Part 24

Constitution of the United States, does not prevent abolition of slavery, I. 310. Amendments to, allowable, I. 311; III. 271. Authors of, did not believe slavery would be perpetual, I. 311; II. 231; III. 16; VI. 314; XIII. 196,--their declarations against slavery, I. 312; II. 230; III. 17, 277-280; VI. 227, 311; X. 356. Foundation of the party of freedom, II. 228. Opposed to Slave Power, II. 230. Purpose and character of, as expressed by the preamble, II. 230; III. 276; VII. 38; X. 181, 345; XI. 187; XIII. 175, 304; XVI. 39. Disarms separate States, II. 380. Does not authorize slavery, III. 16, 276, 296; IV. 346; VI. 314; VII. 1; XI. 186-189, 196. Rules for interpreting, III. 276-283, 332; IX. 80, 171; XIII. 219; XIV. 7; XVI. 57, 100; XIX. 233, 272 _et seq._, 308, 310. Gives no power to Congress to establish slavery, III. 296; VIII. 274. Original compromises of, III. 304; X. 354. Clause in, on surrender of fugitives from service, III. 303, 356; X. 341. Must be obeyed by each public officer as he understands it, IV. 179, 269; authorities declaring above rule, IV. 179-181, 269. Power of the Supreme Court to interpret, IV. 270-272. Interpretation of its clause on privileges of citizens, IV. 338-341; XIX. 234, 279. Its clause on revenue bills a compromise between large and small States, V. 84; interpretation of same, V. 87, 91. On treaties, V. 101; XIX. 79. Does not authorize slavery in Territories, V. 156; VI. 230, 338; X. 214; XI. 195. Nowhere recognizes property in man, VI. 125, 223, 359; XI. 187. Secures right of petition to the people, VI. 294. The guide of United States citizens, VII. 7. Proposed amendment to, in favor of slavery, VII. 174, 330. Requires loyalty as a qualification for a Senator, VIII. 213; XVI. 74-76. Sacredness of oath to support, VIII. 221. Does not sanction slavery in District of Columbia, VIII. 265, 275. Limitations of rights of sovereignty against criminals in, IX. 25-30. Does not limit war-powers of Congress, IX. 45, 71, 131-138, 183-185, 216. Opposition to its adoption, X. 182; XIII. 305; XVI. 41. Sources of power over slavery in, XI. 190-196. Its provisions for supremacy of national government, XVI. 39. Does not recognize any distinction of color, XVI. 249; XVII. 42; XVIII. 159; XIX. 249. Its allotment of the war-power, XIX. 76. All statutes and legislation must conform to, XIX. 254. Story on its prohibition of interference with religion, XIX. 292. Does not forbid requirement of equal rights in churches, XIX. 293-299. Contrasted with the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 305, 308.

Constitutional Amendment defending liberty, protects all, III. 298; VIII. 277; XI. 193-195. Abolishing slavery, XI. 211 _et seq._; form of same considered, XI. 216-227; XIV. 235-238. Rebel States not needed to ratify a, XII. 101, 181, 341, 359; XIII. 31, 62; XVI. 71. Quorum of States necessary in adoption of a, XII. 357; Bishop on meaning of above rule, XII. 359; XVI. 71. Abolishing slavery, adoption of, XIII. 30; enforcement of same, XIII. 113, 215-218, 273-276, 310, 333-335; XVII. 46; XIX. 232, 275-278. Not proper to secure colored suffrage, XV. 177; XVII. 49-51. Withdrawal of assent to a, by a State, XVI. 69. See _Blaine Amendment_, _Fifteenth Amendment_, and _Fourteenth Amendment_.

Consular Pupils, XI. 49.

Consuls, VIII. 325; XI. 52. Authorities respecting, VIII. 326, 330.

Contraband of War, despatches included in, by English authorities, VIII. 64, 67,--but not by American or all Continental authorities, VIII. 64-66. American rules in regard to, VIII. 68-71. Should be abolished, VIII. 78.

