Democracy in the United States: What it Has Done, what it is Doing, and what it Will Do

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D. Appleton, 1868 - United States - 414 pages

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Contents

Jeffersons Political Principles
18
Jeffersons First Term as President
23
Jeffersons Acquisition of Louisiana
24
Pirates and the Freedom of the Sea
26
New England Clergymen preaching AntiDemocratic Principles
27
Secession proposed by the AntiDemocrats of New England
29
One of Natures Noblemen
34
Proposition to impeach Mr Jefferson
36
Why the Embargo was abandoned
38
Free Trade and Sailors Rights
41
James Madison and his Political Principles
45
The Declaration of War
47
The AntiDemocrats endeavored to prevent Loans and Enlistments
50
The Navy and Naval Heroes
51
William Bainbridge
53
Charles Stewart
54
Stephen Decatur
55
Isaac Hull
56
Oliver Hazard Perry
57
John Rodgers
58
Thomas MacDonough
59
James Lawrence
60
David Porter
61
The Army and its Officers
63
Zebulon Montgomery Pike
64
Alexander Macomb 36 John E Wool
65
Jacob Brown
66
Andrew Jackson
67
Eleazar W Ripley 40 Peter B Porter
69
William J Worth 42 The Principles and Intentions of the AntiDemocratic Party during the War of 1812
70
Daniel D Tompkins
75
Burning BlueLights
79
Disunion proposed by the Federalists
80
The Hartford Convention of 1814
87
Authors
92
Mr Madisons Second Term
94
The Invasion Sacking and Burning of Washington
95
The Battle of New Orleans
97
The Bank Bills of 1815 and 1816
101
James Monroe and his Election to the Presidency
102
The Era of Good Feeling
104
The Monroe Doctrine
107
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FR 71
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The Revival of a Gold Currency
156
Distribution of the Public Revenue
159
The Specie Circular
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Distribution of the Public Lands and Land Sales
169
Disunion in its Early Stages
171
Washingtons Farewell Address
173
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Congress responsible for the Extravagance of the National Govern ment
221
Administration of John Tyler
228
James K Polk his Election and Political Principles
231
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Zachary Taylor and his Administration
235
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Azariah C Flagg
242
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James Buchanan
248
Mr Buchanans Administration
251
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Abraham Lincoln
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Mr Lincolns Inaugural Address and its Consequences
264
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The Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
270
Spies and SecretService Agents
273
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The New York Electoral Law of 1824
279
Later Avowed Objects of the War
282
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Administration of John Quincy Adams 112
291
Congressional FishingCommittees
294
Mr Lincolns Plan of Reconstruction
297
The Injury inflicted upon the Negroes by the Republican Mode of Manumission
299
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The Reorganization of Louisiana and Arkansas and what came of it
304
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The Freedmens Bureau
309
Mistakes of the American Clergy
313
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Later Phases of Congressional Reconstruction
320
The American Press and the Telegraph
323
The Secession States were never in Law out of the Union
327
Andrew Johnson
333
William L Marcy 63 Political AntiMasonry 64 Internal Improvements by the Government 65 Veto of the United States Bank 66 The Removal of the ...
337
Congress and the Supreme Court
344
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Exchange of Prisoners during the War
349
What our Country was is and may be
353
Dean Richmond
357
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President Johnson and Edwin M Stanton
362
Slander as Political Capital
366
What has the Country gained by Republican Rule?
369
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Issues to be tried by the People
376
Expenses of the National Government
384
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Our Public Debt
389
A New Department of the Government
392
The Sedition Laws of 1798 revived
394
Conclusion
396
Senatorial Condemnation of General Jackson 68 Michael Hoffman
397
Appendix Constitution of the United States
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Appendix No 2 The Test Vote
410
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Removals from Office 70 Terrible Distress of the Country
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