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appearance of, ii. 10
on the stump, ii. 10, II
proposal of, ii. 74
candidacy of, ii. 113
marriage and house of, ii. 128 bill introduced by, ii. 136
fights Buchanan's policy, ii. 154 nominated, ii. 170
defect of, ii. 170, 171 last days of, ii. 211 death of, ii. 212
Douglas, Stephen A., Mrs., ii. 128
Dow, Jesse E., i. 310
Dow, Lorenzo, 1. 234
Dred Scott decision, the, ii. 153, 154, 224
Dromgoole, George C., i. 296
Dry Tortugas, ii. 304
Duane, James, i. 218
Duane, William J., i. 290
Duel of Cilley and Graves, i. 346, 347 of Clay and Randolph, i. 243, 247 of Decatur and Barron, i. 186
of Terry and Broderick, ii. 160 Duke of Northumberland, ii. 48 Durham, Milton J., ii. 351
Durkee, Charles, ii. 77
Duval, William P., i. 167, 313
Duvall, Gabriel, i. 106
Dwight, Henry W., i. 212
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Earl of Carlisle, i. 394 Early's daslı upon Washington, ii. 265
"Eaton affair," the, i. 258-261 Eaton, Jolin H., i. 259
Ebbitt House started, ii. 100, 101 Edmunds, George F., ii. 323, 324 Edwards, Ninian, i. 189
Electoral Commission, ii. 222, 369
Elgin, Lord, ii. 126
Ellenborough, Lord, i. 43
Ellicott, Andrew, i. 26
Elliott, Jesse Duncan, i. 186
Elliott, Jonathan, i. 219
Elliott, Robert Brown, ii. 351
Ellis, Powhatan, i. 241
Ellsworth, Henry L., i. 398
Ellsworth, Oliver, Chief Justice, i. 48
Emancipation Proclamation, ii. 257, 259, 278 Embargo Act, i. 114, 115, 117
English, James E., ii. 217
Eppes, John W., i. 84
"Era of good feeling," i. 206
Erskine treaty, i. 115, 116
" Essex Junto," i. 79
Eustis, William, i. 103, 125
Evans, George, i. 267
Evarts, William M., ii. 332
Everett, Edward, i. 130, 137, 237, 379, ii. 115
Ewing, Thomas, i. 271, 359, ii. 68, 102 Executive Mansion, i. 26, 27, 251, ii. 195 Express, the, ii. 319
F
Father of the House, i. 340, ii. 132 Federal buildings, i. 36, 37
Federalists, i. 62, 118, 122, 194
Fenton, Reuben E., ii. 131, 133
Ferry, Thomas W., ii. 319 Fessenden, William Pitt, ii. 129, 130, 276, 332, 353 Field, Stephen J., ii. 278, 368 Fillmore, Abigail Powers, Mrs., ii. 91 Fillmore, Millard, in Congress, i. 295
accession of, ii. 70 public career of, ii. 90, 91 marriage of, ii. 91 receptions of, ii. 92 changes Cabinet, ii. 102
Fillmore, Millard, nomination of, for President, ii. 142 Findley, William, i. 83 Fish, Hamilton, ii. 22, 109 Fitzpatrick, Benjamin, ii. 39, 78 Floyd, Jolin, i. 194, ii. 145, 177 Folger, Walter, i. 193
Foot, Solonion, ii. 21, 109
Foote, Henry S., ii. 12, 13, 85
Force, Peter, i. 219, 311, 312
Ford, Thomas, ii. 241
Ford's Theatre, ii. 285
Forney, Jolin W., ii. 122, 172, 317
Forrest, Edwin, i. 234, ii. 93
Forsyth, John, i. 168, 214, 271, 333
Fort George, i. 124
Fort Mifflin, i. 23 Fort Pickens, ii. 191
Fort Sumter, ii. 191
Fortress Monroe, ii. 191
Forward, Walter, i. 368
Foster, Charles, ii. 350
Fourteenth Amendment, ii. 33 Fox, Henry, i. 390
Franklin, Jesse, i. 56
Frederick City, ii. 266
Freeman, Jolin, i. 153.
