History of the United States of America Under the Constitution, Volume 1

W.H. & O.H. Morrison, 1880 - United States

INTRODUCTORY	1

Desperate Federal condition 178687 favors convention	31

SECTION III	47

PAGE	54

New issues and national parties as to adoption of new Constitution	55

American slavery in 1783	60

Influence of two young men Hamilton and Madison	71

Federal Hall members of the two houses	81

New order in council emancipation in West Indies	266

Excise foreign enlistments	272

28	277

Waynes victory over the Northwestern Indians	280

Funding and reduction of debt	286

Senate convoked treaty as secretly agreed to	293

Cabinet reconstructed Wolcott Pickering etc	301

House debate on Jay treaty right to participate	308

No foreign discrimination	91

The Territories	97

Salaries and appropriations	104

His rules for executive intercourse Cabinet etc	111

Tours of President in recess customary	117

Rising prosperity of the Union in 1790	127

Assumption violently opposed	136

Slavery debates in first Congress	142

Action of Congress concerning slavery	148

Southwestern Indians McGillivray and the Creek Treaty	155

Removal to Philadelphia as the temporary capital	158

Committees intercourse with Executive	164

Views of leading Federalists Hamilton as their exponent	170

Jefferson with Madison organizes an opposition	176

Second Congress new members organization	184

Secret sessions of Senate device on coins postal law	190

Public land policy and Western speculations	198

Cabinet dissensions Washingtons concern	205

Jefferson and Hamilton fall out Freneaus Gazette	208

Excise troubles in Pennsylvania and North Carolina	214

CHAPTER III	221

Markets primitive recreation	229

Municipal arrangements public parks	238

Washingtons policy of neutrality	244

Jefferson and Hamilton on the European conflict	256

Discrimination resolutions in Congress	262

23	265

29	311

Appropriation for treaty finally carried	314

Northwestern posts yielded up Jay treaty fulfilled	316

France dissatisfied with Jay treaty Minister Adet	325

Washingtons farewell address loyal responses	331

30	335

Social leaders in the city assemblies etc	337

Farewell honors paid Washington	343

Views of the new President	349

52	353

Three envoys to France diplomatic changes	355

Monroe returns home anger at his recall	361

The Hamilton scandal revealed	362

Sudden nomination of Murray new envoys	430

Treaties St Domingo question Miranda scheme fails	437

McKean Governor of Pennsylvania Republican victory	444

Presidential cabals death of Washington	451

Animosity against Great Britain Nash Williams	457

Plan of electoral commission Duane and the Senate	463

The Essex Junto Adams denounces the British faction	469

Congress meets at Washington the new Federal city	475

Electoral results Jefferson and Burr are equal	481

Protracted balloting and excitement Jefferson elected	487

Administration of John Adams reviewed his character	493

APPENDIX	503

Length of sessions of Congress 17891801	523

Title	History of the United States of America Under the Constitution, Volume 1 History of the United States of America Under the Constitution, James Schouler
Author	James Schouler
Publisher	W.H. & O.H. Morrison, 1880
Original from	the University of California
Digitized	9 Oct 2009

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