373; letter to Secretary of State, 873; offers to give up Florida to the United States, 373; action of Congress on, 373, 374; agents sent to confer with, 375. Foster, Augustus J. Succeeds F. J. Jack- son as English Minister, 401; takes leave, 402; instructions, 402; reaches the United States, 402; hears of Little Belt affair, 402; protests against occu- pation of Florida, 406; his statement of England's position on French decrees, 406, 407; Monroe answers him, 410, 411. "Force Act." Gallatin asks for one to enforce embargo, 323; passage of the act, 325, 326; excitement, 326, 327; town meetings to denounce, 327-329; action of General Court of Massachusetts, 329, 330; Governor refuses to execute it, 331, 332; mob violence, 332; petitions for repeal, 332, 333; repeal demanded in Congress, 333-336; embargo re- pealed, 336.
Fort Adams, 69, 70; Ogden and Swart- wout arrested at, 74.
Fort Malden in Upper Canada. English agents supply Indians with arms, 531; capture of Hull's baggage 557.
Fort Massac. Wilkinson and Burr at, in 1805, 58, 59. Orders sent to stop Burr, 70; Burr escapes past the fort, 72; vis- its the commander and is arrested by, 73.
Fort Moosa, 539, 540.
Fort Stoddart, 76.
Fort Stanwix, Indian treaty at, 103. Fort Pitt, 109.
Fort Wayne, 530, 531, 532, 541. France. Restrictions on neutral trade, 219-222; blockade of her coast, 248, 249; Berlin decree, 249, 250; Milan decree, 292, 293; Bayonne decree, 309, 310; Rambouillet decree, 367. Franchise. Restriction on, in the early constitutions of the States, 146-148; women vote in New Jersey, 147. Frankfort, Kentucky. Western World published at, 64; trial of Burr at, 67, 68, 69; people of, entertain Burr, 69. Freehold. Necessary in order to vote, 147; to hold office, 148. French, The. Discovery and settlement of Louisiana, 32; forts in the Missis- sippi Valley, 32, 33; in Michigan, 140, 141; forts on the Lakes, 33; spoliations on American commerce in Spanish ports, 34; cede Louisiana to England and Spain, 33.
Freight. Cost of transporting from Col- umbia to Philadelphia, 463; from
Chesapeake Bay to Delaware river, 463; from Philadelphia to Pittsburg, 463; from New York to Lewiston, 463; tolls, 464; from Ogdensburg to Mont- real, 465; cost of coal transportation, Efforts for
Friends, The Society of. abolition of slavery, 514, 515. Friedland, Battle of, 272. Frontier, exposed condition of, 541; forts on the northern, 541, 542; on the south- ern, 542; troubles on southern, 209- 213, 213-215; evasions of the embargo along, 293, 294, 296, 297; the frontier line in 1812, 459, 460. Fulton, Robert. Sketch of, 487, 488; meets R. R. Livingston, 488; experi- ments on the Seine, 489; return to New York, 489; the Clermont, 490; the Rar- itan, 491, 492; monopoly of, attacked, 492, 493; rival company enjoined, 493.
Gaines, Edmund Pendleton, first lieuten- ant of Second Infantry, commanding Fort Stoddart. Arrests Burr, 76. Gallatin, Albert. Recommendation re- garding revenue from land sales, 134; on the purchase of Florida, 209, 213; opposes long embargo, 276, 277; circu- lar to the collectors regarding embargo, 300, 301; legality tested, 302, 303; de- spairs of electing Madison, 316, 317; writes "Campbell's Report," 318; re- port on finances, 321; interviews with Erskine, 322, 323; asks for a Force Act, 323; the act passed, 325; frames Macon Bill No. 1, 357; tenders his resignation, 400; his part in founding coast survey, 468; report on internal improvements, 473-475; report on manufactures, 506; suggests census of manufactures, 507. Gambier, Lord. Bombards Copenhagen, 273.
Gardenier, Barent, on the embargo, 295, 296.
General Election" in Connecticut, 198, 194.
General Ticket. Choice of electors of President by, 194.
Genesee Country. Wages in, 509, 510. Geographer's fine," 109.