Convention, National, of 1787, declarations on slavery in, III. 17, 277-279; VI. 227, 313; X. 356. Meeting and early labors of, III. 306; XVI. 35. Provides for surrender of fugitives from service, III. 308; X. 354. Its provisions for the powers of Congress, III. 319-324. Did not empower Congress to legislate for surrender of fugitives from service, III. 323. Debates in, on origination of money bills, V. 84-87, 88 _et seq._; on paper money, VIII. 185; on taxing slaves, IX. 94. Object of, X. 179, 180; XVI. 41. Discussion of State rights in, X. 183 _et seq._; XII. 125; XIII. 305; XVI. 37 _et seq._ Debates in, on guaranty of republican government, XIII. 140; on establishment of national government, XVI. 36-38; on suspension of the President, XVI. 91,--and on equality of States, XVI. 238-240. Story on same, XVI. 241.

Conventions, political, obligations imposed by, XX. 170.

Conveyances, public, open to all by law, XIX. 238. Authorities proving same, XIX. 238-240.

Conway, Martin F., letter to, VI. 40.

Coolie Trade, denunciation of the, XIV. 262.

Cooper, J. Fenimore, the novelist, III. 213.

Copyright, international, XVI. 86.

Coquerel, Athanase, XIX. 159.

Coquerel, Athanase, _fils_, XIX. 159.

Cotton, cultivation of, favorable to slavery, VI. 314; VII. 322. Tax on, IX. 84.

Court, different meanings of the word, XVI. 137 _et seq._

Courts, mixed, defence of, VIII. 345-347. See _Prize Courts_.

Covode, John, Representative from Pennsylvania, speech on death of, XIX. 12.

Cowley, Abraham, XV. 265. His prophecy concerning America, XV. 267.

Crete, sympathy with, XV. 246.

Crime against Kansas, the, V. 125. Threatens war, V. 140. Slave Power the author of, V. 142. Its origin and extent, V. 151-184. Apologies for, refuted, V. 184-207. Remedies proposed for, V. 207-217. Public opinion aroused against, V. 245. Appendix to speech on, V. 257.

Crittenden Compromise, incidents and notes on the, VII. 169-185. Its purport, VII. 169-171, 201 _et seq._, 330. Speech on a Massachusetts petition in favor of, VII. 200. Condemned, VII. 201, 214.

Crittenden Resolution, VII. 231; XI. 440.

Cromwell, sends expedition against Barbary States, II. 29. Intervention of, for Continental Protestants, X. 58-61.

Cuba, duty of Spain toward, XVII. 118-120. Duty of United States concerning, XVII. 120-124. Belligerency of, XVII. 122, 195.

Curran, John P., on freedom of fugitive slaves in England, IV. 314.

Currency, the national banks and the, XI. 245. Benefits of an improved, XI. 254, 258. Circulation of, in 1860 and in 1867, XVI. 291. Inflation of, XVI. 292. Contraction of, XVI. 293; XVII. 268. Remarks on the, XVII. 184. Redistribution of, XVII. 254. Compound-interest notes for, XVII. 257-259. Need of simplifying, by withdrawing greenbacks and making bank-notes convertible, XVII. 260, 270-277.

Custom-house Oaths, abolition of, VI. 95. Character of, VIII. 222.

D.

Dane, Nathan, founds professorship in Harvard Law School, III. 108. Author of Ordinance of Freedom in Northwest Territory, III. 254. On State rights, X. 185; XII. 125.

Darien, isthmus of, a ship-canal through the, XIV. 124.

Davenant, Charles, XV. 270. His prophecy concerning America, XV. 273.

Davis, Garrett, Senator from Kentucky, remarks on death of, XX. 261.

Davis, Henry Winter, obituary notice of, XIII. 104. Tribute of colored persons to, XIII. 107 _et seq._

Davis, Jefferson, his definition of slavery, VI. 122, 136. Defends duelling, VI. 201. The chief of the Rebellion, VIII 123. On fugitive slaves, X. 391. On the national government, XII. 259. On beginning of the Civil War, XII. 264. Trial of, XIII. 111. On the doctrine of equality, XIX. 224.

Debate, limitations of, in Senate, VIII. 155.

Debt, public, of European nations before 1845, I. 72. Of Great Britain in 1842, I. 73. See _National Debt_ and _Rebel Debt_.

