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actions in regard to, I. 337. White,
in Barbary States, I. 383. In
antiquity, I. 396. A result of
war, I. 398, 401. In modern times,
I. 400. White, in Algiers, com-
pared by different authorities to
American, I. 445-451. The Koran
on, I. 475. Milton on, I. 482; VIII.
378. Black, in Barbary States, I.
483. Necessity of political action
against extension of, II. 55. Con-
demned in East, II. 57. Lafayette's
opinions and plans concerning, II.
58; V. 392, 394, 397, 414 et seq., 417,
425; IX. 301. No compromise
with, II. 59, 82; III. 462; V. 472;
VI. 91; VII. 271. Union among
men of all parties against extension
of, II. 74. Patrick Henry on, II.
79; III. 118; IX. 282. The only
important American question, II.
85, 288, 418; III. 100; IV. 35, 63.
Appeal to all parties against, II.
86, 419; III. 201, 354. Opposition
to its extension, principle of Free-
Soil Party, II. 155, 302; but not of
Whig Party, II. 155. Discussion
of, cannot be silenced, II. 288, 418;
III. 100, 328; V. 205. Illustra-
tions of opposition to, at the time
of the Revolution, II. 283-292.
Not authorized by the Consti-
tution, II. 292; III. 106. 126,
542: V. 202, 269: VIII. 360-363,
370. Evils of, II. 299: III. 291;
IV. 11; V. 14, 209: IX. 125, -
Jefferson on same, II. 299: III.
371. Extension of, threatened, II.
300. Is sectional, III. 67, 72, 97.
103, 324: V. 249. Union against
sectionalism of, III. 70. Cannot
exist unless specially legalized,
III. 105: V. 111; VI. 412; VIII.
123, 361, 410. Did not exist
under national jurisdiction in
1789, III. 115; V. 202. Opposed
by government at that time, III.
116, 318, by the country, III.
118, 318; V. 202, - by the Church,

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III. 119; V. 201; IX. 283-286,
and by colleges and literature, III
121; V. 201; IX. 281. Actions of
1st Congress in regard to, III. 123,
317. Unconstitutional under na-
tional jurisdiction, III. 127, 129;
IV. 156; V. 118; VI. 403, 412-416;
VII 540; VIII. 369. Influence of,
on national government, III. 130,
318; V. 200, 213. In England, III.
131; VI. 416, - declared illegal in
same, III. 132, 509; VI. 417. Sym-
pathy with escapes from, III. 183.
German emigrants should oppose,
III. 215. Defined, III. 291; V. 17.
Prohibition of, in Territories, all-
important, III. 295; V. 266, -le-
gality of same, III. 321; V. 121,
269. Influence of, on Northern
men, III. 327. Duke of Clarence
on, III. 330. Agitation against,
not dangerous to the Union, III.
330. Mr. Sumner's final protest
against, in Nebraska and Kansas,
for himself and N. E. clergy, III.
336. History of, in Mass., III.
383-386; V. 279-283; IX. 98, 277.
Labors of Granville Sharp against,
III. 496, 512: VI. 417; VIII. 411;
IX. 293. Brougham on, III. 511;
VI. 400. Brought before Congress
by Southern members, III. 542;
V. 263. Not sanctioned by Chris-
tianity, IV. 19. Duties of the
North in regard to, IV. 38-48; V.
205. A new outrage for, IV. 52.
Growth of opposition to, IV. 81.
Example of Washington against,
IV. 95. Macaulay on, IV. 417.
Presentation of petitions against,
IV. 452. The barbarism of, V. 1,
234, 269; IX. 422. Defended by
Southern Senators, V. 10. Incom-
patible with civilization, V. 15.
Barbarism of, shown in its laws, V.
17, 58 et seq., 207. Five elements
of, V. 19-24, 207, 248: VI. 401.
Motive of, V. 25, 208, 248: VT. 401.
Rousseau on, V. 25. Origin of

law of, V. 27-30; VI. 401. Prac-
tical results of, in slave States, V.
30-49. Its influence on emigra-
tion and value of border lands, V.
46. Outrages for, V. 75-84. Con-
duct of slave-masters in Congres-
sional debates on, V. 90-99. Opin-
ions of Calhoun and Adams on, V.
194. Favoring influences of, in
United States, V. 202; VI. 82.
Gurowski's book on, V. 235. Mo-
tive for extension of, V. 242.
Letter on unconstitutionality of, V.
269.

