BANK OF UNITED STATES, public funds removed from, 403.
congress a majority in favor of, 388, 389, 403, 410.
President Jackson opposed to, 394, 402, 418.

BANKS, of States, bills of not received unless redeemed, 241.
whether subject to regulation by federal government, 241.
numerous in 1816 and 1817, 242, 265, 267.

utility of, if well conducted. 242.

unable to pay specie, 265, 267.

made places of deposit of funds of United States, 418, 419.

BANKRUPT LAW, 109, 269, 275, 284, 322, 326, 335.

BARBOUR, Secretary of War, his system of treating the Indian tribes, 361.
in favor of their removal, 361.

EURR AARON. Vice President, 118, 137.

his conspiracy, 143, 144, 153, 164.

CALHOUN JOHN C., of South Carolina, in favor of enlarged policy and liberal
construction of Constitution, 237.

resolutions on State rights, 398.

CANADA, invaded in war of 1812, 184, 197.

invasion of, unsuccessful, 191, 192, 204, 211, 218.

invasion of, in 1813, 204.

war on the borders of, 208, 212.

invasion of, unpopular, 212.

a new invasion of, unsuccessful, 218.

many lives lost in the expeditions of, 218.

CARROLL CHARLES, last signer of Declaration of Independence, privilege of
franking, 352.

CHASE, Judge of Supreme Court of United States impeached, 133.

acquitted, 134.

CHESAPEAKE FRIGATE, attacked by a British ship of war, 148, 149.
extra session of Congress for, 150.
negotiations on, 151.

President Jefferson's opinion of the attack on, 152.

CINCINNATI SOCIETY, one of its fundamental principles, 77.
CLAY HENRY, of Kentucky, favored a recognition of South American re-
publics, 257, 264.

COMMERCE, early regulated and encouraged, 20, 68.

embarrassed by foreign nations, 179, 180, 243.

state of, in 1816, 234.

amount great engaged in, 234.

depressed by British monopolizing regulations, 243.

remedies to prevent proposed, 244.

with foreign nations proposed on principles of reciprocity, 300,

CONFEDERATION, imperfect and inefficient, 10.

CONSTITUTION formed and adopted, 9.

⚫ approved by the people acting by States, 10, 11.
amendments of, 10, 68, 131, 298.

proposed, 322.

power given by it to federal government limited, 227, 228.
no security to liberty, if not limited and obeyed, 228.

COURTS, federal, new modelled, 116, 122, 124.

proposal to allow appeals from to Senate, 286, 324.
proposition to enlarge, 378.

CURRENCY to be regulated by Congress, 241, 243.

Bank of United States favorable to a uniform, 243.
effect on, by experiments of General Jackson, 442.

CUMBERLAND ROAD, expenses of, 265, 390.

extended, 265, 296, 323, 390.

opinion of Jefferson, Madison and Monroe of, 323, 390.
opinion of Jackson of, 390, 441.

DEBT NATIONAL, 21, 33, 45, 230, 263.
funding of, 52.

reduction of, urged by Washington, 77.

large in 1815,-230, 233, 245, 252, 260, 272, 282, 329, 346, 347.

301.

EMBARGO in 1807, without limitation, 157.

objections to, and sufferings by, 158, 162, 165, 166, 215.

ENGLAND, restrictions on trade and navigation, 48.
negotiations with, 37, 45, 48.
retains forts, 45.

depredations on American navigation, 63.
impressments by, of American Seamen, 64.

dispute with, as to the terms of treaty of 1794,-121.
and France interfere with neutral rights, 141.
negotiations with, 146, 166, 171, 172.

treaty with, rejected by Mr. Jefferson, 146, 156.
negotiations with, declined, 160.

non-intercourse with, 169, 174, 216.

treaty signed by its ministers disapproved, 170.
new disputes with, in 1809,-172, 173.

Envoy of, leaves Washington, 173.

his improper charge against the President, 173.

attempts to preserve peace with, 176.

complains of French duplicity, 176.

War declared against, 180, 181.

proposals from, for cessation of hostilities, 197.
Orders in Council, 204.

64 repealed, 204, 207.

disputes with, continued and reasons for, 213, 366,
peace made with, 217.

Commercial Convention with, 231.

proposals to, for Commercial intercourse, 244,

dispute with, of Eastern boundary, 299, 344, 353.

trade with, reciprocity claimed, 300, 308, 327.
Commercial intercourse with, 250, 259.
reciprocity of, desired, 327, 376, 377.
declines to treat on liberal terms, 332, 344.

outlines of proposals to, for treaty, 332.

agrees to pay for Slaves, 333.

trade to its Colonies, 335, 342, 344, 376, 359.

different terms of a treaty with, 335, 359, 376.

