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American commerce before July
31, 1801, VIII. 244. Origin
and history of counter-claims of,
VIII. 270-287; adjustment of
same with United States, VIII.
287-297. Mints in, VIII. 438.
Slavery condemned by law and
literature of, IX. 294-301. Testi-
mony of, to republican government,
X. 198-202. Its growth into a na-
tion, XII. 201. Instance of bar-
barous manners in, XIII. 168. And
Germany, the duel between, XIV.
7. Resources of, in 1870, XIV. 26.
Had no right to interfere with
Spain, XIV. 30. Foolish causes of
certain wars of, XIV. 34. Instances
of capture of sovereigns of, XIV.
38-40. Retribution upon, XIV. 45.
Dismemberment of, XIV. 51;
reasons against same, XIV. 52-
54; authorities against same, XIV.

53 et seq. Advantages of dis-

armament of, XIV. 55-61. Charity
to, XIV. 151. Obligations of
United States to, XIV. 151. An-
nexion of Nice and Savoy to, XIV.
182. Peace and the republic for,
XIV. 311. Numerical size of its
Assembly, XV. 2. Sale of arms to,
by U. S. in Franco-Prussian war,
XV. 5; testimony showing need of
inquiry into same, XV. 25-40.
Franco-German War, a duel, XIV. 9.
Proper adjustment of, XIV. 15.
Origin and pretexts of, XIV. 15-
23. Debates in French Chamber
previous to, XIV. 16 et seq., 19–22.
Declared, XIV. 24 et seq. Folly of,
XIV. 28. True reason of, XIV. 32.
Progress and character of, XIV.
35-38. Should have ended at
Sedan, XIV. 48. Three essential
conditions of peace after, XIV. 48,
49. Publicity of, XIV. 75. Testi-
mony to horrors of, XIV. 77.
Frankfort, Penitentiary Congress at,
II. 93, 250.

England, XIII. 387, 391. In United
States, XIII. 388. Substitute for,
XIII. 389. Origin of, in England,
XIII. 394-396; abolition of, in
same, XIII. 406.

Franklin, Benjamin, industry of, I.
188. Wordly wisdom of, I. 189.
Petitions for abolition of slavery, I.
312, 450; II. 79, 142, 293; III. 123;
V. 91. Letter of, to Mr. Strahan,
quoted, I. 382. His apologue on
Algerine slavery, I. 450; V. 91.
On war, II. 246; XV. 80,- his
labors against same, II. 246. On
duels, V. 71. On compensation to
loyalists, VII. 66. And John Slidell

at Paris, VIII. 1. Origin and his-
tory of the Latin verse applied to,
VIII. 2-5, 13-17, 22, 28–32. Por-
traits of, in France, with Latin
motto, VIII. 22-26. Translations
of Latin verse on, VIII. 32-35;
letter of, on same, VIII. 33. On
republican government, X. 176,
299. His friendship with Bishop
Shipley, XII. 82. On the colonial
post-office, XIII. 397.
Frederick II., of Prussia, on invoking
God in war, I. 56. On effect of his
standing army, II. 218; XIV. 58;
testimony of Lafayette to same,
XIV. 59.

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Free Banking, objections to, XIII.
259 et seq.
Free-Soil Conventions, speeches at,

II. 280; III. 199. Address adopted
by, in 1849, II. 282. Letter to, in
1852, III. 70.

Ap-

Free-Soil Party, importance of its
organization, II. 147. Principles
of, II. 155, 302-305, 414, 429.
peal for, II. 164. Explained and
vindicated, II. 282. A national
party, II. 284-286. Does not in-
terfere with slavery in the States,
II 303, 324, 415, 417. Necessary,
II. 308. Objections to, refuted, II.
310-317, 417. Demands of, II. 415.
Franking, abolition of, XIII. 387. In Freedmen, special committee

on

slavery and, VIII. 51. Necessity
of caring for, VIII. 476, 501: XIV.
133. Testimony to their desire for
work, VIII. 477-479. Classes of,
VIII. 485. Dangers of, VIII. 489;
IX. 453; XIII. 102,- testimony to
same, VIII. 518 et seq.; IX. 455; X.
66-96; XII. 534 et seq. Guaranties
for, IX. 437, 457-461. Colonization
for, IX. 466. Enfranchisement and
protection of, X. 55. Kidnapping
of, X. 101. Homesteads for, XI.
127-129, 368.