Example of Massachusetts
against, V. 273. No popular sove-
reignty in Territories can establish,
V. 309. Prohibited in Territories
by United States Government from
the first, V. 326. The cause of the
Civil War, VI. 10, 98; VII. 230,
323, 429; IX. 94. Must be over-
thrown by that war, VI. 12, 111;
VII. 466; VIII. 76; IX. 67, 114.
Ceases legally and constitutionally
on lapse of rebel States, VI. 303;
VII. 541; IX. 123, 398. Founded
on force, VI. 401; judicial de-
cisions declaring same, VI. 402.
History of British intervention
against, VII. 397-410. Recogni-
tion of, by nations, forbidden by
morality and prudence, VII. 435,
436. Guaranties against, VIII. 75.
Sources of power over, in the Con-
stitution, VIII. 364–370. Mode of
overthrowing, VIII. 380. Prohibi-
tion of, in foreign constitutions,
VIII. 400. And the Rebellion:
speech, IX. 83. In American his-
tory, IX. 112. Objections to re-
cognizing in the Union, IX. 122–
126. Results of overthrowing, IX.
132.

Testimony against, by Ame-
rican States and European coun-
tries before 1789, IX. 276-309.
Lincoln on, IX. 414. Precaution
against revival of, XI. 54; XII.
534. See Abolition of Slavery,
Algerine Slavery, Barbary States,

Emancipation, Slaves, and Slave-
Trade.

Slavery and Freedmen, appointment
of committee on, VIII. 51.
Slaves, sufferings of, when transferred
from Northern to Southern slave
States, I. 156. First brought to
English colonies of North America,
I. 408; V. 276; VIII. 41; IX. 95.
White, in Barbary States, I. 390-
394, 403-483; VI. 421-436: peti-
tions of American, in same, quoted,
I. 441, 442; VI. 429: black, in
same, I. 483. Laws of Maryland
on stealing and transporting, III.
50. Proceedings against Drayton
and Sayres for liberation of, III. 51
-53. Definition of, in laws of slave
States, IV. 12; V. 17 et seq., 207.
Compensation for emancipation of,
IV. 26; VI. 28, 397, 418; VIII.
373, 378. Not dangerous to mas-
ters, if released, IV. 28. Testi-
mony to relations of masters with,
V. 56-63. Burning of, alive, V.
210. Are persons, not property, ac-
cording to the Constitution, V. 249;
VI. 75, 130. Number of, in United
States, fit for military service, VI.
26. Dread of, in ancient wars, VI.
26.

Danger of insurrection by,
VI. 27. Involuntary assistance of,
to Rebellion, VI. 99; testimony
to same, VI. 99. Ransom of, at
national capital, VI. 389. Libera-
tion of, included in rights of war,
VII. 43, 71, 131, 146. Information
in regard to freeing, by our armies,
VII. 82. Help from, and protec-
tion of, VII. 83, 214. Debates in
Federal Convention on taxing, VII.
94. Aid of, necessary against Re-
bellion, VII. 212, 227; appeal to,
for same, defended, VII. 215-227.
Testimony to employment of, in
war, especially in the Revolution,
VII. 217-220. Exclusion of testi-
mony of, especially in slave States
of America, VIII. 179-208; rea-

sons for same considered, VIII.
208-215. Judicial testimony to
propriety of examining, under
oath, VIII. 209 et seq. At first re-
presented by their masters, X. 188,
196. See Algerine Slavery, Bar-
bary States, Emancipation, Freed-
men, Fugitive Slaves, Slave-Mas-
ters, Slave-Trade, and Slavery.
Sleep, amount of, required, I. 202-

204.

Slidell, John, VI. 170. Seizure of,

on the Trent, VI. 171. Benjamin
Franklin and, at Paris, VIII. 1.
Smith, Adam, on slave-masters, V.
53; IX. 291. On value of metals,
VIII. 445. His prophecy con-
cerning America, XII. 113; same
anticipated by John Adams, XII.
114.

Smith Brothers, protest and opinion

on case of the, IX. 341. Testimony
of Hon. S. Hooper on case of, IX.
348; and of witnesses for the pro-
secution, IX. 349-351, 352, 354.
Snelling, George H., letter to, IV.
442.

Soldiers, modern, generally unsuc-
cessful as statesmen, XV. 95;
same stated by Buckle, XV. 96.
Somerset Case, the, III. 132, 500–509;
VI. 417; VIII. 410; IX. 290.
South Carolina, disobedience to law
in, III. 381. Expulsion of Hon.
Samuel Hoar from, III. 382; V. 81
-84. Tribute to, III. 391. Testimo-
ny to her weakness in Revolution-
ary War, III. 394, 396-407; VII.
222. Compared to Kansas, IV. 241
et seq.
Reluctant at first to enter
the Union, V. 296; VI. 77. Testi-
mony to character of early settlers
of, IX. 100, 109. Prohibition of
colored suffrage in, X. 193. Hon-
or to a constant Union man of,
X. 479.

