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Sullivan, John T., Rejected as Bank director,

VI., 419.

Sullivan's Island. See FORT MOULTRIE;

CHARLESTON.

Sully, Thomas, Paintings of, IV., 75; IX., 300.
Sulu Archipelago, I., 15.

Sumner, Charles.

Views on slavery, VII., 282.

Disapproves Fugitive Slave law, VII., 296.
Enters Congress, VII., 306.
Anti-slavery speech of, VII., 312.
Anti-slavery amendment of, VII., 323.
Opposes Kansas-Nebraska bill, VII., 325.
Defends Emigrant Aid Company, VII.,
367.

Speaks on the "Crime against Kansas,"
VII., 368-369.

Assaulted by Brooks, VII., 369.
Opposes compromise, VII., 471.

Favors release of Mason and Slidell, VIII.,
58-59.

Advocates legal-tender bill, VIII., 113.
Fears for army, VIII., 348.

His theory of reconstruction, IX., 6, 88,
359.

Writings and speeches of, IX., 278.

Opposes admission of Southern represen-
tatives, IX., 363.

On radical feeling toward Johnson, IX.,
368, note.

Denounced by Johnson, IX., 376.

Protests at adjournment of Congress, IX.,
386.

Opinion of Johnson's message, IX., 391.
Speech on Alabama claims, IX., 415–416.
Grant's quarrel with, IX., 420.
Removed from chairmanship of Foreign
Relations Committee, IX., 421.
Opposes recognition of Cuban belligerency,
IX., 422.

Endeavors to secure passage of civil rights
bill, IX., 437-438, 455.

Death of, IX., 455.

Sumner, Gen. Edwin V. (Fed.).

Refuses aid in Buckshot War, VII., 34.
At Cerro Gordo, VII., 232-234.
At Churubusco, VII., 241.

Sent to disperse Topeka legislature, VII.,
373.

Commands army corps, VIII., 84, 153.
At Williamsburg, VIII., 172.

At Fair Oaks or Seven Pines, VIII., 177-
178.

At Oak Grove, VIII., 189.

Supreme Court

Sumner, Gen. Edwin V. (Fed.) —Continued.
At Savage Station, VIII., 194.
At Malvern Hill, VIII., 196–197.

Sails from Harrison's Landing, VIII., 202.
Reinforces Pope, VIII., 210.

At Antietam, VIII., 224-229.

At Fredericksburg, VIII., 232-235.
Sumner, Gen. Jethro, At Eutaw Springs, III.,
260-262.

Sumner, Gen. Samuel S., At San Juan, X.,
142-145.

Sumpter, The (Confed.), Captured at Mem-
phis, VIII., 167.

Sumter, Gen. Thomas.

Routs British at Williamson's Plantation,
III., 195.

Attacks Rocky Mount and Hanging Rock,
III., 196.

Retreats after battle of Camden, III., 201.
Defeats Wemyss and Tarleton, III., 206.
Activity of, III., 254.

Captures Orangeburgh, III., 255.
Joins Greene, III., 258.

Defeats British at Biggin's Church, III.,
259.

Elected to Congress, IV., 80.

Sun Worship, By the Indians, I., 64.
Sunbury, Fort at, surrendered to British, III.,
160.

Superior, Lake, I., 18.

Discovery of, I., 423.

Establishment of mission of the Holy
Spirit on, I., 425.

Supreme Court.

At Gaines' Mill, VIII., 192.

At Peach Orchard, VIII., 193–194.

Formed by Congress, IV., 87; IX., 318-322.
Decides case of Chisholm vs. Georgia, IV.,
242-243.

Decides Yazoo land claims, V., 82, 83.
Opinion in case of McCulloch vs. Mary-
land, VI., 180-181.

Decision in case of Osborn vs. United
States Bank, VI., 183.

Renders opinion in case of Cherokee Na-
tion vs. Georgia, VI., 366–367.

Orders Georgia to free prisoners, VI.,
368.

Sustains lower courts in Amistad case, VII.,
81.

Upholds Rhode Island courts in case of
Luther vs. Borden, VII., 137.

Decides case of Prigg vs. Pennsylvania,

VII., 172-173.

The Van Zandt case, VII., 174.

The Dred Scott case, VII., 387-392.

Awards Island No. 76 to Arkansas, IX.,
208.

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Deprived of jurisdiction over appeals from
military tribunals in South, IX., 382-
383.

Renders legal-tender decisions in cases of
Hepburn vs. Griswold, and Juilliard vs.
Greenman, IX., 407-409.

