ADAMS, JOHN. His birth, 57. His noble am-
bition, 59. His true heroism, 63. His in-
cessant labors, 67. Goes to Europe, 73. His
integrity, 78. Second visit to Europe, 79.
His wonderful exertions, 83. His first inter-
view with George III., 85. Elected Vice-
President, 88. Inaugurated President, 92.
Opposes the British right of search, 93.
His death and character, 96. His opinion
of Thomas Jefferson, 104.
ADAMS, MRS. JOHN, expresses a truly noble
sentiment, 81. Joins her husband in Eu-
rope, 84. Her appearance when seventy
years old, 94.
ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY. His birth and child-
hood, 185. Graduates at Harvard College,
and studies law, 187. Chosen to United-
States Senate, 189. Alienated from his par-
ty, 191. Minister to Russia, 192. Minister
to England, 194. Elected President, 195.
Sent to Congress, 198. His eloquence, 199.
His scathing reply to T. F. Marshall, 204.
His death, 206.
ADMINISTRATION of John Quincy Adams, 195.
AGGRESSIONS of England, 135.
ALEXANDER OF RUSSIA receives John Quincy
Adams with marked favor, 192. Offers to
mediate in our war with England, 193..
AMERICAN COMMISSION IN PARIS, 80.
ANECDOTES. Of Washington, 12, 40, 53, 54.
John Adams, 57. Franklin and Adams, 69.
Jefferson and his bride, 102. Lafayette, 117.
Mrs. James Madison, 156. President Madi-
son, 167. President Monroe, 182. Russian
officers, 192. Warren R. Davis, 198. Andrew
Jackson, 214, 215, 217, 225. Mrs. James K.
Polk and Henry Clay, 288. Gen. Kearney
and an Indian chef, 308. Gen. Z. Taylor,
312. Gen. Pierce, 346. Abraham Lincoln,
378, 381, 385, 390, 420-428. Gov. Andrew
Johnson, 448.
APPEAL from loyal men from all States of the
Union, 471.
BATTLE. Of New Orleans, 230. Okeechobee,
303. Monterey, 316. Molino del Rey, 347.
BLAIR, Secretary, opposes the issue of the
Emancipation Proclamation, 415.
BODFISH, Capt., the skilful lumberman, 341.
BOOTH, JOHN WILKES, assassinates President
Lincoln, 431.
BRANDYWINE, Americans defeated at, 41.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT, how they regarded
the American struggle, 34.
BRITISH loss at New Orleans, 235.
BUCHANAN, JAMES. His home and ancestry,
352. Faithfulness as a member of Con-
gress, 354. Speech upon the tariff, 355.
Sustains President Polk, 356. Elected Pres-
ident, 358. Reply to the Silliman Letter,
361. Retires to Wheatland, 374.
CEREMONY observed by Gen. Washington, 90.
COLONIAL CONGRESS. Its first sitting, 63.
Lord Chatham's opinion of its ability and
heroism, 64.
COMMISSIONERS sent to France, 107.
COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE, their ori-
gin, 102.
COMPARISON between the American presi-
dents and the kings of Europe, 151.
CONDITION OF THE ARMY. At the commence-
ment of the Revolutionary War, 30. After
the evacuation of New York, 36. Of the
rebel States during and after the civil war,
CONSPIRATORS. Their designs, 432.
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, and
its fruits, 51. Call from James Madison to
frame it, 152. Opinions of distinguished
men concerning ít, 153. Presented to the
people, 155.
CONVERSATION of Jackson and Scott, 373.
CORNWALLIS, encircled, surrenders, 47.
On the admission of Missouri into
the Union, 182. Between Mr. Lincoln and
Mr. Douglas, 388.
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, drawn up
by Thomas Jefferson, 105; in Mecklenburg,
Penn., 285.
DEPREDATIONS of British soldiers upon Jef-
ferson's estate, 107.
DESCRIPTION of the " White House," 131.
DESTITUTION of the American army, 45.
DE TOCQUEVILLE's views of State sovereign-
tỷ, 300.
DIFFERENCE between the Federal and Repub-
lican parties, 173.
DIFFERENCES between John Adams and the
French Government, 79.
DIFFICULTIES arising from a confederation, 40.
DISCOMFITURE of the assailants of John Quin-
cy Adams, 200.
DIVISION in President Jackson's cabinet, 248.
DORCHESTER HEIGHTS taken possession of, 31.
DOUGLAS, STEPHEN A. His qualities, 388.
EFFECT of a protective tariff upon the South
and North, 280.
ELM TREE in Cambridge immortalized, 31.
