INDEX.
BOOK I.
HISTORY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.
- Abolition of Indian factory system, [25]
- Abolition Party, rise and progress of, [53]
- Act to elect President and Vice-President by a direct vote of the people, [27]
- Act to prohibit African slave trade, [17]
- Act to provide for collection, disbursement and safe-keeping of public money, [37]
- Acquisition of Florida, [25]
- Adams, John, inaugurated, [10]
- Adams, John Quincy, elected, [26]
- Adams, John Quincy, policy, [27]
- Admission of Florida and Iowa, [47]
- Admission of Mississippi and Illinois, [23]
- Admission of Missouri, to the Union, with an attempt to restrict slavery in its limit, [24]
- Alabama claims, [197]
- Alien law and (sedition), [11]
- Amendment to Constitution (Sept. 25th, 1804), [12]
- Amendment of Morton, [222]
- Amendment 13th, passed, [167]
- Amendment 14th, votes on, [147]
- Amendment, 15th, to enforce same, [197]
- American party, [57]
- American ritual, [57]
- American Convention, [87]
- American nomination of 1856, [69]
- American system for protection of home industry, [25]
- American system lost, [32]
- Amnesty, [199]
- Anti-Federal Party, [6]
- Annexation of Texas, [46]
- Approval of act declaring war, June 18, 1812, [19]
- Apportionment bill, first, [8]
- Arkansas admitted, [170]
- Arthur, [261]
- Arms, transferred South, 1859, ’60, [109]
- Armed neutrality, first, [10]
- Attempt to amend bill for admission of California by extension of Missouri Compromise to the Pacific, [52]
- Attempt to pass Tenure of Office bill, [28]
- Bank of the United States, expiration of charter, [30]
- Bank and State, separation of, [37]
- Belknap, impeachment of, [223]
- Benton’s speech, [34]
- Bill for appropriating one year’s Salary to the widow of Gen. Harrison, [39]
- Bill to distribute public land money among the States, [35]
- Bill for distribution of public land revenue, [39]
- Bill for establishment of system of bankruptcy, [39]
- Bill for equalizing value of gold and silver, [34]
- Bill of Rights, [8]
- Border States, appeal of President to, [137]
- “Boss Rule”, [261]
- Broad Constructionists, [7]
- Buchanan’s nomination, [69]
- Buchanan’s views, [99]
- Calhoun on causes of difference between himself and the President, [32]
- Calhoun, death of, [52]
- Calhoun, extends constitution to the territories, [50]
- Campaign of 1880, [242]
- Caucus, [256]
- Charleston Convention, [81]
- Chesapeake, search of the, [17]
- Chinese question, [281]
- Chinese question—Senator Miller’s speech, [281]
- Chinese question—Senator Hoar’s reply, [285]
- Circuit Courts, law for establishment of repealed, [15]
- Civil Rights Bill, supplementary, [221]
- Civil Service Order of President Hayes, [198]
- Civil Service Question, first, [12]
- Clay’s compromise bill, [33]
- Clay’s compromise resolutions, [51]
- Clay’s compromise bill rejected, [52]
- Clay, resignation of, [44]
- Clay, Speaker of the House, [18]
- Clintonian Platform, [19]
- Close Constructionists, [7]
- Colonial Parties, [3]
- Color in War Politics, [159]
- Columbia river, settlement of territory, of, [25]
- Confederate Constitution, [97]
- Confederate Debt, [152]
- Confederate States, [98]
- Confederate Taxes, [153]
- Continental Congress, first and second, [4]
- Congress, origin of, [4]
- Congress, first under Federal constitution, [7]
- Congress, 26th, [37]
- Congress, 37th, 2d session, [145]
- Congress, 37th, 3d session, [147]
- Congress, 38th, 1st session, [147]
- Constitution ratified, [6]
