X. 200. His seizure of English
travellers, XII. 491; Alison's ac-
count of same, XII. 491; same
condemned by Napoleon himself
and Junot, XII. 492.
Nasby Letters, quotation from, XIV.

448. Introduction to, XV. 65.
Nation, are we a? XII. 187. Mean-
ing of, XII. 193 et seq.; authorities
on same, XII. 195-197. Suprem-
acy of the, XII. 244.

National Banks, the, and the cur-
rency, VIII. 419. Exemption of,
from State taxation, VIII. 420-
428, 434-436; judgment of Chief-
Justice Marshall on same, VIII.
423. Purpose of, VIII. 431. Ex-
tension of, XIII. 113, 249; re-
marks on introducing bill for
same, XIII. 184. Advantages
of, XIII. 249. Propositions con-
cerning, XIII. 249-251, 261, 295-
298. Power of Congress over,
XIII. 293-296.

National Debt, obligation of the, IX.
450, 458; X. 99; XII. 452-461,
539. Denounced by Rebels, IX.
456; X. 68 et seq. Diminution of
interest on, XII. 463; XIII. 238,
262, 288 et seq.
Time of its pay-
ment, XII. 464; XIII. 111, 238–241,
291 et seq. Amount of, in 1868 and
1869, XII. 466; XIII. 108. Pos-
terity should bear the burden of,
XIII. 239. Interest on, where
payable, XIII. 243.

Nations, equality of, VII. 374; XIV.

219, 308.-authorities stating same,
XIV. 220-223. Bound to good
faith, as neutrals, XV. 14. Neut-
ral, cannot furnish arms to bellig-
erents directly, XV. 15; or indi-
rectly, XV. 16,-authorities de-
claring same, XV. 18-20, 41-44
(Appendix).

Naturalization, without distinction of
race or color, XI. 418; XIII. 474:
conformity of same with Declara-
tion of Independence, XIII. 481 et

seq., 490; and with the Constitu-
tion, XIII. 490.

Naval Academy, appointments to
the, VII 301.

Navies of Europe, before 1845, I. 76.
Navy, cost of vessels in United

States, I. 81 et seq., 88. Not need-
ed except as police, 1. 89; II. 222.
Names of ships in British, II. 208.
Flogging abolished in United
States, II. 402. British criticism
on United States, in our Civil War,
VII. 347. Of United States, sup-
ports Baez in San Domingo, XIV.
103, 135; XV. 148, and menaces
Hayti, XIV. 109, 135, 201; XV.
151: testimony to same, XIV.
179, 194-197, 200-218, 240.
Navy Department, testimony of, to
intervention of United States ships
at San Domingo and Hayti, XIV.
203-218.

Nebraska, objections to admission
of, as a State, X. 504-522.
Nebraska and Kansas Bill, denounced,
III. 282, 290, 343. Importance of
question of, III. 286. Object of,
III. 288. Arguments in support of,
refuted, III. 293-295; IV. 153 et
seq. A breach of public faith, III.
296; and a departure from origi-
nal policy of the country, III. 317.
Not demanded by Northern senti-
ment, III. 327, 342. Mr. Sumner's
final protest against, for himself and
the clergy of N. E. III. 336. May
cause war, III. 342. Passage of the,
III. 456; IV. 154. A swindle, IV.
155. Despoils people of Kansas
of sovereignty, IV. 155; V. 255.
Its repeal of Missouri Compromise,
IV. 157; V. 254. Squatter Sover-
eignty in, a trick, V. 254.
Negotiation, substitute for war, I. 51.
Nepotism, origin and history of, XV.

103-110. American authorities on,
XV. 111-114. Presidential apolo-
gies for, XV. 115-117. Improper
in a republic, XV. 214.

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Neutral Rights, testimony to British
policy in regard to, VI. 180-194,
201, 202, 205; IX. 148-164, 170-
173, - and to American policy on,
VI. 183-192. 195-200, 202 et seq.,
206-209; IX. 146. Testimony of
Continental Europe to, VI. 201,
204, especially of France, VI.
201, 208. French violations of,
VIII. 256, 284. The Abbé Gal-
iani's work on, XII. 110. See
Right of Search.
Neutral Waters, British seizures in,

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IX. 144, 148-164, 170-173. Au-
thorities respecting seizures in,
IX. 145 et seq.; policy of United
States as to same, IX. 146.
New England Society at New York,
letter to, VIII. 40. Speech at din-
ner of, XV. 291.

New Jersey, railroad usurpation in,
IX. 237; testimony to same, IX.

240-243.

New Year's Day, 1871, XIV. 132.
New York City, letters to Republi-
cans of, in 1860, V. 190, 234. Re-
form of abuses in its government,
XV. 6.

New York Tribune, the, XV. 251 et
seq.

Niagara, a ship-canal at, X. 475.
Noell, John W., Representative from
Missouri, remarks on death of,
VIII. 73.

Norfolk Agricultural Society, letter
to, III. 476.

