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South Carolina

South Carolina—Continued.

INDEX

The desolation of Charleston, IX., 98-99.
Attempts to fix prices of commodities, IX.,
188.

Value of lands in, 1815, 1850, 1860, IX.,
216-219.

Gold production in, IX., 231.

Production of cotton in, IX., 233-234.
Production of rice in, IX., 235.

Agricultural society formed in, IX., 235.
Chief exports of, IX., 238.

Educational progress in, 1789-1865, IX., 264
et seq.

Constitutions adopted by, IX., 327.
Perry appointed provisional governor of,
IX., 366.

Abolishes slavery and rescinds secession
ordinance, IX., 368.

Anti-negro laws of, IX., 372.

Rejects Fourteenth Amendment, IX., 380.
Negro and white voters registered in, IX.,
387.

Adopts new constitution, IX., 389.

Ratifies Fourteenth Amendment, IX., 396.
Declared in a state of insurrection, IX.,
435.

Corruption of negro legislators in, IX.,
467-469.

Work of ousting carpet-bag government
begun, IX., 469.

Sends contested electoral returns to Con-
gress, IX., 475.

Electoral votes of, given to Hayes, IX.,
476.

The "Red-Shirt" campaign in, IX., 477-
479.

Militia furnished by, X., 112.

Property values in, 1860, 1870, and 1909,
X., 310, 313.

Persons engaged in agriculture in, X., 341.
Governors of, X., 549-550.

South Carolina College, Used as Confederate
hospital, IX., 195.

South Carolina Railroad, VI., 319.

South Dakota.

Area, population, chief cities, and date ad-
mitted, I., 8, 11.

Production of gold in, I., 27.

Admitted to Union, X., 33.
Militia furnished by, X., 112.

Sues North Carolina for bond interest, X.,
303.

Property values in, 1909, X., 313.

Persons engaged in agriculture in, X., 342.
Constitution adopted by, X., 475.
Governors of, X., 550.

Spain

South Mills, or Camden, N. C., Reno's repulse
at, VIII., 107-108.
South Mountain, I., 12.

South Mountain or Boonsboro, Md., Battle of,
VIII., 220-223.

South Omaha, Neb., Population of, in 1910,
I., 7.

South Seas, Company of the, I., 195.
Southampton, Earl of, Becomes treasurer of
the London Company, I., 175.

Southampton, The, Captures the Vixen, V.,
480.
Southampton, L. I.

Founding of, I., 292.

Refuses to take oath of obedience to
Dutch, I., 305-306.

Southard, Samuel L.

On compromise committee, VI., 209.
Appointed Secretary of the Navy, VI., 238.
Southcott, Thomas, Obtains grant to Massa-
chusetts, I., 218.

Southern Literary Messenger, IX., 287.
Southern Quarterly Review, IX., 287.
Southern Review, IX., 287.

Southern Rights Association, Advocates se-
cession, VII., 306.

Southfield, The (Fed.), Sunk by the Albemarle,
IX., 89.

Southgate, James A., Nominated for Vice-
Presidency, X., 72.

Southwick, Solomon, VI., 332.

Spain.

Sells Florida to the United States, I., 4.
Awarded one-half the world by Alexander
VI., I., 114.

Joins France in war against England, III.,
172.

Refuses to recognize independence of col-
onies, III., 226-227.

Agrees to join Armed Neutrality, III.,
228.

Acknowledges independence of United
States, III., 311.

Dispute with United States regarding
Southern boundary and navigation of the
Mississippi, III., 371 et seq.

Receives Louisiana and Florida, IV., 199;
V., 18.

Intrigues with the Westerners, IV., 200.
Intrigues with the Indians, IV., 202.
Negotiations for treaty with, IV., 204-205.
Restricts trade on the Mississippi, IV., 205-
206; V., 19.

Concludes the treaty of San Lorenzo el
Real. IV., 209–211.

Concludes treaty with France, IV., 326.

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Refuses to turn over Mississippi posts, IV.,
326.

Retrocedes Louisiana to France, V., 20-21.
Agrees to settle spoliation claims, V., 49.
Negotiations with, for the Floridas, V., 51-
57.

Revolution against Napoleon in, V., 306.
Seizure of American vessels in, V., 236.
Protests at filibustering expeditions, VI.,

141-142.

Sells Florida to the United States, VI.,
152-158.

Joins the Holy Alliance, VI., 214.
Downfall of liberalism in, VI., 215.
Revolt of colonies of, VI., 217.
Revolution in, VI., 218.

Overthrow of constitution in, VI., 223-224.
Agrees to abolish slave trade, VI., 281-282.
Claims convention with, VI., 457.

The Black Warrior affair, Soulé's negotia-
tions, and the Ostend Manifesto, VII.,
338-342, 346-349.

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Treaties with, X., 525.
Spanish-American War.

The Cuban insurrection and the destruc-
tion of the Maine, X., 86-91.

The calm preceding the outbreak of war,
X., 93-94.

War declared, X., 96-98.

