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Federalists, 29; defeat of, 50; causes

of defeat, 53; policy of, 127.
Fillmore, M., candidate for Vice Pres-
ident, 243; succeeds to the Presi-
dency, 251; candidate for Presi-
dent, 287.

Fishing, bounties for, 40.
Florida, admission of, 228, 360.
Florida War, 202, 223.

France, trouble with, 44, 47; peace

with, 49; troubles renewed, 163.
Fremont, J. C., candidate for Presi-
dent, 275.

Fugitive Slave Law (1793), 41; of 1850,

252.

Funds of the States, School and Liter-
ature, 384.

Georgia, State of, 358.

Giddings, J. R., censured by the House,

212.

Government, Colonial, 9; Federal, seat
of, established, 82.

Hale, J. P., candidate for President,
256.

Hamilton, Alexander, Secretary of

Treasury, 30; political views, 36;
censure of, 41, 43.

Harrison, W. H., candidate for Presi-
dent, 169, 199; elected, 202; inau-
gurated, 204; death, 205.
Hartford Convention, 74.
Hayne, R. Y., 131.
Hunkers, 241, 243.

Illinois admitted, 82, 860.
Illiterate white adults in the several
States, 389; ratio of, to the whole
population, 390.
Improvements, Internal, History of,
82, 100, 131, 141, 162, 201, 221, 237,
264, 293.

Independence, Declaration of, 19.
Indiana admitted, 82, 359.

Interior, Department of, created, 246.

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Iowa, admission of, 223, 361.

Jackson, General, candidate for Presi-
dent, 106; elected, 119; inaugura-
ted, 122; political views of, 128,
130; controversy with Calhoun,
133; Cabinet resigns, 135; re-elect-
ed, 151; inaugurated, 153; cen-
sured by the Senate, 158.
Jefferson, Thomas, on the ordinance,

22; Secretary of State, 30; politi-
cal views, 36; leaves the Cabinet;
Presidential candidate, 44; elec-
tion of, 51; inauguration of, 56;
re-elected, 64; retirement of, 68.

Kansas and Nebraska Act, 274.
Kansas, organization of, 261; bill for
relief of, 265, 294; constitution for,
298; bill for admission of, 299, 300;
relief of, 316; legislation for, 362.
Kentucky admitted, 40, 359.
King, R., candidate for Vice President,
68; for President, 80.

Know Nothing or American party, or-
ganization of, 287; nomination,
289; principles, 290.

L'Amistad, case of, 197: captives of,
discharged, 198.

Lands, Public, 120, 165; price reduced,

264; present condition, 380; quan-
tity sold, 382; ensuing to the States
for Railroads, 383; donated as
swamp, etc., 883; for warrants,
etc., 381.

Legislatures of the States, their time
of meeting, 375.
Lexington, battle of, 18.
Locofoco, origin and application of, 162.
Louisiana, 259.

Madison, J., nomination of, for Presi-
dent, 67; inaugurated, 69; election
of, 73.

Mail, United States, Anti-Slavery doc-
uments in, 183.
Maine, admission of, 87, 360.
Mason, Col., 25.

Mexican War, 230; Congress on, 231;
Gadsden treaty with, 264.
Michigan admitted, 166, 360.
Militia, law regulating the, 40.
Ministers, Foreign, 46.
Mint, establishment of, 163.
Mississippi admitted, 82, 859.
Missouri, admission of, 87, 360.
Monroe, J., nomination of, for Presi-
dent, 80; re-elected, 99.

Natives of Slave States in Free States
and vice versa, 378.

Naturalization, laws for, 58.
Neutrality, Act declaratory of, 48.

North Americans, 289.
Nullification, 181, 144, 150.

Ohio, admitted, 59, 359.

INDEX.

Office, removal and appointment, 57,
123.

Ordinance of 1787, 22; suspension of,

59; text of the, 348.
Oregon, settlement of, 218; title to,
219, 227; American rights in, 236;
government, 245; admitted as a
State, 316.

