Democracy in the United States: What it Has Done, what it is Doing, and what it Will Do

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D. Appleton, 1868 - United States - 414 pages

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Contents

Jeffersons Political Principles
18
Jeffersons First Term as President
23
Jeffersons Acquisition of Louisiana
24
Pirates and the Freedom of the Sea
26
New England Clergymen preaching AntiDemocratic Principles
27
Secession proposed by the AntiDemocrats of New England
29
Thomas MacDonough
30
James Lawrence
31
David Porter
32
The Army and its Officers
33
One of Natures Noblemen
34
Alexander Macomb
35
Proposition to impeach Mr Jefferson
36
Jacob Brown
37
Why the Embargo was abandoned
38
Free Trade and Sailors Rights
41
James Madison and his Political Principles
45
The Declaration of War
47
The AntiDemocrats endeavored to prevent Loans and Enlistments
50
The Navy and Naval Heroes
51
William Bainbridge
53
Charles Stewart
54
Stephen Decatur
55
Isaac Hull
56
Oliver Hazard Perry
57
John Rodgers
58
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60
Peter B Porter 69 69 the War of 1812
69
William J Worth
70
Daniel D Tompkins
75
Burning BlueLights
79
Disunion proposed by the Federalists
80
The Hartford Convention of 1814
89
Authors
92
Mr Madisons Second Term
94
The Invasion Sacking and Burning of Washington
95
The Battle of New Orleans 92 94 95
97
The Bank Bills of 1815 and 1816
101
James Monroe and his Election to the Presidency
102
The Era of Good Feeling
104
The Monroe Doctrine
107
Banks and Banking in New York 100 102
108
The Acquisition of Florida
110
Remarks on Mr Monroes Administration
111
The New York State Constitutions of 1821 and 1846
112
Congressional FishingCommittees
113
The Freedmens Bureau
119
Equality the only Honest Basis of Legislation
121
William L Marcy
126
Political AntiMasonry
128
Internal Improvements by the Government
132
Veto of the United States Bank
136
The Removal of the Deposits
140
Senatorial Condemnation of General Jackson
143
Michael Hoffman
145
Disunion in its Early Stages
171
Washingtons Farewell Address
173
Silas Wright
176
Jacksons Farewell Address
183
Martin Van Buren
188
The SubTreasury
195
The Presidential Election of 1840
199
Tariff Duties on Foreign Importations
202
John A Dix
207
Internal Revenue Taxes
212
The Force of Bad Precedents in Legislation
215
Heman J Redfield
218
Congress responsible for the Extravagance of the National Govern ment
221
Administration of John Tyler
228
James K Polk his Election and Political Principles
231
Mr Polks Administration
233
Zachary Taylor and his Administration
235
Millard Fillmore and his Administration
237
John Brown at Harpers Ferry
240
Azariah C Flagg
242
Franklin Pierce and his Administration
246
James Buchanan
248
Mr Buchanans Administration
251
The Tyranny of Majorities in Congress
257
Abraham Lincoln
259
Mr Lincoln on his Way to Washington
261
Mr Lincolns Inaugural Address and its Consequences
264
Firing the First Gun
266
The Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
270
Spies and SecretService Agents
273
The Trial of Civilians by Military Commissions
276
The Early Avowed Objects of the War
279
Later Avowed Objects of the War
282
Mr Chases Financial Plans and their Consequences
283
Mr Chases Banking System
288
Why the War lasted so long
291
118
307
Mistakes of the American Clergy
313
121
318
Later Phases of Congressional Reconstruction
320
The Secession States were never in Law out of the Union
327
Andrew Johnson
333
126
337
Congress and the Supreme Court
344
128
348
What our Country was is and may
353
132
360
Slander as Political Capital
366
136
372
Expenses of the National Government
384
143
385
149
386
A New Department of the Government
392
Appendix Constitution of the United States
419
Appendix No 2 The Test Vote
431

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