Freedmen's Bureau, creation of the,
VIII. 475. Location of, VIII. 481-
489, 495-497, 515 et seq.; author-
ities on same, VIII. 486-488.
spoiled by Pres't Johnson, XII. 353.
Freedom, the party of, II. 76, 139;

De-

III. 199. Whigs and Democrats
must unite to defend, II. 82, 86.
Principles of party of, II. 145; III.
204. A last rally for, II. 168. Our
country on the side of, without
belligerent intervention, III. 10.
Is national, III. 67, 72, 104; V.
249. National, slavery sectional:
speech, III. 87. Whig and Demo-
cratic parties opposed to, III. 201.
Prospects of party of, III. 205. Ne-
cessity of union to uphold, III. 211.
The landmark of, III. 277. Hope
for, in United States, III. 344. The
demands of, III. 529. Unity for,
VII. 316.

Friends, Society of, in New England,

petitions for repeal of Fugitive
Slave Bill, III. 64. See Quakers.
Fugitive Clause in the Constitution,
III. 133, 186; VIII. 121. False as-
sumptions as to origin of, III. 133-
136; VIII. 132-134. True origin
of, III. 136-139; VIII. 134-140.
Neglected at first, III. 139 et seq.
Merely a compact between States,
III. 186-188; VIII. 146–148. Inter-
pretation of, III. 188-191, 378; V.
117; VIII. 122-132, 408-412. Gran-

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to indented servants, VIII. 128.
Authorities denying power of Con-
gress under, VIII. 148-152.
Fugitive Slave Acts, wrong and un-
constitutionality of, VIII. 118. Re-
lation of, to slavery, VIII. 119–121.
Final repeal of all, VIII. 403.
Fugitive Slave Bill, denounced, II.
403; III. 142, 358, 538; IV. 44; V.
271; VIII. 174, 413. Unconstitu-
tional, II. 404; III. 142 et seqq.,
358, 538; VIII. 140. 164. Mr.
Sumner's relation to, II. 408. Ap-
peal against its execution, II. 410–
413. Presentation of a memorial
against. III. 64. Attempt to dis-
cuss, III. 73. Speeches for repeal
of, III. 87, 529; VIII. 403. Diffi-
culties of discussing, III. 97. A
usurpation by Congress and a
breach of State rights, III. 156,
359, 410, 533; VIII. 144-152. Its
denial of trial by jury unconstitu-
tional, III. 158-168, 358; VIII.
152-160. Compared to Stamp Act,
III. 169, 361. Public sentiment of
free States opposed to, III. 176,
544. Consequences of, III. 179-
181; VIII. 165-170. Favored by
mercantile interest, III. 181. Sub-
stitute for, III. 186-191. Must be
disobeyed, III. 194, 478; IV. 46;
V. 271. Speeches on Boston peti-
tion for repeal of, III. 355, 368.
Authors of, III. 409; VIII. 170-
173. Peaceful opposition to, III.
424. No pension for service in
support of, III. 426. Struggle for
repeal of, III. 435. Compared to
Massachusetts law against witch-
craft, III. 472. Legislation of
States in regard to, defended, III.
539-541. No recognition of, VI.
376-378. Origin of, VIII. 143.
Webster on, VIII. 150. Not nec-
essary, VIII. 171. Humboldt on,

VIII. 414.

ville Sharp on, III. 515 et seq. Am-Fugitive Slaves, entitled to trial by

jury, III. 158, 411; VIII. 153, -
authorities proving same, accord-
ing to the Constitution and com-
mon law, III. 160-168; VIII. 154–
157. Defended by Granville Sharp,
III. 493-509; VI. 417; VIII. 411,
opinion of same on laws for sur-
render of, III. 515. Instructions
of Secretary of War in favor of,
VI. 108. Conduct of our generals
towards, in the Civil War, VI. 119,
146 et seq., 489. The national ar-
mies and, VI. 145. No surrender
of, in Washington, VII. 78. Ob-
jections to trial by jury for, VIII.
157-160. Commissioners for trial
of, VIII. 161-164. Heroism of,
XIII. 172.

Fugitives from service, Act of 1793
for surrender of, III. 140, 145;
VIII. 141,-- opposition to same,
III. 141; VIII. 141-143, - Judge
Story's decision on same, III. 145
et seq.; VIII. 407. See Fugitive
Clause and Fugitive Slaves.
Funding Bills, speeches on, XII. 443;
XIII. 234. Described, XII, 465-
468; XIII. 245-249.

G.

GALIANI, FERDINANDO, Abbé, pro-
phecies of, concerning America,
VIII. 14; XII. 111 et seq. Charac-
ter and works of, XII. 109-111.
Garrison, William Lloyd, reward of-
fered by Georgia for arrest of, V.
79 et seq. Letter to, V. 231.
Genoa, siege of, in 1800, I. 26-29.
Georgia, admission of, to representa-
tion in Congress, XIII. 353; con-
dition of, in 1870, XIII. 355.
Bingham amendment to Act for,
XIII. 356. Powers of Congress
over, XIII. 357-362. Different
modes of treatment for, XIII. 362
et seq. Forfeits its title to recog-
nition, XIII. 365.

