Congressional apportionment $33,000. Martin Van Buren admitted to the bar. Arista Don Mariano, Mexican statesman, and Major-General in the war against the United States, born. 1804 January 4, Capen Nahum, historian, born in Canton, Massachusetts. February 16, The Frigate "Philadelphia" stranded in Tripoli Harbor and is destroyed by Lieutenant Stephen Decatur in the "Intrepid," under the guns of the Dey's castle, without the loss of a man. Feb., Impeachment proceedings begun against Samuel Chase, associated justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. March 4, Judge John Pickering, though doubtless insane, is convicted and removed from office. Mar. 26, Territory of the Louisiana Purchase divided into the Districts of New Orleans and the Territory of Louisiana. Mar. 27, The first session of the eighth Congress adjourns. Mar. 27, Two and one-half per cent ad valorem imposed on all importations in American vessels and ten per cent additional in foreign vessels. May 14, The Lewis and Clarke expedition. May 28, William A. Buckingham, statesman, born in Connecticut. July 11, Alexander Hamilton, mortally wounded by Vice-President Burr in a duel at Weehawken, New Jersey, on the Hudson. September 25, Ratification of the twelfth Amendment to the Constitution by two-thirds of the States, with Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Delaware dissenting. November 4, Second session of the eighth Congress convenes at Washington. Nov. 13, The fifth presidential election held in the United States under the Federal Constitution. Nov. 14, The Constitution of the United States by amendment provided that the electors at this election cast their votes for a President and Vice-President separately, designating choice instead of voting for two candidates for President as formerly. The result follows: For President, viz.: Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, Republican, 162 votes. Charles C. Pinckney, South Carolina, Federalist, 14 votes. Total votes cast for President, 176. For Vice-President: George Clinton, of New York, Republican, 162 votes. Rufus King, of New York, Federalist, 14 votes. Total votes cast for Vice-President, 176. Jefferson chosen President and Clinton Vice-President of the United States. Benjamin Howland, United States Senator from the State of New York. Morgan Lewis, Governor of the State of New York. Samuel L. Mitchell, United States Senator from the State of New York. Andrew Moore, United States Senator from the State of Virginia. Christopher Greenup, Governor of the State of Kentucky. Paul Hamilton, Governor of the State of South Carolina. William C. Claiborne, Territorial Governor of Louisiana. Robert Williams, Territorial Governor of Mississippi. William Johnson, of South Carolina, Justice of the United States Supreme Court. National debt of the United States, $86,427,120.88. John Stevens, of Hoboken, New Jersey, builds a steamboat with twin-screw propellers. Treaty of peace concluded with Tripoli. George Calwalader, lawyer, born in Philadelphia. John Lothrop Motley, historian and American diplomat, born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ratified and adopted. John Armstrong, Representative of the United States to France. 1805 January 11, Michigan formed from the territory of Indiana. February 13, Electoral vote for President and Vice-President counted before the House of Representatives at Washington, D. C. Feb. 20, Act authorizing the registration of trade-marks in the United States passed. March 2, Large number of gunboats ordered for the protection of coast ports and harbors of the United States. Measure urged by President Jefferson without success. Mar. 3, By government orders, Genesee and Buffalo Creek, New York, are made ports of entry. The adjournment of the second session of the eighth United States Congress. This marks the end of the political career of Aaron Burr, who killed the great statesman, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel on account of political jealousy. Mar. 3, Commodore Edward Preble awarded a gold medal by Congress for his service at Tripoli. Mar. 4 (to Mar. 3, 1809), The fifth Federal Administration begun, DemocraticRepublican politically. Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, President. George Clinton, of New York, Vice-President. James Madison, Secretary of State. Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury. J. Croninshield, Secretary of the Navy. Robert Smith, Attorney-General of the United States. (John Breckinridge later appointed.) Gideon Granger, Postmaster-General of the United States. Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War. Macon and Varnum, speakers of the House of Representatives. Mar., Samuel Chase, associated justice of the United States Court, acquitted on impeachment charges. April 12, Theodore Bailey, naval officer, born in New York. June 3, Treaty of peace declared between the United States and Tripoli. June 4, Treaty of Peace and Amity between the United States and Tripoli concluded at Tripoli. June 14, Robert Anderson, military officer, born. August 7, John Breckinridge appointed Attorney-General of the United States. Aug. 29, William G. Brownlow, politician, born in Virginia. He was a Union champion during the Civil War and was banished from the Confederate lines on that account. October 23, John R. Bartlett, author and politican, born in Rhode Island. (He was appointed one of the commissioners to fix the Mexican boundary.) December 2, The first session of the ninth United States Congress convenes at Washington, D. C. Macon, of North Carolina, speaker of the House of Representatives. Joseph Anderson, President pro tem of the United States Senate. N. Gilman, United States Senator from the State of New Hampshire. James Fenner, United States Senator from the State of Rhode Island. James S. Bayard, United States Senator from the State of Delaware. Nathaniel Alexander, Governor of the State of North Carolina. James Turner, United States Senator from the State of North Carolina. John Gaillard, United States Senator from the State of South Carolina. Daniel Smith, United States Senator from the State of Tennessee. Robert Williams, Territorial Governor of Mississippi. National debt, $82,312,150.50. Trouble with Great Britain begun. The Spanish Minister Marquis of Casa Yrujo is handed his passport for attempting to bribe a Philadelphia editor to favor Spain in a controversy with the United States. New Orleans, Louisiana, established under American rule. Act of Congress provides the importation of certain goods. James Monroe sent on a diplomatic mission to Spain relative to the Louisiana boundary. Holmes American Annals published. 1806 March 9, Authorization by Congress for a commission to build a national road from Cumberland, Maryland, to the Ohio River. April 9, I. K. Brunel, born. He was resident engineer of the tunnel under the Thames, designer of the "Great Western," the first steamship built to cross the Atlantic, and constructor of the magnificent iron steamship, "Great Eastern."' Apr. 21, First session of the ninth Congress adjourns. Apr. 25, The British naval vessel "Leander" fires upon the American coaster "Richard" "off Sandy Hook and kills the pilot. May 16, "Order in Council" issued by Great Britain, declaring the coast of Europe from the Elbe to Brest, France, under blockade. November 21, The Berlin Decree issued by Emperor Napoleon. December 1, Second session of the ninth Congress convenes at Washington, D. C. Dec. 3, The President refuses to send to the Senate the treaty concluded with Great Britain, as signed by the commissioners. Robert Wright, Governor of the State of Maryland. Philip Reed, United States Senator from the State of Maryland. Jared Irwin, Governor of the State of Georgia. John Milledge, United States Senator from the State of Georgia. Charles Pinckney, Governor of the State of South Carolina. Henry Clay, United States Senator from the State of Kentucky. John B. Thornton, United States Senator from the State of Kentucky. Detroit, Michigan, established. Attempted conspiracy of Aaron Burr culminates. Partial non-intercourse with Great Britain adopted. Brockholst Livingston, of New York, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. John L. Austin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Dispute with England and France respecting neutral rights. England plainly claims the right to search American vessels. for deserting seamen. disputes it. Samuel Webber, President of Harvard College. Jefferson William W. Campbell, lawyer and historian, born in Cherry Valley, New York. He settled in New York and was a judge of the State Supreme Court. 1807 January 19, General Robert E. Lee, noted Confederate leader, born at Westmoreland, Virginia. February 7, Act prohibiting the importation of slaves passed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 113 to 5, and approved by the President. Feb. 19, Lieutenant Games, U. S. A., arrests Aaron Burr, near Fort Stoddart, Alabama, in connection with Burr's supposed conspiracy against the government. Feb. 27, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet, born. March 2, Act passed by Congress in restraint of slave importations coinciding with the House bill of the previous month approved. Mar. 3, Congress repeals the duty on salt. Mar. 3, Second session of the ninth United States Congress adjourns. Mar., Aaron Burr taken to Richmond, Virginia, for trial. May 1, Charles Campbell, historian, born in Petersburg, Virginia. May 22, Aaron Burr's trial for treason begun at Richmond, Virginia. June 22, The British ship "Leopard" fires upon the United States frigate "Chesapeake' in Chesapeake Bay, killing and wounding a number of the latter's crew and