Free-soil movement, i. 331, 371, ii. 54, 79, 116
Frelinghuysen, Theodore, il. 322 Fremont, Jessie Benton, i. 390
Fremont, Jolin C., i. 388, ii. 108, 142, 270
Frontier Guards, ii. 195
Frye, William P., ii. 350
Fugitive slave law, ii. 84, 116
Fuller, Timothy, i. 194
Fulton, Robert, i. 76
G
Gabsby's hotel, i. 205, 206 Gaillard, John, i. 81
Gaines, Edmund P., General, i. 386
Gaines, Myra Clark, Mrs., i. 386
Gales, Josepli, i. 217, 218, ii. 69
Gallatin, Albert, i. 61, 96, 103, 125 Gambling, i. 392
Gardiner, Julia, i. 384
Garfield, James A., remark of Corwin to, i. 269 nomination of, ii. 27 enters the House, il. 220 as an orator, ii. 220, 221 Garrambouville, Turreau de, i. 71 Garrett, William, ii. 300
Gaston, William, i. 168 General Post-Office building, ii. 382
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Gentry, Meredith P., i. 338
Georgetown, i. 16, 17, 35, 42, 47, 71-77, 86, 146, 188, 203, 234, 385, 390, 11. 47, 53
Germantown, i. 12
Gerry, Elbridge, i. 161, 162
Giddings, Joshua R., i. 338, ii. 92
Giles William B., i. 81
Gilman, Nicholas, i. 79
Gilmer, Thomas W., i. 400
Gilpin, Henry D., i. 334
Girard College, i. 382
Globe, editors of, i. 310, ii. 40, 41
Gorham, Benjamin, i. 194
Gouverneur, Samuel L., i. 181
Government Printing-Office, ii. 382 Graham, William A., ii. 102 Grand Army of the Republic, ii. 311
Granger, Francis, i. 359
Granger, Gideon, i. 103
Grant, Ulysses S., rise of, ii. 260, 261 made lieutenant-general, ii. 261
at Willard's, ii. 261-263
at the President's reception, ii. 263, 264
assumes command, ii. 264
advances on Lee, ii. 264, 265
besieges Petersburg, ii. 265
victory of, ii. 278
in connection with the party at Ford's Theatre, ii. 286- 289
conspiracy against, ii. 288
goes North, ii. 289 warned, ii. 295
a resident of the Capital, ii. 316
receptions given by, ii. 316 happiest days of, ii. 317
independent of the President, ii. 329, 330 nomination of, ii. 339 elected, ii. 339
votes gained by, ii. 340, 359
in the White House, ii. 342 grieves at his daughter's mar- riage, ii. 343, 344 refuses to decide Cabinet mat- ters, ii. 345, 346 appoints Dr. Hasslock to office, ii. 346 348 disregards public sentiment, ii. 357 opponents of, ii. 357, 358 renominated, ii. 358 Graves, William J., i. 346, ii. 16S
Greeley, Horace, ii. 42, 43, 92, 169, 170, 358, 361
Greenwood, Grace, ii. 46
Greer, Duff, General, i. 248, 263 Gregg, Andrew, i. 61
Gries, Robert C., i. 407
Grimes, James W., ii. 159
Grimke, F. J., Rev., ii. 388
Griswold, Roger, i. 64
Grow, Galusha A., ii. 15, 110, 155, 157, 167, 217
Grund, Francis J., i. 310
Grundy, Felix, i. 109, 271, 334, 371 Gurowski, Adam, Count, ii. 126 Guthrie, James, ii. 120, 121
Gwin, William M., ii. IOS
H
Habersham, Joseplı, i. 47 Hadfield, George, place given to, i. 29 Hagerstown, i. 204
Haight, Job, i. 90
" Hail Columbia, " author of, i. 166 Hale, John P., ii. 11, 92, 116
Hall, Nathan K., ii. 102
Hall of Representatives, i. 158-161, ii. 90 Hallett, Stephen L., i. 27, 32 Hamilton, Alexander, i. 13, 74, 91,
295 widow of, i. 350
Hamilton, Gail, ii. 46
Hamilton, James, i. 213
Hamilton, Paul, i. 103
Hamlin, Hannibal, ii. 26-28, 312, 353
Hanscom, Simon P., ii. 318
Hanson, Alexander, i. 166, 167
Hardin, Ben, i. 167
Hardin, John J., ii. 25
Harlan, James, ii. 130
Harper, Robert Goodloe, i. 60, 168 Harris, Ira, ii. 212
Harrison, John Scott, ii. 131, 134
Harrison, William Henry, battle won by, i. 124
candidate for Vice-President, i. 326 nominated, i. 354