Georgetown. The people of, condemn Baltimore mob, 556.
Georgia. Land dispute with South Caro- lina, 125, 126; cession to Congress, 126, 127; sales to Yazoo companies, 127; disputes with United States, 128; com- mission to settle claims, 128, 129; pro- test against forination of Mississippi Territory, 130; her cession to United States, 131, 132; stay law, 416; survey of coast, 465, 466.
Gerry, Elbridge. Candidate for Govern- or of Massachusetts, 420-422; defcated for governorship, 454; candidate for Vice-President, 456.
Gerrymander of Massachusetts. The Dis- tricting Act, 452.
Gershom, The ship, burned by the French, 449.
Giles, William B., 79; at Burr's trial, 81; part taken in trial of charge, 176. Gloucester. Opposition to Force Act, 327,
God. Belief in, required of voters, 147; of officeholders, 148.
Gore, Christopher, 331; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 420-422. Gouging. Punishment of, in Northwest Territory, 114. Government, Civil. Provisional, for Lou- isiana, 9, 10; Spanish government of Louisiana, 19-22; for Orleans Territory, 23-26; people of Orleans complain of, 28, 29; people of Louisiana complain of, 29; territorial, for Louisiana and Orleans, 30 for Northwest Territory, 100-102, 110, 111.
Governor. Qualifications for, in various States, 148.
Grace Ann Green. Seized by the French, 408; protest of Russell, 408. Graham, John, Secretary of Orleans Ter- ritory. Sent to warn Governors of Burr's plot, 67; obtains a law regard- ing conspiracies in Ohio, 68. Grand Cairo. Eaton at, 206. Grand Circus at Detroit, 140. Grandpré, Louis. Killed at Baton Rouge,
Grants of land for various purposes, 472,
Greenwich. Effect of embargo on the trade of, 291.
Gregg, Andrew. Resolutions on neutral trade, 230; debate on, 231-235; laid aside, 235.
Grenville, Lord. Opposes orders in council, 307.
Griswold, Roger, Governor of Connecti- cut. Refuses to detach the militia, 544,
Griswold. Calls for papers regarding purchase of Louisiana, 3, 4; the treaty unconstitutional, 6, 7. Grundy, Felix, 420. Guadeloupe blockaded by Great Britain,
Gun-boats, 195; No. 1 wrecked, 196; Fed- eralist ridicule of, 196, 197; sail for the Barbary coast, 200.
Habeas Corpus. Debate on a bill to sus- pend, 77, 78.
Hadley. Resolutions on the Force Act, 328, 329.
Halifax, The, 254; desertions from, 255, 256; enlist on Chesapeake, 256. Hallowell. On the Force Act, 329. Hamilton, Alexander. Opposes Burr's
election in New York, 50; remarks on Burr, 52; is challenged and killed by Burr, 52; his funeral, 58; plan for sale of Western land, 117, 118; not carried
Hamilton, Paul, Secretary of Navy, 339. Hampton, Wade, 547.
Hampton Roads. English fleet on, 254, 258, 260; desertions from Melampus and Halifax, 255; Norfolk threatened, 261. Hampton. Water casks of Melampus seized at, 260; preparations for de- fence, 260; Governor asked to defend,
Hanse Towns. Napoleon's speech to the deputies, 425.
Harmar, Colonel. Account of squatters on the public lands, 106, 107. Harper, Robert Goodloe, 172, 177, 180. Harper, William, 164. Harrison, William Henry. Burr visits, 60; delegate from Northwest Territory, 121; sketch of, 121, 122; Governor of Indiana Territory, 124; bill for sale of land, 124, 125; attitude toward slavery in the Northwest, 524, 525, 528; asks power to make an Indian treaty, 529; the treaty made, 529; meets Tecumthe at Vincennes, 531; demands of Te- cumthe, 531, 532; Tecumthe again comes to Vincennes, 582; gathers troops, 532, 533; march to Tippecanoe, 533; the battle, 533, 534; thanked and abused, 534, 535.
