Doty, James Duane, becomes governor, Ewing, Thomas, United States sena-
19; removed, 24; agitates for state-
hood, 19-21, 24.
Federalists, in the West, 35; prin-
ciples, 245.
Douglas, Stephen A., chairman of "FARMER of Grant." See McKee,
committee on territories, 25, 127;
debates Wisconsin bill, 128, 134.
Dromgoole, George C., debates Wis-
consin bill, 129, 133.
Dubuque (Iowa), settled, 33.
Dunn, Charles, chief justice of Wis-
consin Territory, 115.
Fees, should be abolished, 292, 506.
First Constitutional Convention, time
of, 14-15, 26, 45, 113-16, 123, 198,
377, 524; place, 109, 115, 123;
number of delegates, 109, 125-27,
295; candidates questioned, 319-
20, 339, 400-404; delegates elected,
26, 121-23, 249-50, 525-26; pay
for, 86, 93, 107-109, 123, 376; de-
bates, 27, 36-45; journal of, 11,
16, 38-39, 42, 44; expenses, 376,
417, 438; work rejected, 27, 45-48,
526.
Elections, district system advocated, Fitzsimmons, Daniel, article by, 221-
184-85, 199, 297-301, 358, 408- 25.
409, 463, 515; methods, 445-47, Florida, admitted to the Union, 25, 69,
474-75; of all officials by people,
322, 353, 397-98, 401-402, 514;
purity in, 270. See also Offices.
Enabling act, for Wisconsin, 136-40;
discussed, 436-39.
England, precedents from, 241-42, 302,
311, 314–15, 333, 336-38, 345, 469;
treaty with, 23, 215; public debt of,
176.
English immigrants, to Wisconsin,
202-204, 227, 230, 410, 490; appeal
to, 489.
Erie Canal, route via, 78.
"Excelsior Society," in Milwaukee, 46.
Executive, theory of, 185-86, 344-45;
plans for, 236-38, 320; appointing
power, 505-507. See also Appoint-
ing Power, and Veto.
Exemption provision, in Texas, 305,
382; in first constitution, 26, 28, 40,
43, 46-47; omitted from second, 51-
52; discussion of, 155, 164–66, 172-
73, 224, 253-56, 305, 366-67, 377-
78, 397, 399, 401-402, 404-406,
464, 466, 477-78, 500, 521.
113, 357, 360, 373; Indian war in,
426; constitution of, 443.
Fond du Lac, delegate, 38.
Fond du Lac County, number of dele-
gates, 126.
Foreigners, in Wisconsin Territory, 22,
84-85; desire statehood, 23; Ameri-
canization of, 188, 222; appeals to,
190-92, 202-203, 226-30, 410-11,
489-91; franchise for first conven-
tion, 22-23, 26, 40-43, 87-89, 102-
103, 105, 117, 122-24, 164, 194-95,
221-22, 224, 226-30, 234, 321, 340-
42, 353, 397-98, 400-403, 412-16,
439-41; vote with Democrats, 440,
488; suffrage provision for, 190-92,
221-22, 224, 320, 338-41, 352, 411-
15. See also English, French, Ger-
mans, Irish, and Norwegians..
Foster, A. P., on committee, 514.
Fourierism, in Wisconsin, 45.
Fox (Neenah) River, improvement of,
71; college on, 49.
Fox-Wisconsin canal proposed, 71, 78.
Franchise. See Foreigners and Suf-1 Grant County, in territorial legisla-
Frank, Michael, chairman of joint
committee on statehood, 57, 69; on
negro suffrage, 94, 97, 105; on or-
ganization of convention, 107;
speech, 493; on Southport commit-
tee, 494.
Franklin, Benjamin, philosopher, 302;
cited, 319.
Franklin, F. G., The Legislative His-
tory of Naturalization, 43.
Franklin (Wis.), letter from, 215.
French immigrants in Wisconsin, 188;
language in the schools, 280.