German Emigrant, the, must be
against slavery, III. 215.
German Fellow-citizens, our, and a
true Reconstruction, VI. 376.
Germany, plans of universal peace
developed in, II. 240-245; XIV.
65-68. Pretensions of State sov-
ereignty in, XII. 202-204. Protec-
tion of American citizens in, XII.
496. The duel between France and,
XIV. 7. Resources of, in 1870,
XIV. 26. Indemnity to, XIV. 49.
Guaranty claimed by, XIV. 51.
Proper guaranty for, XIV. 55;
advantages of same, XIV. 55-61.
Sufferings of, from war, XIV. 64.
Charity to France or, XIV. 151.
Obligations of United States to,
XIV. 152. See Franco-German
War and Prussia.

Gettysburg, battle of, IX. 403.
Lincoln's speech at, IX. 403, 404;
XIV. 378.

Gibbon, Edward, autobiography of,
I. 190. On praise, II. 28.
Giddings, Joshua R., treatment of,
by slave-masters in Congress, V.
94-96.
Gifts, acceptance of, by office-holders,
XV. 118, 215. Instances of refusal
of, XV. 119-122, 215 et seq.
Gladstone, William E., XV. 274.
Glory, defined, II. 10. In antiquity,
II. 11-13, 17. Cicero's opinions on,
II. 13, 18-22. In Middle Ages, II.
14. Among savages, II. 15. Sir
W. Jones on, II. 23. Influence of,
II. 23, 42. Pascal on, II. 25. Love
of, a low motive, II. 26 et seq. De-
sire for, dangerous, II. 28. Burke
on, II. 29. False, II. 30. True, de-
fined, II. 32, 42. Waller on true,
II. 33. Wolfe's idea of, II. 34.
Nature of military, II. 35, 272–276.
Examples of false and true. II. 45–
48. Lincoln on military, IX. 394.
God, not the God of armies, I. 57.
Gold, coined, is merchandise, VIII.

444; authorities stating same, VIII.

445. Necessity of inspection for,
VIII. 446.
Government, improvement of, XIII.
136-138. The science of justice,
XIII. 138. Reform and purity in,
XV. 5. Personal, unrepublican,
XV. 93 et seq. See Military Gov-
ernment, Republican Government,
and Self-government.
Grant, Ulysses S., President of
United States, labors to popularize
annexion of San Domingo, XIV.
102, 243; XV. 148. His usurpa-
tion in threatening Hayti and San
Domingo by ships of war, XIV.
114, 183, 230, 233, 242; XV. 88,
147, 151, 178 et seq., 217 et seq.
On rejection of treaty for annex-
ion of San Domingo, XIV. 116,
244; XV. 148. Threatens inde-
pendence of Hayti, in annual
message, XIV. 116-120, 243.
His endeavor to change the
committee on foreign relations,
XIV. 121. Interview of, with Mr.
Sumner on San Domingo treaties,
XIV. 125 et seq. No precedent for
his assumption of war-powers in
Dominican treaty, XIV. 234, - his
usurpation continued after rejection
of same, XIV. 237; XV. 148,- tes-
timony to same, XIV. 239 et seq.
Personal relations of Mr. Sumner
with, XIV. 251, 256-258; XV. 155,
200. His pretensions, as President,
XV. 90-92, 124–153. As a civilian,
XV. 97 et seq. E. M. Stanton's
opinion of, XV. 98-100. Duty of
exposing, XV. 100. His nepotism,
XV. 101 et seq., 128. Takes gifts
and repays with office, XV. 117,
122-124, 216. His selection of his
Cabinet, XV. 122 et seq., 125 et
seq. His inaugural address, XV.
125. His appropriation of offices,
XV. 128 et seq., 166. His assault
on a safeguard of the Treasury,
XV. 129-131. Appoints army
officers as secretaries, XV. 131 et

seq.; illegality of same, XV. 133-
137. His interference in local poli-
tics, XV. 142 et seq. The great
Presidential quarreller, XV. 153–
156. Duty of Republican party as
to his reelection, XV. 156. Favors
originally one term for President,
XV. 157, 222; necessity of same
shown by his example, XV. 159 et
seq. Unfit to be President, XV.
162, 254. Apologies for, consid-
ered, XV. 162-165. Indifferent to
colored people, XV. 165, 181 et seq.
As candidate for reëlection, XV.
165-169. His antecedents, XV.
177-182. His nomination for re-
election, XV. 182 et seq. His sup-
porters, XV. 184. Frederick Doug
lass and, XV. 205. Greeley or,
XV. 209. His reelection secured
by office-holders, XV. 223-225.
Grantism, Republicanism es., XV. 83.
Great Britain, war of, with United

