deemable, 869; advantages of a, in the
United States, 363; prediction concern-
ing irredeemable, 365.

Parable of the prodigal son, 647; the wid-
ow's mite, referred to, 519.

Parker, Chief Justice, 207; death of, 194.
Parliament, power of, over the Colonies,
165.

Political Revolution, 132.
Polk, James K., will of. to take territory
from Mexico, 557; remarks of Mr. Web-
ster on, 558; elected President in 1844,
583; avowal in respect to Mexican war,
602.

Poor, the, and the Rich, 359.
Pope, quotation from, 583.

489.

Parthenon, referred to, 346.

Parties, origin of, 250; violence of, 251.
Party Spirit, Washington's exhortation
against, 345.

Patent-Office, established, 648.

causes, 450.

Posterity, our relation to, 26.

Potomac River, idea of President Jackson

to bridge the, 652.

Penn, William, 529.

Pennsylvania, memorial to abolish slavery,
232; opinion on tariff bill, 258, 262; how
affected by veto of U. S. Bank Bill, 323;
of Christian origin, 512; the public policy
of, 529; laws of, in regard to charitable
bequests, 530.

Peonism, existence of, in New Mexico, 615.
People, source of power, 257; will of, to be

ascertained by legislation, 541.

Perkins, Thomas H., eulogized, 138.
Peter the Great, policy of Russia developed
under, 69.

Philadelphia, convention of Whigs at, 575.
Phillips v. Bury, case of Exeter College, 7.
Pickering, Timothy, amendment to Mr.
Calhoun's bill for internal improvements,
466.

Pilgrim Fathers, first celebration of anni-
versary of landing of, 25; our homage
for, 27; prophecy for the future of their
work, 29; motives which led them into
exile, 29; departure of, for Holland, 30;
establish their government, 35; their pur-
poses and prospects in emigration, 35.
Pilgrim Festival at New York, speech of
Mr. Webster, 496.

Pilgrim Society, formation of, 25.
Pinkney, Thomas, opinion on the Judiciary,
294.

Plymouth, Landing of Pilgrims at, speech
in commemoration of, Dec. 22, 1820, 25;
speech of Dec. 22, 1843, 496.

Plymouth Rock, landing on, described, 27.
Policy, of United States, peaceful, 59; neu-
tral, defined, 152.

Political Parties, existence of, 250.
Political Power, the people the source of,

537.

President of the United States, power of
removal from office, 329; no power to
decide constitutionality of laws, 330;
power to remove and to control an officer,
369; former practice of, to address Con-
gress in person, 374; power of appointing
public officers, 383; oath of, 384; is re-
sponsible to the people, 391; not the sole
representative of the people, 391; power
of, over removal from office, 397, 399;
custom of, on last day of a session of
Congress, 413; duty of, 417; how com-
municate his wishes to Congress, 417;
called the representative of the Ameri-
can people, 432.

Presidential Protest, speech on, 367; gen
eral doctrines of, 392.

Presidential Veto of United States Bank
Bill, speech on, 320.

Press, freedom of, essential to free govern.
ment, 619; violence of, in respect to slav.
ery, 619.
Primogeniture, the right of, abolished in
New England, 44.

Property, general division of, necessary to
free government, 45.
Proscription, exercised by President Jack
son, 348; political, danger of, to the
government, 349.
Protection, incidental, policy of England,
84; should be limited, entire prohibition
destructive, 90; Mr. Webster's views on,
428; an object of the revolution of 1840,
489.

| Public Credit, in 1842, 494.
Public Lands. See Lands, Public.
Public Law, extract from Puffendorf on,
62; forcible interference a violation of,
65.

Public Moneys, to whom belongs the cus
tody of, 368; place of deposit of, fixed by
Congress, 870; power of Congress over,
882; extract from Protest in regard to

882; law of 1836 to regulate deposits of,

437.

Public Opinion, power of, 67, 488; its influ-
ence over governments, 133.
Public Worship, in United States, 651.
Puffendorf, extract from, bearing on prin-
ciples of Holy Alliance, 62.
Putnam, Judge, 532.

Q.

