A.

Aberdeen, Lord, on right of search, 661,
662.

President, 171; his scholarship, 173; navy
created in administration of, 175; political
abuse of, 251; letter on opening first Con-
gress with prayer, 522.

"Accede," word not found in the Constitu-
tion, 276.

Accession and Secession defined, 276.
Act of 1793, regulating coasting trade, 121;
of 1800, concerning custom-house bonds,
383.

Acts of 1824, concerning surveys for ca-
nals, &c., 245.

Acts of Legislature of N. H., on Corpora-
tion of Dartmouth College, 1, 3; in re-
gard to Dartmouth College, 14, 15.
Adams and Jefferson, eulogy delivered in
Faneuil Hall on, 156; coincidences in
the death and lives of, 157; made draft
of Declaration of Independence, 159;
compared as scholars, 173.

Adams, John, eulogized, 41, 140, 156; sensa-
tion caused by his death, 156; birth and
education of, 159; admitted member of
Harvard College, 160; admitted to the
Bar, 160; defends British officers, and
soldiers, 160; offered Chief Justiceship
of Massachusetts, 160; letter on the
future of America, 160; his articles on
"Feudal Law," 161; Delegate to Con-
gress, 162; important resolution reported
in Congress by, 163; appointed to draft
the Declaration, 164; power in debate,
166; remark of Jefferson on, 166; knowl-
edge of Colonial history, 166; supposed
speech in favor of the Declaration, 168;
Minister to France, 170; drafts Constitu-
tion of Massachusetts, 170; concludes
treaty with Holland, 170; his "Defence
of American Constitutions," 171; elected
to frame and revise Constitution of Mas-
sachusetts, 170, 171; Vice-President and

nominations to office postponed by the
Senate, 348; remark on Webster, 406;
opposition to his administration, 434.
Adams, Samuel, delegate to Congress, 162;
signs the declaration, 170; movement to
open Congress with prayer, 522.
Addition to the Capitol, speech at laying of
the corner-stone of the, 639.
Address, delivered at laying of corner-stone
of Bunker Hill Monument, 123; on com-
pletion of Bunker Hill Monument, 136.
African Slave-Trade, remarks of Mr. Web-
ster on, 49; Congress has power to re-
strain, 233.

African Squadron, maintained, 672.
"Aiding and Abetting" defined, 207.
Airs, the martial, of England, 371.
Aldham, Mr., at dinner of New England
Society in New York, 503.
Allegiance, doctrine of perpetual, 656.
Allied Sovereigns, claims of, over national
independence, 61; effect of their meet-
ing at Laybach on the people, 64; their
conduct in regard to contest in Greece,
69; meeting at Verona, 1822, 153; over-
throw Cortez government of Spain, 153.
America, first railroad in, 126; her contri-

butions to Europe, 149; success of united
government in, 499; extract from Bishop
of St. Asaph on colonies in, 640; political
principles of, 642.

"American" and "foreign policy," applied
to system of tariff, 78.

American Government, elements of, 148;
principles of, in respect to suffrage, 539;
the people limit themselves, 540.
American Liberty, principles of, 536; our
inheritance of, 642.

American Political Principles, summary
of, 642.

American Revolution, commemorated by
Bunker Hill Monument, 125; survivors
of, at Bunker Hill, 127; character of
state papers of, 130; peculiar principle
of, 142.

Amiens, Treaty of, remarks of Mr. Wind-
ham on, 622.

Ancestors, how we may commune with, 26.
Ancestry, our respect for, 26.

vetoed, 321; effect of the veto in Western
country, 322; time for renewal of charter,
323; benefit of a charter to stockholders,
324; foreigners as stockholders in, 325–
327; advantage of, in case of war, 327;
established, 328; its conduct under Mr.
Adams's administration, 434; message
of President Jackson in regard to, 434;
how affected by events of 1829, 435;
bill for re-charter passed by Congress,
436; branch of, in New Hampshire, 436;
order for removal of deposits, 436; act
incorporating the, 466.

Bankruptcy, a uniform system of, remarks
on, 471; State laws concerning, ineffect-
ual, 471.

Appropriations by Congress, shall be spe-
cific, 418.

tional authority, 179; absolute power of
Congress to establish, 186; prohibition
on State law in regard to, 186.

Arts and Science, progress of, in the United
States, 648.

Ashburton, Lord, character of, 484; cited
491; letter to Mr. Webster on impress-
ment, 659.

Astronomy, progress in, 648.

Attainder, bill of, provision on prohibition
of, 19.

Attorney-General v. Cullum, in regard to
charity for town of Bury St. Edmunds,
527.

under private management, 325; power
of Congress to establish, 328, 334, 335;
increase of, 440; suspension of specie
payment, 443.

Barre, Col., extract from speech on Ameri-
can Colonists, 237.

Barrow, Dr., his idea of "rest,” xxxix.
Bell, Senator from Tennessee, 614.
Benevolent establishments of United States,
651.

Benson, Judge, Commissioner at Annapolis,
310.

fully received by, 684.

Austria and Russia, friendly to United

States in 1781, 685.

B.

Babylon, astronomers of, 340.

Bache, A. D., quoted, 528.

Bacon, Lord, 158.

Badger, G. E., of N. Carolina, 587; voted
against ceding New Mexico and Cali-
fornia, 632.