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION issued, 414.
ENCROACHMENTS of England and France, 18.
ENGAGEMENT between" The Chesapeake "
and "The Leopard," 190.
ENGLAND claims the right of search, 136. Her
treatment of America in her early exist-
ence as a nation, 178.
EVIDENCE of a nation's grief for the death of
Lincoln, 433.
EXTRACTS. From "The British Quarterly," 164.
From President Jefferson's inaugural, 132.
FALSE VIEWs of the French Revolution, 114.
BURR, AARON. His opinion of Andrew Jack- FILLMORE, MILLARD. His paren age, 344.
son, 223.
BUENA VISTA, battle of, 319.
CASS, GEN. LEWIS, nominated for the presi-
dency, 386.
His early life, 325. Elected to the House
of Assembly, New York, and then to Na-
tional Congress, 327. Vice-President United
States, 329. His course as President, 330.
FLORIDA purchased of Spain, 180.
FORT BROWN attacked by Mexicans, 309.
FRANCE sends help to the colonies, 45.
FRANKLIN, DR. BENJAMIN. His facetious-
His popularity at the French
HARRISON, BENJAMIN, incidents in his life, 254.
HARRISON WILLIAM HENRY. His early home,
254. His youthful character, 255. Appointed
Governor by John Adams, 257. His ex-
treme probity, 259. Visits the Indian camp
on Tippecano River, 262. Appointed com-
mander-in-chief of North-western army,
His mirthfulness, 266. Member of
House of Representatives, 268. His trib-
ute to Gen. Jackson, 269. Sent minister
to Colombia, S.A., 270. His temperance
and antislavery views, 271. Elected Presi-
dent, 272. His sudden death, 273.
HOLLAND negotiates treaties with America, 80.
IMBECILITY of President Buchanan, 371.
INCIDENTS. In the life of John Adams, 61, 62.
Regarding Gen. Jackson and John Quincy
Adams, 197. In the later years of John
Quincy Adams, 206. Of the last hours of
President Polk, 297. In the life of Presi-
dent Lincoln, 418.
INDEBTEDNESS of the American Republic to
John Quincy Adams, 198.
INEXPLICABLE complications of party, 277.
INFAMOUS conduct of the British Govern-
ment, 162.
INFLUENCE of the news of the treaty of
Ghent, 165.
INHABITANTS, President Buchanan's definition
of the word, 364.
INSURRECTION in Canada, 257.
JACKSON, ANDREW. His ancestry and early
character, 208. Commences teaching, 212.
Practises law, 215. His marriage, 216.
Elected to House of Representatives, 218.
Sent to United-States Senate, 219. Exhibi-
tions of passion, 220. His treatment of his
family, 223. Raises an army to meet the
Indians, 225. His cruelty to a soldier, 227.
Appointed major-general United-States ar-
my, 228. His appearance and manners, 230.
His defence of New Orleans, 233.
authorized severity, 235. Elected President,
36. His last years, 237. Sickness, and
farewells to his family, 238. Burial-scene,
239. Testimony of Chief Justice Taney, 240.
JEFFERSON, THOMAS. His ancestry and birth,
98. His diligence and acquirements, 99.
His position in Congress, 101. Chosen
Governor of Virginia, 106. "Notes on Vir-
ginia," 108. His love for his wife, and
agony at her death, 110. Sent ambassador
to France, 112. His domestic character,
116. His views of our obligation to France,
119. Appointed Secretary of State, 121.
Differences with John Adams, 124. Elected
President, 131. His simplicity and polite-
ness, 133. Is re-elected President, 135. His
attractive hospitality, 139. Pecuniary em-
barrassments, 142. His last hours, and
death, 14. His opinion of James Monroe,
171. Of Andrew Jackson for President, 219.
JEFFERSON, MRS. THOMAS. Her beautiful
character, and death, 109.
JOHNSON, ANDREW. His parentage, and strug-
gles for education, 437. His rapid rise in
Intelligence and influence, 438. His keen
reply to Senator Hammoud, 439. Opposes
secession, 440. His trials in Kentucky, 445.
Appointed Military Governor, 446. His
efforts in the Union cause, 447. Proclama-
tion, 449. Nominated Vice-President, 451.
Address at Washington, 459. His reply to
Gov. Oglesby. 462. Change of sentiments,
465. His present views regarding vital
questions, 466. His ideas on reconstruc-
tion, 470.
KANSAS. Its political troubles, 349. Resolu-
tions of her free-State men, 350. Struggles
for its possession, 359.
KANSAS-NEBRASKA BILL. Its principles, 388.
