test (1855), 65.

Kenyon, W. S., smokes in House, 120.
Kew, M. on, 190.

Key, P. B., killing, 268.

Knox, John, M. on house, 207.

203-06; M. on Spurgeon, 203, 204;
M. on character, 204.

Long, J. D., reads Winthrop's ora-
tion, 311.

Longfellow, H. W., M.'s kinship, 4.
Longfellow, Mercy Clark, 3, 4.

Academy, 52.

Lamar, L. Q. C., and silver, 315.
Lance, Jacob, murder, 88.
Land-Grant College Acts, M.'s first |
resolution (1856), 82; M.'s proced-
ure for passing (1858), 95, 96; im-
portance, 259; A. D. White on, 259,
260; M.'s purpose and equipment,
260-63, 273, 274, 276; struggle to
pass in House (1858), 263-66; in
Senate, 266, 267; Buchanan's veto,
267, 268; wide interest, 268; history
of bill in 1862, 269-71; early results,
271; further aid, 272; other claim-
ants to authorship, 272; earlier
movements, 274-76; Turner claim
to authorship considered, 278-84.
Lane, J. H., and M.'s Land-Grant
College Bill, 270.
Launsbury, Nathan, claim, 81.
Lecompton Constitution, in House,

91-93.

Legal tender. See Paper money.
Legislation, process, 94.

Libraries, M. on use of town, 38; M.
and subscription, 39. See also
Books.

fair, 116; and M.'s Land-Grant Col-
lege Bill, 271; M. on self-conscious-
ness, 325.

Luzzi, Pietro, picture in M.'s collec-
tion, 223.

McClurg, J. W., M. on, 237.
McCulloch, Hugh, and M. as finan-
cier, 133; M. and politics and fi-
nances, letter to M., 180, 227-29;
on M.'s speeches, 329.
McKinley, William, and M., 222, 346.
McKinley Tariff, M. and maple sugar

bounty, 338; disastrous political ef-
fect, 336, 342; M.'s defense, 340.
McMaster, Samuel, sugar orchard, 25.
McMullen, Fayette, as fire-eater, 67.
Macon, Nathaniel, period of congres-
sional services, 337.

Magazines, M. on writing for, 330-
34.

Mallory, Robert, on Johnson, 215.
Manning, Daniel, and silver, 315.
Maple sugar, M.'s early production,
25; M. and bounty, 338.

Marata, Carlo, picture in M.'s collec-
tion, 224.

249, 252, 253, 321, 322.
Lincoln, Abraham, training acquired
as store clerk, 26; popularity, 95;
pre-inauguration speeches, 123;
Cabinet and Seward's control, 124;
inauguration and address, 124; M.
foretells policy of magnanimity,
146; renomination, 161.

223; and M., 334.

Mason, George, letter to M. on slav-
ery, 100.

Mason, J. M., and M.'s Land-Grant

College Bill, 266.

Mead, L. G., pictures and engravings

for M., letter to M., 223-25; statue
of Ethan Allen, 248.

311.

Medill, Joseph, and postbellum tariff,
169.

Mess at Washington, M.'s, 62, 114.
Mill, J. S., M. meets, 186.
Milton, John, M. on, 352, 353-
Missouri Compromise, M. on restora-
tion, 60.

Monarchy, M. on burden, 203.
Money. See Paper money; Silver.
Monroe, James, visit to Strafford, Vt.,
21-23.

Montpelier, federal building for, 322.
Montpelier Watchman, on M.'s candi-

dacy (1854), 59.

Moretto da Brescia, picture in M.'s
collection, 225.

Mormons, M.'s attacks, 82, 87, 97.
Morrill, Amos, M.'s brother, birth,
house, 8.

Morrill, Daniel, M.'s uncle, 3.
Morrill, David, M.'s uncle, 3; and
battle of Plattsburgh, 4.
Morrill, Edna, M.'s sister, 8.
Morrill, James, M.'s son, and Ste-

vens, 151, 159; trip to Europe, 297.
Morrill, Jedediah, at Portland, 28.
Morrill, Joseph, M.'s uncle, 3; and

battle of Plattsburgh, 4.
Morrill, Justin S., fame, 1; ancestry,
2, 3; parents, 3; birth, 7; influence
of mother, 8, 9; national conditions
during formative years, 11-13; at-
tachment to birthplace, 18, 360; ed-
ucation, 23, 24, 38; and college, 23;
decides on mercantile career, 24,
25; sugaring, 25; in Harris's store,
25; training acquired as storekeeper,
25, 26, 32, 36, 37; influence of Har-
ris, 26-28; at Portland, 28, 29; part-
nership with Harris, success, 29-
33; in town life, 32; new firm, 33;
retires, farming, 33-35; visits to
Washington, 38, 40, 62; and sub-
scription library, 39; debating soci-
ety, 39; growing influence, political
preparation, 39, 47, 48, 56; bank
director, 39; western tour (1841),