inaugurated, i. 356, 357 previous career of, i. 358
asserts his authority, i. 360, 361 rebukes Clay, i. 361 death of, i. 363 funeral services of, i. 363, 364, 366 tomb of, i. 364
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Hart, Edward, i. 309 Hartranft, John F., ii. 362, 363
Harvey, James E., i. 309
Hasslock, H. W., Dr., ii. 346-348 Hastings, Hugh, ii. 344 Havre de Grace, i. 204 Hawley, Joseph R., ii. 350 Hawthorne, Nathaniel, i. 303, ii. 119 Hay, John, ii. 249, 294 Hayes, Rutherford B., enters Congress, ii. 319 candidate for the Presidency, ii. 362 election of, ii. 365-369 votes received by, il. 370 Hayne, Robert Y., i. 214, 272, 288 Henderson, John B., ii. 212, 243
Hendricks, Thomas A., ii. 110, 212, 364 Hendricks, William, i. 242
Henry, Joseph, i. 116, 117
Henry, Patrick, i. 293 Henshaw, David, i. 399 Herold, David E., ii. 286, 297-304
Hewitt, Abram S., ii. 350
Hickman, John, ii. 155 Hiester, Joseph, i. 60 Hill, Isaac, i. 263 Hillhouse, James, i. 55
Hoar, Ebenezer R., 11. 344, 345
Hoar, George F., ii. 350
Hoban, James, i. 26-29, 155
Hoffman, Ogden, i. 337 Holman, William S., ii. 218 Holines, John, i. 193
Holt, Joseph, ii. 145, 177 Homestead bill, ii. 224
Hospitals, ii. 198, 199, 203 House of Representatives, Revo- lutionary veterans in, i. 58- 60
men of mark in, i. 60-64 in Madison's time, i. 108-112 from 1813 to 1817, i. 164-168 between 1817 and 1821, i. 193 in J. Q. Adams's time, i. 236- 239 in Jackson's time, i. 267-270
in Jackson's second terin, i. 295-297
in Van Buren's time, i. 336-340 in Taylor's time, ii. 76, 77 in Buchanan's time, ii. 161-164 during the war period, ii. 217 in Johnson's time, ii. 319. 320 in Grant's time, ii. 350, 351 Houston, Sam, General, i. 316, 317, ii. 14-17 Howard, Benjamin C., i. 270
Howard, James M., ii. 212 Howard, John Eager, i. 56 Howard, Oliver O., ii. 385 Howard University, ii. 385 Howe, Timothy O., ii. 212 Hubbard, Samuel D., ii. 102 Hubbell, Jay, ii. 351
Hulsemann, Chevalier, ii. 103
Humboldt, Baron, i. 75
Hunkers, ii. 60
Hunt, Ward, ii. 367
Hunt, Washington, ii. 22
Hunter, Robert M. T., i. 337, 345 Hunter, William, i. 107
Hunton, Eppa, ii. 31 Hurd, Frank, ii. 350
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Independent treasury, i. 342, ii. 48 Indian Queen Hotel, the, i. 240 Ingalls, John J., ii. 354, 355, 356 Ingersoll, Charles Jared, i. 166, 237, 238, 309, 372 Ingersoll, Ralph J., ii. 114
Ingham, Samuel D., i. 166, 214, 259 Irujo, Spanish minister, i. 70, 71, 72 Irving, Washington, , describes Mrs. Madison's levee, i. 101-103
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Jackson, Andrew, visits Wash- ington, i. 154, 155 defends Van Rensselaer, i. 195 in the Senate, i. 216 candidate for President, i. 220 renominated for the Presi- dency, i. 242 inaugurated, i. 249-251 appearance of, i. 252 democratic spirit of, i. 254 seeks welfare of clerks, i. 256, 257 writes ideas for messages, i. 257 champions Miss Eaton, i. 258, 260 official policy of, 265, 266 refuses to remove Miller, i. 265, 266 votes received by, i. 269 resents slander, i. 269 declines to visit the Presi- dent, i. 269 changes towards Calhoun, i. 279, 280
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Jackson, Andrew, nominated for a second term, i. 281 attacks renewal of bank charter, i. 284 veto message of, i. 285, 286
in the second Presidential campaign, i. 286
Whig pictures of, i. 286
popularity of, i. 287
triumph of, i. 287