Decatur, Stephen, frees slaves in Algiers, II. 75; VIII. 297.

Declaration of Independence, foundation of the party of freedom, II. 228, 237. Be true to the, III. 1. Declares all men equal, III. 15, 64, 281; VI. 226; XII. 240; XIII. 173, 299; XVIII. 152; XIX. 308. Declares equality in rights only, III. 65; IV. 97; XIX. 301. And the Constitution, our two title-deeds, III. 165; XVI. 55; XVIII. 159. Must be employed to interpret the Constitution, III. 281; XIII. 219; XVI. 57; XIX. 273, 308, 310; XX. 69. On source of authority of government, V. 232. The first declaration of human rights, VI. 363; VII. 50. Its limitations on popular sovereignty, VI. 364; VII. 52; XVII. 218. The guide of United States citizens, VII. 7. Assaults upon, VII. 54; XIX. 300-303. J. Q. Adams on, VII. 55-57. Promises of the, XII. 235, 239, 297; XIII. 173. Lincoln on, XII. 249, 251-257, 260; XVIII. 165-168; XIX. 224-226, 302. Stephen A. Douglas on, XII. 250, 251, 252; XVIII. 164; XIX. 302. Promises of, must be fulfilled, XII. 296; XIII. 128; XVI. 363; XVII. 220; XVIII. 161. It made a new nation, XVI. 27. Recognizes no distinction of color, XVI. 247; XVII. 43; XVIII. 152, 159; XIX. 249. Degraded by limitations on equal rights, XIX. 223. All statutes and legislation must conform to, XIX. 254. Its importance defended, XIX. 304-309. Bancroft on, XIX. 305, 306. John Adams on celebration of, XIX. 306.

De Foe, on America, XV. 274 _et seq._

Democracy, Mr. Sumner’s belief in, III. 268.

Democratic Party, influenced by Slave Power, II. 293; VI. 328. Rejects Wilmot Proviso in 1848, II. 293. Not opposed to slavery, IV. 265; V. 73. And Republican Party, XI. 418. In 1864, XI. 423. Its support of slavery, XI. 424. Platform of, in 1864, XI. 427, 478. Proposes to acknowledge Slave Power, XI. 465. Frauds committed by, XII. 3. In 1868, the Rebel party, XVI. 327, 340. Leaders of, XVI. 328. Opposed to equal rights for freedmen, XVII. 102; XVIII. 171. A party of repudiation, XVII. 104. Dangers from its attaining power, XVIII. 255. Its position in 1872, XX. 170, 250. Its support of Greeley, XX. 184 _et seq._, 192, 197, 212, 242-246, 248. Its fidelity to Republican principles in 1872, XX. 242; testimony to same, XX. 243-245; motives for same, XX. 246-249.

Denmark, navy of, in 1837, I. 76. Adopts separate system in prisons, II. 135. Treaty of, with United States illegally abrogated in 1855, V. 100. Power of Congress to terminate same, recognized by Mr. Buchanan, V. 119.

Descartes, on progress in science, II. 257.

Diplomatic Representatives, rank of, abroad, XIV. 74. Prohibition of uniform for, XIV. 344. Must not accept gifts from foreign powers, XX. 70.

Disabilities, delay in removal of, XIV. 85.

Disarmament, advantages of, I. 119-121,--especially for France in 1870, XVIII. 223-229.

Disfranchisement, inconsistent with Republican government, XIII. 109.

District of Columbia, abolition of slavery in, demanded, I. 308, 337; III. 139,--but not by national Whig Party, II. 308. Slave-trade in, abolished, III. 125. Laws of Maryland adopted in, III. 221; VIII. 271. Slavery and the black code in, VII. 361. Mr. Sumner’s speech on bill for abolition of slavery in, VIII. 251. Power of Congress to abolish slavery in, VIII. 258, 281. Masters in, not properly entitled to compensation, VIII. 259. Congress responsible for slavery in, VIII. 265, 280. Slavery in, unconstitutional, VIII. 265, 274-278; authorities maintaining same, VIII. 266. Account of establishment of seat of government in, VIII. 267-271. Laws of, on slavery, VIII. 272, 304. Money appropriation advisable to ransom slaves in, VIII. 280, 299. Testimony of colored persons in, VIII. 304. Enforcement of emancipation in, VIII. 349. Slaves cannot be surrendered in, IX. 79. Colored suffrage in, XIII. 5; XIV. 229,--the whites _vs._ same, XIII. 98. Opening of offices to colored persons in, XV. 234. Exclusion of colored physicians from Medical Society of, XVII. 186; XVIII. 148. Letter for celebration of anniversary of emancipation in, XX. 266. Origin of reforms for colored persons in, XX. 276.