States in 1812, I. 17, 31 et seq.; VI.
188-190. Public debt and annual
taxation of, in 1842, I. 73. Army
of, in 1845, I. 75. Navy of, I. 76.
Fortifications and militia of, I. 77.
Relative expenditure of, for war-
preparations, I. 78. Emancipation
of slaves in West Indies by, I. 127;
IV. 28-30; V. 231. Treaties of,
with Barbary States, I. 412,-abol-
ishes white slavery in same, I. 460,
462; VI. 435; VII. 398. Great
institutions of liberty originated
by, III. 234; VI. 179. Mode of
abrogation of treaty of, with United
States, concerning Oregon. IV. 106.
Early support of slave-trade by,
IV. 149: VII. 397; X. 313. Ground
of her complaint in Trent case, VI.
173-175. Pretensions of, in mar-
itime questions, VI. 179. Testi-
mony to policy of, in regard to neu-
tral rights, VI. 180-194, 201, 202,
205: IX. 148-164, 170-173. Pro-
hibits paper money in America,
VI. 328. Paper money in history

of, VI. 341. Treaties of, with
United States, to suppress slave-
trade, VI. 475, 479. Efforts of,
against slave-trade, VI. 477, 481;
VII. 400-403. History of inter-
vention of, against slavery, VII.
397-410. Relations with: the St.
Albans raid, IX. 174. Slavery
condemned by law and literature
of, IX. 288-294. Attitude of jus-
tice towards, X. 472. Reported
designs of, against Russian Amer-
ica, XI. 223-228. Action of, con-
cerning surplus of indemnity paid
by France in 1815 and 1818, XIII.
459. See England.
Greeley, Horace, antecedents of, XV.

177 et seq. His nomination to the
Presidency, XV. 182 et seq., 242 et
seq. His supporters, XV. 184 et seq.
His election the triumph of Repub-
lican principles, XV. 185-187, 198
et seq. Reasons for his nomination,
XV. 191. Or Grant? speech, XV.
209. Reasons for voting for, XV.
213, 241, 248. On reconciliation be-
tween North and South, XV. 227.
His fidelity to Republican princi-
ples, XV. 249-252. Letter of,
quoted, XV. 250. Tribute to,
XV. 256. His devotion to Henry

Clay, XV. 261.
Greene, Nathanael. Gen., on weak-
ness of South Carolina in Rev-
olutionary War, III. 399-402.
Speech on presentation of statue
of. XIII. 299.

Greener, Richard T., article by, on
necessity of supplementary civil-
rights bill, quoted, XIV. 423.
Grégoire, Henri, Abbé, career of,
XII. 158-160. His prophecies
concerning America, XII. 160 et
Req.

Grimes, James W., Senator from
Iowa, reply to his criticism on bill
for creation of Freedmen's Bureau,
VIII. 497-513 517-523.
Griswold, Rufus W., letter to, III. 43.

Grotius, on substitutes for
war, II.
233. His definition of war, VII.
21. On recognition of States, VII.
433. On reprisals, XII. 487, 489.
On alienation of territory, XIV.
53.

Guaranties, against slavery, VIII. 75.
Irreversible, IX. 1. For the na-
tional freedman and the national
creditor, IX. 437, 457-461; XIII.
101-116, modes of obtaining
same, IX. 465-473; XIII. 115.
Guaranty of Republican Government
to States, must be fulfilled by Con-
gress, VII. 537; IX. 20, 329, 463;
X. 62, 136, 211, 327; XI. 411; XII.
429; XIII. 43, 334, 358. Upheld
by Madison, VII. 538; X. 139.
Part execution of, X. 14, 113, 323.
Origin and purpose of, X. 139-143.
Webster on, X. 143. Authorities
declaring duty of Congress to fulfil,
X. 212; arguments against same,
refuted, X. 213–215; XIII. 44.
Guizot, on increase of toleration in
old age, XV. 264.

Gurowski, Adam, Count, his work on
slavery, V. 235. Letter to, V. 452.

H.

HABEAS CORPUS, suspension of, in
United States and Ireland, VII.

342 et seq.

Hale, John P., Free-Soil candidate for
President in 1852, III. 206. His
remarks on testimony of colored
persons in United States courts an-
swered, VII. 154-156.

Hale, Sir Matthew, on arrangement
of time, I. 201.
Halleck, Henry W., Gen., orders of,
for surrender of fugitive slaves,
VI. 119 et seq., 494 et seq.
His
work on international law, VI. 468.
On consuls. VI. 468. On privateer-
ing, VII. 287. On seizures in neu-
tral waters, IX. 145. On retaliation,

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