Union, Mr. Webster's sentiments on consolidation of, 246;
apostrophe to, 269;
speech of March 7, 1850, on preservation of the, 600;
impossibility of drawing the line in case of dissolution of, 622;
exhortation to citizens of Buffalo to preserve the, 627;
Mr. Jefferson's opinion of admitting 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 independent 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, compared, 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 progress in, from 1793 to 1851, 645;
progress of, in arts and sciences, 648;
coast survey of, 648;
military resources of, 649;
position 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 administration, 455; appointed Secretary of State, 581; his instructions to Mr. McLane, 581; nominated by Free Soil Party, 581; views of, relative to slavery in the District of Columbia, 582; influence in annexing Texas, 582; candidate for Presidency in 1844, 583.
Vansittart, Mr., resolution on the worth of a bank note, 491.
Verona, Congress at, 1822, 153;
concerning Grecian independence, 70.