TABLE OF CONTENTS
| BOOK I.—HISTORY OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES. | |
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| Colonial Parties—Whig and Tory | [3] |
| Particularists and Strong Government Whigs | [5] |
| Federals and Anti-Federals | [6] |
| Republicans and Federals | [8] |
| Downfall of the Federals | [12] |
| Democrats and Federals | [17] |
| Jefferson Democrats | [19] |
| Hartford Convention | [20] |
| Treaty of Ghent | [20] |
| Congressional Caucus | [21] |
| Protective Tariff | [21] |
| Monroe Doctrine | [23] |
| Missouri Compromise | [24] |
| Tariff—American System | [25] |
| Tenure of Office—Eligibility | [27] |
| Nullification—Democrats and Federals | [29] |
| United States Bank | [31] |
| Jackson’s Special Message on the United States Bank | [33] |
| Conception of Slavery Question | [35] |
| Democrats and Whigs | [37] |
| The Hour Rule | [39] |
| National Bank Bill—First | [41] |
| „ „ „ Second | [43] |
| Oregon Treaty of 1846 | [47] |
| Treaty of Peace with Mexico | [49] |
| Clay’s Compromise Resolutions | [51] |
| Abolition Party—Rise and Progress of | [53] |
| Kansas-Nebraska Bill | [55] |
| Ritual of the American Party | [57] |
| Kansas Struggle | [71] |
| Lincoln and Douglas Debate | [73] |
| Charleston Convention—Democratic, 1860 | [81] |
| Douglas Convention, 1860, Baltimore | [86] |
| Breckinridge Convention, 1860, Baltimore | [86] |
| Chicago Republican Convention, 1860 | [86] |
| American Convention, 1860 | [87] |
| Secession—Preparing for | [87] |
| Secession—Virginia Convention, 1861 | [91] |
| „ Inter-State Commissioners | [96] |
| „ Southern Congress, Proceedings of | [97] |
| „ Confederate Constitution | [97] |
| „ Confederate States | [98] |
| Buchanan’s Views | [99] |
| Crittenden Compromise | [104] |
| Peace Convention | [106] |
| Actual Secession | [109] |
| „ „ Transferring Arms to the South | [109] |
| Fernando Wood’s Secession Message | [112] |
| Congress on the Eve of the Rebellion | [113] |
| Lincoln’s Views | [115] |
| Judge Black’s Views | [115] |
| Alexander H. Stephens’ Speech on Secession | [116] |
| Lincoln’s First Administration | [120] |
| Confederate Military Legislation | [128] |
| Guerrillas | [129] |
| Twenty-Negro Exemption Law | [130] |
| Douglas on the rebellion | [130] |
| Political Legislation Incident to the War | [130] |
| Thirty-Seventh Congress | [131] |
| Compensated Emancipation | [135] |
| Lincoln’s Appeal to the Border States | [137] |
| Reply of the Border States | [138] |
| Border State Slaves | [139] |
| Emancipation | [141] |
| „ Preliminary Proclamation of | [141] |
| „ Proclamation of | [143] |
| Loyal Governors, the Address of | [144] |
| Fugitive Slave Law, Repeal of | [145] |
| Financial Legislation | [149] |
| Seward as Secretary of State | [149] |
| Internal Taxes | [151] |
| Confederate Debt | [152] |
| Confederate Taxes | [153] |
| West Virginia—Admission of | [158] |
| Color in War Politics | [159] |
| Thirteenth Amendment—Passage of | [167] |
| Louisiana—Admission of Representatives | [168] |
| Reconstruction | [169] |
| Arkansas—Admission of | [170] |
| Reconstruction Measures—Text of | [171] |
| Fourteenth Amendment | [174] |
| McClellan’s Political Letters | [175] |
| Lincoln’s Second Administration | [177] |
| Andrew Johnson and his Policy | [178] |
| „ „ —Impeachment Trial | [179] |
| Grant | [191] |
| Enforcement Acts | [193] |
| Readmission of Rebellious States | [193] |
| Legal Tender Decision | [194] |
| Greenback Party | [194] |
| Prohibitory Party | [196] |
| San Domingo—Annexation of | [196] |
| Alabama Claims | [197] |
| Force Bill | [197] |
| Civil Service—Order of President Hayes | [198] |
| Amnesty | [199] |
| Liberal Republicans | [199] |
| Reform in the Civil Service | [200] |
| Credit Mobilier | [200] |
| Salary Grab | [214] |
| Returning Boards | [217] |
| Grangers | [218] |
| „ —Illinois Railroad Act of 1873 | [218] |
| Civil Rights Bill—Supplementary | [221] |
| Morton Amendment | [222] |
| Whisky Ring | [222] |
| Belknap Impeached | [223] |
| White League | [223] |
| Wheeler Compromise—Text of | [226] |
| Election of Hayes and Wheeler | [228] |
| Electoral Count | [229] |
| Title of President Hayes | [233] |
| Cipher Despatches | [234] |
| The Hayes Administration | [239] |
| Negro Exodus | [240] |
| Campaign of 1880 | [242] |
| Three Per Cent. Funding Bill | [244] |
| History of the National Loans | [245] |
| Garfield and Arthur—Inauguration of | [253] |
| Republican Factions | [253] |
| The Caucus | [256] |
| Assassination of Garfield | [260] |
| Arthur, President | [261] |
| Boss Rule | [261] |
| Readjusters | [263] |
| Mormonism—Suppression of | [264] |
| „ Text of the Bill | [265] |
| South American Question | [269] |
| Star Route Scandal | [277] |
| The Coming States | [278] |
