Illinois Central Railroad, inception of, 168;
  project taken up by Douglas, 169-170;
  bill for land grant to, 170;
  legislative history of, 171-173;
  larger aspects of, 174 ff.;
  in the campaign of 1858, 382.

Illinois Republican, attack upon office of, 37-38.

Illinois State Register, on Douglas, 46, 81-82;
  and Springfield clique, 61-62;
  editorial by Douglas in, 149-150;
  forecast of Nebraska legislation, 228.

Indian claims, in Nebraska, 220, 222-225, 238-239.

Internal Improvements, agitation in Illinois, 29-30;
  Douglas on, 30-31.

Iverson, Alfred, 443, 444.

Jackson, Andrew, 16, 20;
  defended by Douglas, 69-72, 78;
  and Douglas, 81-82.

Jacksonville, Illinois, early home of Douglas, 14 ff.

Johnson, Hadley D., 226, 238-239.

Johnson, Herschel V., 428.

Johnson, Thomas, 225, 226.

Judiciary bill, in Illinois legislature, 54-56, 59.

Kansas, first settlers in, 283;
  colonists of Emigrant Aid Company in, 283;
  defect in organic act of, 284;
  first elections in, 284 ff.;
  invasion by Missourians, 286;
  first territorial legislature, 286-287;
  Topeka convention and free State legislature, 288;
  sack of Lawrence, 299;
  raid of John Brown, 299;
  convention elected, 325;
  free State party in control of legislature, 326;
  Lecompton convention, 326-327;
  vote on constitution, 337-338;
  land ordinance rejected, 347.

Kansas-Nebraska bill, origin of, 236-239;
  in Democratic caucus, 243-245;
  wording criticised, 245;
  amended, 246, 248, 249, 250;
  passes to third reading in Senate, 250;
  course in House, 254-255;
  defeat of Clayton amendment, 255-256;
  passes Senate, 256;
  becomes law, 256;
  arouses North, 256 ff.;
  popular sovereignty in, 281-282.

King, William F., 172.

Knowlton, Caleb, 9.

Know-Nothing party, origin, 262;
  denounced by Douglas, 263;
  in Northwest, 263-264;
  nominates Fillmore, 280.

Kossuth, Louis, reception of, 199 ff.

Lamborn, Josiah, 16.

Lane, James H., in Kansas, 287-288.

Lane, Joseph, 205, 428.

Lecompton constitution, origin, 326-327;
  denounced by Douglas, 329 ff.;
  vote upon, 337;
  submitted to Congress, 338;
  bill to admit Kansas with, 343.

Lee, Robert E., 482.

Letcher, John, 480.

Liberty party, 116, 158.

Lincoln, Abraham, in Illinois legislature, 32 n.;
  leader of “the Long Nine,” 34;
  debate with Douglas (1839), 46;
  on Douglas, 46;
  elected to Congress, 116;
  debate with Douglas (1854), 265-266;
  “the Peoria Truce,” 266 n.;
  candidate for Senate, 268-269;
  Republican nominee for Senate (1858),