Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . -tration, and was often a spokesman of Mr. Lin-colns views. On 11 March, 1861, he moved theexpulsion of Senator Lewis T. Wigfall, of 1863 he advocated an appropriation for thegradual manumission of slaves in Missouri. In1864, on the question of the repeal of the fugitiveslave act, he spoke in favor of preserving theearlier law of 1793, and thereby incurred the re-proaches of the radical members of his party. Healso opposed the bill granting the voting fran-chise to colored citizens of the District of Colum-bia without an educational qualif
Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . -tration, and was often a spokesman of Mr. Lin-colns views. On 11 March, 1861, he moved theexpulsion of Senator Lewis T. Wigfall, of 1863 he advocated an appropriation for thegradual manumission of slaves in Missouri. In1864, on the question of the repeal of the fugitiveslave act, he spoke in favor of preserving theearlier law of 1793, and thereby incurred the re-proaches of the radical members of his party. Healso opposed the bill granting the voting fran-chise to colored citizens of the District of Colum-bia without an educational qualification. Heserved on the committees on Indian affairs andland claims, and was chairman of the committeeon pensions, and during the civil war of that onforeign relations. In 1865 he was chosen presi-dent of the senate pro tempore. After AndrewJohnson became president, Mr. Foster was actingvice-president of the United States. During thesubsequent recess he travelled on the plains asmember of a special commission to investigate thevol. ii.—33. Zle^Z^ condition of the Indians. Bia senatorial term ofoffice expired in March, 1867, and he wae succeed-ed by Benjamin P. Wade in the office ot rice-president. On account ot his moderate and con-servative course in the senate his re-election wasopposed by a majority of the Republican!! in theConnecticut legislature, and he withdrew his name,though he was urged to stand as an independentcandidate, and was assured of the support of theDemocrats. He declined the professorship of Jawat Yale in 1869, but after his retirement from thebench in 1876 delivered a course of lectures on Parliamentary Law and Methods of 1870 he again represented the town of Norwichin the assembly, and was chosen speaker. He re-signed in June of that year in order to take hisseat on the bench of the supreme court, havingbeen elected by a nearly unanimous vote of bothbranches of the legislature. His most noteworthyopinion was that in the case of Kirtland
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