Book I.—History of the Political Parties.

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COLONIAL PARTIES—WHIG AND TORY 3

PARTICULARISTS AND STRONG GOVERNMENT WHIGS 5

FEDERALS AND ANTI-FEDERALS 6

REPUBLICANS AND FEDERALS 8

DOWNFALL OF THE FEDERALS 12

DEMOCRATS AND FEDERALS 17

JEFFERSON DEMOCRATS 19

HARTFORD CONVENTION 20

TREATY OF GHENT 20

CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS 21

PROTECTIVE TARIFF 21

MONROE DOCTRINE 23

MISSOURI COMPROMISE 24

TARIFF—AMERICAN SYSTEM 25

TENURE OF OFFICE—ELIGIBILITY 27

NULLIFICATION—DEMOCRATS AND FEDERALS 29

UNITED STATES BANK 31

JACKSON’S SPECIAL MESSAGE ON THE UNITED STATES BANK 33

CONCEPTION OF SLAVERY QUESTION 35

DEMOCRATS AND WHIGS 37

THE HOUR RULE 39

NATIONAL BANK BILL—FIRST 41

„ „ „ SECOND 43

OREGON TREATY OF 1846 47

TREATY OF PEACE WITH MEXICO 49

CLAY’S COMPROMISE RESOLUTIONS 51

ABOLITION PARTY—RISE AND PROGRESS OF 53

KANSAS-NEBRASKA BILL 55

RITUAL OF THE AMERICAN PARTY 57

KANSAS STRUGGLE 71

LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS DEBATE 73

CHARLESTON CONVENTION—DEMOCRATIC, 1860 81

DOUGLAS CONVENTION, 1860, BALTIMORE 86

BRECKINRIDGE CONVENTION, 1860, BALTIMORE 86

CHICAGO REPUBLICAN CONVENTION, 1860 86

AMERICAN CONVENTION, 1860 87

SECESSION—PREPARING FOR 87

SECESSION—VIRGINIA CONVENTION, 1861 91

„ INTER-STATE COMMISSIONERS 96

„ SOUTHERN CONGRESS, PROCEEDINGS OF 97

„ CONFEDERATE CONSTITUTION 97

„ CONFEDERATE STATES 98

BUCHANAN’S VIEWS 99

CRITTENDEN COMPROMISE 104

PEACE CONVENTION 106

ACTUAL SECESSION 109

„ „ TRANSFERRING ARMS TO THE SOUTH 109

FERNANDO WOOD’S SECESSION MESSAGE 112

CONGRESS ON THE EVE OF THE REBELLION 113

LINCOLN’S VIEWS 115

JUDGE BLACK’S VIEWS 115

ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS’ SPEECH ON SECESSION 116

LINCOLN’S FIRST ADMINISTRATION 120

CONFEDERATE MILITARY LEGISLATION 128

GUERRILLAS 129

TWENTY-NEGRO EXEMPTION LAW 130

DOUGLAS ON THE REBELLION 130

POLITICAL LEGISLATION INCIDENT TO THE WAR 130

THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS 131

COMPENSATED EMANCIPATION 135

LINCOLN’S APPEAL TO THE BORDER STATES 137

REPLY OF THE BORDER STATES 138

BORDER STATE SLAVES 139

EMANCIPATION 141

„ PRELIMINARY PROCLAMATION OF 141

„ PROCLAMATION OF 143

LOYAL GOVERNORS, THE ADDRESS OF 144

FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW, REPEAL OF 145

FINANCIAL LEGISLATION 149

SEWARD AS SECRETARY OF STATE 149

INTERNAL TAXES 151

CONFEDERATE DEBT 152

CONFEDERATE TAXES 153

WEST VIRGINIA—ADMISSION OF 158

COLOR IN WAR POLITICS 159

THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT—PASSAGE OF 167

LOUISIANA—ADMISSION OF REPRESENTATIVES 168

RECONSTRUCTION 169

ARKANSAS—ADMISSION OF 170

RECONSTRUCTION MEASURES—TEXT OF 171

FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT 174

MCCLELLAN’S POLITICAL LETTERS 175

LINCOLN’S SECOND ADMINISTRATION 177

ANDREW JOHNSON AND HIS POLICY 178

„ „ —IMPEACHMENT TRIAL 179

GRANT 191

ENFORCEMENT ACTS 193

READMISSION OF REBELLIOUS STATES 193

LEGAL TENDER DECISION 194

GREENBACK PARTY 194

PROHIBITORY PARTY 196

SAN DOMINGO—ANNEXATION OF 196

ALABAMA CLAIMS 197

FORCE BILL 197

CIVIL SERVICE—ORDER OF PRESIDENT HAYES 198

AMNESTY 199

LIBERAL REPUBLICANS 199

REFORM IN THE CIVIL SERVICE 200

CREDIT MOBILIER 200

SALARY GRAB 214

RETURNING BOARDS 217

GRANGERS 218

„ —ILLINOIS RAILROAD ACT OF 1873 218

CIVIL RIGHTS BILL—SUPPLEMENTARY 221

MORTON AMENDMENT 222

WHISKY RING 222

BELKNAP IMPEACHED 223

WHITE LEAGUE 223

WHEELER COMPROMISE—TEXT OF 226

ELECTION OF HAYES AND WHEELER 228

ELECTORAL COUNT 229

TITLE OF PRESIDENT HAYES 233

CIPHER DESPATCHES 234

THE HAYES ADMINISTRATION 239

NEGRO EXODUS 240

CAMPAIGN OF 1880 242

THREE PER CENT. FUNDING BILL 244

HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL LOANS 245

GARFIELD AND ARTHUR—INAUGURATION OF 253

REPUBLICAN FACTIONS 253

THE CAUCUS 256

ASSASSINATION OF GARFIELD 260

ARTHUR, PRESIDENT 261

BOSS RULE 261

READJUSTERS 263

MORMONISM—SUPPRESSION OF 264

„ TEXT OF THE BILL 265

SOUTH AMERICAN QUESTION 269

STAR ROUTE SCANDAL 277

THE COMING STATES 278

CHINESE QUESTION 281

„ „ —SPEECH OF SENATOR MILLER ON 281

„ „ —REPLY OF SENATOR HOAR 285

MERCHANT MARINE 296

CURRENT POLITICS 298

POLITICAL CHANGES IN 1882, 1883, 1884 304–318

CLEVELAND’S ADMINISTRATION 321

CONTESTS OF 1885, 1886, 1887 321

THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888 318–335

THE NATIONAL CONVENTIONS OF 1888 336

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1888 337

PRESIDENT HARRISON’S MESSAGE ON THE CHILEAN TROUBLES 339

THE NATIONAL CONVENTIONS OF 1892 347