Disunion, threat of, by slave States, VII. 25, 319-321. Absurdity of as a remedy, VII. 33. Difficulty of accomplishing, VII. 34. Effects of, on slave States, VII. 35-37. And a Southern confederacy, VII. 165.

Dix, Miss D. L., her book on prison discipline, I. 163. Labors of, I. 164. Advocates separate system in prisons, I. 178.

Domestic Relations, our, article on, X. 167.

Dominica, diplomatic relations with the republic of, XIII. 270. See _San Domingo_.

Doubtful Clauses, authorities on interpretation of, III. 282, 358; X. 342-346.

Douglas, Stephen A., compared to Sancho Panza, V. 149. Threats of, replied to, V. 150, 242. His bill for admission of Kansas condemned, V. 212-215. His attacks answered, V. 251-255. Pretended principles of the party supporting, in 1860, VI. 362. His insincerity in professing popular sovereignty, VI. 367-369; VII. 44, 62; his inconsistency as to same, VI. 370-373. His associates, VI. 373. His heartlessness, VI. 374. His contest with Lincoln, XII. 247,--extracts from his speeches in same, XII. 249-253; XVIII. 164; XIX. 302.

Douglass, Frederick, insults to, XIX. 165, 220; XX. 155 _et seq._, 181, 205-208. And President Grant, XX. 205.

Downing, Andrew J., the landscape Gardener, IV. 1.

Downing, George T., article by, quoted, XIX. 279-283.

Draft, commutation for the, X. 262. Burden of, should be equalized, X. 264.

Drayton and Sayres, proceedings against, for liberating slaves, III. 221-223. Alternatives of pardon for, III. 231-233.

Dred Scott Decision, VI. 291; IX. 154; XI. 63-65; XIII. 276; XVIII. 7. No bust for author of, XII. 138; XVI. 223. False statements in, XII. 140; refutation of same, XII. 141, 144-177. Opinion of Judge Curtis on, quoted, XII. 147. On rights of citizenship, XIII. 331; XVII. 46.

Duel, the, defined, I. 294. Denounced, VI. 183, 184. Franklin on, VI. 183. Adopted by slave-masters, VI. 183, 199-202. Between France and Germany, XVIII. 175. Derivation of, XVIII. 177.

Dunn, Oscar J., insult to, on the railroad, XIX. 165, 221. Character of, XIX. 221.

E.

Eagle, escutcheon of the United States, I. 95. Described by Erasmus, I. 95.

Edmunds, George F., Senator from Vermont, answer to his criticisms on supplementary civil-rights bill, XX. 307-311.

Education, establishments of, in slave and free States, VI. 151-156. No tax on, XI. 378; XIV. 267. The department of, XIV. 297. Generosity for, XIV. 317. Indispensable in a republic, XIV. 336; XVIII. 47. Power of Congress to prescribe, in rebel States, XIV. 340. Reduction of appropriation for bureau of, XVIII. 47.

Elections, powers of States over, XIII. 214; XVI. 246-252; XVII. 39-42. Of Senators, XIV. 1, 105. Rules for, in England, XIV. 8, 106; Cushing on same, XIV. 9. Rules for, in United States, XIV. 9, 107; Cushing on same, XIV. 10. Secret voting at popular, XIV. 105.

Eloquence, defined, I. 297.

