Part 22
In 1801, President John Adams called the profound lawyer, John Marshall, to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
It was a most wise appointment, as we shall now see.
EXPOUNDING THE CONSTITUTION
Chief Justice Marshall took his place at the head of the National Judiciary. The Government under the Constitution, was only organized twelve years before, and in the interval eleven amendments of the Constitution had been regularly proposed and adopted.
Comparatively nothing had been done judicially to define the powers or develop the resources of the Constitution. In short, the Nation, the Constitution, and the Laws were in their infancy.
Under these circumstances, it was most fortunate for the Country, that the great Chief Justice retained his high position for thirty-four years, and that during all that time, with scarcely any interruption, he kept on with the work he showed himself so competent to perform.
As year after year went by and new occasion required, with his irresistible logic, enforced by his cogent English, he developed the hidden treasures of the Constitution, demonstrated its capacities, and showed beyond all possibility of doubt, that a Government rightfully administered under its authority, could protect itself against itself and against the world.
Hardly a day now passes in the Court he so dignified and adorned, without reference to some decision of his time, as establishing a principle which, from that day to this, has been accepted as undoubted law.
In all the various questions of constitutional, international, and general law, the Chief Justice was at home; and when, at the end of his long and eminent career, he laid down his life, he and those who had so ably assisted him in his great work, had the right to say, that the judicial power of the United States had been carefully preserved and wisely administered.
The Nation can never honour him or them, too much for the work they accomplished.
_Chief Justice Waite_ (_Arranged_)
THE GREAT CHIEF JUSTICE
_I have always thought from my earliest youth till now, that the greatest scourge an angry Heaven ever inflicted upon an ungrateful and a sinning People, was an ignorant, a corrupt, or a dependent Judiciary._
JOHN MARSHALL
_Respected by All_
When the venerable life of the Chief Justice was near its close, he was called to give his parting counsel to his native State, in the revision of her Constitution.
A spectacle of greater dignity than the Convention of Virginia in the year 1829, has been rarely exhibited. At its head was James Monroe, conducted to the chair by James Madison and John Marshall, and surrounded by the strength of Virginia, including many of the greatest names of the Union.
The reverence manifested for Chief Justice Marshall, was one of the most beautiful features of the scene. The gentleness of his temper, the purity of his motives, the sincerity of his convictions and his wisdom, were confessed by all.
He stood in the centre of his native State, in his very home of fifty years, surrounded by men who had known him as long as they had known anything, and there was no one to rise up even to question his opinions, without a tribute to his personal excellence.
_The True Man_
This admirable man, extraordinary in the powers of his mind, illustrious by his services, exalted by his public station, was one of the most warm-hearted, unassuming, and excellent of men.
His life from youth to old age was one unbroken harmony of mind, affections, principles, and manners.
His kinsman says of him, “He had no frays in boyhood. He had no quarrels or outbreakings in manhood. He was the composer of strifes. He spoke ill of no man. He meddled not with their affairs. He viewed their worst deeds through the medium of charity.”
Another of his intimate personal friends has said of him, “In private life he was upright and scrupulously just in all his transactions. His friendships were ardent, sincere, and constant, his charity and benevolence unbounded. Magnanimous and forgiving, he never bore malice. Religious from sentiment and reflection, he was a Christian, believed in the Gospel, and practiced its tenets.”
_Horace Binney_ (_Condensed_)
WHAT OF THE CONSTITUTION?
_The Unity of Government, which constitutes you One People, is also now dear to you._
_It is justly so; for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real Independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity; of that very Liberty, which you so highly prize._ ...
_To the efficacy and permanency of your Union, a Government for the whole is indispensable._
WASHINGTON, _from his Farewell Address_
To me it is a marvel that the Constitution of the United States has operated so successfully.... But the United States is a singular example of political virtue and moral rectitude.
That Nation has been cradled in Liberty, has been nurtured in Liberty, and has been maintained by pure Liberty. I will add that the People of the United States are unique in the history of the human race.
SIMON BOLIVAR, _the Liberator_
Let us make our generation one of the strongest and brightest links in that golden chain which is destined, I fondly believe, to grapple the People of all the States to this Constitution for Ages to come.