Hartford. Republican festival at, 1804, 190; speech of Bishop at, 190, 191. Hassler, Ferdinand Rudolph, Superin- tendent of Coast Survey. Sent to Lon- don, 468, 469.
Haverhill. Wages at, 509. Havre de Grace Bridge, 478. Hebrews. Disfranchised, 148. Henry, John, secret agent of Governor of Canada. Report on disunion, 285, 286; returns from London, 444; meets Crillon, 444, 445; sells copies of his let- ters to Madison, 445, 446; his second visit to New England at the request of Craig, 446; the letters, 446, 447. Hill, William. Deserter from the Hali- fax and the Chesapeake, 256; included in Berkeley's order, 257. Hooe, Robert Townsend, 164. Hope, The steamboat. Enjoined, 493. Hopkinson, Joseph, 177; counsel for Chase, speech of, 179, 180.
Horizon. Berlin decree enforced in the case of, 271, 272.
House of Representatives. Debate on purchase of Louisiana, 3-9; debate on government for territory of Orleans,
Hubert, Richard. Deserter from Hali- fax, 256; included in Berkeley's order,
Hudson. Wages at, 509. Hudson River. Steamboats on, 488; the Clermont, 490, 491; the Hope, 493. Hull, William. Sketch of, 137, 138; Gov. ernor of Michigan Territory, 187; ar- rival at Detroit, 138, 139; appointed brigadier-general, 556; takes command of troops at Dayton, 556; condition of the troops, 557; the march to Detroit, 557; baggage captured by the English, 557; invades Canada, 558; his procla
mation, 558; encamps at Sandwich, 558; retreats to Detroit, 559; surrenders, 559; court-martial, 559.
Hull. Town of, in Massachusetts, 453. Humphreys, David. Thanked by Con- necticut for his establishing woollen mills, 503.
แ Hundreds," 102, 103, 104.
Illinois. Attempt to introduce slavery in, 526, 527.
Impeachment of Judge Addison of Penn- sylvania, 156, 157; of judges of Su- preme Court of Pennsylvania, 158, 159; of John Pickering, 165, 166, 168, 172, 173; of Samuel Chase, 168-172, 177-
Indiana. Governor and judges of, ap- pointed to govern district of Louisiana 23; Territory of formed, 122-124 dispute over dividing line, 133, 134; struggle for slavery in, 524-527; ex- tinction of the Indian titles to Wabash valley, 529-589; trouble with Tecum- the and the Prophet, 530-532; battle of Tippecanoe, 533, 534; attempt to intro- duce slavery in, 524, 525; "law concern- ing servants," 525; "act for the intro- duction of negroes, etc.," 526, 527; acts repealed, 527; Indian title to the val- ley of the Wabash extinguished, 528, 529; Tecumthe and Harrison, 529–532; battle of Tippecanoe, 532-534; massa- cres in the Northwest, 536; alarm of the people, 536.
Indians. Letter from Philip Schuyler on peace with, 94; extinguishment of land titles, 103; Indian boundary line, 118; victory of Wayne over, 118; trea- ties with, 103, 459, 529, 539; border depredations of, 530, 531, 532; battle of Tippecanoe, 533, 534; excitement among the Creeks, 535, 536; massacres in the Northwest, 536.
Ingersoll, Jared. On claims for Spanish indemnity, 35; refuses to prosecute Pennsylvania judges, 159.
Innis, Harry. Burr tried before, 67, 68. Instruction. The right of, asserted by Virginia, 390 and note. Insurance companies, marine. by British captures, 228. Intendant, 21.
Internal improvements. Roads at State expense, 462, 463; at expense of United States, 465; coast surveys, 465-468; Hassler sent to Europe, 468, 469; the Cumberand Road, 469, 470; Delaware
and Chesapeake Canal, 471, 472; Con- gress calls for a report on a general system, 473; Gallatin's report, 473–475; report printed, effects of, 475; speech of Porter on, 476, 477; the Senate grant and to Delaware and Chesapeake Canal, 478; Union Canal, 478, 479; Erie Canal, 479; lack of interstate migration, 460, 461.
