FOOT'S RESOLUTION TO LIMIT SALES OF WESTERN LANDS, 1829.-From "Congressional Debates," First Session, Twenty-first Congress, Vol. VI., Part I., pp. 58-93 . . 147 THE MEMORABLE DEBATE ON FOOT'S RESOLUTION, 1830.- From "Congressional Debates," First Session, Twenty- first Congress, Vol. VI., Part I., pp. 58-93. "Niles's SOUTH CAROLINA'S ORDINANCE OF NULLIFICATION, 1832.— JACKSON'S PROCLAMATION TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CARO- LINA, 1832. From "Senate Document" No. 30, Twenty- second Congress, Second Session, pp. 78-92 JACKSON'S VETO OF THE RECHARTER OF THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES, 1832.-From "Senate Document" No. 180, Twenty-second Congress, First Session (1831-32), Serial No. 214, and "House Executive Document" No. ACT FOR ENFORCING THE TARIFF, 1833.-From "United States Statutes at Large," Vol. IV., pp. 632-635 REMOVAL OF THE UNITED STATES BANK DEPOSITS, 1833.- From "Congressional Globe" (1833-35), Vol. I., pp. 59-62. 224 216 CONSTITUTION OF THE AMERICAN ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY, 1833. From text in "Platform of the American Anti- Slavery Society and Its Auxiliaries." New York: The So- JOHN QUINCY ADAMS ON THE RIGHT OF PETITION AND FREE- DOM OF SPEECH, 1838.-From pamphlet issued by Gales WEBSTER-ASHBURTON TREATY, 1842. From "Revised Statutes Relating to District of Columbia . . . 1873-74 together with the public treaties." Washington: Government Printing Office, 1875, pp. 315-320. . THE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS, 1845.-From "United States Statutes at Large," Vol. V., pp. 797-798 POLK'S MEXICAN WAR MESSAGE, 1845.-From "Senate 257 OREGON TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN, 1846.--From "Re- vised Statutes Relating to District of Columbia 1873-74... together with the public treaties." Wash- ington: Government Printing Office, 1875, pp. 320-322. 289 THE INDEPENDENT TREASURY ACT, 1846.-From "United States Statutes at Large," Vol. IX., pp. 59-66 . . . 297 THE WILMOT PROVISO, 1846-47.- From "Congressional TREATY OF GUADALUPE-HIDALGO, 1848.-From "Revised Statutes Relating to District of Columbia . . . 1873-74 . . together with the public treaties." Washington: Government Printing Office, 1875, pp. 492–501 ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- BIA, 1850.-From "United States Statutes at Large," 119. 325 NOTES ON ILLUSTRATIONS ANDREW JACKSON.-From a painting by Amans, 1840, in Frontispiece HENRY CLAY AT THE AGE OF FORTY-THREE. From a portrait by Mathew H. Jouett ROBERT FULTON.-From a portrait by Benjamin West, painted in 1805. PAGE 2 4 6 FULTON'S FIRST STEAMBOAT.-Redrawn from an old print . MARTIN VAN BUREN. From a portrait by Henry Inman, in JAMES KENT.-Redrawn from an old print. JEREMIAH MASON.-Redrawn from an old print MODEL OF THE JOHN STEVENS LOCOMOTIVE. THE FIRST MODEL OF DANIEL WEBSTER.-From a daguerrotype in the possession TITLE-PAGE OF SPEECH OF DANIEL WEBSTER. From the 8 13 15 17 20 22 24 26 29 THE DE WITT CLINTON TRAIN WHICH RAN IN 1830 BETWEEN ALBANY AND SCHENECTADY.-Photographed from the original locomotive and carriages by A. P. Yates, official photographer of the New York Central Railroad. DANIEL WEBSTER. From the painting by G. P. A. Healy, now in Faneuil Hall, Boston, Mass Facing p. BELL'S STEAMBOAT Comet, 1812.-Redrawn from an old print ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS.-From a photograph by Brady ROGER B. TANEY.-From Coffin's Life of Lincoln PAGE 31 32 33 36 38 42 45 50 LOUIS MCLANE.-Redrawn from an old print. A NORTH CAROLINA MANSION OF THE OLD STYLE.-From JOHN C. CALHOUN. From the painting by De Bloch, in the possession of John C. Calhoun, Esq. 57 60 63 SILAS WRIGHT, JR.-From an engraving after a daguerrotype by Brady. CYRUS HALL MCCORMICK.-Reproduced from an engraving kindly loaned by the McCormick Company of Chicago. JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER.-From an engraving by Wilcox after a daguerrotype WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT.-From an old stipple engraving |