Clay's resolutions, 258, 259; re- capitulation of report of com- mittee of thirteen, 260; Utah act, 261; Texas and New Mexico act, 261-263; California act, 263, 264; Fugitive slave act, 264-271; act to suppress slave- trade in District of Columbia, 272.
Concord, assault on, 48. Confederation, articles of new England colonies, 19-27; arti- cles of 1777, 59–71. Confiscations, not to be made against British loyalists, 82; not to be made in case of war be- tween Great Britain and United States, 143; of Mexican property not allowed, 244. Congress, confederate, choice and
apportionment of representa- tives, 295, 296; choice and ap- portionment of senators, 296; powers and duties of each house, 298; adjournment of, 298; power of, 300-302; appropriation of money by, 303; messages and recommendations of president to, 310; power to punish treason, 311; power to legislate over new territory, 313; proposition of amendments by, 313, 314. Congress, continental, declaration
and resolves of first, 37-42; deputies to appointed by several colonies, 38.
Congress, United States, choice
and apportionment of represen- tatives, 95, 96; choice and appor-
tionment of senators, 96; powers and duties of each house, 98; adjournment of, 98; power of, 99-101, 108; time of choosing presidential electors determined by, 104; messages and recom- mendations to by president, 106; power of to punish treason, 107; proposition of amendments by,
109. Constitution, confederate, 295–316; qualifications of representatives, 295; apportionment of repre- sentatives, 295, 296; qualifica- tions of senators, 297; powers of each house, 298; compensation of members of congress, 298; passage of bills, 299, 300; power of congress, 300-302; importa- tion of negroes from foreign countries forbidden, 302; right of habeas corpus, 303; bill of at- tainder and ex post facto law for- bidden, 303; rules for appropria- tion of money, 303; no title of nobility to be granted, 304; no law respecting an establishment of religion allowed, 304; freedom of speech and of the press not to be abridged, 304; right to bear arms, 304; right to trial by jury, 305; restrictions on power of states, 305, 306; election of presi- dent and vice-president, 306, 307; removal of president from office, 308; duties of president, 309, 310; judicial power, 310, 311; treason and its punishment, 311; jurisdiction of supreme
court, 311; fugitive slave law, 312; rights of states, 312; ad- mission of new states, 312; ac- quisition of territory, 313; con- stitution guarantees protection to every state, 313; provision for amendments, 313, 314; shall be the law of the land, 314. Constitution, United States, 95–
111; qualifications of represen- tatives, 95; apportionment of representatives, 95, 96; qualifi- cations of senators, 97; duties of the senate, 97; powers and duties of each house, 97, 98; compen- sation of members of congress, 98; passage of bills, 99; powers of congress, 99-101; importation of slaves forbidden after 1808, 101; right of habeas corpus, 101; bill of attainder and ex post facto law forbidden, 101; no taxes between states, 102; appropriations of money from treasury, 102; no title of nobility to be granted, 102; restrictions on power of states, 102, 103; election of presi- dent and vice-president, 103, 104, 114, 115; qualifications for president, 104; removal of presi- dent from office, 104; duties of president, 105, 106; judicial power, 106, 107; jurisdiction of supreme court, 107; treason and its punishment, 107; rights of states, 107, 108; fugitive slave law, 108; admission of new states, 108; rules respecting ter- ritory, 108; protection of United
States guaranteed to each state, 108; provision for amendments, 109; shall be the supreme law of the land, 109; amendments to, 112-117; Lincoln quotes from, 284; Lincoln declares no right therein written denied, 288. Consuls appointed by United States and Great Britain, 147. Contraband of war, citizens of United States forbidden to carry, 124; procedure with vessels sus- pected of carrying, 147; enumer- ation of articles comprising, 148. Convention, reciprocal, between
United States and Cuba, 383- 389; supplementary, between United States and Cuba, 390- 392; between United States and Panama, 393–408.
Copyright secured to authors by congress, 100.
Council appointed by British crown, 40, 54.
Counterfeiting of coin punishable by congress, 100.
Credit, full, to be given to each
state, 60, 107, 108.
Creditors, debts to be paid to both British and United States, 81; compensation to be made to British, 137.
Cuba, recognition of independence of, 372, 373; Spain relinquishes claim to, 375; reciprocal com- mercial convention between United States and, 383-389; supplementary, between United States and, 390-392.
Declaration of rights, 34-36. Declaration and resolves of first continental congress, 37-42. Declaration of causes and neces-
sity of taking up arms, 43–51. Declaration of independence, 52- 58.
Debt, public, power of congress to pay, 99; as valid under Consti- tution as under articles of con- federation, 109; validity not to be questioned, 117; Washing- ton urges payment of, 169. Detroit river open by treaty of 1842, 223.
District of Columbia, suppres- sion of slave-trade in, 259, 260, 272; fugitive slave law in, 270,
Duties, imposed on colonists by Great Britain, 35, 37, 45, 47, 54; repeal of stamp requested, 36; on British goods, 134, 361-363; on Indian goods, 134; between Great Britain and United States, 146; on French and Spanish goods, 180; between United States and Spain, 382; between United States and Cuba, 383- 388; between United States and Panama, 401.
Education, encouragement of means of in northwest territory, 91.
Election, writs of, vacancies in representation filled by, 96; of president and vice-president, 103, 104, 114, 115.