prairie land, 47; agricultural inter-
est and address, 48-50, 76; Whig,
in campaign of 1848, 50; house, 51;
relations with Harris family, 51, 52;
meets Miss Swan, 52; marriage, 53;
at Whig Convention (1852), 53-56;
and lesson of Whig dissensions, 56;
as political timber, 56, 59; death of
first child, 61; and death of Harris,
61; life at Washington, mess, 62,
114, 151; introduction to Blaine,
152; visit to Europe with Blaine,
185-207; covering ground, 186; at
London, Parliament, 186, 187, 190,
191, 203-06; in Ireland, 188; in
England, 188-90; in Belgium, 192-
94; in Germany, 194-99; at Stras-
bourg, 199; in Alps, 200; in Italy,
200, 201; at Geneva, 201; at Paris,
202, 203; in Scotland, 207; Washing-
ton house, life there, 221-23, 302; li-
brary, paintings, 223-25; portraits,
225, 304, 305; birthday receptions,
225, 305; pair of horses, 227; trustee
of Norwich and Vermont universi-
ties, 261, 294; second trip to Eu-
rope, 297; at Rome, 298; collection
of medals, 311, 312; Self-Conscious-
ness of Noted Persons, 323-28; arti-
cles for magazines, 330-32; and
reminiscences, 333, 334; unveiling
of portrait at Vermont Historical
Society, 342; final birthday recep-
tion, 358; and death of wife, 358;
illness and death, 359; mourning,
tributes, 359, 360; tomb, 360.

In House and politics: first elec-
tion, 56-60; stand then on slavery,
59, 60; and organization of Republi-
can Party, 61; speeches on Kansas,
77-80, 89; reëlections, 80, 81, 101,
117, 118, 153, 154, 159, 160; position
in House, 81, 93-97, 125; and Ver-
mont interests, 82, 97; first resolu-
tion on agricultural schools, 82; at-
tacks on Mormonism, 82, 87, 97;
and tariff bill of 1857, 85-87; com-
mittees, chairmanship, 93, 125, 162;

opposition to reciprocity, 97, 148-
51; relations with constituents, 98-
IOI, 157-59; friends in Congress,
102; as protectionist, 103; prepara-
tion of tariff bill (1859), 103; pas-
sage of bill through House, speech,
105-09; bill and prominence, 110,
III; southern denunciations, III,
112; northern attacks on bill, 112-
14; newspaper reply to attacks, 113,
114; desire to retire, 117, 153-57;
and efforts at compromise (1860-
61), 118-24; and amendment to
- protect slavery in States, 124; and
intoxicated officers, 129, 130; war-
time tariffs, 132, 147; ability as
financial legislator, 133-36; opposi-
tion to legal tender, 134, 136-40,
144, 146; and Treasury portfolio,
134; as tariff legislator, 134, 136;
substitute for legal tender, 140; war-
time internal revenue bills, 142, 143,
146; opposition to war-time extrav-
agance, 146, 147; resolution on con-
duct of the war, 158; fisheries bill,
164, 165; postbellum tariff and in-
ternal revenue, 166-69; declines re-
election to House (1866), 172; rec-
ord of services in House, 175; and
reconstruction, 176; and struggle
with Johnson, 176-78; bill to con-
tract legal tenders, speech, 178-82;
opposes generalship for Grant, 229,
230; Land-Grant College Act as
achievement, 259, 260; purpose of
bill, his equipment for framing it,
260-63, 273, 274, 276; history of
passage, 263-71, 277; rival claims
to authorship, 272; Turner claim to
authorship considered, 278-84.

In Senate and politics: refuses to
consider Senatorship (1853), 56;
Hall of Statuary, 158, 248; expecta-
tion of Senatorship, 165; candi-
dacy and election, 170-74, 183; en-
tertainment after election, 174; Sen-
ate committees and chairmanships,
182, 226, 249, 287, 291, 301; Senate
as métier, 182-84; and trial of John-