- Constitution, revision of articles of confederation, [6]
- Credit Mobilier, [200]
- Crittenden Compromise, [104]
- Cumberland road act, [25]
- Declaration of Independence, [4]
- Democratic Party, [17]
- Democratic nomination, 1856, [17]
- Despatches, Cipher, [234]
- Disunion Conventions, [53]
- Disbandment of provisional army, [15]
- Douglas’ amendment, [80]
- Electoral Commission, members of, [232]
- Electoral Count (Hayes and Wheeler), [229]
- Emancipation a war necessity, [141]
- Embargo Act, [16]
- Enforcement Acts, [193]
- Enforcement Acts, amendatory, [197]
- England, rejection of treaty with, [17]
- Era of Good Feeling, [21]
- Factions, Republican, [253]
- Federal Party, [17]
- Federal Party, downfall of, [12]
- Fillmore, Millard, succession of, [52]
- Financial crisis, [36]
- Financial distress, [24]
- Financial Legislation, internal taxes, [149]
- Force Bill, [197]
- Free-Soilers, [50]
- French agitation by Republicans, [9]
- Fugitive Slave Law, first, [11]
- Fugitive Slave Law, repeal of, [145]
- Funding Bill, [3] per cent., [244]
- Garfield, [253]
- ———— —assassinated, [260]
- Ghent, treaty of, [20]
- Governors, loyal, address to President, [144]
- Grangers, [218]
- Grant, [191]
- Greenback Party, [194]
- Hardships endured by the New England States in war of 1812, [20]
- Harrison, nomination of, [38]
- ———— inauguration of, [39]
- Hartford Convention, [20]
- Hartford Convention, delegates, [20]
- Hayes, administration of, [237]
- Hayes, closing hours of his administration, [240]
- Hayes and Wheeler, election of, [228]
- Hayes’ title to the Presidency, [233]
- Hour Rule in the House, [39]
- Impeachment trial, first, [16]
- Independent treasury act repealed, [39]
- Interior Department, creation of, [50]
- Jackson, Andrew, death of, [36]
- ———— election of, [28]
- Jay’s treaty with England, [9]
- Jay’s instructions demanded, [10]
- Jefferson, election of, [12]
- Jefferson, inauguration of, [12]
- Johnson, Andrew, [178]
- ———— impeachment of, [179]
- ———— policy of, [178]
- Kansas admitted, [56]
- Kansas-Nebraska Bill, [55]
- Kansas struggle, [71]
- Know-Nothing Party, [55]
- Land distribution, [45]
- League, White, [223]
- Lecompton constitution, [79]
- Legal Tender Decision, [194]
- Liberal Republicans, [199]
- Lincoln, 1st administration of, [120]
- ———— 2d „ „, [177]
- Lincoln and Douglas debate, [73]
- Log-Rolling, first exhibition of, [8]
- Louisiana, purchase of, [15]
- ———— fears of the people for the result, [15]
- ———— price paid, [16]
- Louisiana’s Representatives admitted, [168]
- Madison, James, election of, [18]
- Marine, Merchant, [296]
- McClellan’s political letters, [175]
- Mexico, treaty with, [49]
- Mileage, [214]
- Missouri Compromise, [24]
- Monroe, inauguration of, [21]
- Monroe Doctrine, [23]
- Monroe’s re-election, [24]
- Mormonism, suppression of, [264]
- National Bank scheme, old issue against revived, [18]
- ———— ———— ———— passage of bill to establish, [21]
- National Bank of the United States, Bill, [41]
- ———— ———— ———— ———— bill for renewal of charter vetoed, [31]
- ———— ———— ———— ———— conduct of the, [31]
- ———— ———— ———— ———— downfall of, [32]
- ———— ———— ———— ———— Second Bill, [43]
- ———— ———— ———— ———— vetoed, [42]
- ———— ———— ———— ———— war of the, [31]
- National Loans, history of, [245]
- National Republicans, convention of, [31]
- Native American Party, [54]
- Naturalization law, [11]
- ———— uniform system of, [15]
- Naval Department proposition to abolish defeated, [15]
- Navy, [45]
- Negro Exodus, [240]
