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Show I " - not strictly start trith him.' ' The en-- " fleclared May' 12, 1848. This war la casual mbarrassnWts, hawevreft may tire number of removals cy all the futtrfi'eated in the encyclopedic tadexw SepCsOrif n xb '.&WL&0WBaMUm be reasoiably Intei to.Jacksoafwere only voiume, ana oi is unu ux York New Wall street, La Jefferson's sixth annual address presidents prior Federal hall, ia and messages.' removed 2,000 addresses Polk's, various than tbeapltal of the United States. he reviews the disturbing conditions in seventy four." Jackson one ?of In Guadalupe UJoaigo . year. The, "spoils, system" jot The treaty ue? uecamer me BRARY presiueui uui ui iu? our foreign relation due to the persist-- ! of an Senator utterance to a closain 1845 by war came from its the brought y United States as the map would shew ent activity of the pirates in the Mexico aold'. United York in which New the of terms of treaty the Marcy of this it today, bat of a little segment States and touches upon many which . great country, most of which he did otber importauT foreign relations, ap States senate in 1S31, "To the victors for $18,000,000 .that territory Nevada, was a now comprises California, Jackson not, during his Jlfetime,- know existed plauds the Lewis and Clarke exploring belong the spoils. to constructionist and 4rtrict 'opposed was he which all. of at :The need of out the and portion points expedition CIVICS, HISTORY All DillJack-'- j Utah and a part of Colorado and fixed ' president is shown in one of a series a settlement and fortifications near the national banks. It was during world. of .outline maps in the front part of month of the Mississippi Thiamines-sag- e son's administration that occurred the the .boundary of Texas at the Klo , DUSTR1AL PROGRESS debate, in Grande. American is volume 11, where the evolution of our Part of the creed of in is one of the greatest historical f contended the fed- 7Tbe WJlmot proviso was an attempt which that Hayne Is a be extent territorial is developed. and shonld be to believe that documents from the pen of Jefferson. ' ' to exclude slavery from any territories of "the greatest country on earth." The great fundamental ideas which It is said that,, while the spoils sys eral government was a compact OF THE UNITED by- - sovereign atates wb,ile to-loudly Hamilton brought to bear and which tern belongs to Jackson's time, nevermaintained Webster that, the consti; this proviso failed of passage, it gave a had the sanction of Washington were theless Jefferson started It by making voice this belief; bat It Is nobler i. I an was of the gov- m instrument STATES. tution ,l..UHa ariL Ihat to have a knowledge of it based a firm determination to pay in full the many political removals from office. . the ernment created peosoon the slavery Question In . settle sovereign to by, on facts. When yon have read or used foreign debt, to fund the domestic debt Interesting side lights of history of "which estabUnited of the United States, States. the i ple reference theTHesare for at par and to assume the state debts. the world and of this country extensively This nationideal. lished national the a the of the on and canvas the Presidents," came the the establishment of Then thrown Papers reading by Messages and Papers of the sages record thatahowgUncleJSam at work, excise tax."whlch was bltteriyopposedi of Jefferson's addresses. Hamilton was al ideal was supported by Jackson for, tory for the Mexican war hero, Generr nulPresidents Compiled In" a : al Zachary Taylor. the state of Pennsylva- killed in a duel by Aaron Burr. Zeb- - when South Carolina attempted to you will wonder at the great progress particularly-I' collect to tariff bia popular the but a was refusing by Whig, Taylor Series of Seven made and at the wonderfur opportuni nia, declared to be established on prin- ulon Pike penetrated the Rocky motin lify Jackof success was due largely to his military ty the government Itself affords to its ciples subservient of peace, liberty and tains, his name' Immortalized by the duties at the port Charleston,force. Volumes. state son the with threatened record. will realize the was and citizens, why yon the rights of citizens" and amounted discovery of Pike s peak, war was established Mormon church The to come Taylor recommended a proteettra individual insurand the pirat to what hjjtnown its the whisky blessings declared against Tripoli, greatest Smith. The encyclopedic tariff for the protection of home Indoa- Joseph by of who the to under live 15,000 other those and militia attacks north of Tripoli put ical protection rection, requiring An Encyclopedic Index Sets