| Chinese Question | [281] |
| „ „ —Speech of Senator Miller on | [281] |
| „ „ —Reply of Senator Hoar | [285] |
| Merchant Marine | [296] |
| Current Politics | [298] |
| Political Changes in 1882, 1883, 1884 | [304]–318 |
| Cleveland’s Administration | [321] |
| Contests of 1885, 1886, 1887 | [321] |
| The Campaigns of 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888 | [318]–335 |
| The National Conventions of 1888 | [336] |
| The Presidential Election of 1888 | [337] |
| President Harrison’s Message on the Chilean Troubles | [339] |
| The National Conventions of 1892 | [347] |
| BOOK II.—POLITICAL PLATFORMS. | |
| Virginia Resolutions, 1798 | [2003] |
| Virginia Resolutions, 1798—Answers of the State Legislatures | [2006] |
| Resolutions of 1798 and 1799 | [2010] |
| Washington’s Farewell Address | [2014] |
| All National Platforms from 1800 to 1892 | [2021]–2079 |
| Comparison of Platform Planks on Great Questions | [2079]–2104 |
| BOOK III.—GREAT SPEECHES ON GREAT ISSUES. | |
| James Wilson’s Vindication of the Colonies | [3003] |
| Patrick Henry before Virginia Delegates | [3007] |
| John Adams on the Declaration | [3008] |
| Patrick Henry on the Federal Constitution | [3010] |
| John Randolph against Tariff | [3013] |
| Edward Everett on the Example of the Northern to the Southern Republics of America | [3018] |
| Daniel Webster on the Greek Question | [3019] |
| John Randolph’s Reply to Webster | [3020] |
| Robert Y. Hayne against Tariff | [3021] |
| Henry Clay on his Land Bill | [3023] |
| John C. Calhoun’s Reply to Clay | [3024] |
| Robt. Y. Hayne on Sales of Public Land—the Foote Resolution | [3025] |
| Daniel Webster’s Great Reply to Hayne | [3048] |
| John C. Calhoun on the Rights of the States | [3080] |
| Henry Clay on the American Protective System | [3086] |
| James Buchanan on an Independent Treasury | [3095] |
| Lewis Cass on the Missouri Compromise | [3096] |
| Clement L. Vallandigham on Slavery | [3097] |
| Horace Greeley on Protection | [3099] |
| Henry A. Wise Against Know-Nothingism | [3109] |
| Kenneth Raynor on the Fusion of Fremont and Fillmore Forces | [3112] |
| Religious Test—Debate on the Article in the Constitution in Regard to it | [3114] |
| Henry Winter Davis on the American Party | [3115] |
| Joshua R. Giddings Against the Fugitive Slave Law | [3116] |
| Robert Toombs in Favor of Slavery | [3117] |
| Judah P. Benjamin on Slave Property | [3119] |
| William Lloyd Garrison on the Slavery Question | [3120] |
| Theodore Parker Against the Fugitive Slave Law and the Return of Sims | [3121] |
| William H. Seward on the Higher Law | [3122] |
| Charles Sumner on the Fallibility of Judicial Tribunals | [3123] |
| Galusha A. Grow on his Homestead Bill | [3123] |
| Lincoln and Douglas Debate— | |
| „ „ „ Douglas’s Speech | [3126] |
| „ „ „ Lincoln’s Reply | [3133] |
| „ „ „ Douglas’s Rejoinder | [3143] |
| Jefferson Davis on Retiring from the United States Senate | [3147] |
| Henry Wilson on the Greeley Canvass | [3149] |
| Oliver P. Morton on the National Idea | [3151] |
| J. Proctor Knott on “Duluth” | [3154] |
| Henry Carey on the Rates of Interest | [3159] |
| Simon Cameron on Internal Improvements | [3163] |
| John A. Logan on Self-Government | [3165] |
| James G. Blaine on the “False Issue” | [3171] |
| Roscoe Conkling on the Extra Session of 1879 | [3176] |
| Lincoln’s Speech at Gettysburg | [3186] |
| John M. Broomall on Civil Rights | [3186] |
| Charles A. Eldridge against Civil Rights | [3189] |
| A. K. McClure on “What of the Republic?” | [3191] |
| Robt. G. Ingersoll Nominating Blaine | [3201] |
| Roscoe Conkling Nominating Grant | [3202] |
| James A. Garfield Nominating Sherman | [3203] |
| Daniel Dougherty Nominating Hancock | [3205] |
| George Gray Nominating Bayard | [3205] |
| William P. Frye Nominating Blaine (at Chicago) | [3206] |
| Senator Hill’s Denunciation of Mahone | [3207] |
| Senator Mahone’s Reply | [3217] |
| Justin S. Morrill on the Tariff Commission | [3223] |
| J. Don Cameron on Reduction of Revenue as Affecting the Tariff | [3233] |
| Thomas H. Benton on the Election of Presidents | [3237] |
| James G. Blaine’s Eulogy on President Garfield | [3240] |
| G. H. Pendleton on Civil Service | [3251] |
| John J. Ingalls Against Civil Service | [3262] |
| Samuel J. Randall on the Tariff | [3274] |
| William McKinley, Jr., on the Tariff | [3277] |
| Chauncey M. Depew Nominating Harrison | [3283] |
| Leon Abbett Nominating Cleveland | [3285] |
| BOOK IV.—PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE, Etc. | |
| Declaration of Independence | [4003] |
| Articles of Confederation | [4006] |
| Jefferson’s Manual | [4022] |
| BOOK V.—TABULATED HISTORY AND CHRONOLOGICAL POLITICS. | |
| Statistics of General Information | [5003]–5024 |
| Chronological Politics | [5025] |
AMERICAN POLITICS.