Blockade of Cuba established, X., 97.

The Nashville captures the Buena l'entura,
X., 97-98.

Comparison of the American and Spanish

navies, X., 98-101.
Financial legislation, X., 102.
Calls for volunteers, X., 103.
Organization of squadrons, X., 104.

The battle of Manila Bay, X., 105-110.
Reply to the call for volunteers, X., III.
Militia furnished by each State, X., III-

I12.

Speakers

Spanish-American War-Continued.
Mobilization of the army, X., 112-113.
Mystery as to Cervera's destination, X.,

114.

The affair at Matanzas, X., 115.

The Winslow affair at Cardenas, X., 116.
Cutting of the cables at Cienfuegos, X.,
116-117.

The bombardment of San Juan, Porto
Rico, X., 118-119.

Cervera reaches Santiago, X., 120.
Voyage of the Oregon, X., 122-123.

Sinking of the Merrimack at Santiago, X.,
124-127.

Santiago bombarded by the Vesuvius, X.,
128.

Landing of the American army, X., 128-
132.

Lawton takes Siboney, X., 132.

The battle of Las Guasimas, X., 132-134.
The battles of El Caney and San Juan, X.,
134-135.

Destruction of Cervera's fleet, X., 145-152.
Capitulation of Santiago, X., 153–161.
The campaign in Porto Rico, X., 162-172.
The campaign at Manila, X., 172–177.
Attacks on Manzanillo and the Bay of
Nipe, X., 177–178.

The peace protocol and the treaty of Paris,
X., 179-185.

Spark, The.

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Spaulding, E. G.

Currency plan of, VIII., 112.

Prepares National Bank Act, VIII., 260.
Spaulding, H. H., Goes to Oregon, VII., 10.
Speakers of the House.

F. A. Muhlenberg, IV., 80, 83, 175.
Jonathan Trumbull, IV., 123.
Jonathan Dayton, IV., 274, 333.
Theodore Sedgwick, IV., 448, 453.
Nathaniel Macon, V., 8, 32.
Joseph B. Varnum, V., 188, 226.
Henry Clay, V., 279, 387; VI., 110, 201.

Philip P. Barbour, VI., 196.

Andrew Stevenson, VI., 269, 413.

James K. Polk, VI., 484.

R. M. T. Hunter, VII., 47.

John W. Davis, VII., 184.

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Specht, General Johann Friedrich, Accom-

panies Burgoyne, III., 19.

Specie Payments.

Suspended in 1812, V., 390.

Suspended in 1814, VI., 102.
Resumption of, VI., 104-105.

Dallas pushes work of compelling resump-
tion, VI., 108.

Suspended by Kentucky banks, VI., 185.
Suspended in Missouri, VI., 188.
Taney's specie circular, VI., 490.
Attacks on the circular, VI., 497.
Suspension and resumption of, in 1837, VI.,

504-511; IX., 252.

Suspended in 1839, VII., 44.
Suspended in 1857, VII., 438.

Suspended by New York banks in 1861,
VIII., 112; IX., 256.

Congress authorizes retirement of green-
backs, IX., 404.

Congress pledges faith to pay in coin, IX.,
404.

Suspended during panic of 1873, IX., 450.
Bill for resumption of, passed by Congress,
IX., 453.

Sherman's efforts to resume, X., 8, 10.
Resumption easily effected, X., 10.

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Spokane River

The anti-lottery movement, VII., 131-132.
In railway enterprises, VII., 439.

In gold during the war, IX., 80.

In the South, IX., 188-189, 191.

Speed, James.

Appointed Attorney-General, IX., 86.
Resigns, IX., 379.

Speed, Joshua S., Sent to arouse Union senti-
ment in Kentucky, VIII., 32.

Speedwell, The, I., 208.

Spencer, Ambrose, Removes Federalists from
office, V., 6.

Spencer, John C., Becomes Secretary of War,
VII., 66.

Spencer, Joseph.

Appointed brigadier-general, II., 351.

Prepares to occupy Dorchester Heights,
II., 380.

Spencer, Capt. Spear, At Tippecanoe, V.,
274.

Spencer, The, Captured and released, IV., 416.
Sperry, Rear-Admiral Charles S., Delegate to
peace conference, X., 254.
Sphynx, The, At Charleston, II., 406.
Spices, Increase in duty on, IV., 102.
Spilsbury, Captain, V., 423.

Spinnet, The first manufactured in America,
II., 165.

Spinning-Jenny, The first in America, IV., 47-
48, 147.

Spinning Schools, Established in colonies, IV.,
43.

Spiritualists, Churches and numbers of, X.,

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Stanton

Stahel, Brig.-Gen. Julius (Fed.)—Continued.
At New Market, IX., 19-20.

At Maryland Heights, IX., 23.

Staked Plain, I., 13.

Stamford, Conn.

Founded, I., 263.

United with New Haven, I., 264.

Defeat of the Algonquins near, I., 294.
Stamp Act.

Passage and repeal of, II., 217-224, 237-

240.

Text of, II., 241-245.