French, Haynes, candidate, 507.
"Friends of the Constitution,"
meetings of, 27.
Fuller, Benjamin, candidate for dele-
gate, 172-73, 400-401.
German language, in the schools, 280;
press, 13.
Germans, desire statehood, 22; favor
the constitution, 29, 43, 48; need
for schools, 188; appeals to, 190-
92, 202-203, 205, 227, 411, 489; in
Massachusetts, 308.
Gerrymandering, should be prevented,
300.
Gibson, Moses S., cited, 38.
Girard, Stephen, banker, 456.
ture, 102; number of delegates for,
126; candidates, 197, 305, 323, 334,
339-42, 353-54; election in, 355;
opposes foreigners' franchise, 87,
340-42, 353, 418.
Gray, Billy, banker, 456.
Great Britain. See England.
Great Lakes, head of, 33.
Green Bay, boundary in, 137.
Green Bay (city) public meeting at,
19; proposed as convention seat,
109.
Green Bay Intelligencer, first newspa-
per in Wisconsin, 12.
Green Bay Republican, cited, 21, 24-
25.
Green County, number of delegates,
126; candidates, 197; Liberty
party delegates, 494.
HALFBREEDS, franchise for, 87-88, 96;
status of, 88.
Hall,, Southport resident, 507.
Hall, James H., candidate, 507.
Hamilton, Alexander, principles, 179,
Harkins, Daniel, resident of Racine
244; cited, 302.
Harrison, William Henry, president,
County, 196; candidate, 507.
Harvey, L. P., secretary of Southport
194; appointees, 34.
meeting, 493-94; member of com-
Helfenstein, J. W., letter cited, 40.
mittee, 494, 513; candidate, 515.
"Hibernicus," article by, 215-17.
History of Washington and Ozaukee
Counties, 43.
Hoffman, Michael, legal reformer, 471.
Hoge, Joseph P., congressman, 131.
Goodspeed, W. A., History of Outa- Holmes, F. L., "First Constitutional
Convention in Wisconsin," 36, 44,
Holt, Benjamin, chairman of Demo-
cratic committee, 171, 397, 400-402.
Grant, Levi, on committee, 513; candi- Homestead exemption. See Exemp-
House of Representatives, Journal, Iowa Capital Reporter, cited, 441; ar-
Hunkers, branch of Democratic party,
37, 40, 41, 160, 391, 406; oppose
first constitution, 44-45, 48; organ
of, 44, 385.
ILLINOIS, boundary dispute with, 18-
21, 23, 25, 70, 75-76, 113, 136–37,
357, 365; debt of, 18, 176, 251;
lands in, 33; emigrants from, 33;
judiciary in, 451; Liberty party,
494; precedents from, 283, 317,
351, 442-43; constitutions of, 9, 31,
39, 40; Journal of Convention, 39.
Illinois and Michigan Canal, 78.
Illinois Territory, Wisconsin a part of,
309.
Immigration, desire for, 22, 225. See
also Foreigners.
Imprisonment for debt, discussed, 304,
464. See also Exemption.
Incorporation, powers of, 223, 261-62,
281, 290, 319, 322, 380; discussion
of, 464, 515. See also Banking.
Indebtedness. See State Debt.
Independent Democrats, manifesto,
516-23.
Indiana, constitution of, 10, 31-32;
cheap lands in, 33; banks, 207; ju-
Iowa County, and ratification of first
constitution, 47-48; petitions for
statehood, 357; method favored,
418; courts in, 115; representatives,
94, 341; opposes abolitionism, 97;
standard of living, 99; number of
delegates, 126; election in, 197, 202,
491; settlement in, 410, 490.
Iowa Territory, organized, 33; admis-
sion of, 357, 360-61.
Irish, immigrants in Wisconsin, 188,
190-92, 227, 230, 411, as delegates,
196-98; vote with Democrats, 202-
203, 205, 321, 489; should be nat-
uralized, 216, 222; in Massachu-
setts, 308.