Interstate commerce. Cost of transporta- tion, 463-467, 472; through central New York, 480; the salt trade, 480, 481; down the Ohio, 483; at Pittsburg, 483; down the Ohio, 483; at Nashville, 384; scarcity of money in the Southwest, 484; trade with New Orleans, 485; plan for improvement, 485, 486. Intrepid, The ketch. Blown up before Trípoli, 206.
Jackson, Andrew. Relations with Burr, in 1805, 58; in 1806, 65; questions Burr, 72; at Burr's trial, 81. Jackson, Francis James. English diplo- matic agent in Copenhagen affair, 272, 273; Minister to the United States, 349; quarrel with Madison, 350; nicknamed "Copenhagen," 350; cause of the quar- rel, 351-353; negotiations with, ended, 353; his conduct denounced as a trick, 353-355; action of Congress on, 355, 356,
Jackson, John G. On war with Eng- land, 320.
Jason, The. Outrages of, in N. Y. Har- bor, 267; desertions from, 268. Jefferson, Thomas. Proposes to amend the Constitution regarding Louisiana, 1-3; regarding Florida, 2; takes posses- sion of Louisiana, 12; proclamation under "Mobile Act," 32; appoints off- cials for Orleans Territory, 26; warned of Burr's scheme by Eaton, 63; by Morgan, 64; by Daveiss, 64, 65; in- forms the Cabinet, 66, 67; action of, 67; warnings sent to, 69; Wilkinson's letter to, 70; proclamation, 71; epithet applied to Luther Martin, 80; motion to subpoena Jefferson, 82, 83; refuses to appear, 83; campaign of 1804, result, 197; his pleasure. 197, 198; inaugural speech, 198, 199; sends ships to Bar- bary Coast, 204; appoints Eaton navy agent, 205; gives command of fleet of Tripoli to Barron, 205; goes to Monti- cello, 209; received despatches from Europe, 209; consults Cabinet, 209, 210; receives news from the South, 210; de- cides to buy Florida, 211, 212; annual message, 212; secret message on Span- ish troubles, 213; Randolph rebels, 213, 214; resolutions of the House on the Spanish boundary, 214, 215; money voted to buy Florida, 219; message on commercial relations with Great Brit- ain, 219; orders action on the Chesa- peake affair, 262, 263; receives copy of Douglas's letter to Mayor of Norfolk, 264; sends Dr. Bullus on the Revenge
to England, 264; asks Governor of | Virginia to call out militia, 264; re- ceives despatches from England and France, 276; drafts an embargo mes- sage, 276; sends papers and embargo message to Congress, 276, 277; em- bargo laid, 277, 278; lays Vermont under ban, 297; Gallatin circular, 300, 301; correspondence with Sullivan, 301, 302; lays towns and districts un- der ban, 303, 304; answers Boston memorial, 313; retires from the presi- dency, 336; description of Monticello, 337, 338.
Johnson, Richard Mentor, 420. Johnson, William, Justice of United States, declares Gallatin circular illegal, 302.
Judges. Of Northwest Territory, 112; of Mississippi Territory, 129; of Penn- sylvania impeached, 156-160. Judiciary. Character of, in Pennsyl- vania, 153, 154.
Judiciary of the United States. The act of 1789, 163; of 1801, 163, 164. Judge-breaking in Pennsylvania, 153- 159; in Maryland, 162; District of Columbia, 164, 165-167; in New Hamp- shire, 165, 166-168, 172, 173; impeach- ment of Chase, 168-172, 174, 175, 177– 181.
Junot. Invades Spain, 310; defeated, 312.
Kemper, Reuben. Leader of West Flori- da insurgents, 373.
Kentucky. On the Ely amendinent to the United States Constitution, 46; com- plaints against Virginia, 96; petition from, to Congress to admit it to the Union, 97, 98; protest of Virginia, 98; demands for protection of hemp, 498, 505, 506; forbids English law to be cited in her courts, 418; no action of Congress on, 506; another petition from, for protection, 507-509; vote of thanks to Harrison, 534; Federalists of, denounce Harrison, 534, 535. Key, Philip Barton, 177, 180. King, Rufus. Resigns the English mis-
sion, 38; letter of Pickering to, on Western land, 105; Federalist candi- date for Vice-President, 188; dinner to, at Boston, 196, 197; candidate for vice-presidency, 317.