Panama Mission, 114.
Parties, growth of, 80; fundamentals
of, 39; candidates of, 1796, 44; con-
dition of, 1801, 57; 1813, 74; union
of, 87; revival of, 126; changes in
1856, 271; status of, 318.
Party, Free Soil, organization of, 244.
Patriot War, 195.

Petitions to Congress, 179.

Pierce, F., candidate for President,
254; inaugurated, 259.
Pinckney, C. C., candidate for Presi-
dent, 68.

Platforms of 1852, 254, 257; 1856, Re-
publican, 275; Democratic, 279;
American, 290.

Policy, Foreign, 42.

Polk, J. K., Speaker, 164; re-elected,
175; candidate for President, 226;
inaugurated, 229.

Population of States and Territories,
379.

Postage, reduction of, 228, 264, 293; at-
tempted increase of, 817.
Post office organized, 40.
President, laws regulating the election
of, 40, 112.

President, popular vote for 1856, 370.
Presidents, pro tempore, of the Senate,
874.

Randolph, leader of the House, 65.
Representatives, apportionment of, 40,
58, 139, 212; number of, 369, 372.
Republican, name of, assumed, 40; na-
tional, organization, 136; reorgani-
zation, 274; position of, 318.
Resolution, expunging, 170.
Retrenchment, 117, 121.
Revenue, distribution of, 120, 165, 168.
Rutledge, J., 25.

School, Agricultural, lands for, 801,
317.

Schools, number of, in United States,
388; funds of, 384.

Scott, Gen., candidate for President,

254.

Senators, number of, 369.
Settlers, Protection of, 301.

Seward, W. H., 253, 269.

393

| Slavery, in Congress, 33; prohibition
of, in Louisiana, 63; abolition of, in
New Jersey, 63; in District of Co-
lumbia, 253; legislation on, 272;
under the Constitution, 311.
Slaveholders, number of, in the United
States, 377.

Slaves, property in, 311.
Slave Trade, re-opening of, 318.
Society, National Anti-Slavery, origin
of, 180; principles of, 185.
Speakers of the House of Representa-
tives, 374.

Specie Circular, 167, 171.
Stamp Act, 13.

States, a chronological statement of,
356.

States, admission, 356; population, 376;
area, 379; school funds of, 384.
Stevenson, A., resigns the Speaker's

Chair, 160; Minister to England,
160.
Sub-Treasury, 161, 174, 197, 206, 237.
Sumner, Charles, assault upon, 269.

Taney, R. B., Chief Justice, 168.
Tariff, 30, 77, 100; change of parties on,

101; of 1828, 116, 130; of 1831-2,
143; of 1833, 149; 220, 316.
Taylor, General, candidate for Presi-
dent, 243; inaugurated, 247; death
of, 251.
Taxation, 12, 47.
Tea, tax on, 15.

Territories acquired from Mexico, or-
ganization of, 249; of Kansas and
Nebraska, 261.

Territories of U. S., organization, 361;
area and population of, 380.
Texas, annexation of, 193, 215, 224;
boundary of, 252.

Tompkins, D. D., nomination of, for
Vice President, 80; re-elected
Vice President, 99.
Treasury notes, issue of, 301, 316.
Treaty with England, 21, 43; with

Spain, 98; with England, 264;
Troops sent to Colonies, 15.
Tyler, J., candidate for Vice President,

199; becomes President, 205; rup-
ture with the Whigs, 208; politi-
cal antecedents, 208; vetoes, 207,
210.

Van Buren, Martin, Secretary of State,

122; resigns, 135; Minister to Eng-
land, 139; nomination for Vice
President, 151; elected President,
169; inaugurated, 173; re-nomina-
ted, 200; candidate for President,
244.
Vermont admitted, 40.

War, declaration of, 72.

War, Mormon, 802.
Warrants, Land, 381.
Washington, George, Commander-in-
Chief, 19; elected President, 28;
inaugurated, 30; re-elected Presi-
dent, 40; appointed Commander-
in-Chief, 47; death of, 50.

Webster, Daniel, 181; candidate for
President, 169; Secretary of State,

204.

Whigs, name assumed, 162; overthrow
of, 257.

Winthrop, R. C., elected Speaker, con-
test over, 248.

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