issues a masterly proclama- tion, i. 288 one of the last utterances of, i. 289
message of, i. 291
protests against resolution of censure, i. 291
personal prestige of, i. 298
closing days of, i. 298
gives a dinner to the ex- pungers, i. 300
at the play, i. 305
welcomes Mrs. Royall, i. 306, 307
ritle made by, i. 307
closing years of, i. 311
nominates Taney, i. 312, 313
appoints Supreme Court jus- tices, i. 312-315 remits a fine, i. 317
attempted assassination of, i. 320, 321
second assault on, i. 321
simple tastes of, i. 323
daily walks of, i. 323
enters into horse-racing, i. 323
goes to horse-training, i. 325 farewell reception of, 327, 328 at Van Buren's inauguration, 1. 329, 330 Jackson, "Copenhagen," i. 116 Jay, John, i, 48
Jefferson, Joseph, the elder, i. 304
Jefferson, Joseph, the younger, i. 305 Jefferson, Thomas, aids Hamil- tou, i. 13, 14
compromise proposed by, i. 15 selects I,'Enfant, i. 23 first election of, i. 64, 66
inaugurated, i. 67 appearance of, i. 67 hospitality of, i. 67, 68
social rttles of, i. 69 careless dress of, i. 69, 70 sends informal message, i. 77, 78
Jefferson, Thomas, makes im- provements in Washington, 1. 86
promise to Hamilton, i. 91
Louisiana purchase, i. 92
inessage sent by, i. 94
charge against, i. 95
at Mrs. Madison's ball, i. 100, 101 leaves for Monticello, i. 101
legacy left by, i. 112
answers "Chesapeake" ou- rage, i. 114 policy of, i. 172
Jenckes, Thomas A., ii. 217 Jennings, Paul, i. 153
Jett, William, aids Booth, ii. 300- 302 Jewell, Marshall, ii. 359
Jolin Brown's raid, ii. 164
Johnson, Andrew, early days of, ii. 30, 31 in Congress, ii. 31
Senator, ii. 159
conspiracy against, ii. 288
considered as a candidate, ii.
312, 313 career of, ii. 313, 314
character of, ii. 314.
sworn into office, ii. 314, 315
in the White House, ii. 315
wife and daughter of, ii. 315, 316 valties the press, ii. 318
attempted impeachment of, ii. 324 suspected, ii. 327
assails Congress, ii. 328
removes Stanton, ii. 332
impeached, ii. 334, 336
acquitted, ii. 337
rejected as a candidate, ii. 337 leaves the White House, ii. 340
Johnson, Cave, in the House, i. 269, 270, ii. 40
Johnson, Herschel V., ii. 19
Jolinson, Reverdy, ii. 17, 18, 69, 102, 322
Johnson, Richard M., i. 84, 189, 269, 317, 327 Johnson, Thomas, i. 22
Johnson, William, i. 94 Johnston, Joe, ii. 310
Jones, George W., i. 296, 346, ii. 78 Jones, John W., ii. 21
Jones, Thomas A., helps Bootli. ii. 298, 299 Jones, William, i. 84, 125, 136, 138
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Jones's Point, boundary-stone laid at, i. 22
Journalism, i. 217-220 in Jackson's time, i. 307-311 in Polk's time, ii. 40-46
influences in, ii. 70
in Pierce's time, ii. 122-127
in Buchanan's time, ii. 172, 173 in Jolinson's time, ii. 318 Judd, Norman B., ii. 320
Julian, George W., ii. 77, 92
K
Keitt, Lawrence M., ii. 156, 157
Kelley, William D., ii. 217
Kemble, Fanny, i. 305
Kemble, William H., ii. 362, 363
Kendale, Amos, i. 262, 263, 333, 334, 397, 399
Kendall Green, country-seat, i. 399 Kendall's Expositor, i. 397
. Kennedy, John Pendleton, i. 232, 337, 11. 102
Kerr, Michael C., ii. 319
Key. Francis Scott, i. 232
Key West, ii. 19
King, Daniel P., ii. 21
King, Horatio, ii. 177
King, John P., i. 293
King, Preston, ii. 22, 23, 159
King, Rufus, i. 107, 108, 189, 197
King, Thomas Butler, 1. 359
King, William Rufus, i. 109, 394
King's Mountain, i. 112, 293
Kingman, Elias, i. 219, 220
Kirkwood House, the, ji. 314
Kirkwood, Samuel J., ii. 323
Kitchell, Aaron, i. 61.