Quakers, their preachers, 524.
Quincy, Josiah, Jr., quoted, 129.
Quincy, Hor.. Josiah, 159.

R.

Radicals, of South Carolina, 244.
Railroads, first in America, 126.
Raleigh, Sir W., referred to, 143.
Randolph, Jefferson, proposition of, to
abolish slavery, 619.

Randolph, Gov., on domestic slavery, 232.
Raymond, Henry J., reporter of Mr. Web-
ster's speeches, xxiv.

Reception of Mr. Webster at Boston, Sept.

30, 1842, 481; at Buffalo, May 22, 1851,
626; at New York, 307.
Reformation, provisions for religious in-
struction in schools at time of, 526.
Religion, the only conservative principle,

524; state of society without, 525; sup-
posed case of a graduate of Girard Col-
lege questioned in regard to, 525; neces-
sity of, to man, 650.

Removal from Office, speech of Webster on,

347; power of President in regard to, 347,
897, 399; decision of Congress in regard
to, 847; Mr. Madison's opinion in regard
to, 347; Mr. Jefferson's use of the power
of, 348; concerning the press, 351; ex-
tract from constitution of England on,
389; dangers of unlimited power in, 395;
act of 1820 in regard to, 896, 397; act of
1789 on, 397, 401, 402, 404, 405; Constitu-
tion of U. S. on, 398; manner of, 400;
power of, incident to power of appoint-
ment, 400, 401, 402; effect of a nomina-
tion on, 401; concerning inferior officers,
402; reasons must be stated for, 404.
Removal of Deposits, object of, 366; by ex-
ecutive power, 369.

Reply to Hayne, by Webster, 227.
Representation, American system of, 46;

in connection with government, 341; in-
equality of, produced by annexing slave
States, 561; of slaves, complaints of the

North against, 620; popular governments
established on the basis of, 642; in House
of Commons, 642; the foundation for law,
643.
Representative Government, experiment
of, 341.

Representative System in England, 538.
Republican Government. See Government
American.

Repudiation denounced, 494.
Resolutions, for appointment of an agent to
Greece, 57; by John Adams, preparatory
to the Declaration, 163; of Congress on
Declaration of Independence, 165; of
Foot in Congress, in regard to Public
Lands, 227; of Congress concerning slav-
ery, 233; of Calhoun concerning State
sovereignty, 273; of Convention of 1787,
287; of Senate concerning executive
veto, 368; on slavery in District of Co-
lumbia, 445; on Mr. Webster's speech on
Girard will, 505; from State Legislatures
respecting slavery, 618.

Retrospective law, defined, 14; extract
from Chief Justice Kent on, 14; passage
of, prohibited, 14.

Revenue, Mr. Webster's views on, 428.
Revolution, defined, 277.

Revolution, American, causes of, 87; begun
in New England, 42; commemorated by
Bunker Hill Monument, 125, 126; sur-
vivors of, at Bunker Hill, 127; character
of state papers of, 130; originated on a
question of principle, 371.

Revolution in Greece, speech on, 57.
Revolution of 1840, its objects, 488.
Revolution, Political, 132.

Rhetoric, Daniel Webster as a master of
English style, xi.

Rhode Island, argument on government of,
535; proceedings of revolutionary party
of 1841 in, 535; proceedings of the Dorr
party in, 544; new constitution of, 545;
action of President Tyler in respect to
insurrection in, 547; error of charter
government of, 549; good effects of the
agitation in, 549.

Rich, Capt. Benjamin, 487.
Richmond, Va., address to the ladies of,
478.

Right of Approach, of ships of war at sea,
664.

Right of Search, letter of Mr. Webster on

the, 660; British claim to, 662; not dis-
tinct from right of visit, 662; view of the
United States, on, 664-666; Lord Aber
deen on the, 670.

Rights, Legal, not affected by pecuniary
profit, 12; of electors, 12; of individuals

Rio Grande, Texas claims to line of, 562;
worthlessness of the valley of the, 565.
Rives, W. C., opinions of the Constitution,
284.

Robbins, Rev. Chandler, delivers address

on anniversary of landing of Pilgrims, 25.
Robinson, Rev. John, 30, 31.

