CONTENTS. Organ ization of National Government.-- Constitutional powers. — Universal equality.-Sovereignty of the people.-Elective franchise..... Colonial condition.— Early settlement. The first Constitution.-Signers of the first Constitution. --Landing of the Pilgrims.... The Revolutionary War. - Throwing the tea into Boston Harbor.- Battle of Lexington. — Battle of Bunker Hill. Declaration of Independence. Period immediately preceding the adoption of the Constitution.-Cession of Territory to he United States.-Ordinance of 1784.--Vote on the slave question.-One vote only wanted to prohibit Slavery. Convention to amend the Articles of Confederation. They frame a Constitu- tion. - Debates and proceedings of the Convention. — The negro in the basis of representation.--Sermon of the Rev. Jonathan Edwards.-Letter of Washington to Lafayette.-Ordinance of 1787.- Harrison advocates Meeting of first Congress under the Constitution.-George Washington elected President.-John Adams, Vice-President.–Vote at the election. — First business of Congress.-Powers of the President to remove from office. Debates upon the powers of the President. — Tenure of civil office.- Amendments to the Constitution... Slavery.-Its origin.-Laws concerning.-Abolition of.-Slavery amongst the Ancients. - Address of the Anti-Slavery Association.-Divinity of Slav- Territory of the United States. --- Government of the Territory. - Slavery in the Territory.-Admission of Missouri.–Opposition to her admission.- Missouri Compromise.-Position of the friends of Freedom and Slavery.- Admission of Missouri. -- Annexation of Texas. - War between Mexico and Texas.- Santa Anna in the field.-- Houston makes him prisoner.- War between the United States and Mexico.-- Result of the war... Conquest and settlement of California. -Occupation of by Americans.- Rais- ho 3xr Etsy.- Establishment of Government.-Debates in Con- u. -kiusen ot. - Protest against.-Speeches of Clay, Webster, .. page 110 CHAPTER XI. l'united States and State Court decisions on. — Status of col- ...128 v reitiag to.- Dred Scott decision.-Fugitive slave laws of Califor- .143 detouists. -- James G. Birney, Abolition candidate, Success of the CHAPTER XIV. A. Douglas, — John C. Breckinridge. – John Bell. -- Lincoln elected. -- ..199 Closing scenes of Buchanan's Administration.-Southern Senators and CHAPTER XVI. the Executive Chair. - Republican party enter upon the administration of His complicity with the rebels.-Letter from George N. Sanders. .260 soldiers. - His letter to Hon. E. B. Washburne. - Jefferson Davis still mour. Field Order No. 68. His letter to Gen. Burbridge. - Makes President Lincoln a Christmas gift of Savannah. - His letter to Maj. R. M. Saw- yer.- Massacre at Fort Pillow.-Sheridan's victory at Winchester.--Havoc of the war in 1864.–England supplies the rebels with ships.--Effects of the Presidential election of 1864. -- Treasonable organizations of the Democrats of the Free States.--" Knights of the Golden Circle."--Their Presidential election of 1864.–Platforms of the parties.- Removal of Gen. McClellan. – Democratic National Convention. Sheridan appointed a Major-General.-Vote in the Presidential election.--Policy of the Repub- lican party.--Victories of the Union armies.-President Lincoln's annual message of 1864.–Jefferson Davis' message to the rebel Congress....313 Perplexities of the President of the “Confederacy.”—His message to Con- gress. He relies upon the "unquenclable" spirit of the people. He is grieved at the non-recognition of his Government by other nations.-His views upon placing the negro in the Army.--Peace Commissioners from the South.--Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoin as President.-His inaugural address.-Hopeful prospects of the Union cause.-9.ength of and operations of the Navy.-Attack on and fall of Fort Fisher.-Rebel privateers. - Where built. —Capture of.–Sinking of the “Alabama" by the “Kearsarge.' United States Navy in the war of 1812. Colored Strength of the Army.-Important battles.-Fall of Richmond. Disordered Aight of the inhabitants.-Surrender of Lee and Johnston.-Number of troops in the field.-Number slain.-Number of colored soldiers.-Popu- lation of North and South.-Grant's and Sherman's farewell addresses to their soldiers.—Jefferson Davis issues a Proclamation. His flight South- Enthusiasm at the fall of Richmond.-Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Attempt to nurder W. H. Seward.—Andrew Johnson sworn in President of the United States.-Capture of Booth, the assassin of Lincoln.-Cap- ture of the other conspirators. – Trial and sentence of.-Rewards offered for Jefferson Davis, Jacob Thompson, Clement C. Clay, Beverly Tucker, George N. Sanders and W. C. Cleary. Reconstruction.-Status of the rebel States.-The President's policy.- Atti- tude of the Democracy.-Action of Congress.-Amendments to the Con- stitution.-Civil Rights Bill.. Federal Union.--Constitutions of the several States.-Elective franchise in the several States. Who are eligible to office.—Colonial royal charters.- Adoption of State Constitutions.-Of the Federal Constitution.-Admis- sion of States into the Union.... Constitution of the United States.—Amendments to.-Powers and duties of officers under.-Citizenship.-Laws of South Carolina.–Attempt to sell Total area and population of the United States.-Foreigners in America.- Their numbers, influence, politics, peculiarities, conditions.--Archbishop Hughes as a citizen.-His letter.... Naturalization laws of the United States.--Decisions of United States and State Courts upon.-Pre-emption laws of the United States.-Rights of ... page 469 aliens to settle upon and hold lands. - United States and State Court CHAPTER XXVII. .483 citizens of the Confederacy.—Conscripting the sovereign people.The .493 parties.-First “Democratic clubs.”—Friends of Robespierre.- Washing- .....503 in New England. --Whisky, its cost and influence.-Colleges and profes- CHAPTER XXXI. Colfax, Vice-President.--Horatio Seymour and Francis P. Blair detented.-- ....530 . .551 ..565 ..585 federation; Presidents of the United States under the Constitution; votes ..601 .591 |