Knapp, Samuel L., Colonel, i. 219, 220
Knott, Proctor, ii. 320
Know-Nothings, ii. 142, 170
Kossuth, Louis, ii. 94, 95
Kremer, statements of, i. 223
L
Lafayette, i. 206-208
Lafayette Park, ii. 306
Lafayette Square, i. 187, 385
Lamar, Lucius Q. C., ii. 351
Lander, Frederick W., General, ii. 93, 167-169 Lander, Jean Davenport, Mrs., ii. 93 Lane, Harriet, ii. 149
Lane, Henry S., i. 338, ji. 212 Lane, James H., ii. 195, 238, 324
Lane, Joseph, ii. 110 Langdon, John, i. 55 Langley, Samuel P., ii. 50
Latham, Milton S., ii. 213
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, i. 86, 87, 91, 156-158
Lattimer, Henry, i. 56
Law, Thomas, i. 43, 44 Leale, Charles A., ii. 292
Lee's surrender, rejoicings over, ii. 280, 281
Lefferts, Colonel, ii. 196
Legare, Hugh L., i. 338, 339, 399 Leigh, Watkins, i. 293, 364
L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, Major, selected to draw plan of city, i. 23 attracts attention of Waslı- ington, i. 23 made chief of engineers, i. 23 former work of, i. 23, 24
wise plans of, i. 24
locates Capitol and public buildings, i. 25 meets with criticism, i. 25, 26 superintends execution of
plans, i. 26
dismissed, i. 29
contends with commissioners, 1. 29, 30 small sumi paid to, i. 31 appearance of, i. 31 death of, i. 31
grave of, i. 37
fort erected by, i. 140
"Leopard" fires on the "Chesa- peake," i. 113, 185
Levin, Lewis C., in the House, ii. 23
Lewis, Dixon H., i. 269
Lewis, Meriwether, i. 78, 104
Lewis, William B., i. 262, 263
Liberal Republicans, national convention of, ii. 358
Library of Congress started, i. 90 "American Archives" in, i. 312, ii. 382 Life-saving service established, ii. 352
Lincoln, Abraham, serves in Con- gress, ii. 35 elected President, ii. 171 goes to Washington through Baltimore, ii. 182, 183
appearance of, ii. 184
answers a visitor, ii. 184, 185 change wrought by, ii. 185 meets office-seekers, ii. 190, 191
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Lincoln, Abraham, sends aid to Sumter, ii. 191
calls for volunteers, ii. 192
in trying days, ii. 195
the strain on, ii. 195, 196 reviews the Seventh Regi- ment, ii. 196 magnanimity of, ii. 207
summons Congress to con- vene, ii. 211 daily life of, ii. 226, 227 solicits a pension for a widow, ii. 227-231
in his office, ii. 231, 232, 249
receives visitors, ii. 232, 233
tests weapons, ii. 233, 234
receives delegations, ii. 234
answers the Chicago minis- ters, ii. 234, 235
kindness of, ii. 235, 244
pardons deserters, il. 235, 236
appeals made to, ii. 237 saves Elder Luckett, ii. 23S, 240
answers a girl's petition, ii. 241, 242
pardons a spy, ii. 242-244
subinits to imposition, ii. 244
resents insult, ii. 245, 246
a personal friend of soldiers, ii. 247
cards written by, ii. 247
helps a Pittsburg boy, ii, 247, 248
recreations of, ii. 219
books read by, ii. 249, 250
talks with Speed, ii. 250, 251
first sorrow of, ii. 251, 252
with his children, ii. 251-253 considers emancipation, ii. 254, 255
plans compensated emanci- pation, ii. 256 decides for war on slavery, ii. 256
issues the Emancipation Proclamation, ii. 257, 259