We have a great, popular constitutional Government ... defended by the affections of the whole People. No monarchical throne presses these States together. No iron chain of military power encircles them. They live and stand under a Government popular in its form, representative in its character, founded upon principles of equality, and so constructed, we hope, as to last for ever.... Its daily respiration is Liberty and Patriotism. Its yet youthful veins are full of enterprise, courage, and honourable love of glory and renown.
DANIEL WEBSTER
May our children and our children’s children for a thousand generations continue to enjoy the benefits conferred upon us by a United Country, and have cause yet to rejoice under those glorious institutions bequeathed us by Washington and his compeers! Now, my friends--soldiers and citizens--I can only say once more, Farewell.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
ENVOY
God of our Fathers, whose almighty hand Leads forth in beauty, all the starry band Of shining worlds, in splendour thro’ the skies, Our grateful songs, before Thy throne arise.
Thy love divine, hath led us in the past; In this Free Land, by Thee our lot is cast; Be Thou our ruler, guardian, guide, and stay, Thy Word our law, Thy paths our chosen way.
From war’s alarms, from deadly pestilence, Be Thy strong arm our ever sure defence; Thy true religion in our hearts increase, Thy bounteous goodness nourish us in Peace.
Refresh Thy people on their toilsome way; Lead us from night to never-ending day; Fill all our lives with love and grace divine; And glory, laud, and praise be ever Thine!
_D. C. Roberts_ (1876)
APPENDIX
FOR TEACHERS AND STORY-TELLERS
I
PROGRAMME OF STORIES FROM THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
II
STORY PROGRAMME OF SOUTH AMERICA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE
APPENDIX
I
PROGRAMME OF STORIES FROM THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR TEACHERS AND STORY-TELLERS
_This Programme may be used, day by day, in teaching the history of the United States. The stories are not intended to take the place of the textbook; but they may be utilized in many delightful ways to illustrate it. If they are told, or read aloud, or dramatized by the children, they will make historic events and characters stand out so vividly, that the boys and girls will never forget their American history._
_The stories are arranged by dates of leading events, so that the teacher may easily illustrate the day’s lesson in the textbook._
1451 (about) BIRTH OF COLUMBUS, AND HIS BOYHOOD The Sea of Darkness, p. 3 The Fortunate Isles, p. 5 The Absurd Truth, p. 7
1492 DISCOVERY OF AMERICA Cathay the Golden, p. 10 The Emerald Islands, p. 12
1493 COLUMBUS’S RETURN TO SPAIN The Magnificent Return, p. 13
1498 DISCOVERY OF SOUTH AMERICA (COLUMBUS’S THIRD VOYAGE) The Fatal Pearls, p. 15
1502 DISCOVERY OF PANAMA (COLUMBUS’S FOURTH VOYAGE) Queen Isabella’s Page, p. 21 The Twin Cities, p. 24 The Pearls Again, p. 26
1619 THE FIRST REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY IN AMERICA (_in Virginia_) The Author of the Declaration, p. 308
1620 SIGNING OF THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT The Father of the New England Colonies, p. 125
1620 LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS The Savage New World, p. 128
1620-23 SETTLEMENT OF PLYMOUTH COLONY Welcome, Englishmen! p. 131 Lost! Lost! a Boy! p. 132 The Rattlesnake Challenge, p. 136 The Great Drought, p. 138
1636-37 ROGER WILLIAMS AND THE FOUNDING OF PROVIDENCE Roger, the Boy, p. 349 Soul Liberty, p. 350 What Cheer! p. 352 Risking his Life, p. 354
1639 CONNECTICUT’S INDEPENDENT CONSTITUTION Brother Jonathan, p. 208