Electors, presidential, qualifica- tions of, 95; appointment of, 103; method of voting, 114, 115. Emancipation proclamation, 317- 319.
Excises, power of congress to lay and collect, 99; must be uniform throughout United States, 100. Ex post facto law, not be passed by
congress, 101; by any state, 102. Extradition of criminals, between states, 60, 108; agreement for between United States and Great Britain, 155, 224.
Farewell address, Washington's, 157-176. Fisheries,
colonists prohibited
from by Great Britain, 47; rights in granted to United States by Great Britain, 80, 354-356.
Florida, Spain cedes to United States, 196.
France, and United States unite
against Great Britain, 72, 73; treaty with of 1778, 72-76; treaty with of 1803, 177-182; cedes Louisiana to United States, 178, 179. Fugitive slaves, law for reclaiming in northwest territorial govern- ment, 94; clause in Constitution, 108; provision for prompt de- livery of, 259, 260; act, 264-272; law in District of Columbia, 270, 271; law in Nebraska, 281; Lincoln quotes clause from Constitution, 284; enforcement
of law, 285, 290, 291; clause in Confederate Constitution, 312.
Gadsden treaty, 273–279. Gage, General, sent to subdue colonists, 47; assault upon Lex- ington and Concord, 48; treach- ery of to inhabitants of Boston, 48; proclamation of, 49. Gettysburg, Lincoln's address at,
Ghent, treaty of, 183–194.
Gila river open by treaty of 1848,
Great Britain, colonists disclaim intention to separate from, 50; France and United States form treaty of alliance against, 72; acknowledges independence of United States, 78; treaty with of 1783, 77-84; treaty with of 1794, 131-156; promises to vacate posts and places assigned to United States, 132; United to pay delayed debts
States agree to subjects of, 137; agrees to in- demnify United States citizens for illegal capture of vessels, 140; United States agrees to indem- nify subjects of for capture of vessels, 142; subjects of to retain lands held in the United States, 143; debts nor money of not to be confiscated in case of war, 143; consuls to be appointed by, 147; treaty with of 1814, 183- 194; and United States agree to stop hostilities with Indians, 193; and United States unite to
abolish traffic in slaves, 193; treaty with of 1842, 215-225; and United States agree to suppress slave-trade, 223, 224; treaty with of 1846, 226-229; treaty with of 1850, 251-257; treaty with of 1871, 341–368. Guadalupe Hidalgo, treaty of, 230-250; abrogation of articles in, 275-277.
Guam, Spain cedes to United States, 375.
Habeas corpus, right of in north- west territory, 90; not to be sus- pended unless required by pub- lic safety, 101.
Hawaiian islands, annexation of, 369–371; public debt of, 370, 371; government of, 370, 371; treaties of, with foreign powers, 370.
House of representatives, choice of members, 95; qualification of members, 95; apportionment of representatives, 95, 96, 116; has sole power of impeachment, 96; compensation of members, 98; all bills for raising revenue to originate in, 99; part of in elec- tion of president, 104, 115. Hudson's bay company, Columbia river open to, 227.
Impeachment, punishment of, 97;
senate has sole power to try, 97; of president and all civil offi- cers, 106.
Importation of slaves after 1808 forbidden by Constitution, 101. Imposts, power of congress to lay, 99; to be uniform throughout United States, 100; net produce to be for United States treasury, 102.
Impressment of American seamen
by Great Britain, 55. Inaugural address, Washington's first, 118-122; Washington's second, 123; Lincoln's first, 283- 294; Lincoln's second, 325-327. Independence, declaration of, 52– 58; Great Britain acknowledges the United States, 78; of Spanish- American colonies, recognition of, 212, 213; of Cuba, recogni- tion of, 372, 373; United States guarantees to Panama, 394. Indians, typical early treaty with,
28-33; instigated against colo- nists by Great Britain, 49, 55; good faith toward in northwest territory, 91; treaty with Six Nations, 126-130; United States
and Great Britain agree to stop hostilities toward, 192, 193; control of in territory ceded by Mexico, 239, 240; rights of in Nebraska, 281. Insurrection, proclamation declar- ing at an end, 328–334.
James, king, grants charter of Vir- ginia, 5-17. Jay treaty, 131–156. Jefferson, Thomas, on capture of British vessels, 141.
Johnson, Andrew, proclamation declaring insurrection at an end, 328-334.
Judges made dependent on British crown, 37, 54.
Judicial power of United States, how vested, 106; extent of, 107. Jury, trial by, colonists deprived of, 41, 45, 54; right to in north- west territory, 90; provided for in Constitution, 107, 113.
Kansas-Nebraska act, 280-282. Kansas, provisions relating to ter- ritory of, 282.
Law of nations, violation of pun- ishable by congress, 100. Legislations, colonial, suspended, 45, 55.
Letters of marque and reprisal, 63,
Lexington, assault on, 48. Lincoln, Abraham, first inaugural
address, 283-294; denies inten- tion to interfere with existing slavery, 283; quotes fugitive slave clause from Constitution, 284; on enforcement of fugitive slave law, 284, 285, 290, 291; holds union of states to be per- petual, 286, 287; declares no law written in Constitution denied, 288; calls central idea of seces- sion anarchy, 289, 290; dis- cusses decision of constitutional questions by supreme court, 290; shows difference between seces-
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