Forth a trie's and for the surance:of good the stars and stripes. The "Messages down. Then Xhere. was the beginning African states were suppressed and Index contains an interesting-articlGov- Mormonlsm of of the labor. for giving Questions history Taylor's term was wages Important and Papers of the Presidents" is tfbig, of the tariff question by the establish- peace made with them by CommeMore .... M difficulties. various its short cut legal death, through by vital work,- brimming over with lafor ment - ef - a protective tariff r the first Perry r England and France were at ernmem tne roun In 1831 Twuilam Lloyd G'arrlsonTcwm-- ' FUlmore s recital or tne History or mation ' of vast importance and intense government coining mint was estab- - war-th- e reason why the United States dation of the Re- as an abolitionist d Into his time is of extraordinary impor prominence to .Xmricaaxlllzen. Interest, make the. .Louisiana purIt Usbedt Philadelphia; vcry ' I" had " fb"3eaT' "with "Indian tance because the country was on the Jackson conor to Is more its made of , pictoterms on "strict mooted such favorable, public. stlll chase interesting by questions 0 troubles in the Black Hawk war and eve of its greatest crisis. Fillmore , rial embellishment It is fairly ablaze struction" or "implied powers" of the make it at all. rather-leanin the second Seminole- - war, teward th slavery doc fwlth iHumlnattng historical pieties. constitution,. These were simple days Napoleon in speaking of the sale of Mexl- - trine and signed the fugitive slave act rebelled 1838 In YOUNG Texas against FOR INSTRUCTION The7Ianguage employed is at the and yet stirring times. The farseelng he territory said, "This accession and establishe'd Jin Independent re and other compromise measures, Which same time simple and exalted. Each wisdom which prompted Washington strengthens forever the power of the AMERICANS. " lost him the favor of the Whig party president has called to his service his to issue mi"neutrallty proclamation," United States, and I have just given to public In the compiler's sketch of Andrew in- the north. Tne Fuimore rugiaye own best ability, together with that of arising from the war between; England Ensrland a maritime rival that will slave proclamation is partially reprodue streajf is laid upon-thJackson citof element his his members and is good fundamental cabinet then scholarly France on, and worthy sooner or later humblo her pride." The going Antoo that duced in facsimile. This proclamation overlooked, often mas- of the study of every scbool,,child, The England asserted the right to search fact, izenship in a republic Is knowledge of friends, to make each message a distinction attained Is as interesting as Action when looked had Jackson drew the origin and development of the gov- terpiece of its time, knowing that it recall of the French Minister ..Genet. before life well as as in civil back upon across the bloody chasrn of military aty and, the jarious other ernment, an nndcrstanding of the duthe was nominated for war which reversed Its fiat. he the presidency. . civilized "and read in every treatyrelatlons with foreign, countries called the secondwar..fprudepeM-ties which devojve upon the electors language - Fillmore adduced phllc-In revlewinc n.nr motrnnnlitjin President which unction an internacourt of the world, and constant reference to our ence. The erqbargo act was passed. and their representatives and a knowl-edg- has never been vouchsafed to any oth- tional leave of this sophlcal arguments in favor of a tariff this work said: "We take rights and duties make the, pe- Aaron Eurr was tried for treason for of the relations of the govern-nient- " er set of authors on earth. of the collection messages for revenue which mleht properly Invaluable a Dijd3" "jaLP(J)ML.0"n-!jjaJe-Pi'Per3 and the amount to a protective tariff, Jackson 6f Andrew lndustrtalrflnanciai "our and ts papers In opening volume 1 we find, as In eye 6tudy of contemporary Important empire west of the Mississippi. Jefan world of with to the ever first Fillmore advocated internal improve is given civic life. This each volume, the end sheet and lining events throughout the world. ferson concluded his official career, as from farewell ments extract his address, and recommended -- that some best in its the history of the country The hardships of pioneeringraecom-panie- d Washington had done, by refusing a paper of a special design, giving a we ' few means found of opening a line of as imagine, be readers, which, . of and most helpful phase. blrdseye view of a map by constant Indian warfare m further election. treasured to be deserves v will mil w ecu uo COIuulUURUlIua