Decisions of, regarding Mormons, X., 32.
Declares income tax unconstitutional, X.,
55.

Decides the insular cases, X., 196-197.

Declares the Beef Trust illegal, X., 222–223.
Dissolves the Northern Securities Com-

pany, X., 223.

Decisions of, in Standard Oil and Tobacco
Trust cases, X., 284-286.

Decisions of, in interstate controversies,
X., 302-304.

Declares peonage illegal, X., 409.
Decides female labor legislation is not un-
constitutional, X., 417.

Overturns the eight-hour law, X., 418.
Broadening activities since the Civil War
and the republicanization of, X., 471-
473.

Supreme Court Justices.

Jay appointed Chief Justice, IV., 88.
Marshall appointed Chief Justice, IV., 471.
Taney becomes Chief Justice, VI., 486-
487.

Lincoln appoints Chase Chief Justice, IX.,
86-87.

Waite becomes Chief Justice, IX., 447.
Fuller succeeds Waite, X., 33.

White and other Taft appointments, X.,
296.

Justices of, since 1789, X., 473, 533.
Surratt, John H., IX., 144.

Susan Constant, The, Voyage of, I., 157-158.
Susquehanna River, I., 19.

Sutter's Fort, Cal., Frémont at, VII., 216–217.
Swaanendael, Settlement of, I., 193.
Swabey, Maurice, Appointed British arbi-
trator, IV., 441.

Swallow, Silas C., Nominated for Presidency,

X., 215, 250.

Swallow, The, Voyage of, I., 140.

Swan, Richard, Attacked by the Indians at

Haverhill, I., 458-459.

Swansdale.

Settlement of DeVries at, I., 193.
Resold to the Company, I., 194.

Swanton, Admiral, Raises siege of Quebec, II.,

118.

Sykes

Swartwout, John, Fights duel with Clinton, V.,

121.

Swartwout, Robert.

Fights duel with Riker, V., 121.
Confers with Wilkinson, V., 411.
Commands brigade, V., 412.
At Chrystler's Farm, V., 413.
Swartwout, Samuel.

Sent west by Burr, V., 136.

Delivers Burr's letter to Wilkinson, V., 142.
Arrested, V., 151.

Released, V., 158.

Becomes defaulter, V., 164.

Remarks regarding office-seekers, VI., 346.
Swayne, Justice N. H., On legal-tender cases,
I., 408-409.

Sweden, New, Settlement of, I., 195-196.
Sweden.

Joins the Armed Neutrality, III., 228, 236–
237.

Acknowledges independence of the United
States, III., 311.

Agrees to abolish slave trade, VI., 281.
Reciprocity treaty with, IX., 239, 333.
Treaties with, X., 525.

Swedes.

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Passage of law in Massachusetts Bay col-
ony authorizing killing of trespassing
swine, I., 250.

Hog-raising in the colonies, II., 183-185.
Switzerland, Treaty with, IX., 333; X., 76, 525.
Switzerland, The (Fed.).

At Memphis, VIII., 167.

Passes Vicksburg batteries, VIII., 313.

Sykes, Maj.-Gen. George (Fed.).

At Gaines' Mill, VIII., 192.

At Second Bull Run, VIII., 205-210.

Swanzey, Indian massacre at, I., 350.
Swarthmore College, Founded, IX., 176.

At Antietam, VIII., 225-229.

At Shepherdstown Ford, VIII., 229.

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Sykes, Maj.-Gen. George (Fed.)-Continued.

At Chancellorsville, VIII., 297–303.
At Gettysburg, VIII., 338-345.

Sylvania, State proposed by Jefferson, III.,
386.

Symes, Benjamin, Founds free school in Vir-
ginia, I., 277, 371; II., 171.

Symmes, John Cleves, Obtains grant in Ohio,
III., 398-399.

Symphony Society, X., 458.
Syracuse, N. Y.

Association formed at, to oppose Fugitive
Slave laws, VII., 296.

The Jerry McHenry rescue at, VII., 305-
306.

Syren, The, at Charleston, II., 406.

Taal Volcano, I., 16.

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Tabasco, Captured by Perry, VII., 212.
Tacoma, Wash., Population of, in 1910, I., 8.
Taft, William Howard.

Lays responsibility of panic of 1893 on
Gorman-Wilson tariff law, IV., 134-135,

note.

Appointed president of Philippine Commis-
sion, X., 211.

Opens Philippine assembly, X., 213.
Becomes Secretary of War, X., 251.