- Neutrality, armed, the first, [10]
- Neutrality, proclamation of, [9]
- New Jersey elections contested, [37]
- Non-intercourse act, revival of, [18]
- Nullification, origin of doctrine of, [28]
- ———— doctrine of discussed, [29]
- Ordinance of State of South Carolina, [32]
- Oregon treaty, [47]
- Pairing off, [37]
- Particularists, [5]
- Peace Convention, [106]
- Peace Parties, [19]
- Pensions, naval, [40]
- Pierce, Franklin, election of, [54]
- Politics, current, [298]
- Polk, James K., nomination of, [45]
- Pre-emption system, [37]
- Prohibitory Party, [196]
- Protective tariff, [21]
- Protective Tariff discussions, [28]
- Proclamation, Lincoln, [169]
- ———— Emancipation, Sept. 22, 1862, [141]
- ———— ———— January 1, 1863, [143]
- Readjusters, [263]
- Rebellion, Congress on the eve of, [113]
- Recall of American Minister and declaration of war of 1812, [18]
- Reconstruction, [169]
- ———— act 39th Congress, [171]
- ———— act supplemental 40th Congress, [172]
- ———— measures, text of, [171]
- Reform in Civil Service, [200]
- Republican Association of Washington, [70]
- ———— Convention, Chicago, [86]
- ———— and Federal Parties, [8]
- ———— Party, [69]
- ———— Liberal, [199]
- Returning Boards, [217]
- Salary Grab, [214]
- San Domingo, annexation of, [196]
- Scott, Dred, suit, [56]
- Secession Message, Mayor Wood’s, [112]
- ———— Preparing for, [87]
- Sedition law, [11]
- Seizure of American vessels, [9]
- Seward as Secretary of State, [149]
- Seward’s proposal, [51]
- Sinking Fund for redemption of public debt, [15]
- Slave Trade, first law in relation to passed, [15]
- Slavery question, inception of, [35]
- Slavery in the territories, [49]
- South American States, question of recognizing the independence of, [23]
- Southern Congress, proceedings of, [97]
- South American question, [269]
- Star Route scandal, [277]
- Strong Government Whigs, [5]
- States, the coming, [278]
- ———— rebellious, readmission of, [193]
- Tariff, [44]
- Taxes, Confederate, [153]
- Taxes, Internal, [151]
- Taylor, Zach., nomination of, [50]
- Topeka Constitution, [79]
- Tory Party, [3]
- Treasury, deficit, [45]
- Twenty-first rule, [53]
- Tyler, John, succession of, [39]
- Van Buren, election of, [36]
- ———— resignation from Cabinet, [32]
- Virginia’s political power, jealousy of, [18]
- Virginia Convention, proceedings of, [91]
- Washington, Farewell Address, [10]
- ———— re-election of, [9]
- War of 1812, primary cause of, [17]
- West Virginia admitted, [158]
- Whig Party, [3]
- ———— appears for the last time, [54]
- Whiskey Rebellion, [8]
- Whiskey Ring, [222]
- Wilmot Proviso, [48]
ADDITIONS TO REVISED EDITION. BOOK I.
- Civil Service Reform Bill in Congress, [313]
- Cleveland’s Administration, [320]
- Discontent of 1882, [307]
- “Groundswells”, [304]
- Independent Republican Revolt in Pennsylvania, [307]
- Political Changes in 1882, [304]
- Prohibitory Amendments, [306]
- Republican Differences—Efforts to Harmonize, [307]–313
- Revenue Taxes, Attempt to Repeal, [305]
- Tariff, Attempt to Reduce, [305]
- Tariff Commission, [305]
- “Tidal waves,” [304]
- Political Changes in 1883, [314]
- State Elections of 1882 and 1883 compared with the Presidential Election of 1880, [315]
- Political Changes in 1884, [316]
- The Vote in Detail, [317]
- The Campaign of 1884, [318]
- Contests of 1886–7, [322]
- The Campaign of 1888, [326]
- President Harrison’s Message on the Chilean Troubles, [339]
- National Conventions of 1892, [347]
BOOK II.
POLITICAL PLATFORMS.
- Date. Page.