1681 WILLIAM PENN AND THE FOUNDING OF PENNSYLVANIA The Boy of Great Tower Hill, p. 31 Westward Ho, and Away! p. 34 The City of Brotherly Love, p. 36 The Place of Kings, p. 38
1693-1718 WILLIAM PENN AND WORLD PEACE He Wore it as Long as he Could, p. 32 The Peacemaker, p. 33 Onas, p. 41
1755 BRADDOCK’S DEFEAT AND THE BOYHOOD OF WASHINGTON The Boy in the Valley, p. 191 The Boy of the Frontier, p. 427
1759 GEORGE WASHINGTON AT HOME (BEFORE AND AFTER THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE) Washington’s Wedding Day (January 6, 1759), p. 197 Washington and the Children, p. 197 Nellie and Little Washington, p. 200 Nelson, the Hero, p. 204 Caring for the Guest, p. 205 Light Horse Harry, p. 216
1764-66 STAMP ACT The Orator of the War for Independence (Patrick Henry), p. 317 This Terrible Cornet of Horse (William Pitt), p. 95 America’s Defender, p. 101 The Sons of Liberty, p. 103
1773-74 BOSTON TEA PARTY AND BOSTON PORT BILL Aid to the Sister Colony, p. 77
1774 FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS Facing Danger, p. 322 A Famous Date, p. 80
1775 LEXINGTON AND THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE What a Glorious Morning! p. 81 A Son of Liberty, p. 75 The Adams Family, p. 76 The Young Lieutenant, p. 433 Serving the Cause, p. 434 Silver Heels, p. 436 Without Bread, p. 437
1775 SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AND APPOINTMENT OF WASHINGTON John to Samuel, p. 82 A Gentleman from Virginia, p. 83
1775 BUNKER HILL The Boy Who Became President, p. 85 Brother Jonathan, p. 208
1775 ISRAEL PUTNAM AND BUNKER HILL Seeing Boston, p. 143 The Fight with the Wolf, p. 144 From Plough to Camp, p. 146 A Generous Foe, p. 149
1775-76 SIEGE OF BOSTON He made Washington Laugh, p. 148 Friend Greene, p. 213
1776 EVACUATION OF BOSTON BY THE BRITISH The Little Girl and the Red Coats, p. 200
1776 DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND ITS FRAMER (JEFFERSON) The Charter of Liberty, p. 98 The Boy Owner of Shadwell Farm, p. 305 A Christmas Guest, p. 306 The Author of the Declaration, p. 308 Proclaim Liberty, p. 309 Reading the Declaration (Andrew Jackson), p. 282
1776 FINANCING THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE The Little Friend in Front Street (Haym Salomon), p. 228 He Knows Everything (Robert Morris), p. 159
1777 THE STARS AND STRIPES, AND PAUL JONES How Shall the Stars be Placed? p. 88 The Boy of the Solway, p. 359 Don’t Tread on Me! p. 360 The First Salute, p. 361 _The Poor Richard_, p. 364 Mickle’s the Mischief he has Dune, p. 365 Paul Jones Himself, p. 367 Some of His Sayings, p. 369
1777 THE COMING OF LAFAYETTE I Will Join the Americans, p. 413 In America, p. 414
1777 BRANDYWINE The Banner of the Moravian Nuns (Count Pulaski), p. 416
1777-78 VALLEY FORGE The Bloody Footprints, p. 210 At Valley Forge (John Marshall), p. 435 An Appeal to God (Washington), p. 211 The Soldier Baron (Steuben), p. 220 Friend Greene, p. 213 Loyal to the Chief (Lafayette), p. 418
1778 MONMOUTH Captain Molly, p. 218 The Soldier Baron, p. 220
1778 OUR GREAT COMMISSIONER AND THE TREATY WITH FRANCE (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN) The Whistle, p. 165 The Candle-Maker’s Boy, p. 166 The Boy of the Printing Press, p. 167 The Three Rolls, p. 168 Standing Before Kings, p. 169 The Wonderful Kite Experiment, p, 170 The Rising Sun, p. 171 To My Friend, p. 172
1778 WEST POINT FORTIFIED Father Thaddeus (Kosciuszko), p. 223
1780 CAMDEN On the Field Near Camden (De Kalb), p. 414
1780-81 TWO PATRIOTS OF THE CAROLINAS (ANDREW JACKSON AND HIS MOTHER) Mischievous Andy, p. 281 Out Against Tarleton, p. 283 An Orphan of the Revolution, p. 285
1781 SURRENDER OF CORNWALLIS Washington’s Mother, p. 194 Nelson, the Hero, p. 204
