friends, not smothered by its enemies. Now, permit me to remark, that while I have opposed dissolution and disintegration on the one hand, on the other I am equally opposed to consolidation, or the centralization of power in the hands of a few. INDEX. Ableman vs. Booth, case of...... Adams, John Quincy. See Velo. Alabama, the admission of into the Union.... American State Papers quoted ..... Anderson, Robert, General, notice of... André, John, Major, the case of, cited... Aristocracy, a dangerous class.... Arnold, Benedict, General, the case of, cited.. Assassination suggested in the Senate PAGE 201 231 115 282 432 37 432 173 "Beauty and Booty," watchwords of the English......... 187 Benjamin, Judah P., Senator, remarks on the cession of Louisiana.... quotation from a speech at San Francisco.. Boyce, W. W., his opinion of secession.... Breckinridge, John C., speech on the act approving the ac- tion of President Lincoln...... Bright, Jesse D., the expulsion of... Brown, Albert G., senator from Mississippi.. 180 194 252 331 405 221 Bruce, Sir Frederick A., speech to President Johnson..... 473 136 "pledged to secession 145 Buell, D. C., General, evacuates Southern Tennessee... PAGE Charleston, S. C., surrender of, in 1779...... 207 petition of the inhabitants of, to Sir Henry Clinton, &c. 210 United States arsenal at, seized....... 369 Clay, C. C., speech on the Lecompton Constitution... 51 Compromise considered.... reply to a speech of.. Cobb, Howell, his opinion of the extent of the war.. Cohens vs. Virginia, case of. Collamer, Jacob, remarks on the personal-liberty laws..... Condorcet a democrat from philosophy.. Congress, power of, to give away lands....... Constitution of the United States, amendments to, proposed 77 55 12 393 xxxvii 95 ... 105 97 433 Davis, Jefferson, his remarks on a speech of Mr. Johnson.. 253 his education, &c. . . . . . his reception at Montgomery, Ala.. issues letters of marque... De Bow's Review on the institution of government.. Declaration of Independence quoted...... Democracy, James Madison's opinion of.. Lamartine's view of....... a permanent element of progress definition of..... the duty of, in 1860-61.. 285 375 380 366 56 53 58 60 62 170 Douglas, Stephen A., discussion with Abraham Lincoln.... 195 Garrison, William Lloyd, quoted...... Gentry, Meredith P......... Gist, , governor of South Carolina, message of. Government the trustee of the people......... Gregg, Maxcy............. 97 202 261 X 144 180 212 "Gulf Confederacy," the... 250 PAGE Habeas Corpus, writ of, suspended during the Revolution of 1776....... Hamilton, Alexander, noticed.. 337 91-229 ―, Senator, speech on the Lecompton Bill. 64 Hammond, Henderson, Thomas, Editor "Raleigh Gazette," i Henry, Gustavus A. X Henry, Patrick, views of democracy. 62 Hereditary constitutional monarchy proposed by the rebels. 156 Homestead Bill, speech on the, May 20, 1858..... 12 history of the....... 14 Andrew Jackson's opinion of... 18 first introduced into the Congress of the United States. 19 reception of the delegates from, April 18, 1865,........ 466 Jefferson, Thomas, exercises the veto-power. 6 |