dispute, and We And a facsimile reproduction of Such a work is the "Messages Washington and a splash, of all the minor depredations, nlluded to here on acPacific farewell of the and side the the Washington's by Mississippi to Papers of the Presidents," a series of principal public buildings in Washing- and there give zest and romance the Madison's declaration of war against address." count of the "unprecedented growth of eleven volumes, containing 8,643 large ton pictorially displayed. The frontis- historical story as toldbyjthe early Great Britain which brought on the of the VanInherited Buren our territories on the Pacific in wealth panic Vermont. Kentucky and war of 1812, and his state papers serve piece is a splendid portrait of the Hon presidents. octavo pages. wild from resulted which 1837, had. and population and the consequent Inwho, under au- Tennessee were admitted to the Union as a most illuminating history of the adminis It is believed that our readers will James D,of Richardson, Jackson's crease of their social and commercial during an act of times during that second trial pf the speculation as states during Washington's terms. Jackson's welcome a somewhat detailed review thority and with the Atlantic states." relations by tration precipitated congress while chairman of the comThe opening paragraph of the flrst young nation's strength. Terry's vicIn r here, pass Circular. The of this unusual American library. Such mittee of Right treaty with EngSpecie comaddress of John Adams tory on lake Erie,. the heroic death of printing of the house, of to attention the call terms of which we the was. to, way agreed land, ing, a review will of itself inspire greater piled and edited the work. Then comes inaugural burning of the capltol J sounded a warning that has . come Lawrence-th- e. on article panics have been somewhat in dispute recentreaders the splendid WashInterest in our institutions and awaken a picture of the capltol. followed by a thundering down the century to the and all other public buildings at and ly because it dealt with the then proindex volume, in the encyclopedic a renewed spirit of patriotism. ington, the Hartford convention, which picture of the White House, .both In present day. their with of all the a panics, catalogue posed Nlcaraguan canal, but, broadly The first ten volumes embrace the color. In the preliminary note the edIt is interesting to note from the se- gave expression to n large number of causes, is given from the first panic of Interpreted, would be effective as to. rethe the of New disaffected and EuRlanders; itor presidents, papers to messages says: ries of maps heretofore referred 1810. the Panama canal, which was discussarranged in chronological order, from The messages of the Beveral presidents how small "this extensive country"' markable fact that n hard fought, deTexas of In the newspapers recently as to ed veto and 1837 the In independence States or recent annual, United a the cisive battle took place at New Orleans George Washington down .to are among the most Interesting, was in the time of Adams. United States, special was the the United States has the whether recognized Jack-oby administraunder the direction of General date in President Taft's Instructive and valuable contributions to The Important proclamation deliver of administration to and control the Panama was the It police our right during of They had been literature the weeks' republic public two after peace tion. In these messages every phase ed July 22, 1797, by rresident Adams discuss from the loftiest standpoint nearthe Smlthso- - canal without an infraction of the Van Buren that Martin Tnethods slow American progof the declared. of the development Illustrating iy- all the great questions of national pol-- j relating to foreign Jind domestic coin- T&kf frota the l&flnysS of sfte.r-subject- s & fotmd3K3r 5 sntation. and beflft&i ,; reproduced which have engaged the attention of the age Amonjj thelillustrAtions In the Fill of peace at Ghent are among Ington. and the article under tnat tuie is discussed Jhy the respective presi- public from the beginning of our history. One of the most notable official acts treaty commendis Index more In the encyclopedic period of history which lighten the important events of this period set dents. Each president in turn through appointment color repRu JohaAdamijEasthe eomes un work and rfve It a tlnee of ro tlie readers. to our ed bis various official addresses, proclaby President Madison. duction of Trumbull's famous painting of John Marshall as chief Justice of dowinrhlsfory Wilwhich in mance Is 1841, of the cartoon entitled "Ridicule The the campaign term reviews