1778-89 CLOSE OF WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE A Last Scene (William Pitt), p. 105 Putnam not Forgotten! p. 150 Farewell! My General, Farewell! p. 230 The Cincinnatus of the West, p. 206 Seeing the President, p. 203
1787 BUILDING THE NATION--THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES The Constitution, p. 442 The Boy of the Hurricane (Hamilton), p. 155 Call Colonel Hamilton, p. 157 A Struggle, p. 158 The Rising Sun, p. 171 The Hooting in the Wilderness, p. 286 From “Washington’s Legacy,” p. 232
1789 BUILDING THE NATION, THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT He Knows Everything, p. 159
1796 WASHINGTON’S “FAREWELL ADDRESS” Call Colonel Hamilton, p. 157
_The teacher or story-teller is advised to read the whole or parts of the “Farewell Address” aloud to the boys and girls. They may memorize selected passages. A reliable text of the address may be found in “Old South Leaflets,” No. 4; also in the Riverside Literature Series, No. 190._
1799 WASHINGTON’S DEATH Light Horse Harry (famous funeral oration before Congress), p. 217 A King of Men, p. 233 When Washington Died, p. 234
1801-1835 EXPOUNDING THE CONSTITUTION (JOHN MARSHALL) The Boy of the Frontier, p. 427 The Young Lieutenant, p. 433 Serving the Cause, p. 434 At Valley Forge, p. 435 Silver Heels, p. 436 Without Bread, p. 437 His Father, p. 438 His Mother, p. 438 Three Stories, p. 439 The Constitution, p. 442 Expounding the Constitution, p. 444 The Great Chief Justice, p. 446 What of the Constitution, p. 448
1812-15 ANDREW JACKSON IN THE WAR OF 1812 AND THE CREEK WAR Fort Mims, p. 289 Davy Crockett, p. 290 Chief Weatherford, p. 291 Sam Houston, p. 295 Why Jackson was Named Old Hickory, p. 297 The Cotton-Bales, p. 299 After the Battle of New Orleans, p. 300
1820 MISSOURI COMPROMISE Only a Reprieve, p. 310
1823 MONROE DOCTRINE Hail! Neighbour Republics! p. 266 America for the Americans, p. 268
1824-25 LAFAYETTE VISITS AMERICA We are Grateful, Lafayette! p. 420 Welcome! Friend of America! p. 422
1826 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE His Last Toast (John Adams), p. 91 On the Fourth of July (Jefferson), p. 313
1861-65 WAR FOR THE UNION, AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN Only a Reprieve, p. 310 The Cabin in the Clearing, p. 175 How He Learned to be Just, p. 176 Off to New Orleans, p. 177 The Kindness of Lincoln, p. 178 Lincoln and the Children, p. 181 The President and the Bible, p. 183 Washington and Lincoln, Speak! p. 185 Gettysburg Address, p. 186
1858-1919 THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE LIBERATION OF CUBA The Boy Who Grew Strong, p. 45 Sagamore Hill, p. 50 The Children of Sagamore Hill, p. 52 Off with John Burroughs, p. 53 The Big Stick, p. 54 A-Hunting Trees with John Muir, p. 55 The Bear Hunters’ Dinner, p. 56 Hunting in Africa, p. 57 The Ever Faithful Island, p. 59 The Colonel of the Rough Riders, p. 61 The River of Doubt, p. 65 Theodore Roosevelt (a Tribute), p. 69
II
STORY PROGRAMME OF SOUTH AMERICA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE
_The reader, teacher, or story-teller, who follows this outline, will find that it covers a short consecutive history of one of the most important and courageous world-struggles for Freedom._
_Portuguese America--Brazil--holds the honour of having declared its Republic with practically no shedding of blood._
_The struggle of the Spanish-American Colonies was conducted for long years against fearful odds. And their winning of the victory helped to make permanent the independence if both North and South America. Therefore, every school child in the United States should know something of the heroic history of our neighbour Republics._
SPANISH AMERICA
DISCOVERY The Sea of Darkness, p. 3 The Fortunate Isles, p. 5 The Absurd Truth, p. 7 Cathay the Golden, p. 10 The Emerald Islands, p. 12 The Magnificent Return, p. 13 The Fatal Pearls, p. 15 Queen Isabella’s Page, p. 21 The Twin Cities, p. 24 The Pearls Again, p. 26