368

Boundary between, and United States, 344, 353, 387, 393.

Commercial treaty with, 385, 393, 387.

Boundary line of, Northeast, 393.

unsettled, 313, 413, 414, 415, 416.

claims of, about line, 414, 415, 416.

EXCISE on distilled spirits, 41, 70.

opposition to, 55, 74, 104.

on carriages, 70.

EXPENSES Public, estimation of, in 1789, 27.
in 1837, 441.

great for Public Printing, 441.

FINANCE, early attention of Congress to, 20, 29, 40, 51.
in 1800, 115, 125.

low state of, 179, 180, 201, 214, 274.

public improved, 245, 252, 309.

state of, 326, 329, 346, 355, 380, 389, 418.

great expenditures, 420, 428.

FISHERIES encouraged, 46.

FLORIDA, claimed by the United States, 134, 135, 177, 239, 240, 250, 252, 281, 285.

taken possession of, 177.

invasion of, by Gen. Jackson, 357.
expenses of war in, 428, 440.
many lives lost there, 440, 441.

FORTS repaired and new ones built, 100.

FRANCE, revolutionary excesses in, 58.

minister of, interferes with American government, 58, 59.

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his disrespect to Washington, 59, 61.

neutral policy towards, 60.

minister of, recalled, 88.

difficulties with, 89, 93, 103.

efforts for friendly intercourse with, 94, 103.

Envoy sent to, for preserving peace, 96.

failure of negotiations with, 97.

defensive measures against, 98, 100.

mistakes the character of American people and government, 98, 99.

overtures from, to negotiate, 105, 113, 292.

expense of defensive measures against, 112, 113.

negotiations with, in 1801, 121.

Louisiana purchased of, 128, 129.

and England interfere with neutral rights, 141, 156, 160.

depredates on neutral rights, 158.

non-intercourse with, 174.

Convention with, 292, 344.

negotiations with, 344.

Emperor of, dictating to the United States, 175, 180.

equivocation of, 176, 196.

seeks for friendly intercourse, 178.

alleged partiality for, 178, 179.

complaints against its duplicity, 196.

decrees of, cause of difficulty, 207.

correspondence with, Envoys of, as to decrees, 207.

its conduct evasive, 213.

delays payment as stipulated, 345.

treaty with, allowing claims, 392, 415.

complaints against, 415, 421.

fears of War with, 421.

GALLATIN, his seat as a Senator refused, 73.

GEORGIA, difficulty with, as to Indians, 302, 303, 310, 311.'
claims the Indian lands, 311.

treaties with Indians in, 311.

Indians in, dispute with, 336, 337, 380.

its threats and opposition to federal government, 337, 388.

GOVERNMENT, Federal, organized, 10.

organization and powers of, 10.

its character both federal and national, 11, 12, 13.
proposed by Virginia and Massachusetts, 11.

GORE CHRISTOPHER, Senator of Massachusetts, 224.
his opinion of Militia, 224.

opinion of federal government over militia, 224.

GREEKS, sympathy for, &c., 289, 297.

GRUNDY FELIX, Senator of Tennessee, 246.
his opinion of rights of militia, 246.
resolutions on State rights, 399.

GUNBOATS, recommended, 135.

plan of Mr. Jefferson, 135.

poor apology for a Navy, 135.

HAMILTON ALEXANDER, Secretary of Treasury, 53,

able financier, 53, 54.

false charges against, 79.

resignation, 79.

HARRISON WILLIAM H., first delegate from N. W. Territory, 110.

HARRISON WILLIAM H., commands troops in Northwest, 195.

active and successful, 195.

his successes in 1813, 209.
his defence of Fort Meigs, 209.
capture of Malden by, 209.
battle of Thames under, 209.
defeat of British by, 209.

his aids, Shelby and Perry, 209.

his conduct applauded by the administration, 209, 210.
in favor of pensions for revolutionary veterans, 255.
dismissed from high office by General Jackson, 369.

ILLINOIS admitted a State, 263.

INDIANS, report respecting, 30.

hostile, on Ohio, &c. 40, 309.

War with, in N. W. Territory, 43, 58.
treatment of, 44, 253, 361.

treaties with, 45, 48, 104.

friendly disposition of, 122.

hostile in 1813, 214.

lands purchased of, 253.

treatment of, in Georgia, 302, 303, 310, 336, 359, 360, 380.

policy in governing, 360, 361.

difficulty of a safe and just policy toward, 362, 374.

removal of, 379, 388, 394.

