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-
erats, 174, 202, 410-11, 488.
Nunns, Annie A., aid acknowledged,
17.
OAKLAND County (Mich.), bank fail-
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-
ary, 365.
Pike township, candidate of, 507, 513.
Platteville, newspapers, 13.
Platteville Independent American, edi-
Pleadings, in law courts, reform of,
tor, 323, 332; articles from, 302-38.
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.
Preemption 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,
354.
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
State Universities.
Scotch immigrants, to Wisconsin, 227,
230.
"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.
South Carolina, suffrage in, 162.
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-
vention, 515.
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.
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.
Strong, Marshall M., candidate, 507, Tammany, and Know Nothing party,
515; in territorial legislature, 73,
109, 116; speaks on negro suffrage, Tanner, H. S., map of, 134.
Taxation, assessed value for, 65; in
94-96, 98-102, 104; on census, 105-Tariff, bill of 1846, 46, 50; Whig posi-
108; on apportionment, 111; resigns tion on, 490; a national problem,
from first convention, 44-45; sup-
522.
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,
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.
UNITED States bank, opinions on, 193,
260-61, 287-88, 318.
United States Constitution formed,
302.
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.
United States district attorney, in Wis- Washington, George, will cited, 337-
38.
Washington (D. C.), letter from, 249.
Washington (Wis.). See Port Wash-
Washington County, 115; settled, 43;
ington.
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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