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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
1848-1852.
Purchase of Wheatland-Nomination and Election of General Taylor-
His Death and the Accession of President Fillmore-The Compromise
Measures of 1850-Letters to Miss Lane-Public Letters on Political
Topics.....
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CHAPTER II.
1852.
The Presidential Nominations of 1852-Election of General Franklin
Pierce to the Presidency-Buchanan's Course in regard to the Nomina-
tion and the Election-His Efforts to defeat the Whig Candidate..... 34
CHAPTER III.
1852-1853.
Personal and Political Relations with the President-Elect and with Mr.
Marcy, his Secretary of State-Buchanan is offered the Mission to
England-His own Account of the Offer, and his Reasons for accept-
ing it-Parting with his Friends and Neighbors in Lancaster-Corres-
pondence with his Niece....
CHAPTER IV.
1853-1856.
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Arrival in London-Presentation to the Queen at Osborne-The Ministry
of Lord Aberdeen-Mr. Marcy's Circular about Court Costumes, and
the Dress Question at the English Court-Letters to Miss Lane....... 99
CHAPTER V.
Negotiations with Lord Clarendon-The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty and
Affairs in Central America-The Crimean War and the new British
Doctrine respecting the Property of Neutrals....
CHAPTER VI.
British Enlistments in the United States-Recall of the English Minister
at Washington-The Ostend Conference......
CHAPTER VII.
1854-1855.
The Social Position of Mr. Buchanan and his Niece in England...
CHAPTER VIII.
1856.
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Return to America-Nomination and Election to the Presidency—Signifi-
cance of Mr. Buchanan's Election in respect to the Sectional Questions
-Private Correspondence....
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CHAPTER IX.
1857-1858.
Inauguration as President-Selection of a Cabinet-The Disturbances in
Kansas-Mr. Buchanan's Construction of the Kansas-Nebraska Act,
and of the "Platform" on which he was elected-Final Admission of
Kansas into the Union....
CHAPTER X.
1857-1861.
Foreign Relations during Mr. Buchanan's Administration..
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