Timeline
1831-1833: Minister to Russia
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Timeline
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1831-1833: Minister to Russia |
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| 1831 | |
Representative Buchanan supports the renomination of Andrew Jackson, as relations between Jackson and Buchanan's rivals worsen. | |
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Jan. 1 - William Lloyd Garrison of Boston begins publication of The Liberator; the leading abolitionist journal in the US. | ||||
| Jan. 24 - Representative Buchanan presents the minority report opposing a proposal by the Judiciary Committee to abrogate Section 25 of the Judiciary Act of 1789. | |||||
| Jan. 28 - Representative Buchanan reports to the US Senate the US House's argument for the impeachment of Judge James Peck. | |||||
| Feb. - Representative Buchanan's supporters form a movement in PA to select Buchanan as vice presidential candidate in the next presidential election. | |||||
| Mar. - Representative Buchanan is nominated for vice president at a meeting in Lancaster, PA. | |||||
| Mar. 19 - During the first bank robbery in the US, $245,000 is stolen from City Bank in New York. | |||||
| Representative Buchanan's supporters in the PA Democratic Party advocate his appointment to the Department of the Treasury or to the position of US attorney general. | |||||
| May 31 - James Buchanan is invited confidentially to serve as minister to Russia. | |||||
| June 12 - James Buchanan accepts the position of minister to Russia; he spends much of the year learning French and studying trade problems with Russia. | |||||
| July 4 - James Monroe, 5th President of the US, dies in New York. | |||||
| July 4 - The song “ America ” is sung for the first time, at a church in Boston. | |||||
| Aug. - James Buchanan travels to New York, under cover of illness, to gather information regarding the relationship between American trade and the Baltic and Black Seas. |
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| Aug. 21 - Nat Turner, a slave in Virginia, kills his master and leads a slave insurrection. | |||||
| Oct. 21 - James Buchanan's mother asks him not to accept the mission to Russia. | |||||
| Nov. 11 - Virginia slave Nat Turner, is hanged for killing his master and leading a slave uprising. | |||||
| Dec. 13 - James Buchanan collaborates with Henry Muhlenberg to support the election of George Dallas for US Senator and to prevent the election of an anti-Mason or pro-Adams candidate. | |||||
| Dec. 25 - Louisiana and Arkansas become the first two states to celebrate Christmas as a legal holiday. | |||||
| 1832 | Jan. 12 - James Buchanan's appointment to the Russian mission is confirmed by the US Senate. | ||||
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Jan. 21 - Thomas Jefferson Randolph, the grandson of Thomas Jefferson, presents a plan of gradual emancipation to the Virginia Assembly. | ||||
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Mar. 3 - The Supreme Court rules that the Federal Government has jurisdiction over Indians within the states. | ||||
| Mar. 21 - Minister Buchanan leaves Lancaster, PA bound for Russia. | |||||
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Apr. 6 - The Sauk Indians, led by Chief Black Hawk, begin killing white settlers after two Indians are killed seeking a meeting, beginning the Black Hawk War. | ||||
| Apr. 8 - Minister Buchanan leaves New York for Liverpool on board the Silas Richards, sailed by Captain Henry Holdridge. | |||||
| May 3 - Minister Buchanan arrives in Liverpool, where he presides at a passengers' dinner for Captain Henry Holdridge. | |||||
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May 9 - The Seminole Indians sign the Treaty of Payne’s Landing, accepting resettlement west of the Mississippi River. | ||||
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May 21 - The Democratic Party formally adopts its name and nominates Andrew Jackson for a second term at its convention in Baltimore. | ||||
| May - Minister Buchanan spends several weeks in England; he rides on a train for the first time on his way from Liverpool to Manchester. | |||||
| June 2 - Minister Buchanan arrives in St. Petersburg. | |||||
| June 11 - Minister Buchanan presents his letter of credence to Emperor Nicholas I. | |||||
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June 28 - The first epidemic of Asiatic cholera appears in New York, eventually killing over 2200 people and rapidly spreading across the US. | ||||
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July 13 - An expedition led by Henry Schoolcraft discovers the source of the Mississippi River at Lake Itasca, Minnesota. | ||||
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July 14 - Congress passes the Tariff Act of 1832, requiring high duties on textiles and iron. | ||||
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Aug. 27 - Sauk Chief Black Hawk surrenders, ending the Black Hawk War. | ||||