SPANISH AMERICA UNDER SPAIN’S RULE The Spanish Galleons, p. 327
VENEZUELA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE (MIRANDA) The Romance of Miranda, p. 331 The Mysterious Stranger, p. 89 The Mystery Ship, p. 335 The End of the Mystery Ship, p. 339 The Great and Glorious Fifth, p. 341 A Terrible Thing, p. 343 End of the Romance, p. 344
VENEZUELA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE (BOLIVAR) The Precious Jewel, p. 373 The Fiery Young Patriot, p. 376 Seeing Bolivar, p. 378 Uncle Paez, the Lion of the Apure, p. 382 Angostura, p. 384
GREAT COLOMBIA (FORMED BY BOLIVAR) The Crossing, p. 385 Peru Next, p. 388
ARGENTINA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE (SAN MARTIN) The Boy Soldier, p. 237 The Patriot Who Kept Faith, p. 238 When San Martin Came, p. 240 Argentina’s Independence Day, p. 243 A Great Idea, p. 243 The Mighty Andes, p. 245 The Real San Martin, p. 247 The Fighting Engineer of the Andes, p. 248
CHILE’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE (SAN MARTIN AND O’HIGGINS) The Son of the Barefoot Boy, p. 395 The Single Star Flag, p. 397 The Hero of Rancagua, p. 398 The Hannibal of the Andes, p. 249 Not for Himself, p. 254 Cochrane, El Diablo, p. 255
PERU’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE (SAN MARTIN) Our Brothers, Ye Shall be Free! p. 256 The Fall of the City of the Kings, p. 257 San Martin the Conqueror, p. 261 Lima’s Greatest Day, p. 265 Hail! Neighbour Republics! p. 266 America for the Americans, p. 268
GUAYAQUIL (NOW IN ECUADOR); ITS STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE What One American Did, p. 271 The Amazing Meeting, p. 272
END OF THE STRUGGLE OF PERU AND CHILE FOR INDEPENDENCE (BOLIVAR AND O’HIGGINS) What Happened Afterward, p. 274 The Mystery Solved, p. 276 The Patriot Ruler, p. 400 First Soldier, First Citizen, p. 402 Chile as She is, p. 403 The Break, p. 389 Bolivar, the Man, p. 390
OTHER SPANISH-AMERICAN REPUBLICS The Break, p. 389 One of Twenty, p. 405
SPAIN’S LAST STAND, CUBA The Ever Faithful Island, p. 59 The Colonel of the Rough Riders, p. 61
ARBITRATION AND PEACE The Better Way, p. 406
PORTUGUESE AMERICA
BRAZIL (DON PEDRO) The Brazils Magnificent, p. 111 The Empire of the Southern Cross, p. 112 Making the Little Emperor, p. 113 The Patriot Emperor, p. 115 The United States of Brazil, p. 120
SUBJECT INDEX
ADAMS, ABIGAIL, marries John Adams, 75; sees Battle of Bunker Hill, 86; teaches John Quincy, Patriotism, 87.
ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS, 77.
ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS, 2d, 77.
ADAMS, HENRY, 77.
ADAMS, JOHN, some important dates in his life, 74; Son of Liberty, 75; signs Declaration, 75, 76; exults because of Boston Tea Party, 78; attends First Continental Congress, 81; nominates Washington to be Commander-in-Chief, 83; his design for the Stars and Stripes, 88; his grandson sails with Miranda, 90, 335; his Fourth of July Toast, 92; dies on anniversary of signing of Declaration, 92.
ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY, son of John Adams, 77; boyhood, 85; watches Battle of Bunker Hill, 85, 86; his mother’s post-boy, 87; becomes Sixth President of the United States, 88.
ADAMS, SAMUEL, John Adams’s cousin, 76; aids blockaded Boston, 78; at First Continental Congress, 81; at Lexington, 82; at the Second Continental Congress, 83.
ALAMO, THE, 291, 295.
ALFRED, THE, Paul Jones’s ship, 360, 363.
AMAZON RIVER, 66, 67, 69.
“AMERICA FOR THE AMERICANS” motto of the Monroe Doctrine, p. 270.
AMERICAN INDIANS, named by Columbus, 13; cruel treatment of, in North America, 41, 132; in Spanish America, 26, 328, 330.