Becomes provisional governor of Cuba, X.,
263-264.

Elected President, X., 275-276.
Inaugurated, X., 276-277.

Calls special session of Congress, X., 278.
Opinion of tariff bill, X., 279.

Appoints tariff board, X., 279.

Winona speech of, X., 280.

Dismisses Pinchot, X., 281-282.

Appoints Railroad Securities Commission,
X., 283-284.

Vetoes bills revising tariff, X., 291–292.
Negotiates Canadian reciprocity treaty, X.,
292-293.

Negotiates peace treaties with France and

England, X., 293-294.

Appoints Supreme Court Justices, X., 296.
On Panama Canal rates, X., 297-298.
Defeated for reëlection, X., 301-302.
Messages, X., 282, 284.

Tahoe, Lake, I., 18.

Taku, China, Bombarded, X., 205-206.
Talbot, Capt. Silas.

Attacks British fleet at New York, II., 443.
Captures the Pigot, III., 131.

Talbot, Capt. Silas-Continued.

Taney

Commands San Domingo station, IV., 417.
Sends Hull to capture prize, IV., 420.
Talcott, Joseph, Governor of Connecticut, II.,
5.

Taliaferro, Brig.-Gen. William B. (Confed.).
At Port Republic, VIII., 185-186.
At Cedar Mountain, VIII., 203-204.
At Gainesville, VIII., 207.

At Bentonville, IX., 103.

Talladega, Ala., Jackson's victory over Creeks
at, V., 448-449.

Tallahassee, Fla., Population of, in 1910, I., 6.
Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de.

Negotiations of, with Gerry, Marshall and
Pinckney, IV., 348 et seq.

Makes peace overtures, IV., 429, 432, 436.
Urges envoys to come to Paris, IV., 439.
Determines to secure Louisiana, V., 19.
Denies purchase of Louisiana, V., 23.
Denies American right to West Florida, V.,

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States assent to impost duty, III., 289.
Congress requests power to levy impost
duties, III., 352-353.

States assent to impost, III., 354-355.
Passage of the tariff of 1789, IV., 91-101.
Revision of the tariff in 1790, IV., 102–103.
Impost and excise duty laid on spirits, IV.,
116-117.

Hamilton's report on manufactures, IV.,
126.

Increase of impost duties in 1792, IV., 127-
128.

Decrease of excise duty, IV., 128.
Increase of tariff in 1794, IV., 187.
Increase of duty on salt, IV., 335.

Increase of duties on sugar, molasses and
wines, IV., 455.

Increase of duties to provide Mediter-
ranean Fund, V., 91.

Increase of duties in 1812, V., 295–296.
Efforts to obtain protection to industries,
V., 312.

Gallatin's plan of a tariff, V., 312-313.
Passage of the tariff of 1816, VI., 111-117.
Efforts of British manufacturers to circum-

vent, VI., 117–118.

Petitions to Congress for protection to in-

dustries, VI., 119-120.

Removal of duties discriminating against
British goods, VI., 120-121.

The tariff of 1818. VI., 122-123.

Debate on the tariff in 1820, 1821, VI., 191–
196.

The tariff of 1824, VI., 259–263.
Effect of the tariff of 1824. VI., 264.
Failure of the tariff bill of 1827, VI., 265.

Tariff-Continued.

Tartarus

Opposition to tariff revision in South Caro-
lina, VI., 266-268.

The Harrisburg tariff convention, VI., 268.
Passage of the "tariff of abominations" in
1828, VI., 269–273.

Anti-tariff agitation, VI., 274-275.

The South Carolina exposition, VI., 275-
276.

The tariff of 1830, VI., 359-361.
The tariff of 1832, VI., 376-381.
South Carolina nullifies the tariff, VI., 392
et seq.

The compromise tariff of 1833, VI., 398-
404.

The tariff of 1841, VII., 64-65.
The "Little Tariff," VII., 71-73.
The tariff of 1842, VII., 73-76.
The tariff of 1846, VII., 182-186.
Reciprocity with Canada, VII., 333-336.
The tariff of 1857, VII., 436–438.

The Morrill tariff of 1861, VII., 441-442.
Increased in 1861, VIII., 46-47.
The tariff of 1862, VIII., 213.
Increases in 1864, VIII., 400-401.

Failure of Congress to revise tariff in 1867,
IX., 403.

The "Wool and Woolens Act" of 1867, IX.,
403.

Reduction of the tariff in 1870, IX., 410-

4II.