| Oct. - Minister Buchanan receives notice that Emperor Nicholas does not wish to negotiate a commercial treaty with the US; however, Buchanan submits a revised treaty proposal with encouragement from Count Karl Robert Nesselrode, Russia's foreign minister. | |||||
| Nov. - George W. Buchanan (brother of James Buchanan) dies of tuberculosis and is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery near Mercersburg, PA. | |||||
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Nov. 24 - South Carolina declares the US tariff null and void in a test of states’ rights against the Federal Government. | ||||
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Nov. 26 - The New York & Harlem Railroad begins operating the first streetcar in the US. | ||||
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Dec. 10 - President Jackson issues a proclamation to South Carolina, calling its nullification of US tariff laws an act of rebellion. | ||||
| Dec. 15 - Minister Buchanan learns that Count Karl Robert Nesselrode has been given authority to sign a commercial treaty with the US. | |||||
| Dec. 18 - Minister Buchanan attends the birthday levée for Emperor Nicholas. | |||||
| Dec. 18 - Minister Buchanan and Count Karl Robert Nesselrode sign a Treaty of Commerce between the US and Russia. | |||||
| Dec. 20 - Minister Buchanan receives a request to have Andrew Jackson censor the Washington Globe's articles about Emperor Nicholas; Buchanan explains that the US government has no authority over the press. | |||||
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Dec. 27 - The US and Russia sign a treaty of commerce at St. Petersburg . | ||||
| 1833 | Jan. 2 - Minister Buchanan declares that he does not wish to be considered for the position of secretary of the treasury in Andrew Jackson's cabinet. | ||||
| Jan. 9 - Minister Buchanan receives approximately one-half ton of previously undelivered mail from the US and a bill for $330 in postage. | |||||
| Feb. 25 - Minister Buchanan meets with Count Karl Robert Nesselrode regarding Andrew Jackson's failure to censor the Washington Globe. | |||||
| Feb. 26 - Minister Buchanan recommends that the federal government ask the Washington Globe to focus on the good will created by the new commercial treaty between the US and Russia; he also recommends that Andrew Jackson include positive statements about the commercial treaty in his inaugural address. | |||||
| Mar. 21 - Minister Buchanan is given permission by Andrew Jackson to leave his post, due to his mother's illness. | |||||
| Apr. 2 - Minister Buchanan is informed that he has a good chance of being elected to the US Senate if he returns from Russia. | |||||
| May 14 - Elizabeth Speer Buchanan (mother of James Buchanan) dies in Greensburg, PA and is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery near Mercersburg, PA. | |||||
| May 19 - Minister Buchanan predicts that his political career is almost finished; he expresses interest in exchanging his law practice in Lancaster, PA for one in New York or Baltimore. | |||||
| May 19 - Minister Buchanan favors Levett Harris over Daniel Webster as the new minister to Russia. | |||||
| May 22 - Minister Buchanan expresses hope that he will be elected to the US Senate. | |||||
| June 4 - Minister Buchanan leaves St. Petersburg for Moscow on a sight-seeing trip. | |||||
| June 24 - Minister Buchanan returns to St. Petersburg. | |||||
| July 3 - Minister Buchanan informs the US secretary of state that he has not made any progress with the maritime treaty with Russia. | |||||
| July 19 - Minister Buchanan receives news of his mother's death. | |||||
| Aug. 5 - Minister Buchanan takes leave of Emperor Nicholas and the Empress. | |||||
| Aug. 7 - Minister Buchanan takes leave of Count Karl Robert Nesselrode. | |||||
| Aug. 8 - Minister Buchanan leaves St. Petersburg bound for the US. | |||||
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Aug. 28 - England abolishes slavery. | ||||
| Aug. 31 - Minister Buchanan stops in Paris on his way to the US; as the only US minister in western Europe, Buchanan finds himself pressed to represent his country during a time of tension. | |||||
| Sep. 2 - Minister Buchanan speaks with the Duke of Treviso and Marquis de Lafayette. | |||||
| Sep. 3 - Minister Buchanan speaks with Count Pozzo di Borgo. | |||||
| Sep. 12 - Minister Buchanan meets with the Duc de Broglie. | |||||
| Sep. 13 - Minister Buchanan meets with Count Pozzo di Borgo. | |||||
| Sep. 18 - Minister Buchanan arrives in London. | |||||
| Oct. - Minister Buchanan
visits Ramelton, the village in Ireland where his ancestors lived. |
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| Nov. 24 - Minister Buchanan arrives in Philadelphia aboard the Susquehanna and is honored with a $5-a-plate homecoming dinner. | |||||
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Dec. 3 - Oberlin Collegiate Institute in Oberlin, Ohio becomes the first women’s college in the US. | ||||
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Dec. 4 - The American Anti-Slavery Society is founded in Philadelphia. | ||||
| Dec. 7 - Minister Buchanan is defeated by Samuel McKean in the election for US Senator. | |||||