prefacing words of, ii. 257, 258 comparison made by, ii. 259 seeks a man, ii. 259 writes to Meade, ii. 260
chosen for a second term, ii. 269 gives offence to radicals, ii. 270 calls for volunteers, ii. 271 expects defeat, ii. 272 electoral votes for, ii. 273
Lincoln, Abraham, shows mag- nanimity towards Chase, ii. 275-277 appointments made by, ii. 277, 278
makes his last speechi, ii. 281 attempt on, ii. 282
on the morning of the 14th of April, ii. 282, 283
decides on the Thompson case, ii. 284, 285
conspiracy against, ii. 286- 288
at Ford's Theatre, ii. 289, 290 assassination of, ii. 290, 291 carried across the way, ii. 292, 293
in the house in Tenth Street, ii. 294 death of, ii. 295, 296
re-election of, ii. 312 chooses a successor, ii. 312
Lincoln, Mary Todd, Mrs., visits hospitals, ii. 203
character of, ii. 204, 205 stigmatized, ii. 205
repeats her husband's words, ii. 2S5 at Ford's Theatre, ii. 290
at her husband's death-bed, ii. 294, 295 request of, ii. 308
Lincoln of the Eighth Circuit, the, ii. 249
Lincoln, Robert, ii. 285, 294
Lincoln, Tad, ii. 251-253
Lincoln, Willie, ii. 251, 307
Lincoln's assassination, ii. 2S2 news of, ii. 292
body in the White House, ii. 296, 305, 306 lies in state, ii. 308, 309
Cabinet, ii. 130, 189, 190, 206, 257, 283
clemency towards the Southern people, ii. 283, 28 4
coffin in the Capitol, ii. 306, 307 death threatened, ii. 282
demeanor in suspense, ii. 195, 196 election, aların caused by, ii. 173 electoral vote, counting of, ii. ISO-182 evenings, ii. 249 funeral, ii. 306-30S funeral train, ii. 307-309
grave, ii. 309 inaugural address, ii. 188, 191 inauguration, ii. 186-189
last official act, ii. 242-244
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Lincoln's magnanimity towards Chase, ii. 275-277
inessage to Congress in 1862, ii. 256
plan of reconstruction, ii. 325- 327 reliance on God, ii. 250, 251 rule for receiving callers, ii. 2.16 second inauguration, ii. 273-275 address, ii. 274 story of Fox River, ii. 254, 255
Lind, Jenny, ii. 93, 94
Linn, Lewis F., i. 293
Livermore, Samuel, i. 55
Livingston, Brockholst, 1. 94
Livingston, Chancellor, i. 126, 179
Livingston, Edward, i. 214, 288, 290
Lloyd, James, i. 79
Logan, George, i. 79
Logan, Jolin A., ii. 161, 320, 363
Long Bridge burned, i. 148, ii. 101
Long's Hotel, i. 99
Lost Dauphin of France, i. 235
Louisiana purchase, i. 92, 97
Lovejoy, Elijah, ii. 163
Lovejoy, Owen, ii. 158, 162, 163, 165, 166
Lowndes, William, i. 110, 165
Lowrie, Walter, i. 190
Lucas, negro, guides Booth, ii. 300
Luckett, Henry F., Rev., story of, ii. 237-240
Lundy's Lane, i. 125
Lyon, Chittenden, i. 238
Lyon, Matthew, i. 62-64 Lyons, Lord, ii. 152
M
Machodoc Point, ii. 299
Macie, Elizabethi, ii. 48
Mackey, Robert W., ii. 362, 363
Maclay, Samnel, i. So
Macomb, General Alexander, i. IS2 Macon, Nathaniel, i. 58, 82, 161- 163, 394
Madison, Dolly, Mrs., i. 68 characteristic incident of, i. 76, 77 singular figure of, i. 99 child of, i. 105 journal of, i. 142-144
secures portrait, i. 144, leaves the White House, i. 145 adventures of, i. 146-148 drawing-room of, i. 151, 152 popularity of, i. 154
