MESSAGES AND PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS SERVES A DOUBLE PURPOSE. FIRST: Assuming that the reader desires to investigate a specific subject, the Index provides him with a succinct digest on that subject and underneath cites the numbers of pages where Presidential references thereto may be found. Thus, after reviewing the fundamental facts involved as presented by the digest, the reader is aided in forming his own opinion on the question by the arguments advanced by the Executives. SECOND: Assuming that the user is reading a Presidential Message, the Index provides him with data on every question mentioned, and, by the page citations, enables him to compare the views of various Chief Magistrates on the same subject. See the analysis of each Administration under the name of the Executive. These analyses are paragraphed under subheadings (such as "Slavery "), so that one may readily trace the development of a question through many Administrations, and find the narrative continuous. See the biographies of men famous in American Statecraft, Warfare and Diplomacy, as well as the biographies of present Cabinet Ministers, Senators, and Congressmen, which appear under their respective names. ILLUSTRATIONS PORTRAITS OF PRESIDENTS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, MONUMENTS, PLACES OF PATRIOTIC INTEREST, CONTEMPORARY CARTOONS The collection of pictures appearing in the several volumes of this set can safely be said to be the best ever collected for the purpose of illustrating the history and progress of our country from every viewpoint. The pictures themselves almost tell the story of the development of this Nation. They appear in about equal number in each volume, and in direct connection with the text matter, therefore in chronological order. ¶ On the back of each of the historical illustration plates there is found descriptive matter which adds value to the illustrations and important historical data supplementing the messages themselves. ¶ In the forepart of each volume will be found a list of the illustrations therein. FACSIMILE REPRODUCTIONS OF STATE PAPERS Adams, John Quincy, Proclamation of Tonnage Duties (first and last pages), 950. Arthur's Announcement of President Garfield's Death, 4641. Arthur's Signature to Official Announcement of President Garfield's Death, 4642. Buchanan's Note to Senate Relating to Utah Massacres, 3135. Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, of Taylor's Ad- Declaration of Independence (Original Declaration of War against Spain, 6297. Declaration of War with Mexico, 2312. Declaration of War of 1812, 507. Fillmore's Fugitive Slave Proclamation (first page), 2692. Fillmore's Fugitive Slave Proclamation (last page), 2693. Garfield (Note to the Senate), 4602. Grant's Centennial Proclamation, 4366. Grant's Signature to Centennial Proclamation, 4367. Grant's Proclamation Calling for an Extra Session of the Senate, 3984. Harrison's (Benjamin) Proclamation Admitting Washington to Union, 5485. Harrison's (Benjamin) Signature to Proclamation Admitting Washington to Union, 5486. Hayes' Proclamation, Maryland Railroad Strike (first page), 4470. Hayes' Signature to Proclamation, Maryland Railroad Strike (last page), 4471. Jackson's Proclamation about the Public Lands in Alabama, 1043. Jackson's Signature on a State Document, 1203. Jefferson's Neutrality Proclamation, 414. Johnson's Thanksgiving Proclamation, 3538. Johnson's Signature to Thanksgiving Proclamation, 3539. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (first, last, and intermediate pages), 3359. Lincoln's Signature to Emancipation Proclamation, 3360. Lincoln's Exhortation to the People not to Plunge into Civil War, 3253. Lincoln's Proclamation Admitting West Virginia into the Union, 3381. Lincoln's Signature to Proclamation Admitting West Virginia into Union, 3382. Monroe Doctrine (page from Monroe's Seventh Annual Message), 791. Monroe's Letter to a Friend Explaining National Policy, 761. Pierce's Proclamation against Cuban Filibusters (first page), 2779. Pierce's Proclamation against Cuban Filibusters (second page), 2780. Roosevelt's Proclamation of Special Holiday for Celebration of Centennial of Lincoln's Birth, 7348. Roosevelt's Announcement of Centennial of Lincoln's Birth, Last Page and Signature, 7349. South Carolina's Secession Ordinance, 3159. Taft's Proclamation of the Death of Taylor's Signature on a State Document, 2566. Tyler's Signature on the Ratification of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, 2024. Van Buren's Proclamation Revoking Tonnage Duties, 1551. Washington's First Thanksgiving Proclamation, 66. Webster-Ashburton Treaty, Ratified in Tyler's Administration, 2023. Wilson's Neutrality Proclamation at the Outbreak of the European War of 1914, 8352. Wilson's Neutrality Proclamation, Last Page, with Signature of Secretary Bryan, 8353. |