LECOMPTON CONSTITUTION framed, 390.
LETTER. Of John Adams to his wife, 68. Mrs.
Adams, 65, 66, 68. Of John Quincy Adams
on the impressment of seamen, 91. Of
President Buchanan, 370. Of Mr. Cobb
respecting John Quincy Adams, 196. Of Mr.
Cooper to President Johnson, 466. Of Gen.
Harrison to Gen. Bolivar, 270. Of Gen.
Jackson, 247. Of Jefferson to his daughter,
111; to his grandson, 112; to Gen. Lafay
ette, 125; to James Madison, 127; after the
death of his daughter, 135; to Gen. Lafay-
ette, 136; to his grandson, 137; to John
Adams, 141. Of Andrew Johnson to Rev.
A. J. Crawford, 453. Of President Polk to
Gen. Taylor, 314. Of niet Webster, 248.
Of Washington to Jefferson, 126; to Mr.
Laurens, 42.
LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Great poverty of his
ancestors, 375. Character of his parents,
377. Scene at his mother's funeral, 378. His
pure morals, 380. His varied employments,
381. Elected to State Legislature, and
studies law, 382. His avowed opinion of
slavery, 383. Elected to Congress, 385.
His view of the Mexican War, 386. His
reply to S. A. Douglas, 388. Various opin-
ions of his speeches, 393. Thoroughness of
his law-studies, 394. Scene at his nomination
for President, 397. Speeches on his way to
Washington, 401. Extracts from his in-
augural, 406. His account of the draughting
of the Emancipation Proclamation, 414.
His tenderness and justice illustrated, 417.
Reasons for occasional drollery, 421. His
second election, 428. Extracts from his
inaugural, 429. His calm courage, 430. Is
assassinated, 431. Funeral solemnities, 434.
His views of slavery, 435.
MADISON, JAMES. His birth and childhood,
149. Elected to the Continental Congress,
150; to Virginia Legislature, 151. Jefferson
pays him a beautiful tribute, 153. Marries,
156. Appointed Secretary of State, 159.
Ability of his State-papers, 160. Elected
President 161. Re-elected, 163. Retires
from public life to Montpelier, 166. His
death, 167.
MADISON, MRS. JAMES. Her beautiful char-
acter, 156. Her influence in Washington,
159. Her death, 168.
MARCY, Gov., upon party removals, 249.
MARSHALL'S eulogy upon President Taylor, 322.
MASSACRE by savage tribes, 44; in New Or-
leans, 472.
MEETING of the First Congress, 88.
MEMORIAL of New-Haven gentlemen to Presi-
dent Buchanan, 360.
MEXICO, hostilities inaugurated, 309.
MISSOURI COMPROMISE, 183. Repealed, 348.
Abrogated, 387.
MONROE DOCTRINE, its history, 183.
MONROE, JAMES. His birth and early life, 170.
Distinguishes himself in the army, 171.
Chosen United-States senator, 173. Minis-
ter to France, 174. Governor of Virginia,
176. Chosen Secretary of War, 179. Chosen
President, 180. Re-elected President, 182.
Retrospect of his life, 183. His death,
MOTIVES which led France to ally herself with
the colonies, 79.
MT. VERNON, history of a day at, 53.
NASHVILLE ARISTOCRACY in 1788, 214.
NOVEL mode of balloting, 382.
PALO ALTO, battle won by Gen. Taylor at, 310.
PARTY-SPIRIT in the United States, 157.
PEOPLE, new meaning of this word, 364.
PERILS of frontier life, 27.
PIERCE, FRANKLIN. His birth and early life,
333. Elected to various offices, 334. His
bereavements, 335. His march to join Gen.
Scott, 338. Is seriously injured, 344. His
perseverance, 346. Returns to his profes-
sion, and is chosen President, 348. Retires
from the "White House," 350. His atti-
tude during the civil war, 351.
POLK, JAMES K. His ancestors in the Revo-
lution, 285. His early life and education,
286. Practises law, and is elected to Con-
gress, 289. Chosen Governor of Tennessee,
290. Inaugurated President, 292. His views
of the war with Mexico, 295. Leaves
Washington, 297. His death, 298.
POPULATION of the United States at the com-
mencement of the Revolutionary War, 29.
PROCLAMATION of Great Britain, 106.
PROSLAVERY feeling towards Abraham Lin-
coln, 370.
RECONSTRUCTION defined, 469.
REMOVAL of Congress to Washington, 130.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION of 1860, 396.
RESOLUTION offered by Richard Henry Lee, 67.
Drawn up by Jefferson, 103.