that mations and messages It was during Madison's Declaration of Independence." the United States. Marshall's deci"The to elected was Llnd's Popularity In 1850. of narrison liam writJenny forecasts was Henry and Banner" the "Star Spangled bast, depicts the present sions fixed an elastic Interpretation of a. reprint of the Declarafollowed by was marked by Louis ivossutn, uie greai nungtruiu. ten by Francis Scott Key, to whose succeed Van Buren, the future of this country in a way tion of and leader in the .European struggle' for Independence, the articles of the constitution which made possible of viflpealring the stump novelty most and Taft most President is recently paid entertaining that .and the constitution, the expansion of territory and a lib- memory confederation tribute. We turn to the title "Star processions. The attempts to belittle liberty, was in 1851 aided to escape tal to the prosperity of the nation and these for needed in the preliminary police regulation erality being given jaa Harrison on account of his humble ori- from Turkey by the United States govthe success'and welfare of its Indivi- documents Spangled Banner" in the encyclopedic in the foundation work of the law and order of such a governduals Index volume and find there a story.of gin were taken up ascatchwords, and ernment and visited America, being bulldins the nation. The various other ment It was during Adams' admlnls-the "hard cider and log cabin - cam- heralded as a great emancipator. Refwork seen this that this patriotic song. It will "thus be be alluded to hi L tration and while the. French revolu- not need Illustrations hurricane erence to this historical event, throwIt was in relation to our foreign pol- - paign became the "political "really constitutes a first hand author! win" IWTnVfin that commissioners tinn QCT3.LI 1 fhiwnAi ing a fii1 Ilirht nn foreltm history, is 4 nf 1S4Q.': storyott Tent to Paris by America wlrT refect- - Hey that Monroe to noted be that is it Bnt. in him little general, term short gave secHarrison's given in the encyclopedic Index vol of the logically written in relays, each official ed except they, the French represents hJmself by the pronouncement of the faithful hlmself. a to reproduction ume. distinguish tion by the particular man most suited so called Monroe doctrine. The mere opportunity to due to steel portrait of each president is in- tives, be bribed, which gave rise to be was tVia InformAilon. The Gadsden purchase was arranged supposed death nis amountPhickney's famous saying, "Millions force of executive utterance of the respecwho the at beginning serted office seekers of the annoyance by treaty with Mexie during Pierce'" law is well illuspublic and secret, is most available and tive fronted with a for defense, but not one cent for trib- ing to international n'nd added considerable administrations, the Jacks6n system. admlnlstrntlnn believed in spoils ' trated thus early in the history, of our upon whom rests for thejtime being Hartissue upon which is a suitable charac- ute." under United States. as to vice territory the president ly, responslbility-nameTyler most the It is the Monroe doctrine profound for instance, on illustration alien and sedition laws were country. teristic The to the declared succeeded as,' rison Pierce presidency unreservedly his con- United the of seize world the president that opponents of peace on Potomac, of the parents of passed, and a treaty with Napoleon "Home, death. Harrison's vlctlon that slavery was constitutional States. to show the weakness, seen how upon be thus was will made. was It Washington." George An and upheld the fugitive slave eetN He important boundary dispute The presidents of the United States, Not only Is the Monroe l A I, fllflWAHV IrnAKTIt OO ihfl ah. is a the history of the United States con- peace policy. administration each - flHf O ..lllJ Preceding set out in Monroe srannuatrTO"' in oiner woruo, nave ctubuviotoj doctrine Adams of ' writing the history of the country. burton treaty, negotiated by Lord Ash tlon. concise, interesting biography 'of the tained in the official papers message to congress In 1823, but the hisof side the foreign reflects lights burton of Great Britain and Daniel president. i& historical a volume .The eleventh Riibject is treated under its alphabetadminiswell-Adams' as of During noted in tne ostena maniresto, wnica tory rronflne nf the Uhlted Among the Interesting papers j,nmlnna?! ical bead tn the encyclopedic index Webster seat of government was the Thankstration first close the aw was a recommendation to the presi the is cross administration a Washington George besides with Tyler's complete the to deal had being