- 1796 Washington’s Farewell Address to the People, [2014]
- 1798 Virginia Resolutions, [2003]
- 1799 Answers of the Several State Legislatures, [2006]
- 1798–99 Resolutions of 1798 and 1799, [2010]
- 1800 Republican Platform, Philadelphia, [2021]
- 1812 Clintonian Platform, [2022]
- 1815 Resolutions passed by Hartford Convention, [2023]
- 1830 Anti-masonic resolution, [2024]
- 1832 National Democratic Platform, [2024]
- 1836 Locofoco Platform, [2024]
- 1836 Whig Resolutions, [2024]
- 1839 Abolition Resolution, [2025]
- 1840–48 Abolition Platform, [2025]
- 1840 Democratic Platform, [2025]
- 1843 Liberty Platform, [2026]
- 1844 Whig Platform, [2027]
- 1844 Democratic Platform, [2028]
- 1848 Democratic Platform, [2028]
- 1848 Whig Principles adopted at a Republican meeting, [2030]
- 1848 Buffalo Platform, [2030]
- 1852 Democratic Platform, [2032]
- 1852 Whig Platform, [2033]
- 1852 Free-Soil Platform, [2034]
- 1856 American Platform, [2035]
- 1856 Democratic Platform, [2036]
- 1856 Republican Platform, [2039]
- 1856 Whig Platform, [2040]
- 1860 Constitutional Union Platform, [2041]
- 1860 Republican Platform, [2041]
- 1860 Democratic (Douglas) Platform, [2043]
- 1860 Democratic (Breckenridge) Platform, [2043]
- 1864 Radical Platform, [2044]
- 1864 Republican Platform, [2044]
- 1864 Democratic Platform, [2045]
- 1868 Republican Platform, [2046]
- 1868 Democratic Platform, [2047]
- 1872 Labor Reform Platform, [2049]
- 1872 Prohibition Platform, [2050]
- 1872 Liberal Republican Platform, [2050]
- 1872 Democratic Platform, [2051]
- 1872 Republican Platform, [2051]
- 1872 Democratic (Straight-out) Platform, [2053]
- 1875 American National Platform, [2053]
- 1876 Prohibition Reform Platform, [2054]
- 1876 Independent (Greenback) Platform, [2054]
- 1876 Republican Platform, [2055]
- 1876 Democratic Platform, [2057]
- 1878 National Platform, [2059]
- 1879 National Liberal Platform, [2060]
- 1880 Independent Republican Principles, [2060]
- 1880 Republican Platform, [2061]
- 1880 National (Greenback) Platform, [2063]
- 1880 Prohibition Reform Platform, [2064]
- 1880 Democratic Platform, [2066]
- 1880 Virginia Republican, [2067]
- 1880 Virginia Readjuster, [2067]
- 1880 Virginia Democratic, [2068]
- 1884 Democratic Platform, [2069]
- 1884 Republican Platform, [2073]
- 1888 Democratic Platform, [2075]
- 1888 Republican Platform, [2076]
- 1892 Democratic Platform
- 1892 Republican Platform
COMPARISON OF PLATFORM PLANKS ON GREAT POLITICAL QUESTIONS.
- General Party Doctrines, [2079]
- The Rebellion, [2080]
- Home Rule, [2080]
- Internal Improvements, [2082]
- National Debt and Interest, the Public Credit, Repudiation, etc., [2082]
- Resumption, [2083]
- Capital and Labor, [2084]
- Tariff, [2085]
- Education, [2086]
- Duty to Union Soldiers and Sailors, [2086]
- Naturalization and Allegiance, [2087]
- Chinese, [2088]
- Civil Service, [2089]
- The Tariff Issue of 1884, [2090]
- The Tariff and Revenue, 1888, [2091]
- Civil Service Reform, 1888, [2092]
- Pensions, etc., 1888, [2093]
- Pauper Labor, 1888, [2093]
- Foreign Policy, 1888, [2093]
- Comparison of Platform Planks, 1892, [2095]
BOOK III.
GREAT SPEECHES ON GREAT ISSUES.