Madison, Dolly, renewed social triumphs of, i. 350
returns to the Capital, i. 350 death of, i. 351
Madison, James, demands recall of Spanish minister, i. 71 at Georgetown, i. 76 prominence of. i. 96 votes received by, i. 96
appearance of, i. 97 pathos in life of, i. 97, 98
inaugurated, i. 98
appoints justice, i. 106
declines to deal with Jackson, i. 116
pronounces for war, i. 118
issties formal declaration, i. I20 second inauguration of, i. 123 adopts measures of defence, i. 127
escapes, from the city, i. 136 finds refuge in a hut, i. 147 demands Armstrong's resig- nation, i. 148 in the Octagon, i. 150-152
signs Treaty, i. 151, 152
receives news of peace, i. 153
official shortcomings, i. 154 unpublished papers of, i. 350 dies, i. 350
Madison Place, Lafayette Square, i. 232
Mall, the. ii. 99, 383
Mallory, Stephen R., ii. 109
Manguin, Willie P., i. 213, 271, 326, 340, 394, ii. 87
Mann, Horace, il. 77
March through Georgia, ii. 278
Marcy, William L., i. 39, 40, 271, 312, 11. 120, 121, 122, 126
Markle, William, i. 242
Marsh, George P., ii. 21 Marshall, John, Chief past record of, i. 47 appointment of, i. 47, 48
Justice,
"a plain man," i. 48 appearance of, i. 49
faculties and work of, i. 50 presides at trial, i. 95 death of, i. 312
Marshall, Humphrey, i. 57
Marshall, Thomas F., 1. 372-375 Marslıfield, ii. 115
Martin, Luther, i. 85, 94, 95
Martinean, Harriet, impressions of, i. 318, 319, 320, 325
Marvin, Dudley, i. 212 Mason, Jeremiah, i. 164 Mason, Jonathan, i. 57
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Mason, Jolin F., i. 400, ii. 140 Mason, Stevens T., i. 56 Massachusetts Avenue, ii. 382 Maynard, Horace, ii. 161
Mayo, Maria, i. 385
Mayor, method of selecting a, i. 87, 88 of Washington, i. 311 McArthur, Duncan, 1. 212
McClellan, George B., ii. 257, 260, 272 McClelland, Robert, ii. 120, 121 McClure, Colonel A. K., ii. 220, 277, 288
McCullagh, Joseph B., ii. 317
McCullock, High, ii. 332
McDonald, Joseph E., ii. 353, 354
McDougall, James A., ii. 215-217
McDowell, James, ii. 25, 26
McDuffie, George, i., 213, 245, 371
McKinley, Justice, ii. 153
McLane, Louis, i. 194, 262, 290, ii. 55 McLane, Robert, ii. 24 McLean, Jolin, i. 166, 236, 313, 368, 369
Meade, Richard R., ii. 76, 260, 264
Medill, Joseph, ii. 317
Meigs, Return J., Jr., i. 125
Members of Congress, i. 42 as gamblers, i. 391, 392
debarred family life, i. 393, 394 forin " Messes," i. 393
Meredith, William M,, ii. 67, 102
Merry, British minister, i. 69, 70, . 72
Mess, Congressional, i. 394
Metcalfe, Thomas, i. 194
Metropolitan, the (inn), i. 203
Mexican War. ii. 30, 50, 59, 78, 110, 114 Mexico, i. 246, 401, 402 president of, ii. 50 treaty with, ii. 59 war with, ii. 47, 50 Middleton, Artlitr, i. 86
Milledge, John, i. 84
Miller, James, General, i. 265, 266
Miller, Samuel F., ii. 278, 368
Mills, Robert, ii. 98
Mills, Roger Q., ii. 351
Missouri, admission of, i. 196, 198- 200
Missonri Compromise, terms of, i. 198, 199 adopted, i. 200 proposal to extend the line of, ii. 74 debate on the repeal of, ii. 107
Missouri Compromise, repeal of, ii. 109
