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War, dishonorable now, I. 9; II. 189, 429. Always popular, I. 10; II. 185. Napier on, I. 12, 34. Joseph de Maistre on, I. 12. Sanctioned by international law as arbiter between nations, I. 13, 15, 293; II. 340; XVIII. 182. Definitions of, I. 14; II. 194, 341; IX. 21. At present a trial of right, I. 16. Men resemble beasts in, I. 18. Delight of historians in, I. 21. Horrors of, I. 22-29; II. 350-352. Ineffectual, I. 31. Often decided by chance, I. 33. Napoleon on, I. 33, 34; II. 353. Organized murder and robbery, I. 48. Belief in necessity of, unfounded, I. 50. Substitutes for, I. 51; II. 414-416; XX. 80. Can and should be abolished by nations, I. 51; II. 412; XVIII. 305. Commonness of, no argument in its favor, I. 52. Contrary to Christianity, but upheld by the Church, I. 54, 58. Rev. A. H. Vinton and Earl of Abingdon on, I. 55. Cicero on, I. 56 (see _note_). Tacitus and Frederick of Prussia on invoking God in, I. 56. Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59. Not required by honor, I. 62. Demanded by exaggerated patriotism, I. 67. Cause of public debts, I. 72. Longfellow on, I. 83. Encouraged by mottoes and emblems, I. 93. Auguries for cessation of, I. 111. Changes in, I. 113; II. 412. Condemned by Marshal Bugeaud, I. 116; and by Penn, I. 117. Inconsistent with true greatness, I. 122. Its virtues those of peace, I. 125. Should not be extolled in literature or art, I. 281. Channing’s efforts against, I. 293, 295; II. 400. Not necessary except in self-defence, I. 294, 378; X. 84. The duel of nations, I. 294; II. 353; XVIII. 177. Milton on, II. 185. All war fratricidal, II. 191, 428. Satirized by Rabelais, II. 193. Voltaire on, II. 354. Worse than all natural ills, II. 354. La Bruyère on, II. 390. Franklin on, II. 398; his labors against, II. 398. Jefferson on, II. 399. Worcester’s and Ladd’s efforts against, II. 399, 400. S. Adams’s letter against, II. 404. Substitutes for, discussed by American and foreign governments, II. 406-409. J. Q. Adams on abolishing, II. 412. Powers of Congress against slavery, VII. 258; IX. 45, 128; XI. 191. Rights of, IX. 1, 34; X. 210. XIII. 325 _et seq._,--especially against enemy property, IX. 35-44. Abolition of, desired by working-men of Europe, XVIII. 236. Unnatural, XVIII. 248. Duke of Wellington on, XIX. 41. Allotment of powers of, according to the Constitution, XIX. 76; Judge Story on same, XIX. 77. See _Civil War_, _Private Wars_, _Rights of War_, _War Preparations_, and _War System_.

War of the Rebellion, speech at beginning of the, VII. 224. Object of, VII. 231; IX. 11, 206; XI. 439 _et seq._, 443. Abolitionists not authors of, VII. 342-344. Applicability of international law to, IX. 13-24; XVII. 16,--judicial decisions and other authorities proving same, IX. 18-22; XVII. 17, 18. Character and importance of, IX. 234-236; X. 23, 295; XI. 445, 460-462, 479 _et seq._ Issues of the, IX. 322; XIX. 223, 262. Contrasted with Revolutionary War, X. 24, 256, 258; XII. 238; XVII. 301. The greatest victory of the, XIII. 219; XVII. 221; XVIII. 5; XIX. 226, 272, 308; XX. 289. Cost of, XVII. 241. See _Rebellion_.

War Preparations, in time of peace, I. 74. Expenses of, in Europe and United States, I. 75-85; II. 367-369. Useless and harmful, I. 85, 98; II. 370. Promote war, I. 99-101; II. 369; XVIII. 226. Protested against by St. Augustine, I. 107. Unchristian, I. 108; II. 359. Should be abandoned, I. 115, 119. Condemned by Louis Philippe, I. 116; and by Penn, I. 118. Substitute for, II. 371. See _Disarmament_ and _War System_.