Iron ore, in Wisconsin, 77.
J. T. M.," article by, 351-53.
Jackson, Andrew, democracy of, 30-
32, 34-35, 39; banking system, 160,
260; appointees, 222.
Jackson, Andrew B., in territorial leg-
islature, 85.
"Jacob Faithful," articles by, 323-24,
332-34.
Janesville, growth of, 49.
James II, cited, 241.
Janesville Gazette, cited, 271-72.
Jefferson, Thomas, Democratic prin-
ciples, 35, 179, 302, 386, 391; au-
thor of Declaration of Independ-
ence, 110, 318; religious principles,
330-31.
diciary, 451.
Indiana Magazine of History, 32.
Indians, village, 137; franchise for, 88,
96, 118. See also Halfbreeds.
Interest, legal rates, 288-89.
Internal Improvements, request for,
23, 67, 70-71, 132, 215-16, 365;
convention for, 50; regulation of, "Jefferson," of Madison, letters of,
46, 130, 252; land grant for, 140,
216, 357; discussion of, 283, 426.
Iowa, newspapers in, 12; settlement of,
33; enters the Union, 23, 25, 33,
114-15, 357, 360, 437; constitu-
tional conventions, 34-36, 40, 522;
constitutions, 9, 31-32, 39, 62, 65,
153, 440; appropriations for, 421;
precedents from, 223-24, 347.
to, 391.
Kewaunee, harbor, 70.
Kilbourn, Byron, in second constitu-
tional convention, 51; letter cited,
46.
Kimball, Jacob H., in territorial coun-
cil, 93, 97, 105.
Judiciary, in territorial days, 24, 26,1 Kercheval, Samuel, Jefferson's letter
66, 145, 241, 390; theory of, 333–
34, 336-38, 345-46; provision for,
in first constitution, 26, 38, 40-41,
47; in second constitution, 28, 51-
52; in enabling act, 138; districts,
347-49; three methods of choos-
ing, 199-200, 349; 450-51, 473–77,
522; election by people, 148-52,
154, 173, 199-202, 217, 244-47,
256-59, 284-86, 314-15, 320, 322,
323, 350, 353, 382-91, 397-98, 400,
403-404, 459-62, 502-505, 521;
election by legislature, 200, 218,
223, 315, 349-50, 445-53, 464, 502; Kneeland, James, in territorial coun-
appointment, 200, 218-20, 239-42, cil, 108; on negro suffrage, 105.
349, 383, 464, 479-81, 502-503, Knowlton, William, in territorial coun-
505; salaries for, 65, 151-52, 256- cil, 106-107, 108-109, 112, 116; on
57, 265-66, 346-47, 479.
representation, 109-10, 115.
King, Rufus, delegate to second consti-
tutional convention, 51.
Kirtland bank, 161.
Knapp, J. G., member of Democratic
committee, 397, 400-402; letter
cited, 47.
Jury duty, discussed, 265; right of Know Nothing party, policy of, 22,
trial by, 304, 328, 337-38.
Justice, primitive administration of,
309.
Justices of the peace, legislation for,
147; election of, 201, 217, 322, 350-
51, 383, 385, 461; duties of, 265-
66, 267, 271-74; jurisdiction of,
351, 385.
"K," articles by, 144-48, 168-70.
Kalamazoo (Mich.) Gazette, cited, 44.
Kamenistiquia, on international bound-
ary, 365.
Kansas, constitution of, 32.
Kellogg, Chauncey, candidate, 507.
Kellogg, Lafayette, secretary of first
constitutional convention, 26.
Kellogg, Louise Phelps, introductory
account, 17-29; "Alien Suffrage
Provision," 412.
42, 167-68, 216, 222, 321; origin of,
162; Whig alliance with, 203-205,
227-30.