son, statement, 209-15; social rela-
tions with Johnson, 215; and Green-
back issue (1868), 216; principles of
financial reconstruction, 217; posî-
tion in Senate, 221, 226, 227, 291,
295, 304, 335, and McCulloch's
finances and politics, 227-29; op-
poses San Domingo annexation,
229, 254; and Grant's administra-
tion, 229; and party dissensions,
mediator, 230; and Grant-Sumner
break, 231-37; and Grant-Greeley
break, 237-40; in campaign of 1872,
240; reëlection (1872), 240; and sal-
ary grab, 241-44; and scandals of
Grant's administration, 244; and
Abbott disputed election, 244, and
Caldwell bribery case, 244-46; and
Belknap impeachment, 246, 247,
and railroad invasion of Mall, 249,
and Library of Congress buildings,
249, 252, 321, 322; and Washington
Monument, 249, 252, 310, 311; and
Capitol grounds and buildings, 249-
51; and Cameron, 251; consistency
of financial principles, 254; later op-
position to reciprocity, 254-56,
320; and office-seekers, 257; further
aid to Land-Grant Colleges, 272, as
minority Senator, 285, 296, 342;
and resumption, 286, 300; and Re-
publican aspirants (1876), 286,
287; (1880), 296, 297; (1884), 305-
07; declines place in Hayes's Cabi-
net, 287; relations with Hayes, 287;
and sound money under Hayes,
286-89; and Justiceship for Ed-
munds, 289, 290; and New York
Collectorship controversy, 291;
contest for reëlection (1878), 291-
95; and Garfield, 298; and assassi-
nation of Garfield, 298, 299; and
Tariff Commission, 300; alienation
of Sherman, 300-02; and Tariff of
1883, 301; bill to extend White
House, 302; reëlection (1884), com-
ments, 307-10; relations with Ed-
munds, 308, 309; and Cleveland,
313; and Bayard, 314; and silver

agitation (1885-86), 314-18; and |
Cleveland's tariff message, 318,
319; and campaign on tariff, 319;
and annexation of Canada, 320-22;
absence, legislative tribute, 322; re-
ply to Gladstone on free trade, 332;
and Spanish War and Imperialism,
334, 345, 346; in election of 1888,
335; reëlection (1890), Phelps's for-
mal opposition, 336-40; maple su-
gar bounty, 338; defense of Mc-
Kinley Act, 340; opposes eight-
hour day and woman suffrage, 341;
in final silver controversy, 342-45;
reëlection (1896), tribute on taking
oath, 346; and McKinley, 346; and
Hoar, 347, 348, rumor of resigna-
tion (1898), 348; and building for
Supreme Court, 359.

Characteristics: firmness, 31; cul-
ture and taste in books, 24, 32, 34,
223-25, 311, 350-53; mercantile
talent, 32; political bent, 34-38;
anti-British prejudices, 36, 136, 164;
conciliation, 77, 230; basis of legis-
lative character, 83, 84; courtesy in
debate, 93, 354; as parliamentarian,
94, 95; friendship, 94; fun, 98; phy-
sique, appearance, resemblance to
Sumner, 110, 111, 171, 310, 349;
domestic happiness, 120, 128, 355;
financial ability, 133-36; horror of
public extravagance and waste, 146,
147, 350; sociability and hospital-
ity, 225, 354; hard labor and equa-
nimity, 256, 349; and dissentients,
257; potential literary man, 323;
style and quality of speeches, 328,
329; serious minded, 329; geniality
and wit, 329, 330; compared with
Gladstone, 349; letter writing, 349;
economy in small things, 350; con-
viction of public duty, 350, 355;
charm of manner, 353; religion,
355-57.

Extracts from letters and speeches:
family in War of 1812, 4; father's
forge, 6; dam rights, 6, 7; old home-
stead, 7; his mother, 8, 9; lack of |

leisure and books when young, 10,
38; settlers of Strafford, 13-15; Ver-
mont, 16; attachment to Strafford,
18-20; verses, 20; village school, 20,
21; Monroe's visit, 21-23; his ed-
ucation, 23, 24; Judge Harris, 27;
life at Portland, 29; Washington
City, 38, 41, 62; use of town library,
38; Mt. Vernon, 41-43; western
travel and slave experience, 43-46
prairie farming and squatter land
claims, 46, 47; hunting, 47; sheep,
48, 49; fruit 49, 50; Whig Conven
tion (1852), 54; Webster, 54, 55;
Senatorship (1853), 56; first elec-
tion to Congress, 57; slavery ques-
tion, 60, 79; speakership contest
(1855), 64-68, 74; types and con-
tests in antebellum House, 68-72;
fear of slave power, 73; assault on
Sumner, 75; loss of child, 76; Kan-
sas, 77-79; Pierce, 78; tariff bill of
1857, 85; tariff on wool, 86; Mor-
monism, 87-89; Dred Scott deci-
sion, 90, 91; Morrill Tariff, 103,
107-09; Southern reward for him-
self, 111; Fessenden and Sumner,
115; Stevens and Southerners, 115;
Pryor-Potter affair, 116, 117; de-
sire to retire, 117, 154, 155; seces
sion and compromise, 118-24; verses
on Congress and home delights,
119, 120; inauguration of Lincoln,
124; outbreak of war, 125; position
in Congress (1861), 125; battle of
Bull Run, 126; emancipation, 127;
war-time doubts and successes, con-
fidence, 127-29, 131, 157; sufferings
of soldiers, 129; removal of intoxi-
cated officers, 129-31; Wilderness
campaign, 131, 132; legal tender,
137-40, 144, 146, 218, 286; na-
tional progress during war, 145,
146; foretells Lincoln's policy of
magnanimity, 146; second internal
revenue bill, 146; reciprocity, 149–
51, 164, 165, 255, 256, 320; Nes-
mith, 152; eulogistic sketch of him-
self, 155-57; confidence in election

