Aberdeen, Lord, on the right of search,
VI. 375.
"Accede," a word not found in the Con-
stitution, III. 453
Act respecting coasting trade explained,
VI. 21.
Act respecting fugitives from labor (1793),
VI. 552.
Adams and Jefferson, coincidences in
the death and lives of, I. 114; members
of the committee to prepare the Decla-
ration of Independence, 126; their re-
spective administrations. 144.
Adams, John, eulogized, I. 31, 32; birth
and education, 118; admitted to the
bar, 119; defends British officers and
soldiers, 119; a remarkable letter of,
120; Delegate to Congress, 123; im-
portant resolution reported by, 125;
power in debate, 129; knowledge of
Colonial history, 131; supposed speech
in favor of independence, 133; Min-
ister abroad, 137; Delegate to Conven-
tion, and presiding officer, 137, 138; De-
fence of American Constitutions, 138;
Vice-President and President of the
United States, 138; his description of
the first prayer in Congress, VI 162.
Adams, J. Q., I. 88; liberality of his in-
augural address, 157; his nominations
to offices postponed by the Senate, 259,
359; opposition to his administration,
363, II. 10, 11; message relating to the
Northeastern Boundary, V. 84
Adams, Samuel, Delegate to Congress, I.
123; anecdote of, VI. 162.
Addition to the Capitol, address at the
laying of the corner-stone of the, II. 595.
Adjustment Measures, necessity of, II.
557, 571.
Admission of Texas, speech on, V. 55.
Ad valorem Duties, objections to, IV. 259;
not the policy of this government, V.
170; an unsafe principle of finance, 157.
African Slave-trade. part taken by the
United States respecting, VI. 352.
African Squadron, provided for in treaty
of Washington, V. 143, VI. 354.
Agriculture, regarded by Washington, I.
228; its importance, 436, 457; of Eng-
land, 441; remarks on, at Boston, 443;
of England and the United States, II.
177; its interests aided by protecting
manufactures, 243; advantages of home
over foreign market, V 232.
Aguesseau, D', extract from, II. 301.
"Äiding and abetting," defined, VI. 74, 77.
Airs, the Martial, of England, IV. 110.
Aix la Chapelle, stipulation in regard to
slaves in the treaty of, II. 573; con.
gress of sovereigns at, influenced by
English and American policy, III. 195.
Alabama, policy in respect to exchange
and banking, VI. 125.
Albany, N. Y., speech of Mr. Webster at
a mass meeting at, 27th August, 1844,
II. 219; speech delivered to the young
men of, 28th May, 1851, 569; memo-
rial from, IV. 13; commercial character
of, 15.
Aldham, Mr., referred to by Mr. Webster;
his reply, II. 215.
Allegiance, doctrine of perpetual, VI. 320;
doctrine of the United States in respect
to, 454; duties of persons residing tem-
porarily in a country in respect to, 526.
Allen, Lieut., killed by pirates, VI. 514.
Allied Sovereigns, claims of, III. 66; effect
of their meeting at Laybach on the peo-
ple, 72; their course toward Greece, 81.
America, her contributions to Europe, I.
104; duty of, in regard to religious be-
lief, II. 521; familiarity with republican
principles at the comencement of the
Revolution, III. 89; and Europe com-
pared, 192.
American Government, elements of, I.
103; principles of, in respect to suf
frage, VI. 223; general theory of, 537.
American Labor, to be protected, I. 283,
353; contrasted with European, II. 24,
175, 467; as affected by the tariff of
1846, V. 205.
American Legislation conservative, VI.221.
American People, prepared for popular
government, I. 73; their duty in respect
to republican principles, III. 76; re-
straints imposed on themselves, VI. 224.
American Policy, its true object, III. 96.
American Political Principles, summary
of, II. 601.
American Power, foundation of, III. 134.
American Republicanism, remark of Jef-
ferson concerning, II. 91.
American Revolution, its purpose, III. 16;
effect of, 460; organization of govern-
ment in the time of, VI. 225.
Ames, Fisher, his speech on the British
treaty, II. 484; quoted, 501; favors the
establishment of a bank, IV. 342.
Amiens, treaty of, remark of Mr. Wind-
ham respecting, V. 363.
Amistad, case of, letter respecting, VI. 391.
Ancestry, respect for, I. 6.
Andover, Convention at, 9th November,
1843, speech of Mr. Webster, II. 159.
Anglo-American race, extent of its power,
II. 214.
Animus manendi, chief point to be consid-
ered in determining allegiance, VI. 523.