Balance of Trade, doctrine of, 91.
Bank Charter, benefit of, to stockholders,
324; first passed by Congress, 327.
Bank Credit, benefit of, in United States,
364; evils arising from abuse of, 364.
Bank, National, Mr. Ewing's plan for a, 490.
Bank Notes, must be convertible into specie,
365.

Bank of England, resumes cash payments,

81.

lution, 227; resolutions of, 407; allusion
to, 569.

Berkeley, Bishop, extract from, 639.
Berrien, J. M., 570; resolution concerning
Mexico, 586; proposition in respect to
Texas, 611; vote against ceding New
Mexico and California, 632.

Bill, to limit time of service of certain
officers, 394, 395.

Bill of Rights, meaning of, concerning
chartered charities, 10.

Bill of Rights of N. H., articles infringed
in regard to Dartmouth College, 14; pro-
hibit retrospective laws, 14.

Blacks from Northern States, how treated
at the South, 620.
Blake, George, 137.

Boston, imprisonment of Sir E. Andros in,
39; its port closed, 128; resolutions of,
in 1820, 463; reception given to Mr.
Webster in 1842, 481.

Bowdoin, James, delegate to Congress, 162-

Branch, Mr., resolution of, 373.
Brewster, Elder, 27, 31, 52.

British Parliament, power claimed by, over
charters, 5.

Brooks, Gov. John, 127.

declaration, 155.

Buena Vista, General Taylor at, 559.
Buffalo, building of a pier at, 424; recep-
tion of Mr. Webster at, and speech, May |
22, 1851, 626; citizens of, exhorted to
preserve the Union, 627.

Buller, Justice, extract on government of
corporations, 21.

Bunker Hill Battle, address to survivors of,
127; important effects of, 129; changes
of the fifty years following the, 131;
survivors of, present at completion of
monument, 138; described, 141; estab-
lished Independence, 142.

Bunker Hill Monument, address at laying
of corner-stone, 123; William Tudor's
idea of erecting the, 123; laying of corner-
stone described, 123; completion of, 136;
veterans present at completion of, 138;
"stands on Union," 140; description of,

151.

Burke, Edmund, compliment to Charles
Fox, xxxviii; speeches of, criticised, lii;
bill for economical reform, 469.

C.

Cabot, George, notice of, 497.
Calhoun, J. C., President of Senate and
Vice-President of United States, 243;
resolutions on State sovereignty, 273;
speaks on Wilkins tariff bill, 273;
course in regard to tariff of 1816, 305;
resolutions of, relating to slavery, 445;
supports administration of Van Buren,
451; remarks of Mr. Webster on the
political course of, 453; letter on Sub-
Treasury bill, 453; change in views upon
Sub-Treasury bill, 454; advocates the
State-rights party, 455, 464, 467; his ob-
ject to unite the entire South, 457 ; attack
on Mr. Webster, 458; Mr. Webster's
reply to, 458; opposes Mr. Dallas's bill
for a bank, 460; bill of, for internal im-
provements, 466; extract from, on the
power of Congress, 467; took lead in an-
nexing Texas, 609; remarks upon admis-
sion of Texas, 611; dying testimony to
Mr. Webster's conscientiousness, xliii.
California, proposed annexation of, 563;
article of cession to United States, 587;
discovery of gold in, 601; Mexican pro-
vincial government overthrown by, 601;

Canning, Mr., opinion concerning Spain

and her colonies, 154; approval of the
Monroe declaration, 155.

Capitol, speech at laying of corner-stone
of the addition to the, 639; copy of
paper under corner-stone of, 644; foun-
Idation laid by Washington, 644; plan for
extension of the, 644.

Carroll, Charles, signer of the Declaration,
176.

Cass, Lewis, Mexican speech of, 554; as a
Whig candidate, 575; as a candidate for
President, 584; personal character of,
584; in favor of the Compromise Line,
588; requests his recall from France, 667;
his construction of the treaty of Wash-
ington referred to, 669, 671; answer of
Mr. Webster to, concerning the African
squadron, 672.

Catharine the Second of Russia, policy in
respect to Greece, 70.

Cession, articles of, concerning New Mexico
and California, 587.

Channing, W. E., letter of, on slavery, 624.
Charities, charters granted to founders

of, 7; colleges included under, 7, 510;
founder of incorporated, considered vis-
itor, 7; government may incorporate, 7;
legal signification of, 7; opinion of Lord
Holt respecting the power of visitors
over, 7; right of visitation in, incorpo-
rated, 7; case of town of Bury St. Ed-
munds, 527; schools founded by, must
include religious instruction, 528.
Charity, legal definition of, 510.
Charles the Second, 39.

Charters, of Dartmouth College (1769), 1;
legislative power over, defined, 5; power
claimed by British Parliament over, 5;
Lord Mansfield on rights of, 5; legisla-
tive power over, limited, 6; granted to
founders of charities, 7; opinion of Lord
Commissioner Eyre on charities estab-
lished by, 9; how they affect property of
corporations, 12; of the nature of con-
tracts, 20, 21; how may be altered or
varied, 21; may be accepted at will, 21;
no difference between grants of corporate
franchise and tangible property, 21; of
Dartmouth College (1769) is a contract,
22; obtained by founders of English
liberty, 63; New England colonists re-
quired them, 148.