War System of the commonwealth of nations, II. 323. Condemned, II. 361, 413. Influences opposed to, XVIII. 232, 242. Precedents for abolition of, XVIII. 242. Peril from, XVIII. 246 _et seq._

Warren, George W., letter to, XX. 279.

Washington, George, small sum expended for an army during his administration, I. 86, 109, 110. On abolition of slavery, I. 312; II. 230; III. 17, 49 _et seq._, 286; V. 96; VII. 129; VIII. 281. Frees his slaves by will, I. 312; III. 50, 349; V. 96. Advice of, to Braddock, I. 319. On treaty with Algiers, II. 69; VIII. 294 _et seq._ Forbids sale of his slaves, II. 237. An abolitionist, III. 46 (see annexed opinions of W., III. 48-50). Example of, III. 164; VI. 26. His inauguration, III. 284. His attempt to recover a fugitive slave, III. 347; X. 362,--letter of, in regard to same, quoted, III. 348; X. 362. Example of, against slavery, V. 95. Two lessons from his life, VI. 70. Anecdote of, VI. 296. Friendship of, for Lafayette, VII. 116, 127. On State rights, X. 179; XII. 126; XVI. 35. His desire for nationality, X. 180; XII. 241; XVI. 32, 35, 40. Letter of, on treatment of prisoners of war, XII. 76 _et seq._ Compared to Lincoln, XII. 238. Origin and character of, XII. 241. Uses “America” as the national name, XVI. 49 _et seq._ On non-intervention, XIX. 74. His refusal to appoint relations to office, XX. 111 _et seq._, 214. His refusal of gifts, XX. 119-121, 215. His inaugural address quoted, XX. 125.

Washington, D. C., no surrender of fugitive slaves in, IX. 78. Opening of street-cars in, to colored persons, X. 323. Colored suffrage in, XI. 284. Necessity of equal rights in common schools of, XVIII. 21; XIX. 2. Colored schools in, XIX. 1; reports of trustees of same quoted, XIX. 5-10, 262. Preservation of the park at, XX. 72. Letter to colored citizens of, XX. 275.

Washingtons, the, memorial stones of, in England, VII. 89.

Wayland, Francis, letter of, on Boston Prison-Discipline Society, II. 109. On parties, II. 313.

Webster, Daniel, on duty of abolishing all evil practices, I. 309. Appeal to, to oppose slavery, I. 314 (see annexed letter, I. 316). Appeal to, to oppose the Mexican War, I. 382. On parties, II. 304. On Ordinance of 1787, III. 254; XVI. 232. On British impressment of American seamen, VIII. 53. On admission of new slave States, IX. 124 _et seq._ On necessity of proceeding constitutionally in organizing governments, X. 205 _et seq._ On Fugitive-Slave Bill, X. 370. On monopolies in States, XII. 127 _et seq._ On guaranty of republican government, XIII. 143. On principles of republican government, XIII. 187 _et seq._ On future government of Pacific coast, XV. 52, 413. On reprisals on persons, XVI. 306. On conversation, XVIII. 109.

Webster, Edward, legality of his appointment as an officer in Massachusetts regiment of volunteers for the Mexican War, I. 362-364.

Weights and Measures, metric system of, XIV. 148. Uniformity in, early desired by United States Government, XIV. 149-151. Necessity of uniformity in, XIV. 151-155. See _Metric System_.

Wesley, John, on slavery, II. 63; III. 290; XII. 149.

West Indies, emancipation of slaves in, by England, I. 127; V. 28-30,--same a blessing, not a failure, VI. 343. Brougham on apprenticeship in, XI. 317; XIII. 286.

West Point, cost of academy at, I. 87.