contest over, ii. 137, 138 fruit of the, ii. 140 Mitchill, Samuel Lathanı, i. 79 Mob in Baltimore, ii. 193
Monacacy, battle of the, ii. 266, 267 Monroe doctrine, i. 245 Monroe, James, i. 103 demands minister's recall, i. 104 head of the Cabinet, i. 125 changes disposition of troops, i. 134 nominated, i. 174
twice elected, i. 174, 175
age and public service of, i. 176 inaugurated, i. 176, 177 appearance and dress of, i. 177 Cabinet of, i. 179, 180 private secretary of, i. 181 second term of, i. 202, 206 Monroe, Maria, Mrs., i. 177, 178, 179
Montez, Lola, ii. 93
Moore, Alfred, i. 50-52, 94
Moore, Tom, i. 74
Moorhead, James K., ii, 162, 163
Morehead, James T., i. 371
Morgan, Edwin D., ii. 212
Morpetli, Lord, i. 394
Morrill, Justin, ii. 131, 133, 134, ii. 322 Morrill, Lot M., ii. 212
Morrill tariff, ii. 224
Morris, Commodore, daugliter of, i. 390
Morris, Edward Joy, ii. 23
Morris, Gouverneur, i. 55
Morris, Robert, i, 32, 188
Morris, Thomas, i, 292
Morrison, William R., ii. 218, 238
Morrow, Jeremialı, i. 84
Morse, Samuel F. B., i. 397, 398, 399
Morton, Oliver P., ii. 207, 208, 362
Mount Vernon, i. 18, ii. 146, 152
Mudd, Dr. S. A., ii. 297, 304, 305
Muhlenberg, Peter, General, i. 58, 59 Mullett, Alexander B., ii. 374, 376 Municipal improvement, scheme of, ii. 374, 375 Murtagh, William J., ii. 172
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Nanjemoy Cove, ii. 299
National bank, i. 171, 365, 366, 369 banking system, ii. 224 convention in Baltimore, i. 277 Course (horse-racing), i. 324, 325 Deaf-Mute College, ii. 386
$ Era, ii. 44-46, 92 hotel, the, i. 205, ii. 104, 286 Intelligencer, i. 43
1 first number of, i. 45 influence of, i. 45, 46 office of, destroyed, i. 138 changes hands, i. 217 influence of, i. 218 editors of the, ii. 69
restored to favor, ii. 70
ceases to be the official organ, ii. 122 greatness departed from, ii. 124 ends, ii. 319 Journal, i. 217, 219 Museum building, ii. 382, 383, 384 Republican, ii. 172, 173, 318
Native American party, i1. 23
Naval Observatory, site of, i. 17
Navigation act, a, i. 116
Navy Department building, i. 34
Navy-yard established, i. 91 fired, i. 136, 138, 202
Nebraska bill, ii. 137, 138
Negro franchise, ii. 356, 357
Negroes, ii. 387, 388, 389
Nelson, John, i. 399
Nelson, Samuel, I. 407
Nesmith, James W., ii, 214, 215, 216 New Hampshire Argus, i. 310 New Jersey Avenue, i. 30 description of, in 1799, i. 35 lodgings in, i. 41 New Orleans, battle of, i. 154 News gathering, methods of, ii. 70 Newspaper organ, i. 46, ii. 69, 70 Newspaper Row, ii. 318
Newton, Thomas, i. 84 New Il'orld, i. 45 New Year's Days, i. 351
New York Advertiser, i. 308 American, i. 396 Avenue, i. 150 Citizen, the, i. 218 Commercial Advertiser, i. 219 Courier, i. 308 Courier and Enquirer, i. 219, 346, ii. 71
New York Herald founded, i. 308 Journal of Commerce, i. 219 Mirror, in IS31, 1. 307 Statesman, the, i. 219 Times, ii. 71 Tribune, ii. 42, 43, 71
Niagara, i. 120
Nicholas, Wilson Cary, i. 56, 81
Niles, John M., i. 334
Noble, James, i. 191
Non-importation policy, i. 172
Non-Intercourse Act, i. 115
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