States, volume. Monroe built new to the transferred this in issued war. dent of the representatives of our min formally 'reference index to the contents of the giving proclamation Seminole Indians In their first war. of the Seminole auof 8. In occurred which 1789, the Washington. dated" Oct isters to Spain. France and Great Britcity Dorr's rebellion, other ten volumes. We find on the country, During Monroe's term General Jackfollowed the a Federalist an is which as forms Adams reproduced adminls-Rhode interesting Island, ain, the latter being James Buchanan, tograph copy tf subtitle page preceding each son invaded Florida, which was then calfed Wash of In of so the of the sent from Ostend. Belgium, Oct 0, in well facsimile in principles "Tory" growth history by tration a statement which pretty Spanish territory, and took possession chapter was Adams he to had been address vote President Justly annual first The 1854, to the effect that the United given franchise which Ington. Washington' describes the eleventh volume, of It He was officially rebuked, but proud of his peace negotiations with publicly applauded. The purchase of landowners possessed of a certain States should offer Spain $120,000,000' .'we quote as follows: emphasizes the Importance of the and particularly of knowledge France. 'He is recorded, as saying. "1 Florida was afterward completed for amount of property arid their eldest for Cuba and, in event of Spain's re8EE VOLUME 11 . the : i to index an not only Volume Q of governmental affairs, saying in part, desire no other inscription over my rhe sum of $5,000,000 In 182L r The im- sons. Dorr, who ld the rebellion in fusal to sell, the United States would unother, volumes, not only a key that favor of popular suffrage, was declared be Justified ia taking forcible posses"Knowledge is in every country the gravestone than this: nere lies John lock! the treasures of the entire publica-tloportant settlement known as the Misrethe himself took who arrested and sion of Cuba rather than see it "Afriof upon Adams, basis an surest happiness.' public alphabetically hut Jt ts in Itself souri compromise was agreed to in a traitor to Rhode Island, address" reference sponsibility of peace with France in honored canized.". But Fresident Pierce did not arranged brief history or story of the afterward annual but third In the 1S20. This period was" known as the Imprisoned, ' constituting the 'Treat, con trolling eventStates. Xv in: the 1800.'" confidence succeeded. . The and to bis when faith made story think it prudent to act upon this recis was A party "era of good feeling." history of the United treaty classificaIndex vol- ommendation, and Pierre Soule, our Under its proper alphabetical As a sort of frontispiece, In addition made in 1824 between this government, as illustrated by the, fact country and Is told in the encyclopedic tion the story is told of every subject rereof stock a to the ume and the presidential discussion minister to Spain, resigned In disgust to the portrait of Jefferson and ferred to by any of the presidents in their that the subscriptions England for the suppression. of the were each ; eiid his States an interesting bit of history both as to United tne of official messages, and at the the Bank of production of Montlcellor Virginia, slave trade The same year General cited In chronological place. ' story the official utterances of the pres- mesThis C.1 facsimile the a 1842 a In In is John four Fremont, page slavery and our subsequent relations home, there single jlay. n th sub completed Idents themselves are Lafayette made his celebrated visit to out to the with Cuba, In the campaign of 1S36 of Jefferson's ns was the ts the sent to bringing government by yo may readily turn reproduction sage important parts"jbf America as the guest of the nation on ject sola thai the hotly otUiejrork itself tor fact that the central banking idea' talk- original draft" bl ''the Declaration of In mounpage the across find the Republican party was born .and: Rocky the path invitation of the president and at the this original information. re"hd Is new. to John Is not C Fremont nominated,- - but de--. tains. It of Is ed Interesting dependence. of to knowledge today the possession Next of .congress, and as a reward request knowlr to will where turn to at of and note his troubles, being feajedjby James Buchanan, a northern the ability Jefferson had to deal With the con- for his friendship and "assistance to j: Sa muctLa8peen said in praise , . y .. one court martlaled,. and hbTglorles, Democrat. farewell address, in tinued plague of piracy, upon which the United States during the Revolu' The st of subjects, treated