Vallandigham case, Lincoln’s attitude, [214].
Van Buren, Martin, as President, [211].
Venezuela-Guiana boundary, Cleveland’s action, [225] Godkin’s attitude, [285].
Veto power, wisdom, [219].
Voltaire, importance to historians, [51]; theatre at Lausanne, [121]; and Gibbon, [121].
Walker, F. A., career, [283]; The Nation ignores death of, [283], [284].
Walpole, Sir Spencer, essay on, [161]–[167]; “England,” [161], [163], [164]; biography of Lord John Russell, [162]; knowledge of men, [164]; of continental politics, [164]; “Studies in Biography,” [164]; knowledge of practical politics, [165]; as man of affairs, [165]; style, [165]; visit to, character, [165]–[167]; death, [167].
War power, exemplification by Lincoln, [213]–[216].
Warner, C. D., on originality in style, [27].
Washington, George, as President, [205]–[207]; prescience, [206]; as political tradition, [208].