Cartwright, Edmund, 152. Cass, Lewis, 147-51, 281. Castlereagh, British Cabinet Minister, 135, 136. Cato, insurrection of the slave, 18. "Centinel," newspaper correspondent, 67. Central America, 177. Chandalier Islands, 119. Chandler, John (of N.H.), 104 n. Charles II., of England, 10. Charleston, S.C., attitude toward "Association," 49; slave-trade at, 89, 92, 93, 96, 113, 165. Chew, Beverly, Collector of Revenue, 116, 118. Chili, 150. Chittenden, Martin (of Vt.), 109 n. Claiborne, Wm., Governor of La., 92. Clarkson, William, 53, 134. Clay, J.B. (of Ky.), Congressman, 175. Clay, Congressman, 102 n. Clearance of slavers, 157, 162, 164, 184, 280, 287, 288. Clymer, George (of Pa.), 63, 77. Coastwise slave-trade, 98, 106-09, 156, 161, 183, 191, 302. Cobb, Howell, Sec. of the Treasury, 177. Coles (of Va.), Congressman, 81. Colombia, U.S. of, 142, 270. Colonies, legislation of, see under individual Colonies, and Appendix A; slave-trade in, 11, 13, 22, 25, 34-36, 46-47, 53-56; status of slavery in, 13-14, 23, 24, 33-34, 44, 199, 200. Colonization Society, 126, 156 n., 158, 196. "Comet," case of the slaver, 143, 309. Commercial conventions, Southern, 169-73. Company of Merchants Trading to Africa, 11. Compromises in Constitution, 62-66, 196-98. Compton, Samuel, 152. Confederate States of America, 187-90, 299, 300. Confederation, the, 56-57, 228. Congress of the United States, 77-111, 112, 121-26, 128, 131, 156-58, 174, 190-92, 239, 247-66, 268, 271-75, 278-81, 284-94, 295-97, 298-99, 301-02, 304-05. Congress of Verona, 139. Congress of Vienna, 135, 137. Connecticut, restrictions in, 43-44, 57; elections in, 178; Colonial and State legislation, 199, 200, 223, 225, 236, 240. "Constitution," slaver, 120, 121, 307. Constitution of the United States, 58-73, 78, 79-83, 94, 102-03, 107, 111 n., 139, 183, 196, 248-51, 253, 258, 266, 298, 299. See also Amendments and Compromises. Continental Congress, 49-52. Cook, Congressman, 100 n., 103 n., 108. Cosby, Governor of N.Y., 27. Cotton, manufacture of, 152, 153; price of, 153-54; crop of, 154. Cotton-gin, 153. Coxe, Tench, 68. Cranston, Governor of R.I., 41. Crawford, W.H., Secretary, 119, 175. "Creole," case of the slaver, 143, 283-84, 312. Crimean war, 154. Cruising Conventions, 138, 139, 146, 148-49, 285, 289, 292, 297-98. Cuba, cruising off, 151, 297; movement to acquire, 155, 177, 186; illicit traffic to and from, 161, 162, 164, 166, 171. Cumberland, Lieut., R.N., 149. "Cyane," U.S.S., 129. DANA (of Conn.), Congressman, 86. Danish slave-trade, 47. Darien, Ga., 51, 117. Davis, Jefferson, 175. De Bow, J.D.B., 172, 176. Declaration of Independence, 53-54. Delaware, restrictions in, 31, 56, 76; attitude toward slave-trade, 64, 72 n., 74; Colonial and State statutes, 225, 226, 232, 238-39, 244. Denmark, abolition of slave-trade, 133, 247. Dent (of Md.), Congressman, 87.