Kelloggs' Corners, in Racine County, Lands, public, 33, 66, 364, 374, 522;
Kenosha. See Southport.
Kent, James, Commentaries, cited, 219,
245, 420, 470.
Kentucky, constitution of, 9, 31; emi-
grants from, 33.
price, 216, 374; distribution of pro-
ceeds of, 19, 24, 62-63, 72, 140, 357,
374; in enabling act, 139-40, 486-
87; restriction on holdings, 155;
for schools, 26, 62-64, 139-40, 223,
277-78, 364, 486; speculation in,
43; resolutions on, 70-71; grants | Lincoln, C. J., Constitutional History
of, 66, 364, 374-75; mineral re-
serves, 357, 360-64, 375.
La Pointe County, officials of, 83, 122;
census in, 120; number of dele-
gates, 126.
Law Reporter, cited, 472.
Lawrence Institute, chartered, 49.
Laws, revision of, needed, 68, 75, 243,
375, 424; code of, 290; object of,
Laws of Wisconsin Territory, cited,
42, 58, 117.
Lawyers, in constitutional convention,
295-96, 323-24; duty of, 345; ter-
ritorial officials, 370; should be in-
eligible, 305-306, 316, 370, 431, 521.
Lead, shipments of, 216.
Lisbon, communication from, 183, 189;
vote in, 230.
Litigation, evils of, 347-48. See also
Arbitration and Legal Reform.
Livingston Code of Law, cited, 470.
Local government, in United States,
Locofocos (Barnburners, Tadpoles),
branch of Democratic party, 37, 41,
49, 52, 160-64, 193, 410, 489, 507,
509; in Iowa, 153; definition of,
156-57; dissenters, 167.
Loomis, A., on legal reform, 472.
Loomis, A. D., signs manifesto, 523.
Louisiana, constitutional convention,
36, 389; legal rate of interest in,
288; precedents from, 380-81, 386,
443; judiciary in, 451.
Louisiana purchase, 134.
Lead mine district, in Wisconsin, news-
papers of, 13; opposes foreigners'
franchise, 24; settlement of, 33,
309; opinions of, 37-38; commer- Louisville (Ky.) Democrat, cited, 44.
cial needs of, 215; justice courts in, Lovell, Frederick S., at Southport,
493; on committee, 494; candidate,
507.
Leasing system for mineral lands, 357,
362-64.
Lebanon (Ohio) bank, 161.
Lee, Oliver, banker, 456.
Legal reform, discussed, 406-408, 467-
73; resolutions on, 515.
Legal tender, discussion of, 465.
Leggett, William, cited, 406-407.
Legislation, dangers from, 146-48,
239; restriction of, 155–56, 283.
Legislators, qualities of, 186-87, 283,
315.
Legislatures, theories of, 319-20, 343-
44; plans for, 232-34, 408-10, 463-
65; special sessions, 284. See also
Bicameral and Biennial.
Liability of state, 290-91.
Liberty party, in Wisconsin, 23, 226-
27; opposes constitutions, 27-28;
annual meeting of, 494-95; candi-
dates, 494, 509.
Lucas, Robert, governor of Iowa, 35.
MCCLAIN, Emlin, "The Constitutional
Convention," 32.
McClelland, Robert, debates Wisconsin
bill, 130-31.
McDuffie, George, cited, 96.
McHugh, Thomas, secretary of second.
constitutional convention, 28.
Mack, J. G. D., aid acknowledged, 32,
34.
McKay, James J., chairman of Con-
gressional committee, 368.
McKee, Stewart ("Farmer of Grant")
articles by, 302-309, 312-14, 315-
18, 335-38; questioned, 327-28;
candidate, 305, 335; education, 336.
Mackintosh, Sir James, cited, 241.
McLaughlin, B., signs manifesto, 523.
McMaster, J. B., History of the People
of the United States, 31.
Life tenure, opposed by the people, Madison, James, interprets constitu-
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