The History of the United States of America, Volumen6

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Harper, 1852
 

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State Resolutions in its Favor
75
CHAPTER XXI
84
Boston Memorial Presidents Answer
89
Second Session of the Tenth Congress
95
State of the Revenue
106
Reception of the Enforcing Act
113
Alleged Federal Plot
119
Renewed Debate on the Embargo
125
Substitute for the Embargo
131
Territory of Illinois
138
The Cabinet Mission to Russia
150
Trial of Bright and his Militiamen
163
Erskine Arrangement
172
First Proceedings
178
Effects of that Disavowal
185
Breach with Jackson
193
Differences of Opinion as to the Policy to be adopted
197
Effects and History of the Nonimportation Act
203
Manufactures
209
New Remonstrances Rambouillet Decree
215
View taken of it by Wellesley
219
Proceedings in Relation to Florida
225
Revenue and Appropriations
231
Close of the Eleventh Congress
237
Termination of Pinkneys Mission
243
Barlows Mission to France
249
Treaty of Fort Wayne New Doctrine of the Prophet 353
255
Third Census and Apportionment
261
Continuation of the Debate
273
Ways and Means Gallatin
281
Politics of Massachusetts
287
Question of Breach of Privilege
294
Clinton nominated for the Presidency
299
Declaration of War
305
East Florida Proclamation to the Inhabitants of British
311
Influence of Foreigners Manufactures
317
Views of the Essex Junto
323
Reaction Political Revolution in Maryland
332
Fall of Michilimackinac Hulls Supplies intercepted
338
British Declaration respecting the Orders in Council
344
Character given by this Question to the War
352
Military Muster in Kentucky
359
First naval Events of the War
365
Privateering
371
CHAPTER XXVI
378
Changes in the Cabinet
385
Occupation of Mobile Retaliations authorized
391
Constitution and Java Prizemoney
397
Forces employed during the Year
451
Discussion on French Influence
457
Navy Acts the Army
461
Pennsylvania and New Jersey
468
Restrictive System abandoned Protection to Manufactures
476
Failures at Prairie du Chien and Michilimackinac
482
Recruits for the Army
488
British War Party
492
Siege of Fort Erie Assault repulsed
498
Measures of Defense
504
The British in Washington
510
Battle of PlattsburgRetreat of the British
516
Defense of Fort Bowyer
522
Madisons Message Finances
525
Hartford Convention proposed
533
Jacksons March on Pensacola
539
State Elections
545
Its Acceptance Commissioners sent to Washington
553
Militia Martial Law Tennessee Volunteers
560
Battle of New Orleans Retreat of the British
564
Indian Auxiliaries 434
568
Financial and Commercial Enactments Commercial Con
570
New Arrangement of the Army Officers retained
577
Encouragement of Domestic Manufactures
583
Currency New National Bank
589
Nomination of Monroe for the Presidency
594
Politics of New Hampshire Dartmouth College
601
Bank of United States Crawford succeeds Dallas Finances
607
Territory of Alabama Domestic Slave Trade
613
Madisons Political Character
619
Other Appointments Monroes Visit to New England
622
Fifteenth Congress Calhoun and Clay
628
SlaveryFugitive Slave Law
635
Jacksons Seminole Campaign
641
Constitution of Connecticut 6647
649
Jacksons Northern Journey Collision with Scott
658
Bill for erecting Missouri into a State Proposed Exclusion
661
Speech of Taylor
671
Attempted Bankrupt Law
677
Missouri Question at the North
683
Maine and Missouri in one Bill
689
Monroe hesitates to Sign the Bill
691
Perpetuity of Slavery Jefferson
697
Second Session of the Sixteenth Congress Speaker
703
Declaration of the Presidential Vote
709
AUTHORITIES
715
INDEX
721

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Página 258 - ... professing to be republicans, to make good the promises held out by their republican predecessors, when they came into power; promises which, for years afterwards, they honestly, faithfully fulfilled.
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Página 261 - ... you expect if they were the uncontrolled lords of the ocean? Had those privateers at Savannah borne British commissions, or had your shipments of cotton, tobacco, ashes, and what not, to London and Liverpool, been confiscated and the proceeds poured into the English exchequer, my life upon it you would never have listened to any miserable wire-drawn distinctions between "orders and decrees affecting our neutral rights...
Página 540 - But in cases of deliberate, dangerous, and palpable infractions of the Constitution, affecting the sovereignty of a State, and liberties of the people ; it is not only the right but the duty of such a State to interpose its authority for their protection, in the manner best calculated to secure that end.

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