Annapolis, meeting at, in 1786, IV. 335;
object of delegates assembled at, VI.
10; recommendation of the Convention
at (1786), 227.
Antimasons, character of, IV. 42.
Antislavery Conventions, proceedings of,
II. 559.
Anville, D', map of, II. 143.
Appleton, Nathan, speech of, commended,
II. 176.
Appointing and Removing Power, speech
on, IV. 179.
Apportionment of Representation, re-
marks on, III. 370.
Apprentices, fugitive, restored, V. 435.
Appropriations by Congress, required to
be specific, II. 96, IV. 224; duties of
the House of Representatives in respect
to, III. 186.
Arbitration, opinion of Mr. Polk respect-
ing, II. 324; of the King of the Nether-
lands, between United States and Great
Britain, V. 84.
Architecture, improvement in, I. 187;
Gothic, 189.
Army of the Revolution, its services, pa-
triotism, and claims, III. 226.
Army of United States, wisdom of its or-
ganization, II. 613.
Ashburton, Lord, character of, II. 122, 134;
his correspondence on impressment, 540;
his negotiation with Mr. Webster. 586;
mission of, V. 98, VI. 271-273; ac-
cepts the proposed boundary line, 288;*
letters of, respecting payments to Maine
and Massachusetts, 289; the Caroline,
295; maritime rights, 313; impressment,
326; results of his special mission, 348.
Asiento, stipulation respecting slaves iL
the treaty of, II. 573.
Attainder, provisions regarding, V. 493.
Auction sales of public lands, objections
to, IV. 396. See Public Lands.
Austria, financial experiment in 1809, IIL
46; agent of the United States respect-
fully received by, VI. 502.
Austria and Russia, feelings of, towards
the United States in 1781, VI. 503.
Austins, the early settlers of Texas, VI.
449.
Babylon, astronomers of, I. 221.
Bache, A. D., his Report on Education
quoted, VI. 172.
Bacon, Lord, I. 115; maxim of, VI.
573.
Badger, G. E., motion of, against ceding
New Mexico and California, II. 444.
Bahamas, treatment of American vessels
at, VI. 305.
Balance of trade explained, III. 118;
of power, necessity of, in a mixed gov
ernment, IV. 109.
Baltimore Convention, resolution relative
to Oregon, II. 321; to American indus-
try, 464.
Bangor, reception of Mr. Webster at, I.
309; its position, 309; its growth, 310.
Banking, new principles of, IV. 37; al-
leged dangers of, 362; effect of, upon
the industry of the people, 364; system
of the United States and England com-
pared. IV. 442; explained, VI. 127.
Bank-notes, convertibility into specie an
indispensable requisite, IV. 89; irre-
deemable, impolicy of issuing, 412;
mode of determining the excess of cir
culation of, 445; evils of a diminished
circulation of, 447; power of Congress
to authorize use of, in government
transactions, 485; Mr. Calhoun's course
in respect to, 489.
Bank of Amsterdam, IV. 360.
Bank of England, error of, II. 60; effect
of its suspension in 1697, III. 41; re-
sumes specie payments, 101; chartered
for limited periods, 549; established by
William the Deliverer, IV. 91; increases
its capital, 360; its foreign operations,
VI. 114; origin and nature of, 127.
Bank of the United States, Gen. Jackson's
opinion of, I. 245; classes affected by
its discontinuance, 247; bill for its re-
charter, 268; branch of, in New Hamp
shire, 366; suspends specie payments,
389; expiration of its charter, 393;
bill for its recharter passed by Con
gress, 1832, 367; administration of, II.
67; speech on, Jan. 2, 1815, III. 35;
instructions in respect to, moved by Mr
Webster, 35; object of I. 408, III. 101,
427, IV. 341, 346, 460; speech on the
bill to recharter (1832), III. 391; char-
ter vetoed, 418; time for renewal of
charter, 421; comments on veto of
charter, 424; advantages of, in war,
429; its constitutionality settled, 435;
proposition for establishing (1833), 513;
its credit, 515; modification of char-
ter, 515; executive opinions respecting,
547; violation of its rights, IV. 11; ob-
ject of its recharter (1834), 31; opin-
ion of Congress respecting, 37, III.