claiming others as British citizens. For this, the American Commander Barron is court-martialled and suspended from the service in consequence of surrendering his ship without making a proper resistance to the attack. July, British ships ordered from all American waters and American ports closed to British shipping and commerce. August 11, David R. Atchinson, lawyer and statesman, born in Frogtown, Kentucky. (As president pro tem of the United States Senate, during Sunday March 4, 1849, he was the legal president of the United States in consequence of General Taylor, the President-elect, failing to assume the office until the following day, March fifth, when he was sworn in.) Aug. 18, Charles Francis Adams, statesman, born. September 1, Samuel Blodgett, inventor, dies. Sept. 14, Fulton's first steamboat the "Clermont" plies the Hudson River making the trip from New York City to Albany, New York. Sept. Aaron Burr acquitted of conspiracy charges against the United States Government at Richmond, Virginia. October 26, First session of the tenth United States Congress convenes at Washington. November 11, "Order in Council" by Great Britain, forbidding neutral nations and her allies to trade with France except under tribute to England. Nov. 29, Joseph Brant, a Mohawk Indian Chief, dies. December 3, G. Bailey, journalist and anti-slavery leader, born in New York. (In 1847, he established the Washington National Era" in which the famous novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," first appeared. Dec. 17, The Milan Decree promulgated by Napoleon forbidding trade with England or her colonies under penalty of confiscation for any vessel paying tribute or submitting to search by Great Britain. Dec. 18, A large number of gunboats authorized by Congress at a cost of over $852,000. Dec. 22, Foreign commerce prohibited under the Embargo Act. Tenth United States Congress assembles. Joseph B. Varnum, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Jonathan Robinson, United States Senator from the State of Vermont. James Fenner, Charter Governor of Rhode Island. Elisha Matthewson, United States Senator from the State of Rhode Island. Andrew Gregg, United States Senator from the State of Pennsylvania. Benjamin Williams, Governor of the State of North Carolina. Jesse Franklin, United States Senator from the State of North Carolina. George Jones and William H. Crawford, United States Senators from the State of Georgia. John Pope, United States Senator from the State of Kentucky. Thomas Kirker, Governor of the State of Ohio. Edward Tiffin, United States Senator from the State of Ohio. National debt, $69,218,398.64. Madison and Clinton, re-elected President and Vice-President of the United States. John Quincy Adams offends the Federalists by supporting Jefferson's Embargo Act. Cæsar Rodney, United States Attorney-General. John Tyler graduates from William and Mary College. United States Coast Survey authorized. Conspiracy of Aaron Burr to divide the Union fails. 1808 January 9, Second Embargo Act enacted. This is more stringent than the first and familiarly known as the "O grab me Act. Jan. 11, Henry H. Bell, naval officer, born. March 12, The Embargo Act modified and authorized by the President to permit vessels to transport American goods from foreign ports. April 12, United States Army regulations for five years to consist of five regiments of infantry, one regiment of riflemen, one regiment of light artillery, and one regiment of light dragoons. Apr. 25, First session of the tenth United States Congress adjourns. November 7, Second session of the tenth United States Congress at Washington, D. C., convenes. Nov. 8, The sixth presidential election in the United States under the Federal Government held. For President: James Madison, of Virginia, Republican, receives 122 Electoral votes. Charles C. Pinckney, South Carolina, Federalist, receives 47 Electoral votes. For Vice-President: George Clinton, of New York, Republican, receives 113 Electoral votes. Madison chosen President and Clinton, Vice-President, of the United States of Isaac Tichenor, Governor of the State of Vermont. Levi Lincoln, Governor of the State of Massachusetts. James Lloyd, United States Senator from the State of Massachusetts. Joseph Bloomfield, Governor of the State of New Jersey. Simon Snyder, Governor of the State of Pennsylvania. George Truitt, Governor of the State of Delaware. John Tyler, Governor of the State of Virginia. Henry H. Bell, naval officer, who served in the Civil War, born in North Carolina. James Monroe returns to the United States from his mission to Europe. John Quincy Adams resigns his seat in the Senate. Martin Van Buren becomes surrogate of Columbia County. Zachary Taylor enters the United States Army as first lieutenant of the Andrew Johnson, born in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. |