Sovereignty, rights of, and rights of
war, VII. 1; VIII. 76. Constitu-
tional limitations on rights of,

against criminals, VII. 25-30. See
Popular Sovereignty and Squatter
Sovereignty.

Spain, testimony of, against slavery,
quoted by Prescott and Mackin-
tosh, IX. 302-305. Her growth
into a nation, XII. 201. Duty
of, towards Cuba, XIII. 118-120.
Revolt of American colonies of,
XIII. 197. Reannexion of San
Domingo by, XIV. 175-178; re-
sult of same, XIV. 181. Numerical
size of its Cortes, XV. 3.
Sparks, Jared, letter to, V. 357.
Specie Payments, necessity of, XII.
468-473, 539 et seq., 545; XIII.
113, 298; XIV. 134. Means of
arriving at, XII. 473-478. Ease
of transition to, XIII. 252. Hin-
drances to, XIII. 271. First steps
towards, XIII. 273–276.
Squatter Sovereignty, defined, IV.
68; V. 313. Gen. Cass the author
of the artifice of, V. 253. In Ne-
braska Bill, a trick, V. 254. Re-
sults of, in New Mexico, V. 260.
Stackpole, Joseph Lewis, obituary
notice of, I. 533.
Stage-coaches, denounced by an old
English writer, II. 130.
Stamp Act, John Adams on the, II.
406; III. 174. Compared to Fugi-
tive-Slave Bill, III. 169, 361. Op-
position to, in America, III. 169-
175, 361-366; X. 165-168. Chat-
ham on, III. 175, 365.
Stanly, Edward, closes colored schools
in North Carolina, VII. 113. Not
upheld by Lincoln, VII. 116. Ille-
gal actions of, VII. 119.
Stanton, Edwin M., Secretary of War,
suspension and removal of, by
President Johnson, XII. 356, 374-
379. Application of Tenure-of-Of-
fice Act to, XII. 361-371. Substi-
tution of Adj.-Gen. Thomas for,
contrary to Acts of Congress, XII.
371-374, and unconstitutional,
XII. 379. Services of, XII. 408.

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His opinion of General Grant, XV.

98-100.

Stark, Benjamin, of Oregon, speeches
on admission of, to Senate, VI.
346.

State Banks, VIII. 429, 431. Circu-

lation of, in 1862 and 1863, VIII.
430.

State Department, its confession of
support of Baez in San Domingo
by United States navy, XIV. 194–
197; and of intervention in Hayti
by same, XIV. 200-203.
State Rebellion, State suicide; Eman-
cipation and Reconstruction, VI.
301, 381.

State Rights, defined, III. 155; VII.
508; XII. 197, 244; XIII. 38, 332.
Jefferson on, III. 155. Infringed
by Fugitive-Slave Bill, III. 156,
533, 537. Pretended cause of the
war, VII. 323, 517; IX. 395.
Proper, to be respected, VII. 502;
XII. 420. Pretension of, in Amer-
ican history, VII. 502-505, 516-
519; XII. 198, 241 et seq. Same
denied by Washington, VII. 505;
IX. 258; XII. 219,- by the
Constitution, VII. 507; IX. 258;
X. 304,- by the National Conven-
tion of 1787, VII. 509 et seq.; IX.
257; X. 305; XII. 221 et seq.,
and by Nathan Dane, VII. 511;
IX. 257. Opposed to Congres-
sional governments of rebel States,
VII. 520. Establishment of na-
tional banks hindered by, VIII.
420. Pretension of, denounced,
XII. 197, 538; XIII. 331, 360,
examples of same in European
history, XII. 199-204. Limita-
tions on, XII. 420, 538; XIII. 38,
217, 332, 368, 376; XIV. 280.
Alexander Hamilton on, XII. 437.
States, disarmed by the Constitution,

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II. 228. National parties must
interfere in elections of, II. 315-
317. Subordinate to national gov-
ernment, VII. 508, 511-516; X.

304; XII. 205. Definition of, VII.
523. May cease to exist, VII. 524.
Burke on extinction of, VII. 525.
Intercourse between, by railway,
IX. 237; X. 469. Webster on mo-
nopolies in, IX. 259. Early laws
of, on colored suffrage, X. 190-194.
Pretensions of, to exclude colored
citizens from the franchise, X. 213;
XII. 430; XIII. 40, — refutation of
same, X. 214; XII. 430-436; XIII.
40-49. Validity and necessity of
fundamental conditions on admis-
sion of, XII. 414; XIII. 218, 334, -
pretensions opposed to same, XII.
420, 430; XIII. 332. Equality of,
according to the Constitution, XII.
421, 427; debates on same, in Na-
tional Convention of 1787, XII.
422-424; Story on same, XII. 425.
Equality of, according to Ordi-
nance of 1787, XII. 425, 426. Na-
ture of conditions to be imposed on,
XII. 428. Powers of, limited by
Declaration of Independence, XIII.
218. See Land States, Rebel States,
Slave States, and State Rights.
Statutes, revision and consolidation
of the national, VI. 140. Declara-
tory, VIII. 111 et seq. Decision of
Supreme Court on interpretation
of, XII. 361.
Stephens, Alexander H., on character
of the Confederacy, VI. 75; VII.
426 et seq.; XIV. 377.
Stevens, Thaddeus, Representative
from Pennsylvania, remarks on
death of, XIII. 2.
Stewart, William M., Senator from
Nevada, answer to his denial of
Mr. Sumner's authorship of provi-
sion for colored suffrage in rebel
States, XIII. 308-330.

