Category: History - American
Gratifying Period in our History embraced by Administrations of Jefferson and Madison--The Caucus System and its Abandonment--The System useful to the Republican or Democratic Party, but not so to the Federalists--Questions proposed--Difficulties of the Subject--Two great Part...
Excitement of the Public Mind caused by Hamilton's Measures--Great Men brought thus into the Political Field--The Preponderance of leading Politicians and Commercial Classes on...
9. CHAPTER IX.Effects of our Leading Party Conflicts in the Light of Seventy Years' Experience--Contest as to the Relative Powers of the State and General Governments--Merits and Faults of th...
2. CHAPTER II.The Federal Party in Power under the New Constitution--Agency of Individuals in the Formation and Ratification of the latter--Prospects of the Opening Administration of the Gove...
1. CHAPTER I.Gratifying Period in our History embraced by Administrations of Jefferson and Madison--The Caucus System and its Abandonment--The System useful to the Republican or Democratic P...
3. CHAPTER III.The Fact that Hamilton shaped and guided the Administrations of Washington and John Adams at the Time generally believed, now clearly established--Occasions when his Influence d...
7. CHAPTER VII.Renewed Attempt of the Federalists to give the Judiciary a controlling power over the other Departments on the occasion of the Bank Veto by President Jackson--Importance of the...
5. CHAPTER V.Slight Notice so far in this Work bestowed upon the Course of the Democratic Party, and Reasons therefor--Four great Crises in our National Affairs, viz.: The Revolution; the Co...
6. CHAPTER VI.Glance at the General Subject as heretofore discussed in this Essay--One important Topic not yet touched upon, viz.: the Effort that has been made to secure to the Judicial Depa...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Exceptional Countenance given by the Democratic Party to the Federalist Doctrine of the Supremacy of the Judicial over the other Departments on the Occasion of the Dred Scott De...