RETREAT of the British from Boston Harbor,
Leads the Mexicans at Buena
Vista, 319. His estate, 342.
SAVAGE barbarity in Virginia, 27; reasonings
and consequences, 17.
SCOTT, MAJOR-GEN. Winfield. Describes
President Taylor, 323. Marches to the city
of Mexico, 343. Urges Buchanan to send
re-enforcements to certain United-States
forts, 372. His remarks on the inaugura-
tion of President Lincoln, 405.
SECRET EMBASSY of Caleb Cushing, 372.
SENTIMENTS' of Lord Chatham, 44.
SEWARD, W. H., Secretary of State. Attempt
to assassinate him, 432.
SILLIMAN MEMORIAL, its influence, 391.
SLOAT, Commodore United-States navy. His
conduct on the Pacific coast, 308.
SOUTH CAROLINA secedes, 371.
SPEECH. Of Hon L. M. Keitt, 373. Of A. Lin-
coln, at Springfield, Ill., 391. Of Stephen
A. Douglas, at Chicago, 411. Of Andrew
Johnson, at Nashville, 451; to the colored
people, 455. Of Gov. Oglesby, 462.
SPIRIT of The Richmond Examiner," 400.
"SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN" describes Presi-
dent Lincoln, 388.
STATEMENT of Gov. Hamilton of Texas, 472.
STATE-RIGHTS principles advocated by Presi-
dent Van Buren, 245.
ST. CLAIR, Gen., defeated on the Wabash, 255.
STONY POINT fortress captured, 45.
SUFFERINGS of the patriot army, 38; of our
soldiers at Monterey, 316.
TAYLOR, ZACHARY. His birth and early home,
299. His shrewdness and courage, 301.
Engages in the Seminole War, 302. Sent
to Mexico, 306. Brevetted major-general,
311. Crosses the Rio Grande, 313. His re-
port of the battle of Monterey, 317. Posts
his force at Buena Vista, 318. His election
to the presidency, and death, 322.
TECUMSEH. His character, 200.
TEMPERANCE principles of Abraham Lincoln,
398.
TERMS for reconstruction adopted by Con-
gress, 476.
TESTIMONY of Jefferson to the character of
Madison, 151, 153.
TEXAS. How it came into the Union, 291. Its
western boundary, 306.
THRILLING scene in the House of Representa-
tives, 201.
TREACHERY of Tecumseh and his brother, 261.
TREATY OF PEACE. Signed at Paris, 49; with
Indian tribes, gained by Gov. Harrison,
268.
TYLER, JOHN. His parentage, 274. Sent as
representative to Congress, 275. Opposes
J. Q. Adams when in the Senate, 276. Be-
comes President, 278. Endeavors to con-
ciliate all parties, 279. Allies himself with
the South in the civil war, and dies, 253.
VALLEY FORGE, Washington's headquarters
at, 41.
VAN BUREN, MARTIN. His parentage, 242.
His marriage, 243. Chosen Governor of
New York, 245. Appointed Secretary of
State by Gen. Jackson, 246. He is sent to
the court of St. James, 248. His perfect
self-control, 249. Elected President, 250.
Retires to Lindenwald, and dies, 252.
VANDAL spirit of the Mexicans, 340.
WALKER, rebel Secretary of War. His proph-
ecy, 411.
WANT of power in Congress, 48.
WAR. Its consequences, 19. Declared against
Great Britain, 163. What is cicil, and
what international, 468.
WASHINGTON, the family, 9-18.
WASHINGTON, GEORGE. His birth and home,
10. His early toils, 15. Chosen surveyor
of the State, 17. Sent to remonstrate with
the French, 19. His cool courage, 21.
Order of the day issued by, 24. His sagacity
at Braddock's defeat, 26. His marriage
and home, 28. Chosen commander-in-
chief, 29. Exhibition of Christian charac-
ter, 34. His true heroism, 37. Assailed
by his countrymen, 42. Takes leave of the
officers of the army, 49. Closing words to
the Continental Congress, 50. Elected first
President of the United States, 52. His
opinion of slavery, 54. His last sickness,
and death, 55, 56. His opinion of John
Quincy Adams, 188. His letter to Jay, 243.
WASHINGTON, MARY. Her noble character,
WAYNE, Gen., defeats a strong Indian force,
256.
WEBSTER, DANIEL, his views upon slavery
extension, 292.
"WHITE HOUSE," the, description of it as
in its early days, 159.
WILL AND TESTAMENT of George Washing.
ton, 54.
WILMOT PROVISO, 294.
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS suspended, 417.
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