Stockton, John P., Senator from
New Jersey, case of, X. 377, 391;
XII. 280.

Stone, Charles P., Gen., surrenders
fugitive slaves, VI. 146. Arrest
of, VI. 148.

Story, Joseph, obituary notice of, I.
133. Lord Campbell on, I. 140, 269.
Verses by, I. 145. Amount of
sleep taken by, I. 203. Tribute to,
as jurist, in Phi Beta Kappa ora-
tion, I. 258-272. Mackintosh and
Denman on, I. 269. His labors in
Harvard Law School, II. 387. Ex-
tract from his will, II. 387. His
benefactions to Harvard Univer-
sity, II. 390. On pardoning power
of the Executive, III. 57. Judg-
ment of, on Fugitive-Slave Act of
1793, III. 145 et seq.; VIII. 407.
On plans for representation, III.
251. On treaties, IV. 102; XIV.
232 et seq. On adoption of Missouri
Compromise, V. 298. On policy
of prohibiting States from coining
money, VI. 322. On power of
Congress to regulate commerce
between States, IX. 247; X. 445,
--and to establish post-roads, IX.
249. On power of Congress under
the Constitution, X. 216. On the
Chief-Justice's presiding at trial of
the President, XII. 274. On im-
On
peachment, XII. 323, 330.
debate in the National Convention
of 1787 on equality of States, XII.
425. On meaning of "domicile,"
XIII. 343 et seq. On allotment of
On duties
war-powers, XIV. 229.
of innkeepers, XIV. 389; and of
On
common carriers, XIV. 390.
object of Constitutional prohibi-
tion of interference with religion,
XIV. 444 et seq.
Story, William W., X. 553.
Strabo, his prophecy of a new world,
XII. 7.

Suez Canal, opposed by Great Britain,

VII. 408.

Suffrage. See Colored Suffrage, Fe-
male Suffrage, Male Suffrage, and
Universal Suffrage.
Sumner, Charles, refuses to lecture

where colored persons are not ad-
mitted with equal rights, I. 160;

Not

VIII. 402. Refuses to be a candi-
date for Congress, I. 330.
desirous of public office, I. 332;
II. 428, 429; III. 98. Relations of,
to Boston Prison-Discipline Society,
I. 490, 494. Letter of Dr. Wayland
to, I. 491. Letter of De Tocque-
ville to, I. 530 (note). Renounces
Whig Party, II. 76. Accepts Free-
Soil nomination for Congress, II.
149-151. His relation to the Fugi-
tive-Slave Bill, II. 408. Beginning
of his political career, II. 423.
Political aims of, II. 423, 429, 439;
IV. 384. Letters written by, dur-
ing election of United States Sen-
ator in 1851, II. 428-430. His
sentiments on the Union, II. 429,
439. His letter accepting office of
United States Senator, II. 437.
His belief in democracy, III. 98.
His independence of party, III.
98; XV. 212. Replies to verbal
attacks in the Senate, III. 371-412;
IV. 250-256. Defends his fidelity
to the Constitution, III. 374-383,
465-467; IV. 251-254; XIV. 461-
465. His personal testimony as to
slavery, IV. 64. Brooks's assault
upon, IV. 257-271 (Appendix).
Previous personalities and aggres-
sions upon, IV. 280-301 (Appendix).
His injuries and continued disabil-
ity, IV. 328-342 (Appendix). Re-
fuses to allow Massachusetts to
assume expenses of his illness, IV.
343. Refuses to receive testimonial
in approbation of Kansas speech,
IV. 344. His longing for restora-
tion to active duties, IV. 352, 357,
378, 412. Sends contribution to
Kansas, IV. 356. Public reception
of, at Boston, in 1856, IV. 368.
Accepts reëlection to Senate, IV.
392. State of his health in 1858,
IV. 411. Recognizes duty of de-
His
nouncing slavery, V. 206.
visits to Lafayette's grave and
home, V. 374-376. Attitude of,

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