- Adams, John, [3008]
- Benjamin, Judah P., [3119]
- Benton, Thomas H., [3237]
- Blaine, James G., [3171]–240
- Broomall, John M., [3186]
- Buchanan, James, [3095]
- Calhoun, John C., [3024]–80
- Cass, Lewis, [3096]
- Cameron, J. D., [3233]
- Cameron, Simon, [3162]
- Carey, Henry, [3159]
- Clay, Henry, [3023]–86
- Conkling, Roscoe, [3176]–202
- Davis, Henry Winter, [3115]
- Davis, Jefferson, [3147]
- Dougherty, Daniel, [3205]
- Douglas, Stephen A., [3126]
- Eldridge, Charles A., [3189]
- Everett, Edward, [3018]
- Frye, Wm. P., [3206]
- Garfield, James A., [3203]
- Garrison, William Lloyd, [3120]
- Giddings, Joshua R., [3116]
- Gray, George, [3205]
- Greeley, Horace, [3099]
- Grow, Galusha A., [3123]
- Hayne, Robt. Y., [3021]–25
- Henry, Patrick, [3007]–10
- Hill, Benjamin H., [3207]
- Ingalls, John J., [3262]
- Ingersoll, Robert G., [3201]
- Knott, J. Proctor, [3154]
- Lincoln, Abraham, [3126]
- Logan, John A., [3165]
- Mahone, William, [3217]
- McClure, A. K., [3191]
- McKinley, W. J., Jr., [3277]
- Morrill, Justin S., [3223]
- Morton, Oliver P., [3151]
- Parker, Theodore, [3121]
- Pendleton, G. H., [3251]
- Randall, S. J., [3274]
- Randolph, John, [3013]–20
- Raynor, Kenneth, [3112]
- Seward, William H., [3122]
- Sumner, Charles, [3123]
- Toombs, Robert, [3117]
- Vallandigham, Clement L., [3097]
- Webster, Daniel, [3019]–48
- Wilson, James, [3003]
- Wilson, Henry, [3149]
- Wise, Henry A., [3109]
ADDITIONS TO REVISED EDITION. BOOK III.
BOOK IV.
PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE, CONSTITUTION, DECLARATION AND ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION.
- Confederation, articles of, [4008]
- Declaration of Independence, [4003]
- Jefferson’s Manual
- Absence, Sec. 8, [4026]
- Adjournment, Sec. 50, [4052]
- Address, Sec. 10, [4027]
- Amendment, Sec. 35, [4041]
- Amendment between the Houses, Sec. 45, [4048]
- Arrangement of business, Sec. 14, [4029]
- Assent, Sec. 48, [4050]
- Bills, Sec. 22, [4033]
- Bills, commitment, Sec. 26, [4034]
- Bills, first reading, Sec. 24, [4033]
- Bills, second reading, Sec. 25, [4033]
- Bills, third reading, Sec. 40, [4044]
- Bills, second reading in the House, Sec. 31, [4037]
- Bills, leave to bring in, Sec. 23, [4033]
- Bills, recommitment, Sec. 28, [4035]
- Bills, Report taken up, Sec. 29, [4036]
- Bills sent to the other House, Sec. 44, [4048]
- Call of the House, Sec. 7, [4026]
- Co-existing Questions, Sec. 37, [4043]
- Committees, Sec. 11, [4027]
- Committee of the Whole, Sec. 12, [4027]
- Conferences, Sec. 46, [4049]
- Division of the House, Sec. 41, [4045]
- Division of the Question, Sec. 36, [4043]
- Elections, Sec. 4, [4025]
- Equivalent Questions, Sec. 38, [4044]
- Examination of Witnesses, Sec. 13, [4028]
- Impeachment, Sec. 53, [4054]
- Importance of adhering to rules, Sec. 1, [4022]
- Journals, Sec. 49, [4051]
- Legislature, Sec. 2, [4022]
- Messages, Sec. 47, [4050]
- Motions, Sec. 20, [4033]
- Order, Sec. 15, [4029]
- Order, in debate, Sec. 17, [4030]
- Order, respecting papers, Sec. 16, [4030]
- Orders of the House, Sec. 18, [4032]
- Petition, Sec. 19, [4032]
- Previous Questions, Sec. 34, [4040]
- Privilege, Sec. 3, [4023]
- Privileged Questions, Sec. 33, [4038]
- Qualification, Sec. 5, [4025]
- Quasi-Committee, Sec. 30, [4036]
- Question, the, Sec. 39, [4044]
- Quorum, Sec. 6, [4026]
- Reading Papers, Sec. 32, [4037]
- Reconsideration, Sec. 43, [4047]
- Report of Committee, Sec. 27, [4035]
- Resolutions, Sec. 21, [4033]
- Session, a, Sec. 51, [4052]
- Speaker, Sec. 9, [4026]
- Titles, Sec. 42, [4047]
- Treaties, Sec. 52, [4052]
- Ordinance of 1787, [4010]
- Ratification of Constitution, [4020]
- Ratification of amendment to Constitution, [4025]