in al- Washington's trace this Into be after It honored by the government would, interesting Being he declines a, third term, that his discourses are Interesting and which a war with he.was presented phabetical order," is much toolarge to we need say no more here than to call structive In his flrst Inaugural, nd tionary of land and $200,000. review through the remaining admin.achieving success. section enumerate In this review, A few of of ""In 1844, istrations of Buchanan, Lincoln and on here the of that he campaign reviews the question presidential dress attention to the valuable fact John Qtilney Adams was distinguish. the more" Important, However, are 'our to Gown to Tnft, In which each president elected was A K. Polk James which in form. accessible mokes recommendations tind inla it in permanent, ed by great learning. He favored banking system, our judiciary system. anwere the devotes in his own best Intellect and calls issues succeed the Tyler, was newspaper leading metropolitan The Louisiana territory j pur ternal improvements, prophesying that the"'tariff. Monroe doctrine, Panamahis to service the best assistance of hls this Texas .the of and of nexation review Oregon . of sum en he more exhaustive for chased from would . be making Napoleon n ml mlilni'f HUlihers; canal, postal savings banks,; the frloml l a8,hinon,;i publication. fya.ii Sfa.QOQQW- an event which had mnrti ' to the foqndcra and .tnlldert boundary dispute, h which Tolk's ad jrhnl.irlv dsedT" paral pot.TTOBtoffice system te forbids. the ice fi - address should bebonsehold" Enouga nas Deea of ex- - herent to do with the problem of territorial ex of tne government general, interstate commercerthe right word." said of how comprea ?dQa fair lo: give fiEty'tlshin. pansloe and" which called fortbrrom pendltures for that 'of franchise, including woman suf-be- - ' It Is well nigh Impossible to conceive, Jeffcrron is of each ad- a this hensive was "dark as flrst nil the Polk known ttTTiis second Inaugural Jiistory frage: direst of all the treaties, ever nominated by a ministration. Its authenticity is not 1'liiii "lnflr flh iiiiiinli'iii ill In foundntiou . for United States dre The state papers of Adams are rich horse" candidate tweenthi"TnTfrf!!a!eSnhd foreign n,. cood inHwllncr : The use of this work to be.questlOBed. party - .. fcfciorv, K I'ES8in historical facts, lofty in style and -prominent countries, foreign relations, neutrality. , either for referwas for with tariff dealt The tjuCTtlonhe Intimate annual the In Jefferson's first message acquaint most entertaining to peruse. Intervention, important resulting In h lowering of duties. ence or fprcollateral reading1 or for, nee of all of Washington's state makes a statement that would, be In-- Jackson'a second election the or toe juqi rli'i ilium, ssnniii n of this old straightaway reading, a well as Its ; They are the history of his time, " appears for tha first Tplk's various discussions . clary, origin "and use" of various bo for.it has been said that "the governare new very Interesting ose for "progressive, ambitious Amerl-question, commerce . and navigation the time la ..the political history, of the nnd tures, war, departments,1" every teaus and, ...: and instructive, tans, young and old out of college, as ment was" established by Washington, fotlr pllUra of our prosperity, are the United States. every "battle, biographies of statesmen, ad Polk's most of event Tbe notable ; made most thriving when left most free to ;ganlzed by Hamilton and then Jackson was .regarded as the father aids 6f" various governmental departfrom J f the "spoils system," though it did ministration is the war with Mexico. rlous Jefferson." Protection Jemocratic Individual . by enterprise. ments in various pursuits, such as ag- ' " f and labor, rlculture. manufacturing aaiaaoo: ldenaUely.L JZTJ; - It la a sreat privilege for an American citizen to posseaa tola work, because It is the reservoir of historical knowledge. and It will inspire patriotism to a greater degree in any one who reads it or occasionally refers to It. It Is a matter of pride to Americana to know that Uncle Bam Bits at the head of the diplomatic table, of the "All : "rt Hen Washington was inaugurated I sa.-o- y -- Dar-bar- , " - - amour-Webster-H- - ayne - - clti-ae- n . . nd aulredfromexic.m 4 Tjge-tniasTbelleve-a- clti-tens- T .'. i n -- -- ; i ""' - -- . -- , thett-acpseah- was-able-- " T to , ed t ., -- io - . e - 1 -- -- true-knowle- dge . or-pl- an -- Clayton-Bulwe- " n - rmni tttaotr1r:.t --T- e I i specially-distinguishe- , d ef-t- he I I A m. I ,1 - N' " " photo-engravin- ; - n, . - .. 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