General warrants in England, 106. Girard Bank, Taney's letter to, 350, 351; Gold Standard act, 609-613. Gorton, Samuel, 43. Goulburn, Henry, 293. Government of New Haven, 50-53. Grant, U. S., 540, 542, 544, 566, 571. Great Britain, treaty of 1783, 204-209; Hillhouse, James, 261. Immigration act, 636–644. 529. Independence, Declaration of, 190-194; Independent Treasury act, 374-377. Interstate Commerce act, 581-590. Isthmian Canal, act for construction of, of 1794, 244-258; of 1814, 289–293; Isthmian Canal treaty, 614–616. Greene, Thomas, 53. Grenville, Lord, 117, 122, 143, 238. Guadalupe Hidalgo, treaty of, 377-382. Habeas Corpus act, 463–466. Hamilton's first report on public credit, 233-243. Hancock, John, 190-194. Harper, R. G., 265. Harrison, Benjamin, 593. Hartford, Conn., 36. Hartley, David, 209. Havana, 109. Jackson, Andrew, first message, 320, 321; second, 322, 323; third, 323; Jay, John, 176, 188, 209, 258. Jefferson, Thomas, 176, 184, 190, 233, Johnson, Andrew, 439, 491, 499, 501, Johnson, Reverdy, 507. Johnson, Thomas, 176, 188. Hartford Convention, report of, 293–301. Joint resolution for annexation of Texas, 368-370. Hawaiian Islands, annexation of, 600- Kahn, Julius, 616. 602. Hay-Herran convention, 623. Kansas, Lecompton constitution, 420- Kansas-Nebraska act, 397-405; Doug Kentucky and Virginia resolutions, 267- | McLane, Louis, 344. Mexico, treaty of 1848, 377-382; treaty Milford, Conn., 50, 51. Militia, act for calling out, 440, 441. Legal tender notes, act authorizing issue Missouri compromise, 311-318; Tall- of, 446-448. Lexington battle, 188. Lincoln, Abraham, 423, 436, 438, 449, Loan, act for a national, 436, 437. Lord North's conciliatory resolution, 171, 172; report on, 184-188. Madison, James, 267, 288, 302, 306. Manchester, Earl of, 60. Marbois, F. Barbé, 282. madge's amendment, 313; Taylor's Mitchell, John H., 616. Molasses act, 103-105. Monroe, James, 279, 283; message Moore, Sir Henry, 141. Morrill, J. S., 454, 593. Navigation act, first, 55-59; second, Newcastle, Duke of, 109. Maryland charter, 31-35; Toleration New England confederation, 45-50. act, 53-55. Massachusetts, first charter, 22-26; second McCray, G. W., 570. McKinley, William, 597, 599. New England Restraining act, 172–176. Newtowne (Cambridge), Mass., 36. Ordinance for Virginia, 20-22; of 1787, Railroad and telegraph lines, act authoriz 209-216. Oregon country, 372. Oregon Territory organized, 383. Otis, James, 106. Overstreet, Jesse, 609. Paine, R. T., 162. Panama, Republic of, 623. Panama Canal treaty, 623-630. Panama Canal Zone, 623. ing seizure of, 444, 445. Randolph, Edmund, 243. Rebellion, royal proclamation of, 188-190. Paper read to the Cabinet, Jackson's, Refunding the national debt, act for, 551- Removal of deposits, 344-353- Paris, treaty of 1763, 109-112; of 1783, Reid, Whitelaw, 608. Port Royal, N. S., 93, 94. Repeal of Silver Purchase act, 595, 596. 139; for admission of Missouri, 317, Restoration of Georgia, act for, 553, 554; Resumption of specie payments, 566–568. Ríos, E. M., 608. Portsmouth, N. H., branch bank at, 320. | Rockingham, Lord, 139, 143, 147, 204. Portsmouth, R. I., 43. Proclamation concerning America, royal, Roosevelt, Theodore, 614, 619, 623, 630. Royal proclamatior, concerning America, Rucker, William W., 647. Spaulding, E. G., 446. Specie circular, 359, 360; payments, Russia, 289, 318; Alaska treaty, 511- Stamford, Conn., 50. 514. Rutledge, John, 176, 188, Sandys, Sir Edwin, 9. San Ildefonso, treaty, 279. Say and Sele, Lord, 36, 60. Scott, Winfield, 463. Stamp act, 122-131. Stamp Act Congress, resolutions, 136- Standard silver dollar, 573-575. Stanton, E. M., 518 seq. State debts, assumption of. See Hamil- Stevens, Thaddeus, 436, 464, 467, 501, 529, 530, 532, 536. Secession, South Carolina ordinance, 423, | Sugar act, 117-122. 424. Second chapter of Virginia, 9-14; of Sedition act, 265-267. Seventeenth amendment, 647, 648. Shelburne, Earl of, 141, 147, 204. Sumner, Charles, 467, 488, 494, 551, Surplus revenue distribution, 358, 359. Tallmadge, amendment to the Missouri Taney, R. B., 344; instructions to Sherman, John, 473, 501, 560, 565, 566, | Tariff, act for enforcing, 341-343; 591. Sherman, Roger, 190. "tariff of abominations," 329. Silver dollar, coinage of standard, 573- Taylor, J. W., amendment to Missouri bill, 313, 314. Silver Purchase act, 593-595; repeal of Tea duties, 150. Sixteenth amendment, 647. Slavery, abolition of, in District of Co- Soldiers' families, freedom for, 490. Sons of Liberty, 139. South Carolina, ordinance of nullifica- Southold, Long Island, 50. Spanish Succession war, 93. Tennessee, restoration of, 498, 499. Thacher, Oxenbridge, 106. Thirteenth amendment, 494. Thomas, amendment to Missouri bill, 314 Tillman, Benjamin R., 635. Toleration act, Maryland, 53-55. Topeka constitution, 420. Wade, B. F., 444, 499, 500. Townshend, Charles, 117; Revenue act, "Wade-Davis" bill, 482-487. Verplanck, G. C., 341. Williams, Roger, 43. Wilmot proviso, 383. Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, 267- Wilson, Henry, 438, 450, 459, 490. Wilson, J. F., 453. Yancey, W. L., 383. York, Duke of, 60, 80; grant to, 74-76. Printed in the United States of America. |