President Jackson's opinion of, 360.

INDIANA made a State, 124.

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS, 85, 145, 237, 238, 265, 291, 296, 312, 322, 347, 348.

by dividends of United States Bank, 256, 291.
objections to, 349, 385.

various surveys for, 351.

IMPRISONMENT for debt proposed to be abolished, 298, 277, 290.

JACKSON ANDREW General, victory at New Orleans, 233.

his invasion of Florida, 259, 281.

his conduct in Florida, 285, 289,257.

President, 364.

his character, 364, 365.

promises a reform, 364, 374, 384.

arbitrary and intolerant, 369, 370, 409, 419, 420.

prosperous state of the Union, on his election, 374, 375.

in favor of paying off public debt, 373.

in favor of removing the Indians, 379.

insists on their removal, 376.

favors the claims of Georgia over them, 376.

his negotiations with France and England, 366.
disputes with Mexico, 368.

his removals from office, 369.

his professions republican, 369.

in favor of manufactures at first, 370, 371, 372.

recommends an alteration of tariff, 384.

retains a bill for internal improvements, 385.
his opinion on State and federal powers, 387.
his opinion of tariff, 388.

opposition to bank of United States, 389, 402, 418.
his opinion of Indians, 360, 388.

in favor of their removal, 388.

proposes, in lieu of Bank, a Sub-Treasury

system, 389, 390.

proclamation on opposition in South Carolina, 397.

elected President second time, 402, 408.

his removal of public funds from bank, 403.

his arbitrary detention of a bill for distribution of proceeds of sales of

public lands, 403, 404, 430.

liable to flattery and to deception by selfish men, 409.

dangerous tendency of his doctrine and policy, 409,401, 411.

his doctrines anti-republican, 411.

JACKSON ANDREW, his dispute with Senate, 411, 412.

his discontinuance of the bank injurio us, 412, 430.
his attempts to introduce a metallic currency, 413.

his resentment of the delay of France to pay, &e., 415, 416.
fears of war on account of his threats, 416, 421.

great expenses in 1835, 420.

his experiments dangerous and injurious, 424.
his conduct relating to public funds, 425, 431.
urges removal of Indians, 426.

in favor of Navy, 426.

complains of conduct of the abolitionists, 426.
public debt, off in his time, 430.

but system formed before, 430.

compared to Jefferson, 432.

expenses of his administration, 431.

JACOBIN CLUBS, 78.

opposed policy of Washington, 78.
applauded French agents, 78.

JEFFERSON THOMAS, Secretary of State, 52.

his political theories and opinions, 52, 53.
President of United States, 119, 120.

his partial conduct to Duane, 121.
opposed to new Circuit Court, 122.
attention to Thomas Paine, 127.
recommends gunboats, 135, 167.
his re-election, 137.

advises defensive measures, 139, 140.

rejects treaty with England, 146, 147.

implicates Judge Marshall, 153, 155.

favors an embargo and retirement from the ocean, 166.

retires from presidency, 167, 168.

his death, 331.

Jefferson compared to General Jackson, 432.

KENTUCKY admitted a State, 35.

KING RUFUS, his opinion of the design of federal government, 14.

opposed to war in 1812, 189.

in favor of pension acts, 255.

navigation act urged by, 256, 270.

in favor of State rights, 271.

great friend of commerce, 293.

for appropriating portion of lands for emancipation of Slaves, 303.
opposed to Slavery in Missouri, 268.

Envoy to England, 327, 328.

KNOX HENRY General, Secretary of War, 53.

approves Washington's policy and measures, 79.
in favor of a Navy, 89.

LANDS cessions of, from States to United States, 42.

grants of by Congress, 43.

public sales of, 309.

to actual settlers, 224, 309.

for schools, &c., 324.

public, for benefit of all the States, 254, 309.

proposal to distribute, 334, 403.

proceeds of sales of, great, 373, 374.

sale of, different plans for, 380, 381, 403, 404.

opposed in an arbitrary way, by General Jackson, 403, 404, 430.

LOANS large in 1813, 201, 274.

LOWNDES, of South Carolina, proposed plan of paying public debt, 233.
LLOYD, of Massachusetts, Senator in Congress, contends for rights of Militia, 225.

in favor of Navy,

opposed to Embargo,

LOUISIANA purchased of Spain, 128.

boundaries of, 130, 134, 240.

possession taken of, 129.