Emancipation, of slaves in West Indies by England, I. 127; V. 28-30; VI. 343. Desirable in United States, I. 127. Channing’s address on, I. 298; VI. 185. Our best weapon, VII. 241, 347; IX. 76, 229; XI. 198. Of national government from Slave Power, VII. 248. Instances of, in war, VII. 253-255, 257. Modes of, in Roman law, VII. 255. Present modes of accomplishing, VII. 256, 258. Of serfs in Russia, VII. 267; XII. 312, 314; XIII. 57-60; XIV. 57, 315. Appendix to speech on, VII. 270. And the President, VII. 271 (_Appendix_); VIII. 14; IX. 117 _et seq._; XII. 282. The third great epoch in American history, VII. 312. Instructions of Secretary of War tending towards, VII. 348. Military necessity of, VII. 350; IX. 206. And Reconstruction, VIII. 163. State suicide and, VIII. 243. Enforcement of, in District of Columbia, VIII. 349. Patriotic unity and, IX. 180. Harmony with the President, and, IX. 182. A war measure, IX. 233, 253, 273. Celebration of, IX. 256; XIV. 41. Immediate, and not gradual, IX. 266. Must be universal, X. 298, 302; petition for same, X. 300. Universal, without compensation, XI. 173. Pope Gregory the Great on, XI. 203. In District of Columbia, letter for anniversary of, XX. 266. See _Antislavery Enterprise_ and _Proclamation of Emancipation_.

Emblems and mottoes, encourage war, I. 93.

Emigrant Aid Company of Massachusetts, vindicated, V. 122, 194-205. Not an Abolition Society, V. 199; testimony to same, V. 200. Its secret, V. 201.

Emigration, to Kansas, IV. 138; V. 121, 159, 194-205; VI. 368. Organization in, V. 195. Influence of slavery on, VI. 158.

England, slave-trade in, II. 18; XVII. 166. Sends expeditions against Barbary States, II. 26-30, 77-80; VIII. 297; X. 72. Slavery in, III. 301; VIII. 278; same annulled, III. 302; IV. 313; VIII. 279. Confiscation in, IX. 55. Actions and criticisms of, unfriendly to United States during Rebellion, X. 12-41, 124; XII. 267; XVII. 58-73, 84, 124. Liability of, for damages to United States commerce by pirate ships, X. 37-39; XVII. 89. Her growth into a nation, XVI. 16. Individual and national claims on, XVII. 53, 124. Reparation due from, to United States, for aid to Rebels, XVII. 76, 125-127. Her treatment of United States claims for reparation, XVII. 91. Original degradation of, XVII. 164-167. See _Great Britain_.

English Language, predictions of its extension, XV. 312, 314.

Engravers of Portraits: Dürer, XIX. 181. A. Caracci, XIX. 182. Goltzius, Pontius, and Rembrandt, XIX. 183. Visscher and Van Dyck, XIX. 184. Mellan, XIX. 185. Morin and Masson, XIX. 186. Nanteuil, XIX. 187. Edelinck, XIX. 191-193. Drevet, XIX. 193 _et seq._ Ficquet, Schmidt, and Wille, XIX. 195-197. Longhi, XIX. 197. Raffaello Morghen, XIX. 198. Houbraken and Bartolozzi, XIX. 199. Strange, XIX. 200. Sharp, XIX. 201.

Engraving, the best portraits in, XIX. 175. Its relation to painting, XIX. 179. Longhi on same, XIX. 179. Great French School of, XIX. 185-194.

Episcopal Church of America, befriended by Granville Sharp, IV. 318.

Equal Rights, in the lecture-room, I. 160. In common schools, III. 51; XIX. 3, 158, 165, 166, 241-244, 261; XX. 275. And the Emancipation Proclamation, XII. 60. Necessity of guaranties for, XII. 310. Secured to freed serfs in Russia, XII. 312-314; XIII. 58-60; XIV. 57, 211. _Vs._ the Presidential policy in reconstruction, XII. 368. Scheme of Reconstruction on basis of, XIII. 21. Of all, speech on, XIII. 115. The great guaranty, XIII. 124. A condition of Reconstruction, XIV. 92; XVI. 347. Whether political or civil, by Act of Congress, XVI. 1. Folly of reasons for denial of, XVI. 332. Must be under a uniform law, XVIII. 2; XIX. 128, 234; XX. 69. Further measures required to secure, XVIII. 21, 45, 317; XIX. 158-164, 166; XX. 203, 267. No reconciliation without, XIX. 215, 259, 263. Limitations on, a denial of the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 223. Not a question of Society, XIX. 227. In hotels, XIX. 236; in public conveyances, XIX. 238; in theatres, XIX. 240; in other public institutions, churches, and cemeteries, XIX. 244, 292-299. Argument against, XIX. 246. On juries, XIX. 290. In normal schools, XX. 268. See _Civil Rights_ and _Equality_.