Rome, liberty of, 642.

Rusk, Mr., Senator from Texas, 563.
Russia, extract from Emperor on proper
policy, 64; under Peter the Great, 69;
excited the Greeks to rebellion, 69; under
Catharine the Second, 70; her trade with
the United States, 93; Emperor of, bound
by the law of nations, 598; Emperor of,
demands Kossuth of Turkey, 598.
Ruxton, Mr., description of New Mexico,
567.

S.

Sabbath, convention at Columbus, O., in
regard to observance of the, 518; the ob-
servance of, a part of Christianity, 518.
St. Asaph, Bishop of, extract from dis-
course, 640.

Salem, sentiments of, at the closing of port
of Boston, 129; General Court at, 162.
Sargent, Henry, picture representing Land-
ing of the Pilgrims, by, 52.

Schoois, founded by charity, must include
religious instruction, 528.
Schools of New England, 174.
Science and literature, 51.
Scio, destruction of, 73.

Scott, Gen. Winfield, brilliant campaign of,
554; referred to, 578.

Seamen, letter of Daniel Webster on im-
pressment of, 658.

Search. See Right of Search.

Secession, defined, 276; right of States to,
denied, 278, 282; practical consequences
of, 279; no such thing as peaceable, 621;
of Virginia, improbability of, 646; men
of the Southern States addressed in re-
spect to, 647.

Secretary of the Treasury, his custody of
the public moneys, 368.
Senate of the United States, a body of,
equals, 229; resolution concerning execu-
tive veto, 368; its right of self-defence,
372.

Shakspeare, use of words, xiii.
Shaw, Chief Justice, 532.

Sheridan, remark of, xxv.

Sherman, Roger, appointed to draft the
Declaration, 164

1824, 108.

Shipping of England, provisions in respect

to, 109.

Ships of War, their right to approach ves-
sels at sea, 664.

Silk, manufacture of, in England, 87.
Silsbee, Hon. N., 349.

"Sink or swim, survive or perish," etc.,
168.

Slave, and Slavery, words not found in the
Constitution, 606.

Slave-holding States, advantages of, in re-

spect to representation, 283; rights of,
in regard to new territories, 572.
Slave Labor, its relation to free, 573; com-
pared with laboring men of the North,
620.

Slavery, prohibited by Ordinance of 1787,
231; petitions to first Congress to abolish,
232; memorial from Pennsylvania to abol-
ish, 232; Gov. Randolph, sentiments on,
232; Mr. Webster's sentiments on, 232;
Congress has no power over, in the
States, 233; plans for exclusion of, in
Northwestern Territory, 234; resolution
of Rufus King in regard to; 235; views
of Mr. Webster on, 429; beyond the
power of Congress, 429; recognized by
the Constitution, 429, 570; inexpediency
of annexing slave States, 429; in District
of Columbia, remarks on, 445; Mr. Web-
ster's opinion in regard to power of Con-
gress over, 462; speech on exclusion of
from the territories, 569; peculiarity of
American, 570; entailed upon the colo-
nies by England, 571; Congress has no
control over, 571, 636; excluded from
Northwestern Territory, 571; exists by
local laws, 573; Mr. Webster's opinion
of extension of slavery and slave repre-
sentation, 574; the Compromise Line in
respect to extension of, 588; resolutions
of Henry Clay in respect to, 600; pros-
pect of California and New Mexico being
free States, 602; 'ts existence among the
Greeks and Rom ins, 603; sentiments of
the North and South on, at framing of
the Constitution, 605; Ordinance of 1787
in respect to, 606; Mr. Madison's opinion
on, 606; concurrence of sentiment be-
tween North and South on subject of,
607; causes which led to an extension
of, in the South, 608; change of opinion
of the South in respect to, 608; character
of all the territory of the United States
fixed beyond power of the government,
609; excluded from California and New
Mexico by law of nature, 615, 632; effect

of abolition societies at the North, 619;
proposition of Mr. Randolph in respect
to, 619; comparison of slaves of South
and laboring people of the North, 620;
complaints of the North concerning repre-
sentation in Congress, 620; concerning
transportation of free colored people,
623; Mr. Webster's course concerning,
630; proceedings of antislavery conven-
tions, 635.