The tariff of 1872, IX., 447-448.
Reduction of, in 1883, X., 19-20.
Debate on the Mills tariff, X., 36–37.
The McKinley tariff, X., 42-44.
The Gorman-Wilson tariff bill, X., 55.
The Dingley tariff bill, X., 74-75.

The Payne-Aldrich tariff law, X., 278-279.
Dissatisfaction with, X., 288–289.

Taft's vetoes of bills revising tariff, X.,

291-292.

The tariff as a factor in trust development,
X., 335-337.

Tariff Board.

Created by Congress, X., 279.

Membership of, increased, X., 288-289.
Tarleton, Col. Banastre.

Raid of, in South Carolina, III., 188.
Defeats Washington and Huger, III., 189.
Defeats Buford at Waxhaws, III., 192–193.
Defeated by Sumter, III., 206.

Defeated by Morgan at Cowpens, III., 244-
246.

Attacks Tories by mistake, III., 250-251.
Attempts to capture Jefferson, III., 264.
Tartarus, The, V., 485.

Tattnall

Tattnall, Commodore Josiah (Confed.).

At Craney Island, VI., 17.

INDEX

At Port Royal Bay (1861), VIII., 71-72.
Taunton, Mass.

Riotous proceedings at, III., 425.
Approves repeal of embargo, V., 206.
Taverns, In New York, II., 168.

Taxation.

Dispute over, in Massachusetts Bay colony,
I., 249.

Provision relating to, in Maryland charter,
I., 290.

Imposition of exorbitant taxes in Virginia,
I., 370.

New York the first colony to claim the
right of self-taxation, II., 8.

General forms of, in colonies, II., 155-
157.

The efforts of England to tax the colonies,
II., 216 et seq.

Outbreak against, in Massachusetts, III.,
423 et seq.

The question of taxation and representa-
tion in Congress, III., 471.
Taxation in Tennessee, IV., 237.

Taxes laid on land, houses and slaves, IV.,
405-406.

Reduction of, in 1802, V., 9-10.

Attack on bill reducing, V., 15.
Increase of internal taxation, V., 287-288,
389-390.

Reduction of taxation in 1816, VI., 111-112.
Direct and income taxes imposed, VIII.,
47.

Internal and income bills passed, VIII.,
212-213.

Increase of internal and income taxes,
VIII., 401.

Reduction of internal and income taxation,

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Introduces amendment prohibiting slavery
in Arkansas, VI., 199.

Moves amendment to Missouri bill, VI.,
206.

On Clay investigating committee, VI., 237.
Taylor, Peter, Testifies at Burr's trial, V., 161.
Taylor, Brig.-Gen. Richard (Confed.).

At Port Republic, VIII., 186.
At Malvern Hill, VIII., 197.

At Stirling's Plantation, VIII., 414.
At Sabine Cross Roads, VIII., 417-418.
At Pleasant Hill, VIII., 418-419.
At Mobile, IX., 17-18.
Surrenders, IX,, 134.

Taylor, Brig.-Gen. Robert B., Commands Vir-
ginia militia, VI., 16.

Taylor, Zachary.

Defends Fort Harrison, V., 361-362.

In Black Hawk War, VI., 479.

Defeats Wildcat at Okeechobee, VII., 16.
Attacked by Ampudia, VII., 191-192.
Defeats Arista at Palo Alto, VII., 196–197.
Again defeats him at Resaca de la Palma,
VII., 197-199.

Occupies Matamoras, VII., 199.

Defeats Ampudia at Monterey, VII., 201-
205.

Division of his army, VII., 206.

Wins victory over Santa Anna at Mon-
terey, VII., 207-211.

Orders Doniphan to Saltillo, VII., 219.
Elected President, VII., 256–261.
Submits Clayton-Bulwer treaty to Senate,
VII., 269.

Inaugurated, VII., 279.

Messages to Congress, VII., 283-284, 433.
Issues proclamation against filibusters,

VII., 302.

Death of, VII., 292.

Taylor, Major-General, Captures Eagle and
Growler, V., 434-435.

Tayton, Don Carlos, Leads expedition to
Michigan, III., 280.

Tazewell, L. W., Receives electoral votes in
1840, VII., 55.

Tea.

Townshend's plan of taxing, II., 254.
Duty on, retained, II., 271.

Imposition of duty on, II., 275.

The Boston and other tea parties, II., 277
et seq.

Duty on, in tariff of 1789, IV., 100.
Increase in duty on, IV., 102.
Increase in price of, during War of 1812,
VI., 43.

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