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ALPHABETICAL INDEX.

Adams, John, administration, 8.

his patriotism and mistakes, 9.
elector for Monroe and Tompkins, 13.
died July 4, 1824.

Adams, John Quincy, on the Federal
party, 39, 40.

proves their disunion proclivities, 81.
was in Monroe's cabinet, 111.
elected President, 118.

favored Federal Government making
roads, etc., 120.

rendered good service before and after
he was President, 120.
negotiated for Florida, 110.

had no party to sustain him as Presi-
dent, 119.

Albany, city of, voted not to read Declara-
tion of Independence, 32.
Anti-Democratic principles, 6.
Anti-Democrats during the War of 1812,
71, 72.

Anti-Democratic naturalization laws, 11.
Anti-Masonry, political, 128.

Arkansas, reorganization under Lincoln,
304.

Army and its officers, 63.
General Pike, 64.

66 Macomb, 65.
66 Wool, 65.

Brown, 66.

Jackson, 67.

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Ripley, 69.

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Porter, 69.

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Worth, 70.

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Buchanan-

his calls upon Congress, about dis-
union, 253.

his defence complete, 257.
Bureau, Freedmen's, 309.

unconstitutional, 310.

extended in 1865, and its real objects,
311.

to be further extended, 313.

Capital, slander, as political, 366.
Caucus, congressional, 307.

effect on legislation, 308.
Chase, S. P., calling clergy for political
assistance, 316.

a good citizen and judge, but not
banker or financier, 391.

Clay, Henry, reply to Quincy, 49.

resolution condemning General Jack-
son, 143.

Clergy, American, mistakes of, 315.

acting in the name of the Almighty
in politics, 216.

Clinton, George, 34.

Vice-President, 36.

Conclusion, 396.

Committees, congressional fishing, 294.

Congress and Supreme Court, 344, 347.
Constitutions, 2.

present, 400.

proposed 14th amendment, 319.

Court, destruction of, in District of Co-
lumbia, 348.

Debt, our public, 389.

Democratic principles, 4.

Department, new, of tyranny, 492.
Distress of politicians, 149.

Distribution of revenue, 159.

Disunion, proposed by Federalists, 80.

by Hartford Convention, 81.
by others, 82, 83.

Dix, John A., sketch of, 207.

what Republicans feared, 211.

Election, 1840, 199.

England, New, clergymen preaching poli-
tics, 27.

Embargo, recommended by Jefferson, 29.
speeches, sermons, and newspapers
against, 30.

why abandoned, 38.

Equality, true basis of legislation, 121.

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was a musician, 16.

on contracting debts, 17.

his political principles, 18.

extracts from first inaugural, 21.
proposition to impeach, 36.

Johnson, Andrew, 333.

mistakes and his record, 335.
charges against, and trial, 240.
vote on, see Appendix No. 2.
matters with Stanton, 362.

Johnson, Cave, extract from letters, 267.
Johnston, General, cause of failure of re-
bellion, 349, 351.

Loans, Federalists tried to prevent Gov-
ernment obtaining, 51.

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Madison, James, 45.

elected to Congress, 45.
Secretary of State, 46.

elected and reëlected President, 47-94.
an able writer, 47.

Majorities, tyranny of, 257.

Marcy, W. L., Koszta letter, 42.

took first prisoners and colors, 126.
elected and reëlected Governor, 126.
Secretary of War and State, 126, 127.
Monroe, James, election as President, 102.
sent abroad, 103.

remarks on his administration, 111.
Military commissions, trials by, 276.
trial of North and others, 277.
decided to be unconstitutional, 278.
Moral and religious people, unbecoming
to celebrate our victories, 73.

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discovery of gold-passing Sub-Treas-
ury, 234.

Prisoners, non-exchange during war, 349.
cause of Grant and Stanton, 351.
what Swinton says, 351.

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sas, 301.

failure of Lincoln's plan, 306.
Redfield, Heman J., sketch of. 218.

course of New York electoral law,
213.

Naval Officer and Collector in New
York, 220.

served in War of 1812, 219.

Republican governments, 3.
Removals from office, 147.

Governor Marcy's views on, 128.
action of all Presidents, including
Lincoln, 148.
Richmond, Dean, 357.

business talent, and knowledge of
public affairs, 358.

ideas of the duties of men, 359.
Revolution, political, of 1800, and causes,

13.

consequences, how long continued, 13.
Sectionalism and its supporters, 187.

why Lincoln was nominated, 254.
Secession, proposed in New England, 29.
extracts from speeches, sermons, and
newspapers, 29-32.

Sedition Law's revived on impeaching the
President, 394.

Seymour, Horatio, what he said of the
President, 336.

slandered, and slanders refuted, 366,
367.

Specie Circular and its effects, 163.
Spics and secret Government agents, 273.
Spiritualists, socialists, free-lovers, and
perfectionists, 4.

Stanton, E. M., and his course, 362.
his course about exchange of prison-
ers, 349.

an instrument of radical Republicans,
365.

States, secession, never out of the Union,

327.

Lincoln's opinion, 328.
Congress resolution, 330.
Supreme Court opinion, 331,
how the question stands. 332.
other States in danger, 372.
what Sumner says, 375.

Sub-Treasury, established, repealed, and
reestablished, 195.

Taney, Chief-Justice, his Dred Scott de-
cision falsified, 325.

Tariff duties, 202.

unconstitutional when not for reve-
nue. 205.

difficulties it occasions, 206.

Taxes, internal revenue, incongruities
and absurdities, 312.

attempt by, to alter contracts and
State laws, 214.

Taylor, Zachary, and his administration,
235.

well-meaning and honest man, 236.
Test vote, 410.

Toast at the Madison-Richmond dinner
in 1808, 32.

Tompkins, Daniel D., 32.

great usefulness as Governor, 75.
indorses notes for the United States,
77.

elected Vice-President in 1816, and
reëlected in 1820, 78.

a great and good man, 79.

Tyler, John, and his administration, 228.
attempt to form a new party, 229.

Van Buren, Martin, sketch of, 188.

elected Governor and United States
Secretary of State, 190.

rejected as minister to England, and
its consequences, 190.
elected President-projected
Treasury, 195.

Sub-

Washington, George, his administration,

8.

his wisdom and firmness, 8.

his Farewell Address and its warn-
ings, 173.

Wright, Silas, sketch of, 176.
at home, 177.

impulses and amusements, 178.
offices he held, 181.

as a speaker, 180.

declined numerous offices, 182.

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