ANDES, description of, 245, 252, 386; crossed by San Martin, 251; crossed by Bolivar, 385; _El Cristo_ of the Andes, 406.
ANGOSTURA, CITY OF, renamed after Bolivar, 384.
ANGOSTURA, CONSTITUTION OF, composed by Bolivar, 384.
APOSTLE OF SOUL LIBERTY, soubriquet of Roger Williams, 348.
APURE RIVER, Bolivar at the Apure, 380; Paez, the Lion of the Apure, 383.
ARBITRATION AND PEACE, Penn’s plan, 33; Penn keeps peace with the Indians, 30, 38, 41; settlement of boundary line between Argentina and Chile, 407; object lesson for the World, 403, 409.
ARGENTINA, geographical description, 240; natural products, 241; struggle for Liberty, 239, 241; National Birthday, 243; National Colours, 242; Declaration of Independence, 243; National Flag, 251; Independence recognized by the United States, 267; Chilean boundary line settled by Arbitration, 407. _See also_, BUENOS AIRES; SAN MARTIN.
ARTIGAS, Liberator of Uruguay, 405.
ASIA, WESTERN PASSAGE, _see_ WESTERN PASSAGE TO ASIA.
ATLANTIC OCEAN, called the Sea of Darkness, 4; legends of horrors in its waters, 4; legend of Maeldune, 5; Fortunate Isles, 6; Land of Youth, 7; ocean first crossed by Columbus, 12, 13.
AZORES, limit of known world in Columbus’s day, 5, 9.
BALL, MOLLY, _see_ WASHINGTON, MARY.
BALTIMORE, aids blockaded Boston, 79.
BANNERS, Connecticut’s banner at Bunker Hill, 147; banner made by Moravian Nuns, 418, 424. _See also_ FLAGS.
BARRÉ, COLONEL, defender of America, 104.
BEAR HUNTER’S DINNER, at the White House, 56.
BELTRAN, FRIAR LUIS, engineer of the Army of the Andes, 248, 250, 252.
BETHLEHEM (PA.), Lafayette cared for by Moravian Nuns, 417.
BIBLE, _see_ HOLY BIBLE.
BIG STICK, THE, Roosevelt’s policy, 54.
BILLINGTON, JOHN, lost from Plymouth Colony, 133.
BOBADILLA, throws Columbus into chains, 19; is drowned in storm, 22.
BOLIVAR, SIMON, some important dates in his life, 372; his full name, 372, 374; pronunciation of his name, 372; boyhood, 373; takes oath in Rome to free Venezuela, 376; brings Miranda from London, 342; gives up Miranda to Monteverde, 345; becomes Commander-in-Chief of Venezuelan forces, 377; is seen by young Englishmen, 380; composes Constitution of Angostura, 384; crosses Andes, and liberates New Granada, 388; forms Great Colombia, 388; plans to liberate Peru, 388; interview with San Martin and its results, 273, 274, 277; receives relics of Washington, 421; dies in exile, 390; tributes to him, 391, 392; is called the Napoleon of the South American Revolution, 392; unveiling of his statue in Central Park, New York City, 121.
BOLIVAR, CITY OF, 384.
BOLIVIA, liberated, 390; declares its Independence, 390; named after Bolivar, 390.
BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON, _see_ NAPOLEON.
BOSTON, Boston Tea Party, 77; Port Bill, 78; relief of Boston by sister Colonies, 78; besieged by New England Army, 82, 148, 213; Washington and the little Boston girl, 200; the City welcomes Lafayette, 424.
BOVES, GENERAL, Venezuela devastated by, 377.
BOYACA, BATTLE OF, 388.
BRADDOCK’S DEFEAT, Washington covers retreat of Braddock’s army, 194, 428.
BRADFORD, WILLIAM, some important dates in his life, 124; boyhood, 125; influence of Bible on, 125; becomes a Separatist, 126; flees into Holland, 126; in Plymouth Colony, 127; the Rattlesnake Challenge, 136; his death, and tribute to him by Cotton Mather, 127.
BRAINTREE (Quincy, Mass.), 75, 86, 91.
BRANDAN, ST., legend of, 6.