of 1864, 160; renomination of Lin-
coln, 161; Thirteenth Amendment,
162, 163; relations with Johnson,
178; travel letters, 187; sense of
antiquity abroad, 188; English
churches and railroads, 188; roads,
Kenilworth, Stratford, 189; Oxford,
189; London, 190, 191, 204; Calais,
192; trees in Belgium, 192; Water-
loo, 192, 193; Antwerp, 193; woman
and child labor abroad, 194; Rhine,
194-96; Frankfort, 196; Homberg
and Baden Baden, gambling, 197-
99; Strasbourg Cathedral, 199; Eu-
ropean agriculture, 200; Alps, 200;
Lake Como, 200; Calvin's church,
201; Paris, 202; Emperor's stables,
202; burden of monarchy, 203;
Goodwood Races, 203; Spurgeon,
204; English, 205; Parliament, 206;
Scottish and Edinburgh, 207; Fes-
senden and trial of Johnson, 211;
loyalty as issue in 1868, 219; gener-
alship for Grant, 229, 230; Sumner-
Grant break, 231-37; Greeley's
political economy, 238; Greeley-
Grant break, 239; salary grab, 241-
44; Caldwell bribery case, 245, 246;
right to try Belknap, 246, 247; stat-
ue of Collamer, 248; Cameron, 252;
purpose of Land-Grant College Act,
262, 263, 273; struggle to pass bill,
263-71, 277; Hayes and sound
money, 288; Edmunds and Justice-
ship, 289, 290; Republican presi-
dential aspirants (1880), 296;
(1884), 306, 307; Garfield's fight
for life, 298, 299; Arthur and ap-
pointments, 299; Conkling and
Grant (1884), 303; sitting for por-
trait, 304, 305; reëlection (1884)
and Edmunds, 309; Winthrop's
Washington Monument oration,
311; Grant's funeral, 313; Cleve-
land and silver bill (1885), 314, 315;
wrapping consular reports, 315;
Democratic split on silver, 316;
non-circulation of silver dollars,
317; paying bonds in silver, 318;

Cleveland's tariff message, 319;
tariff campaign, 319; self-con-
sciousness of noted persons, 325-
28; vanity, 328; his speeches, 329;
writing magazine articles, 331; pub-
lishing selected letters, 333, 334;
candidacy (1890), 336, 337; elec-
tion over Phelps, 339; reasons for
being a protectionist, 340; woman
suffrage, 341; danger of silver stand-
ard, 343; flood of paper money bills
(1895), 343; Populists, 344; Crime
of '73, 344; Bryan and free silver,
345; Hoar and British Mission,
347; rumor of resignation, 348;
Euripides and Milton, 352, 353;
getting angry, 354; small boy and
church going, 356.

Morrill, Mary (Batchelder), M.'s
grandmother, character, 3.
Morrill, Mary (Hunt), M.'s mother,
character, 3, 8; marriage, 7; death,
184.

Morrill, Nathaniel, M.'s ancestor, 3.
Morrill, Nathaniel, M.'s father, 3;

wife, 3, 7; and battle of Plattsburgh,
4; military command, 5; dam and
blacksmith's forge, 5.

Morrill, Ruth B. (Swan), meets M.,

52; marriage, 53; letters from M.,
74-77, 79, 98, 119-31, 299, 356; on
President Johnson's daughters,
215; trip to Europe, 297; on Words-
worth, 355; death, 358.
Morrill, Sidney S., M.'s brother,
birth, career, 8.

Morrill, Smith, M.'s grandfather,
wife, 3; sons, 3; and battle of Platts-
burgh, 4; Bible reading, 15.
Morrill, Stephen, M.'s uncle, 3; and
battle of Plattsburgh, 4.
Morrill, Wilbur F., M.'s brother,
birth, career, 8.

Morrill Act. See Land-Grant Col-
lege Acts.

Morrill Tariff. See Tariff.
Morton, L. P., training acquired as
storekeeper, 26; Napoleonic med-
als, letter to M., 311, 312.