Slaves, emancipation of, in District of Co-
lumbia, 375; provision of the Constitu-
tion in respect to fugitive, 629.

Slave Trade, remarks of Mr. Webster on,

49; American policy concerning the, 666.
Smith, Gen., vote on bank question, 328.
Smith, Hon. Truman, speech referred to,
566.

Smith, Mr., of South Carolina, on protec-
tion, 304.

Smithson, Hugh, founded Smithsonian In-
stitute, 652.

Smithsonian Institute, establishment, 652.
Social system, elements of a, established by
compact of the Pilgrim Fathers, 35.
Society, rights of, affected by principles of
Holy Alliance, 62, 64.

South, policy of, toward Western improve-

ment, 238; complaints concerning their
rights, 572; the lead in the politics of the
country, 608; complaints of, against the
North, 617.

South America, combination of European
Sovereigns against, 66; position of U. S.
government towards, 66; revolution in,
134; Spanish colonies of, 134.
South American Republics, our relations to,
152.

South Carolina, concerning internal im-
provements, 238, 243; her action on tariff
of 1816, 243; radical party in, 244; at-
tack on, disclaimed, 253; eulogium on,
(Webster,) 254; doctrine of, concerning
State rights, 255; in 1775, and 1828, 259;
relation to England in 1775, 259; resist-
ance to laws of the Union advised, 259; |
practical operation of nullification in,
266; nullification threatened in, 355.
Southern Confederacy, impossibility of, 621.
Spain, French invasion of, 67, 153; want of
protection in, 99; overthrow of popular
government in, 153; invites co-operation
of Holy Alliance over colonies in Ameri-
ca, 154.

Spanish Settlements in America, 144.
Specie, unusual demand for, and the cause,
81; drain of, owing to French Indem-
nity Loan, 81; the exportation of, 95;
experiment of an exclusive specie cur-

rency, 362; treasury order concerning
payments for public lands, 438; its uses,
441; the effect of withholding circula.
tion, 441.

Specie Payment, suspension of, 443.
Speech on the "Panama Mission,” 152.
Spencer, Judge, 819.
Sprague, Judge, 532.
Standish, Miles, 27

State Banks, issue of small notes by, not
advisable, 363.

State Interposition, right of, 292.
State Laws, in opposition to law of Coa-
gress, supreme, 122; prohibition on, con-
cerning bankruptcy, 186; prohibition on,
in regard to contracts, 187; in conflict
with the Constitution, 265.

State Rights Party, Mr. Calhoun's espousal
of the, 464.

States, concurrent power of, argued, 116,

117; doctrine of South Carolina concern-
ing rights of, 255; resolution of Virginia,
1798, concerning rights of, 256, 263; sov-
ereignty limits of, 257; right of, whence
derived, 264; Calhoun's resolutions on
sovereignty of, 278; taxing power of,
limited, 336; have no sovereignty over
public lands, 426; concerning insurrec
tion in one of the, 543; inequality of
representation in annexing slave States,

561.

Stevenson, Andrew, 487.

Stiles, Mr., correspondence of, relating to
Hungary, 682.

Stillingfleet, Bishop, argument on power of

visitation over corporations, 8.
Story, Mr. Justice, death of, 532; eulogy of
Mr. Webster on, 532; respect of English
lawyers to, 533; character of, 534.
Strogonoff, Baron, concerning the massacre
of the Greeks, 71.

Sturges v. Crowninshield, decision in bank-
ruptcy case of, 180.

Suffrage, principles of American govern-

ment in respect to, 539.
Sullivan, William, 137.

Supreme Court of United States, its object,
293; judges of, how appointed, 318;
concerning a nomination for judge of
413.

Sweden, export of iron fron, 105.

T.

