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.
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
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. De- spoiled by Pres't Johnson, XII. 353. Freedom, the party of, II. 76, 139;
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.
biguity of, VIII. 126. Applicable 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.
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- 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.
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. 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.
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. 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 reëlection, 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 reelection, 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 Grotius, on substitutes for war, II.
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 seq.
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.
233. His definition of war, VII. 21. On recognition of States, VII. 433. On reprisals, XII. 487, 489. On alienation of territory, XIV.
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.
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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