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	Preliminary View from 1815 to 1820	1
CHAP.
I.	Personal Aspect of the Government	7
II.	Admission of the State of Missouri	8
III.	Finances—Reduction of the Army	11
IV.	Relief of Public Land Debtors	11
V.	Oregon Territory	13
VI.	Florida Treaty and Cession of Texas	14
VII.	Death of Mr. Lowndes	18
VIII.	Death of William Pinkney	19
IX.	Abolition of the Indian Factory System	20
X.	Internal Improvement	21
XI.	General Removal of Indians	27
XII.	Visit of Lafayette to the United States	29
XIII.	The Tariff, and American System	32
XIV.	The A. B. Plot	34
XV.	Amendment of the Constitution, in relation to the Election of President and Vice-President	37
XVI.	Internal Trade with New Mexico	41
XVII.	Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections in the Electoral Colleges	44
XVIII.	Death of John Taylor, of Caroline	45
XIX.	Presidential Election in the House of Representatives	46
XX.	The Occupation of the Columbia	50
XXI.	Commencement of Mr. Adams's Administration	54
XXII.	Case of Mr. Lanman—Temporary Senatorial Appointment from Connecticut	56
XXIII.	Retiring of Mr. Rufus King	57
XXIV.	Removal of the Creek Indians from Georgia	58
XXV.	The Panama Mission	65
XXVI.	Duel Between Mr. Clay and Mr. Randolph	70
XXVII.	Death of Mr. Gaillard	77
XXVIII.	Amendment of the Constitution, in relation to the Election of President and Vice-President	78
XXIX.	Reduction of Executive Patronage	80
XXX.	Exclusion of Members of Congress from Civil Office Appointments	82
XXXI.	Death of the ex-Presidents, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson	87
XXXII.	British Indemnity for Deported Slaves	88
XXXIII.	Meeting of the first Congress Elected under the Administration of Mr. Adams	91
XXXIV.	Revision of the Tariff	95
XXXV.	The Public Lands—Their Proper Disposition—Graduated Prices—Pre-emption Rights—Donations to Settlers	102
XXXVI.
CXXVII.	Defeat of the Defence Appropriation, and loss of the Fortification Bill	554
CXXVIII.	Distribution of Revenue	556
CXXIX.	Commencement of Twenty-Fourth Congress—President's Message	568
CXXX.	Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia	576
CXXXI.	Mail Circulation of Incendiary Publications	580
CXXXII.	French Affairs—Approach at a French Squadron—Apology Required	588
CXXXIII.	French Indemnities—British Mediation—Indemnities Paid	600
CXXXIV.	President Jackson's Foreign Diplomacy	601
CXXXV.	Slavery Agitation	609
CXXXVI.	Removal of the Cherokees from Georgia	624
CXXXVII.	Extension of the Missouri Boundary	626
CXXXVIII.	Admission of the States of Arkansas and Michigan into the Union	627
CXXXIX.	Attempted Inquiry into the Military Academy	638
CXL.	Military Academy—Speech of Mr. Pierce	641
CXLI.	Expunging Resolution—Peroration of Senator Benton's Second Speech	645
CXLII.	Distribution of the Land Revenue	649
CXLIII.	Recharter of the District Banks—Speech of Mr. Benton—The Parts of Local and Temporary Interest Omitted	658
CXLIV.	Independence of Texas	665
CXLV.	Texas Independence—Mr. Benton's Speech	670
CXLVI.	The Specie Circular	676
CXLVII.	Death of Mr. Madison, Fourth President of the United States	678
CXLVIII.	Death of Mr. Monroe, Fifth President of the United States	679
CXLIX.	Death of Chief Justice Marshall	681
CL.	Death of Col. Burr, Third Vice-President of the United States	681
CLI.	Death of William B. Giles, of Virginia	682
CLII.	Presidential Election of 1836	683
CLIII.	Last Annual Message of President Jackson	684
CLIV.	Final Removal of the Indians	690
CLV.	Recision of the Treasury Circular	694
CLVI.	Distribution of Lands and Money—Various Propositions	707
CLVII.	Military Academy—Its Riding House	712
CLVIII.	Salt Tax—Mr. Benton's Fourth Speech	714
CLIX.	Expunging Resolution—Preparation for Decision	717
CLX.	Expunging Resolution—Mr. Benton's Third Speech	719
CLXI.	Expunging Resolution—Mr. Clay, Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Webster—Last Scene—Resolution Passed and Executed	727
CLXII.	The Supreme Court—Judges and Officers	Clyx.com