INDEX.

ADAMS, JOHN, minister to England, 57; | BANK OF THE UNITED STATES, consti-

Blockades, English and French, 136.
Boston port bill, 38.

Adams, Samuel, reference to, 39, 62, Bradley, Justice, quoted, 278.

Chase, Salmon P., Chief Justice, 243;
quoted, 280.

Chase, Samuel, Justice, quoted, 257,
258; impeached and acquitted, 258.
Church and State, 337.
Citizenship, 216.

Civil rights bill, 214; constitutionality
of, 215.

Civil rights cases in the supreme court,

293.

Clay, Henry, candidate for President in 124, 146; favors1-tiff, internal improvements, 146; favors compromise to avert nullification, 162; defeated in 1844, 169, 192; a constructive statesman, 172.

Cleveland, Grover, reference to, 9, 117; his administration, 221. Clinton, George, opposes ratification of constitution, 87; remarks of, in N. Y. convention, 91; desires a second constitutional convention, 98. Colonies, simple systems of, 3; charters freely given for first, 3; prosperity of, 3; self-government in, 3; easily changed to states, 4; allegiance of, to Great Britain, 18; furnish soldiers in French war, 18; separate governments of, 19; league of, in New England, 19; congress of delegates of, at Albany, 19; union between, 20; similar governments of, 20; laws of, repugnant to those of England, void, 21; charter, proprietary and provincial governments of, 20; laws of, 23; executive, legislative, and judicial departments of, 23; James II. attempts to suppress charters of, 23; neglected by England, 23, 24; friends of, in England, 23; liberal use of their powers, 23; law learning in, 23, 27; trade relations of, 23; evade restraints upon trade, 23; civil corporations at first become political governments, 23; foundation of claim to deprive them of charters, 24; tenure of land in, 26; education in, 26; slave-holders in, their love of liberty, 27; growth of religious liberty in, 27; of civil liberty, 33; taxation of, by Parliament, 33; stamp act, congress

of, 34; Lord Chatham's defence of, 35; become states, 42, 45. Commerce, effect of the provision to regulate, 298.

Commerce, reciprocal advantages of
foreign, 117; interstate, 221.
"Common sense," Paine's, 41.
Compromise, respecting tariff, 162;

Missouri, 189; slavery, 193.
Confederacy, continental, of the U. S.,
weakness of, 53-55; attempts to
strengthen, 53; refusal of states to
respect, 54.
Confederate States of America, formed
by eleven seceding states, 203.
Congress, of colonies in 1754, 19; first
continental, 37, 39; second, 40; sort
of government existing under, 40, 48;
weakness of confederate, 57; dissen-
sions in, 58; end of confederate con-

gress, 96. Congress of U. S., reasons for two

chambers, 69, 313; powers of, discussed and enumerated in constitutional convention, 75–80; first, under constitution, 97; acts of, 98, 99; discusses extent of its powers, 112; second Congress, 117; power of, with respect to treaties, 124, 135; declares war against England, 138; practice with respect to river and harbor appropriations, 142; power of, with respect to a protective tariff, 154; an nexes Texas by joint resolution, 169; answer of, as to power over slavery, 182; takes charge of reconstruction, 214; power to regulate jurisdiction and organization of supreme court, 241; as affected by the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments, 281; advantage of separating legislative from other departments,

312.

Connecticut, charter of colony made

state constitution, 21; religious libberty developed in, 31; delegates to constitutional convention, 64; constitution of 1639, 64; ratifies constitution, 83; attitude in war of 1812, 139; delegates of, to Hartford Convention, 139.

INDEX.

Constitution, of states easily made, 4;
definition, 6; written and unwritten,
6; modern, 7; of Great Britain, 7,

344.

381

in and distrust of people, 71; Presi-
dent, his duties, 71, 72; cabinet or
privy council, 71, 72; Vice-President,
71; judiciary department, 73; juris-
diction of, 73; powers conferred
upon and devised to Congress, 75-
80; powers denied to the states, 77,
78; U. S. to have none but delegated
powers, 77; why bill of rights was
not inserted, 77; slavery discussed,
78, 80; imports taxed, exports free,
79; slaves im s, 80; counted for
taxation and representation, 78; reg-
ulation of commerce, 80; no property
qualification for office, 81; revision,
the word "national" stricken out,
81; completed, 81; letter to Con-
gress, 81; failure of efforts to con-
vene a second convention, 98.
Contracts, obligation of, not to be im-
paired, litigation respecting, 300.
Corporations, usefulness of, 325.
Cotton, not raised in S. C., in 1789,
152.

Constitution of U. S., text of, 351; for-
eign criticism of, 14; number of pow-
ers, 15; powers of, expand, 14; ex-
perimental at first, 15; suggestions
of, 47, 59; necessary for regulation
of commerce, 56; to suppress paper
money, 57; to protect contracts, 58;
to suppress insurrections, 61; forma-
tion of, recommended by commis-
sioners of five states, 60; opposition
of Congress to, 60; convention to
frame, 62-82; ratification of, 83-96;
ten amendments adopted, 100; elev-
enth amendment, 254; twelfth, 134;
thirteenth, 206; fourteenth, 214; fif-
teenth, 216; influence of limitations
of, upon political careers, 172, 342;
whether compact or government, 155-
159, 278; construction of latest
amendments, 281; does not add to
or create privileges and immunities, Crawford, William H., reference to,

DANIEL, Justice, opinions of, 273.
Declaration of Independence, meaning
of, 43; reference to, 38, 45, 61:
Delaware, proprietary government of,
20; religious liberty in, 32; adheres
to Union in the rebellion, 203.
Demagogues, 317.
Democracies, limited and unlimited,

344.

Constitutional Convention of U. S., Cumberland Road, 142.
New York proposes and then recedes,
59; Virginia takes action leading to,
59; recommended by commissioners
of five states, 60; Congress reluctantly
approves, 60; states appoint dele-
gates, their powers, 61; meets at
Philadelphia, 62; Rhode Island ab-
sent, 61; members of, 62; Washing-
ton presides, 62; rules of, 64; Vir-
ginia proposes national plan, 64, 66;
discussion of, 66; report of commit-
tee, 66; large states favor it, small
states oppose, 67; Paterson proposes
to amend Articles of Confederation,
68; two plans, one to make new con-
stitution, another to amend old, 68;
government by people or compact of
states, 68; threats of disruption, 68';
Franklin proposes compromise, 69;
states to be represented in Senate,
people in House, 69; Congress to
have two chambers, reasons for, 69;
executive, of one or more persons,
70; how to be chosen, 71; confidence | Dred Scott case, reference to, 119, 181,

Democratic party, 116, 123, 146, 192.
Departments of the government, 13; of
State, Treasury, and War, created,
102; influence of the judicial upon
executive and legislative, 230; checks
upon each other, 312; executive, leg-
islative, and judicial, practically not
absolutely separate, 318.

De Tocqueville, reference to, 19, 171.
Division of powers of government, 309.
Douglas, Stephen A., introduces Kan-
sas-Nebraska bill, 196; presidential
candidate, 203.