Labor. Wages for unskilled, 509, 510; for skilled, 510, 511; organizations, 511; strike of the Baltimore tailors, 511, 512; of Philadelphia cordwainers, 512; of New York cordwainers, 513; scarcity of skilled, 514; redemptioners, 514. Lands. Ownership of the old crown, 89, 90.
Land. Suffrage dependent on the owner- ship of, 146, 147; office holding de- pendent on, 148, 149.
Lands, System of selling. Pelatiah Web- ster's plan, 96 and note; plan of Con- gressional Committee, 97; of Bland, 98, 99; pledge to Virginia, 100; ordi- nance of May 20, 1785, 103-105, 109. Lands, The Western. Claims and dis- putes regarding, before the Continental Congress, 89-94; cession of New York, 95; public interest taken in the ques- tion of ownership, 95, 96; Pelatiah Webster on the use of, 96 and note; appeal of Congress to the States, 96, 97; cessions by the States, 97; plan of Bland for the use of, 98, 99; petition from the soldiers, 99; Virginia cession accepted, 100; cession of Massachusetts and Connecticut, 112; ordinance of May 20, 1875, for sale of, 103, 104; manner of selling, 104; at auction, 105; "Section 16" reserved for education, 105; squatters driven from, 105-107; survey of, 108, 109; ordinance of April, 1787, 109; sales of, 115; defect of law for sale of, 115, 116; "Section 29" reserved for religious bodies, 115, note; petitions to buy land, 115, 117; bill to open land office in, 117; terri- tory south of Ohio formed, 117, 118; Hamilton's plan for selling, 118; act of 1796, 120; failure of, 120, 121; act of 1800, 124, 125; claims of United States and Georgia, 128, 129; dispute settled, 130-132; Ohio not to tax, 134, 135. Land Office. Opened by Virginia in 1777, 93.
Land Office of the United States. Bill to open, 117; introduction of, 124. Lansing, John. Declines nomination for Governor, 50.
La Salle. Discovery of the Mississippi valley, 32.
Latrobe, Benjamin, 79, 495. Laussat, Peter Clement. Receives Loui- siana from Spain, 10, 11; delivers Louisiana to the United States, 13, 14; lingers at New Orleans, 26.
Law. English decisions, etc., not to be cited in courts of New Jersey, Ken- tucky, and Pennsylvania, 417, 418. Laws of Northwest Territory, 113-115. Leander, The British ship. Shot from,
kills Pierce, 236, 237; ordered, out of waters of the United States, 239. Lear, Tobias, Consul-General at Algiers, makes peace with Tripoli, 207, 208. Lee, Charles, 177, 180.
Lee, Henry. Crippled by mob at Balti- more, 554.
Leib, Michael. On common law of Eng- land, 418.
Leiper, Thomas. Builds a railroad in 1809, 494.
Leonidas Fire Society of Newburyport,
Leopard takes Berkeley's order to Hamp- ton Roads, 257; follows Chesapeake and attacks her, 258; takes four of the crew, 259; excitement over the coun- try, 259-264.
Lewis, Meriwether. Exploration of Northwest, 142–144. Lewis, Morgan.
Nominated for Gov-
ernor of New York, 50. Lewiston. Cost of transportation from New York to, 463.
Lexington. People of, petition for pro- tection of manufactures, 507–509. Licenses. British, 274; cost of trade un- der, 307, 308.
Little Beaver. Squatters driven from, 107.
Little Belt, the English corvette, 403-405. Lingau, James Maccubin. Killed by mob at Baltimore, 554.
Livingston vs. Van Ingen. The steam- boat case, 493.
Livingston, Edward. Draws memorial to Congress for better government in Orleans, 28; on claims for Spanish in- demnity, 35.