Tariff, bill to amend the (1828), 77; speech
of Mr. Webster on, 77; "American" and
"foreign policy" applied to system of,
78; protective system of England, 84;

of 1816 and 1824, respecting manufac-
tures, 99; of 1824, carried by Middle
States, 110; of 1824, Massachusetts voted
against, 110; earliest advocates of, 243;
of 1816, 243; of 1824, 248; of 1828, 248,
258; course pursued by Mr. Webster in
regard to, 247, 463; resolutions adopted
in Boston in regard to, 463; of 1816, a
South Carolina measure, history of, 465;
of 1816, New England against, 465; of
1842, how passed, 489.

Taxation, effect of, on landholders in Eng-
land, 44.

Taylor Gen. Zachary, at Buena Vista, 559;
as a candidate for President, 576-579;
personal character of, 577; his interest in
the revolutionary movement in Hungary,
679.

Tea, increase of its consumption, 80.
Terrett v. Taylor, protection of grant, 20.
Territory, cession of, by Virginia, 606.
Texas, history of, 428; independence of,
recognized, 428; annexation to United
States objectionable, 429; opposition of
Mr. Webster to admit into the Union,
559; President Tyler's project of annex-
ing, 560; how its annexation affects
representation, 561; population of, in
1848, 562; territory of, 562; admitted
into the Union, 562, 563, 609; suitable
time for annexing, 563; the vote for the
admission of, 583; extract from resolu-
tion for admission of, 609; States to
be formed from, 609, 615; votes of New
England for admission of, 610; extracts
from speech of Mr. Webster on, 613, 631;
separated from Mexico, 630; vote of New
York for annexing, 631; admitted as a
slave State, 633; fortunate adjustment
by Congress of controversy in (1850), |
633.

Timber, English duties on, 89.

Toast, to City of New York, 319; to mem-

ory of Washington, 346; at Dinner of
New England Society in New York, 503.
Tonnage, how affected by tariff of 1824,
100; no State can lay duty on, 122.
Trade of United States, with foreign mar-
kets, 93.

Transportation of free colored people, 623.
Treason, defined, 267.

Treasury of United States, order concern-
ing specie payment, 440; effect of the
order, 441.

respect to insurrection in Rhode Island,
547; project of annexing Texas, 560

U.

Union, Mr. Webster's sentiments on con
solidation of, 246; apostrophe to, 269;
speech of March 7, 1850, on preservation
of the, 600; impossibility of drawing the
Jine in case of dissolution of, 622; exhor-
tation to citizens of Buffalo to preserve
the, 627; Mr. Jefferson's opinion of ad
mitting Louisiana into the, 630.
Union of the States, important, 140, 269,

425; not a league, 278; how regarded by
Washington, 345; our duty to the, 456.
United Colonies, declared free and inde-
pendent States, 641.

United States, peaceful policy of, 59; duty
of, concerning international law, 60, 61,
66; interest and duty of, in international
law, 66; position of government towards
South America, 66; exports of, com-
pared, 79; navigation of, 83; trade with
Holland and Russia, 93; duties as citizens
of the, 176; how affected by pacification
of Europe, 242; attention of, directed to
internal improvements, 242; alliance with
France declared void, 278; danger to, of
dismemberment, 346; table showing prog-
ress in, from 1793 to 1851, 645; progress
of, in arts and sciences, 648; coast survey
of, 648; military resources of, 649; posi-
tion of, in respect to the Holy Alliance,
681; conduct of, toward revolution in
Hungary, 683.

United States Bank Bill, speech of Webster
on, 320.

Upshur, Mr., correspondence in regard to

Texas, 611; his object for admission of
Texas, 611; Secretary of State, 560.

V.

Van Buren, Martin, policy of his adminis
tration, 455; appointed Secretary of
State, 581; his instructions to Mr. Mc-
Lane, 581; nominated by Free Soil Par-
ty, 581; views of, relative to slavery in
the District of Columbia, 582; influence
in annexing Texas, 582; candidate for
Presidency in 1844, 583.

Turkey, its oppression of Greece, 68.
Tyler, John, at Bunker Hill, 139; confi-
dence in Mr. Webster, 481; action in

a bank note, 491.

Verona, Congress at, 1822, 153; concerning
Grecian independence, 70.

Veto Message, consequences of the, 887: