Walker: Life of Andrew Jackson; by A. Walker. Philadelphia, 1860.
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Wise: Seven Decades of the Union; by Henry A. Wise. Lippincott: Philadelphia, 1872.
ABERDEEN, LORD, satisfied with Jack-
son's offer regarding West India
trade, 215.
Abolitionists, their origin and growth,
410; send documents to the South,
411.
Adair, General John, remonstrates
with Jackson for accusing Kentucky
troops of cowardice, 46; as gover-
nor of Kentucky, supports "relief"
acts, 163; petitions for redress, 164.
Adams, John, prevents war with
France, 31; unfairly blamed for
alien and sedition acts, 255; on re-
sponsibility of Treasury Department
to House, 353.
Adams, John Quincy, on motives of
Congress in refunding Jackson's
fine, 57; defends Jackson's course
in Florida, 80; vindicates it to
Spain and England, 82; friendly re-
lations with Jackson, 82; says vice-
presidency would be a good retreat
for Jackson's old age, 82; his de-
fence of Jackson plausible but un-
sound, 83; his case against Arbuth-
not, 83; consults Jackson on Texan
boundary, 84; reports Jackson as
willing to abandon Texan claim,
84, 85; on plan to nominate Clay
for Vice-President in 1820, 92; re-
ceives one electoral vote, 92; recog-
nizes strength of Jackson as candi-
date, 99; his public services, party
connections, and character as candi-
date, 102-104; his estimate of Cal-
houn, 104, 105; friendly with Cal-
houn, 105; on Crawford's quarrels
with Monroe, 107; on Benton's
motives for supporting Jackson,
114; refuses to appoint Benton to
office, 114; electoral and popular
vote for, 115; on the infatuation
of Pennsylvania for Jackson, 115
elected President by House, 116;
his encounter with Jackson after
election, 117; gives Clay State De-
partment, 118; accused by Jackson
of a corrupt bargain, 119; Clay's
reasons for supporting, 120; thought
a less dangerous rival for Clay than
Jackson, 120; not at first the object
of Jackson's resentment, 122; de-
nies the bargain story, 123; his re-
lations with Clay unfriendly before
1824, 124; approached by Letcher
with suggestion to appoint Clay,
124; told by Clay of purpose to
vote for him, 124; asked by Scott
to appoint Clay, refuses to promise,
125; urged by Webster not to pro-
scribe federalists, 125; hated by
federalists, 125; conscious of his
lack of support, 134; rendered un-
popular by bargain cry, 136; his
theory of presidency, 138; wishes
to guide and suggest national im-
provements, 138, 139; makes no at-
tempt to create an administration
party, 141; offers Treasury to Craw-
ford, 141; appoints Rush, a politi-
cal opponent, 141; refuses to aid
election of Mason, 141; refuses to
punish officials for opposition, 142;
refuses to appoint friends to office,
142; refuses to bid for popularity
with Germans, 142; refuses to dis-
miss McLean, 142, 143; refuses to
correct a slander, 143; his inter-
view with Binns, 143; his adminis-
tration in a minority, 143, 144;
slanders against, in campaign of
1828, 145, 146; still refuses to dis-
miss McLean, 146; controversy with
Giles and with New England feder-
alists about changing party in 1807,
147; electoral and popular vote for, | Adams, Mrs. J. Q., gives a ball in
148, 149; his administration too un-
worldly, 149; compared with that
of his father, 149; refusal of Jack-
son to call upon, 179; hurt at the
slight, 180; failure of attempt to
reconcile with Jackson, 180; his
mortification at discovery of Wat-
kins's defalcation, 189 n.; on reasons
for rejection of Hill's nomination by
Senate, 191; refuses to run on ticket
with Crawford, 198; refers to quar-
rel between Calhoun and Jackson,
209; says Jackson offered War De-
partment to Drayton, 212; on Jack-
son's attitude in Peck impeachment
case, 220; as President, appoints
agent to investigate Creek treaty,
222; orders Gaines to prevent tres-
pass on Creek lands, 222; defied by
Troup, 222; unpopular in South-
west for protecting Indians, 224;
on Stevenson's election as Speaker,
241; his attitude toward tariff of
1828, 251 n.; chairman of Commit-
tee on Manufactures, 262; wishes
to pay debt and then lower duties,
263; proposes abolition of Phi Beta
Kappa, 294; an anti-mason, 295;
his report on the Bank, 302; on
branch drafts, 303; on Bank's sales
of coin, 303; on Bank's share in
internal improvements, 304; on
charge of non-user against Bank,
305; on charge of Bank's subsidiz-
ing press, 305; objects to loans by
Bank to members of Congress, 310;
disgusted at Harvard's compliment
to Jackson, 350; accuses Jackson of
posing, 350; his report on currency,
389; sustains Jackson's attitude
toward France, 405; negotiates in
1819 concerning western boundary
of Louisiana, 412; as President,
orders Poinsett to buy Texas, 413;
said by Jackson to have prevented
annexation of Texas in 1836, 418;
his speech against war for Texas,
420;
on factiousness of politics,
430; denounced by Jackson for his
opposition to Texas, 457, 458; con-
troversy with Jackson as to latter's
position on Texas in 1819, 458, 459.
honor of Jackson, 104.
Alabama, opposes a congressional
caucus, 109; resents expulsion of
intruders from Cherokee territory,
228; denounces tariff, 256, 257, 335;
opposes nullification, 335; nomi-
nates White in 1836, 444.
Albany Regency, controlled by Van
Buren, 111; tries to prevent choice
of electors in New York by people,
111; loses control of Legislature to
"people's party," 111.
Alien and sedition laws, less tyran-
nical than embargo, 32.
Ambrister, Robert, captured by Jack-
son in Florida, 74; his questiona-
ble status, 74, 75; condemned to be
shot, his sentence commuted, 75;
ordered by Jackson to be hanged,
75.
Anti-masons, origin of, 289-293; dis-
rupt old political parties, 292; hold
convention at Utica, their prin-
ciples, 293; spread into Pennsylva-
nia and New England, 293; hold
national conventions and nominate
Wirt for President, 294, 295; their
relations with Clay, 295; decline
to call a convention in 1836, 443;
nominate Harrison for presidency,
444.
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Arbuthnot, Alexander, seized by Jack-
son in Florida, 72; his relations
with Indians, 73; tells his son to
remove goods from Jackson's ad-
vance, 73; considered by Jackson
to have warned Indians, 73; tried
and condemned on charge of incit-
ing Creeks to war, 74; his con-
demnation unwarranted, 74, 78;
hanged by Jackson's order, 75;
Adams's case against, plausible,
but unsound, 83.
Arkansas, admitted as a State, 446,
447.
Armstrong, John, his advice to Jack-
son about invading Florida in 1814,
43.
Aury, Louis de, a pirate in Florida,
67.
Avery, Colonel Waightstill, his duel
with Jackson, 20.
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