Livingston, Robert R., Minister to France. Replaced by Armstrong, 39; connection with Fulton and the steamboat, 488-492; monopoly of, attacked, 492, 493. Lloyd, James, Jr. Succeeds J. Q. Adams in United States Senate, 289. Loan, "The Gallatin," for eleven mill- ions. Failure of, 454, 455. "Logan Act." Violated by Pickering,
284, 285; violated by others, 284, note. Long Island Sound. Survey of, 467. Longstreet, William, 487.
Lopez, Don Justo. Commander at Fer- nandina, 538; captured by the insur- gents, 538, 539.' "Lots," 102, 104. Louisiana, State of.
Orleans Territory admitted as State of Louisiana, 376-379, 540, note; part of West Florida an- nexed to, 540.
Louisiana. Jefferson proposes to amend
the Constitution regarding the pur- chase of, 1-3; Madison's views on the purchase, 2; W. C. Nicholas's views, 3; Congress informed of the purchase, 3; ratifications of treaty exchanged, 3; provisional government for, 9, 10; money to pay for, 10; delivered to France, 10, 11; protest of Spain, 11, 12; made over to United States, 13, 14; history of, 14; boundary of, 14; popu- lation of, 15; government of, under Spain, 15-22; petition for American law in, 22; Territory of Orleans and Dis- trict of Louisiana formed, 23; govern- ment for Orleans, 23-25; petition from District of Louisiana for better govern- ment, 29; Territory of Louisiana estab- lished, 30; discovery and settlement of, 32, 33; negotiations with Spain for a boundary, 38-41; effect of the purchase of, on New England, 42; on Massachu- setts, 43, 44.
Love, William, captain of The Driver, defies Jefferson's proclamation, 254. Lowndes, Thomas, defends South Caro- lina, 518.
Lucas, John B. C., 156, 157.
Lynn. Supports the embargo, 312, 313. Lynnhaven. English fleet in, 254, 255, 258, 267.
Lyon, Matthew. Member of Congress from Kentucky, 55; aids Burr, 56.
Macdonough, Thomas, Commander in United States navy. Sent to Lake Champlain, 556.
Macon Bill No. 1, 357-360; lost in Sen- ate, 360.
Macon Bill No. 2, 360, 361; effect on Na- poleon, 367, 368.
Madison, James. Views regarding the purchase of Louisiana, 2; Marbury es Madison, 165, 167; frames embargo message, 276; nominated for presi- dency by caucus of Virginia, 313; by Congressional caucus, 315; the cam- paign, 314-317; elected, 317; inaugura- tion of, 336, 337; Erskine affair, 339- 342; suspends non-intercourse with England, 342; special message, May, 1809, 343; debate on the conduct of, 344-346; Erskine agreement disavowed by England. 348, 349; Jackson re- places Erskine, 349; correspondence with Jackson, 350-353; threatens non- intercourse with England, 369; takes possession of West Florida, 371-373; offer of Folch, 373; asks authority of Congress to hold, 373; authority given, 374, 375; assures Congress the French decrees are repealed, 394; refuses to accept resignation of Gallatin, 400; in- vites Monroe to become Secretary of State, 400; dismisses Smith, 400, 401; calls special session of Congress, 411; buys Henry letters, 445; sends them to Congress, 446; story that he was coerced by Clay, 448, 449; approves an embar- go, 450; nominated for presidency, 456 war message, 456, 457; war vote, 457; recalls Matthews from St. Mary's, 539; sends Governor Mitchell to Ame- lia Island, 539, 540. "Madison's Mob," 555. Madison, Rev. James, 468. Madrid. Revolt against Napoleon, 310. Manufactures. Motion that members of Congress wear home-manufactured goods, 299; demand for protection to, 496-498; rise of, under the embargo, 499-501; societies for the encourage- ment of, 500, 501; rage for American- made goods, 502, 503; charters for com- panies, 504, 505; condition of, in the States, 504, 505; renewed demand for protection, 505, 506; Gallatin's report on, 506; census of, ordered, 507; de- mands for protection, 507; memorial from Kentucky, 507–509. Manufacturing, societies to encourage. Union at Baltimore, 500; South Caro- lina Homespun Company, 500; Phila- delphia premium, 500; Petersburg manufacturing, 500; Culpepper So- ciety, 500; Patriotic Society, 501.
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