431; act incorporating is a contract,
IV. 50; its right to the deposits, 52;
remedies for mal-administration, 59;
alleged misconduct of, 67; speech on
continuance of charter, 82; prejudice
against, 95; by what States advocated,
97; explanations of bill to continue
(1834), 99; advantages of, 201; when
created, 325; duties performed by, 327;
opinions of Madison and Ames respect-
ing, 342, 461; of Washington's cabinet,
343, 461; facilities for exchange pro-
vided by, 334; preamble of the bill to
establish the first bank, 344; extract
from report of Secretary of the Treas-
ury respecting, 348; popular opinion of,
419; consequence of removal of depos-
its from, 443; course of Messrs. Web-
ster and Calhoun in relation to (1815),
504; against W. D. Primrose, argu-
ment in the case of, VI. 106; against
Deveaux, comments on case of, ib.
Bank Paper, effect of discrediting, II. 77;
credit destroyed by over-issue, III. 45.
Bankruptcy, power of Congress respect-
ing, IV. 320, V. 5; on a uniform sys-
tem of, 3; acceptation of the term, 6;
voluntary and compulsory, provision
to be made for, 18; State laws concern-
ing, ineffectual, 19.
Bankrupt law, appeal for the passage of.
II. 24; object of, V. 8; nature of, 10;
benefits of, not to be confined to traders,
11; of New York considered, VI. 25.
Bankrupt laws to be established only by
the national authority, VI. 25, 37.
Banks, suspension of, I. 375, 385; effect
of suspending specie payments, 406, IV.
361; security of the public against ex-
cessive issues by, II 60; to what ex-
tent useful, III. 37; their issues should
be redeemable in gold and silver, 41;
depreciated currency of (1816), 51, 411;
issuing of small notes by, to be discour-
aged, 400, 538; power of a State to
create, questioned, 414; their history
belongs to that of commerce and liberty,
IV. 91; for whom made, 94; efforts
of, to resume specie payments, 420;
instruments of the credit system, 433;
encouraged to discount liberally in 1833,
443; proper rul: for regulating, 448;
impolicy of the issue of small bills by,
457; alleged evils of a connection be
tween, and government, 469.
Barings, Messrs., letter to, on power of the
States to contract loans, VI. 537.
Barre, Col., quotation from his speech re-
specting American Colonists, III. 287.
Bartlett, Josiah, character of, II. 506.
Bell, Gov. P. H., letter to, respecting the
boundaries of Texas, VI. 479.
Benson, Judge, Commissioner at Annap-
olis, I. 199.
Benton, Thomas H., on the Oregon ques-
tion, II. 322; on Foot's resolution, III.
248, 270; commendation of Hayne's
speech alluded to, 273.
Berkeley, Bishop, I. 221, II. 510, 595.
Berkeley, Gov., letter to Gov. Winthrop
on the restoration of slaves, V. 434.
Berrien, J. M., remarks upon proposition
of, V. 257.
Biddle, Com., anecdote of, V. 322.
Bill of exchange on French government,
protested, IV. 72.
Bills of credit, nature of, IV. 336, VI. 538;
States prohibited from issuing, IV. 337.
Bissell, Col., remarks of, VI. 559.
Blacks from Northern States, oppressive
treatment of, by South, V. 360, 432.
Blane, Sir G., quoted, III. 139.
Bocanegra, his mistaken idea of the power
of the United States in war, VI. 456;
complaints of, answered, 446.
Border disturbances, suppressed by treaty
of 1842, V. 140.
Borland, agent of Massachusetts, II. 147.
Boston, its port closed, I. 67; feeling in
honor of, 174: Mechanics' Institution
of, 175; citizens of, present a vase to
Mr. Webster, 319; patriotism of her
merchants, 429; reception of Mr. Web-
ster at, 30 Sept., 1842, II. 109; and
New York, 416; resolutions of, in 1820,
commented on, 1V. 509; violation of
law in, VI. 589.
Boston Protest, character of its signers,
IV. 10.
Boundary, Northeastern, advantages of its
final settlement, V. 101; proposed con-
ventional line of, VI. 276; proposal by
Mr. Webster, 283; explanation of, 347.
Bounties, fishing, alleged payment of, in
irredeemable bills, IV. 377.
Bowdoin, James, delegate to Congress, I.
Breck, Hon. Samuel, II. 307.
Brimstone, manufacture of, destroyed by
tariff of 1846, V. 199.
British Constitution, in respect to the ju-
diciary, III. 27; not analogous to the
American, IV. 141.
British Parliament, its power over charters
V. 469.
British special mission, results of, VI. 347.
See Ashburton; Boundary; Northeastern
Boundary; Treaty of Washington.
