bloomington, 358-360;
    speech at Springfield, 360-361;
    agrees to joint debate, 362;
    first debate at Ottawa, 363-370;
    Springfield resolutions, 370;
    Freeport debate, 370-375;
    debate at Jonesboro, 375-378;
    debate at Charleston, 378-381;
    friends and foes, 381-382;
    resources, 382-383;
    debate at Galesburg, 383-386;
    debate at Quincy, 386-388;
    debate at Alton, 388-390;
    the election, 391-392;
    journey to South and Cuba, 393-395;
    deposed from chairmanship of Committee on Territories, 395;
    supports Slidell project, 396;
    debate of February 23, 1859, 397 ff.;
    opposes slave-trade, 403-404;
    Harper’s Magazine article, 405-409;
    controversy with Black, 409-410;
    in Ohio, 410-411;
    presidential candidate of Northwest, 413, 416;
    and the South, 414;
    and Republicans, 414-415;
    candidate at Charleston, 416 ff.;
    defends his orthodoxy, 422-424;