Equality before the law, III. 51; XI. 217. Misunderstood by Brougham and Calhoun, III. 55. Origin and growth of the sentiment of, III. 56. Proclaimed in France by literature and constitutions, III. 58-63; XI. 218-221; XIII. 198-202,--declared in other European countries, III. 63; XI. 221. Greek word for, III. 63; XI. 222. Proclaimed by Declaration of Independence and Constitution of Massachusetts, III. 64. Defined, III. 65; IV. 48; XVI. 331; XIX. 219. Recognized by Massachusetts laws for common schools, III. 66; and by courts of same, III. 69. Violated by separate colored schools, III. 70; XIX. 241. Equivalents no substitute for, III. 88; XIX. 3, 158, 165, 229. American representative system founded on, IV. 38. Of States, does not allow transportation of slaves into Territories, VI. 229. Of men, a self-evident truth, VI. 338; XIII. 235. La Boëtie and Maine on, XI. 224. Political, without distinction of color, XIII. 282. In rights, must be complete, XIV. 41; XVI. 331; XIX. 219, 316; XX. 68. Before the law, protected by national statute, XIX. 203. In rights, the real issue of the war, XIX. 223; testimony to same, XIX. 224-226.

Equity, definitions of, XVIII. 36.

Erasmus, his description of an eagle, I. 95. On his own character, I. 250. His application of Latin proverb on Scylla and Charybdis, XII. 377-379. On uncleanness of English houses, XVII. 167. Portraits of, XIX. 181.

Europe, public debt of, before 1845, I. 72. Expenses of war-preparations of, before 1850, I. 75; II. 368. Tendency of, towards unity, II. 381-383. Sympathies of, in our Civil War, not to be repelled, VII. 236. Policy of, on rights of neutral ships, VIII. 63, 66. Intervention of, in wars for freedom, X. 9. Tends towards Republicanism, XVIII. 251. Lafayette’s prophecy of enfranchisement of, XVIII. 252.

Everett, Edward, nomination of, for Vice-President in 1860, VI. 358. Urges compromise in 1861, VII. 176. Supports Lincoln in 1864, XI. 418. The late, XII. 68. On retaliation, XII. 86.

Exhibition, Industrial, at London in 1862, representation of United States at, VIII. 157.

Exmouth, Lord, expeditions of, against Algiers, II. 77-80; VIII. 297; X. 72. Orders of, quoted, II. 77, 80; X. 73. Despatch of, quoted, II. 81; VIII. 298; X. 73.

F.

Faculties, all the, should be cultivated, I. 208.

Fame, Allston’s definition of, I. 283. Oration on, II. 153. In antiquity, II. 162. See _Glory_.

Fanaticism, good and bad, defined, V. 146-148.

Faneuil Hall, IV. 163; VII. 70.

Farmer, the good, and the good citizen, IV. 280.

Farmers of Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, speech at dinner of, IX. 248. Liberal sentiments of, IX. 252.

“Federal,” should not be applied to government, constitution, courts or army of United States, XVI. 8 _et seq._

Fellow-citizens, German, and a true Reconstruction, VIII. 239. No names of victories over, on regimental colors, VIII. 361; XX. 255. No picture at the Capitol of victory over, XII. 201.

Female Suffrage, XIV. 228.

Fessenden, William Pitt, Senator from Maine, reply to, on limitation of Senate business and obligations of caucuses, XV. 205-209, 213 _et seq._ Remarks on death of, XVII. 189.

“Fiat justitia, ruat cœlum,” origin of phrase, IV. 310 (and _note_), 311.

Field, Cyrus W., XIV. 220. Speech on a resolution giving thanks of Congress to, XIV. 301.

Fifteenth Amendment, ratification of the, XVIII. 20.