Brooks, A. S., falls in Florida, II. 505.
Brooks, Governor John, first president of
Bunker Hill Monument Association,
I. 65; beloved and distinguished, II.
Brougham, his approval of the Monroe
declaration, III. 204.
Buchanan, James, his measures on the
Oregon question, II. 321, et seq.; ex-
tract from his letter to Mr. Slidell, 331;
remark of, respecting Gen Taylor, 450;
on the sub-treasury and tariff, 454; his
speech respecting ad valorem duties, V.
Buena Vista, Gen. Taylor at, V. 285.
Buffalo, Mr. Webster at, I. 279, 281; its
rapid growth, 281, II. 534; its trade, I.
282; present from the mechanics of, to
Mr. Webster, II. 534; public dinner
at, 21st May, 1851, and speech of Mr.
Webster on the occasion, 533; recep-
tion of Mr. Webster at, 22d May, 1851,
and speech delivered on the occasion,
544.
Bunker Hill Battle, address to the sur-
vivors of, I. 65; its effect, 69; survivors
of, present at the completion of the
Monument, 85; described, 90; militia
at, II. 335.
Bunker Hill Monument, I. 55; laying of
the corner-stone described, 58; de-
scribed, 108; associations with, 220;
toast on, VI. 565.
Burk, of S C., an advocate of protective
duties, III. 501.
Burke, Edmund, remark of, quoted, I.
414; opposes the issue of small notes,
III. 399; provisions of his bill relating
to economical reform, IV. 520; quota-
tion from, V. 412.
Cabot, George, notice of, II. 205.
Calderon, Don A., his course commended,
VI. 507.
Calhoun, J. C. (Vice-President), report of
the Memphis Convention prepared by,
II. 344; extract from his speech in fa-
vor of protection, III. 348; extract
from his report on roads and canals,
351; his course in respect to a national
bank commended, 392, IV. 487; reso-
lutions of, respecting State sovereignty,
III. 448; his course in favor of the tariff
of 1816 commented on, 503, IV. 512;
an honest nullifier, 328; at the head of
a committee to provide a national cur
rency, 348; an alleged advocate of Con
tinental money, 359; resolution of, re-
lating to slavery in the District of Co-
lumbia, 371; argument of, in support of
a national bank, 461; bill introduced by,
respecting the collection of the public
revenue, 462; opinions of, upon national
bank, 461, 469; public and personal re-
lations with Mr.Webster, 467 ; advocacy
by, of State rights, 475, 478, 482; ex-
tract from remarks of, upon tariff o!
1824, 475; course of, in regard to elec.
tion of General Jackson, 475; sudden
change of views upon sub-treasury
system, 481; a supporter of Mr. Van
Buren, 483; speech upon power o.
Congress as to the public revenue,
484; view of, as to powers granted
by Constitution, 490; his denounce-
ment of the measures of government,
498; attack upon Mr. Webster, 500;
alleged adherence of, to State-rights
party, 511; bill for internal improve-
ments prepared by, 514; comments on
his speech of Feb. 5, 1840, 528; his re-
marks in regard to annexation of Tex-
as, V 344; commendation of his re-
marks on Mexican war, 263, 264; obit-
uary tribute to, 368.
California, establishment of a local gov
ernment in, V. 328; formation of States
from, 291; its declaration of indepen-
dence, and discovery of gold in, 326;
slavery excluded from, by nature, 350;
expediency of early admission into the
Union, 386, 405, 415; probable result
of refusing admission to, 388 public
lands and boundaries, 386, 388, 396,
401; nature of the country, ib.; irregu
lar proceedings in forming constitution
of, 414.
Canada, effect of its cession on New
England Colonies, I. 33; its military
roads, V. 108; invasion of, 112; rebel-
lion in 1837, 117; supposed annex.
ation of, 353; hostile movements in,
VI. 258.
Canals, II. 410; transportation on, as
affected by the "experiment," IV. 19.
Canning, his opinion of European and
American governments, III. 192; his
policy in respect to Spain and her colo-
nies, 202; his approval of the Monroe
declaration, 264; remark of, on the
trade of the United States with the
West Indies, 361.
Capital, distribution of, in United States,
IV. 428; relation between, and labor,
428; investments of, difference between
United States and England in regard
to. 430.
Capitol, extension of, II. 603; foundation
laid by Washington, 616.
Caroline (steamer), destruction of, 1837
V. 116, 128; VI. 355; capture of, a
public transaction, 250, 253, 263.
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