Stanbery, Henry.

Becomes Attorney-General, IX., 379.

Resigns to act as counsel for Johnson, IX.,
394.

Senate refuses to reappoint, IX., 396.
Stand-up Law, Repealed, VI., 136.
Standard Oil Company.

Fined for rebating, X., 259.
Dissolved, X., 285.

Standish, Miles.

Joins Puritan church, I., 206.
Explores Cape Cod, I., 209.
Explores Massachusetts Bay, I., 211.
Attacks the Indians, I., 212.

Stanley, Maj.-Gen. David S. (Fed.).
At Iuka, VII., 305.

Commands cavalry corps, VIII., 361.
In Tullahoma campaign, VIII., 368-369.
At Resaca, VIII., 474-475.
At Jonesboro, VIII., 487-488.
In Tennessee, IX., 70.
At Johnsonville, IX., 70.
At Spring Hill, IX., 71.
At Franklin, IX., 72-73.

Stanley, Edward, Appointed military gov-
ernor of North Carolina, VIII., 267.

Stanley, Col. T. R. (Fed.), At McLemore's

Cove, VIII., 371.

Stannard, Maj.-Gen. George J. (Fed.), At

Fort Harrison, IX., 45.

Stansbury, Gen. Tobias E., At battle of Bla-
densburg, VI., 25 et seq.

Stanton, Edwin M.

Becomes Attorney-General, VII., 460.
Appointed Secretary of War, VIII., 117.
Retains confidence in McClellan, VIII.,

199.

Removes McClellan, VIII., 211.

Reports on military conditions, VIII., 398.
Orders Meade to send troops to West,
VIII., 405.

Investigates corruption in War Depart-

ment, IX., 164, 351.

Decides to remain in Cabinet, IX., 379.

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Duplicity of, in depriving Johnson of com-
mand of army, IX., 384, note.

Drafts second supplementary reconstruc-
tion act, IX., 385.

Refuses to resign office, IX., 386.
Withdraws under protest, IX., 386.
Reinstated by Senate, IX., 392.

Again refuses to vacate office, IX., 393.
Relinquishes his office, IX., 395.

Appointed to Supreme Court, IX., 396, 409.
Death of, IX., 396.

Stanton, Frederick P.

Appointed Secretary of Kansas, VII., 394.
Apportions delegates to constitutional con-
vention, VII., 394-395.

Removed, VII., 398.

Star, The, Armament of, V., 421.

Star of the West, The, Attack on, VII. 463–
464.

Star Route Frauds, X., 18.

Star Spangled Banner, Composed by Key,

VI., 36.

Stark, Gen. John.

At battle of Lake George, II., 94.

Joins Revolutionary forces at Boston, II.,
343.

Spurns British offers, II., 366.

Reinforces troops on Bunker Hill, II., 368.
Defeats Baum at battle of Bennington,
III., 28-30.

Member of André court-martial, III., 217.
Starkweather, Brig.-Gen. John C. (Fed.).
At Perryville, VIII., 247-248.

At Murfreesboro, VIII., 252-256.

At McLemore's Cove, VIII., 371.

Starvation Clubs, IX., 192.

State, Secretaries of.

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State, Secretaries of-Continued.
William L. Marcy, VII., 317.
Lewis Cass, VII., 386-387.
Jeremiah S. Black, VII., 460.
William H. Seward, VII., 477.
Hamilton Fish, IX., 400.
William M. Evarts, X., I.

James G. Blaine, X., 14.

Staten Island

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, X., 16.
Thomas F. Bayard, X., 24.
James G. Blaine, X., 41.
Walter Q. Gresham, X., 51.
Richard Olney, X., 51.
John Sherman, X., 74.
William R. Day, X., 74.
John Hay, X., 74, 251.
Elihu Root X., 252.
Philander C. Knox, X., 276.
List of, X., 533.

State Constitutions. See CONSTITUTIONS.
State Department.

Creation and work of, IV., 85; IX.,

313.

Granted control of Mint at first, IV.,

129.

Bureaus of, X., 467.

State Rights.

Diverse opinions regarding, III., 495-497.
Powers reserved to the State, IV., 89.

The right of a State to be sued, IV., 242-
244.

Question of, in Kentucky and Virginia
Resolutions, IV., 384 et seq.

Ohio's declaration regarding Bank tax, VI.,
183.

Georgia's assertion of her rights, VI., 300-

301.

As defined by Webster and Hayne, VI.,
350-356.

As defined by Jackson, VI., 396.

Calhoun's resolutions on, VI., 398-399;
VII., 24-25.

The right of the States under the Consti-
tution to secede, VIII., 1-9.

See also SECESSION; NULLIFICATION.

State Suicide Theory of Reconstruction, IX.,
359.

Staten Island.

Purchased from the Indians, I., 191.
Settlement established on, by De Vries,
I., 193.

Represented in first New York Assembly,
I., 307.

Dispute over, between New York and New
Jersey, I., 314.

Lord Stirling's attack on, III., 179-180.

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