Normal Schools, equal rights of col-

ored fellow-citizens in, XV. 268.
North, the, when will it be aroused?
III. 333. Duties of, concerning
slavery, IV. 38-48; V. 205. Must
unite against Slave Power, IV. 50.
Outrages on citizens of, in slave
States, V. 75-77, 79-81. Must

stand firm against all compromise,
V. 473.

North and South, hope of their union,

III. 332. Their respective contri-
butions to the Revolutionary War,
III. 392-407. Desire for reconcili-
ation between, XV. 192-194, 197,
227-229, 253 et seq.

North Carolina, colored suffrage in,
V. 180; VIII. 461-463; X. 191.
Closing of colored schools in, VII.
112. Laws of, on slavery, quoted,
VII. 162-164.
Nullification, Jackson's letter on ob-
ject of, V. 434; VI. 80. Described,
XII. 242.

0.

OATH to support the Constitution,
requirements of, III. 373–379, 465–
467; VI. 359; XIV. 464, -author-
ities on same, III. 373-377, 465 et
seq. See Custom-house Oaths and
Iron-clad Oath.

Ocean Telegraph, the, between Eu-
rope and America, XI. 40, 121.
Offices, protection for incumbents of,
XI. 61, 74-78. Locality in appoint-
ment to, XIII. 94. Presidential
prerogative as to, XV. 115 et seq.
See Tenure-of-Office Act.

One-cent Postage, XIII. 387. Rea-
sons for, XIII. 415, 428-437, 443
et seq.

One-man Power, the, rs. Congress,
XI. 1.

Ordinance of Freedom in the North-
west Territory, authorship of, III.
83. Adoption of, V.326; XII. 414.
Validity of, defended by Webster
and Chase, XII. 415-418. Opposi-
tion to, XII. 418. Does not author-
ize unlimited equality of States,
XII. 426.

Oregon, establishment of a branch
mint in, VIII. 437.

Otis, James, an example to Massa-
chusetts, III. 433. On slavery,

PACIFIC COAST, advantages to, of
cession of Russian America, XI.
216-219. Jefferson and Webster on
future government of, XI. 232;
XII. 162 et seq. See California.
Pacific Railroad, III. 228; VII. 318.
Paley, William, on right of revolu-
tion, II. 184. On law of nations,
II. 188, 189. His works, XII. 152.
His prediction concerning America,
XII. 152. His exertions against
the slave-trade, XII. 153.

Palfrey, John G., liberation of slaves

by, I. 151, 292, 457.

Palmerston, Lord, on armed interven-
tion in Italy, VII. 395. Exertions
of, against slavery, VII. 403-409.
Paper Money, debates in National
Convention on empowering Con-
gress to issue, VI. 323. In Ameri-
can history, VI. 325-328. Policy
of issuing, VI. 330, 343-345; XII.
469; XIII. 110. Evils of, in United
States, VI. 331; XII. 469-473, 543,
- and in France, VI. 332; XII. 543.
Testimony of English Parliamen-
tary Report of 1857 on, VI. 335-
340. In English history, VI. 341
et seq.; and in French, VI. 342.
See Treasury Notes.
Parchment, use of, in legislative pro-
ceedings, VI. 510. Proceedings

for discontinuing use of, in Parlia-
ment, VI. 514-517.

Story on, III. 57. Judicial deci-
sions on, III. 57-59.

Paris, Peace Congress at, II. 393.
Letter to American merchants in,
IV. 402.
Parker, Theodore, reminiscence of,
V. 290. On appointment of rela-
tions to office, XV. 114.
Parliament, English authorities on
privileges of, IV. 439 et seq. Quo-
rum of, VII. 169–171. Powers of
presiding officers of, XII. 287-304,
309-311. Usage of, in impeach-
ments, XII. 333-339, 342–344.
Authorities on its powers over its
prisoners, XIV. 286-289. Judicial
decisions denying applicability of
its laws to colonial assemblies, XIV.
294-296. Number of members of,
XV. 2. Cases in its history, illus-
trating rule for appointment of
committees, XV. 49-53.

Parties, and importance of a Free-
Soil organization, II. 147. Object
of, II. 152; III. 202; V. 196.

Changes in, necessary, II. 152;
III. 202. Webster on, II. 152.
Instances of changes in, in France,
England, and United States, II.
153; III. 203. Evils of, II. 154;
IX. 88. Channing and Wayland
on need of new, II. 160. Political,
and our foreign-born population,
IV. 62. Strife of, during war, un-
patriotic, VII. 198.

Pascal, on glory, II. 25. On progress,
II. 106.

Patents, in slave and free States, V.
45. Denial of, to colored inventors,
VI. 144.
Patriotism, heathen, exaggerated, I.
68. Cicero on, I. 68. Andrew
Fletcher on, I. 69, 326; IX. 196; X.
123. Natural, I. 70. Higher, de-
fined, I. 71. Josiah Quincy on, I.

325.