West Virginia, admission of, as a State, IX. 122; XI. 365. Abolition of slavery in, IX. 122.

Whately, Richard, on weakness of slave States, IV. 210. On concessions to intimidation, VII. 332. On rights of slave-masters, XI. 209.

Wheaton, Henry, obituary notice of, II. 215. English authorities on works of, II. 216, 222. On consuls, VIII. 326. On reprisals, XVI. 304. On ratification of treaties, XVIII. 281. On belligerent intervention, XIX. 74.

Whewell, William, on the object of war, I. 15.

Whig Conventions, speeches at, I. 303; II. 207. Resolutions of, in 1846, I. 335. On slavery and the Mexican War, I. 336.

Whig Party, antislavery duties of the, I. 303. Defined, I. 305. Should oppose slavery, I. 313. And the Mexican War, I. 339. Not party of humanity, II. 228. Renounced by Mr. Sumner, II. 228. Influenced by Slave Power, II. 293; VI. 328. Rejects Wilmot Proviso in 1848, II. 293, 310. Late origin of, II. 306. Not opposed to extension of slavery, II. 307. Same proved by its history, II. 308-311. Compromise its essential element, IV. 266. Dead in 1855, V. 73. Favored one term for the President, XIX. 171 _et seq._

Whipple, William, letter of, to Washington, on recovery of his fugitive slave, III. 348.

White, no more states with that word in their Constitutions, XIII. 346; XIV. 128; same should be struck out of naturalization laws, XV. 238; XVIII. 145, 152, 160,--and of all other legislation, XX. 310.

White, Andrew D., Mr. Sumner’s letter to, concerning Frederick Douglass and President Grant, XX. 205-208.

Wide-Awakes, the, VII. 72. Speeches to, after election of 1860, VII. 76, 82, 86. Letter to, after same, VII. 80.

Wilkes, Charles, Capt., seizure of Rebel commissioners by, VIII. 33, 71-73; X. 15. See _Trent Case_.

Willey, Waitman T., Senator from West Virginia, threatens reënslavement of negroes, X. 217 _et seq._

William I., King of Prussia, XVIII. 229 _et seq._

Williams, George H., Senator from Oregon, reply to his objections to allowing Chinese to be naturalized, XVIII. 154-159.

Williamson, Passmore, letter to, V. 52. Case of, V. 71.

Wilmot Proviso, rejected by Whig and Democratic parties in 1848, II. 293, 310. Origin of, II. 309. Clayton and Choate on, II. 311. Advocated by Free-Soil Party, III. 26. Character of, X. 334.

Wilson, Henry, Senator from Massachusetts, VI. 34; XVIII. 171.

Winthrop, John, on civil liberty, III. 131.

Winthrop, Robert C., letter to, I. 317. Vote of, on Mexican War Bill, I. 317, 323; reasons in defence of same considered, I. 323-326. His speech on the tariff, I. 323, 338. Admission of Texas favored by, I. 327, 337. Appeal to, to oppose Mexican War, I. 327. His actions in regard to slavery, I. 337; and the Mexican War, I. 338.

Witnesses, powers of the Senate over recusant, VI. 82 _et seq._, 89 _et seq._; XIX. 132. Answers of, criminating themselves, VIII. 152. Exclusion of, on account of color, XI. 2, 389,--consequences of same, XI. 24-26, 393. Historical examples of exclusion of, XI. 27-34. Opening of United States courts to colored, XI. 389. Authorities on exclusion of colored, XI. 390-393.

Women’s National League, petition of, for universal emancipation, X. 300.

Worcester, Noah, labors of, against war, II. 399.

Worcester, Massachusetts, a Republican stronghold, VI. 353.

Working-men of Europe, desire abolition of war, XVIII. 236. Addresses of, quoted, XVIII. 237-241.

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Yellow Fever at Memphis and Shreveport, aid to sufferers by, XX. 281.

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