Chapter I

Idea, absorption in one, dangerous, I. 208;
objections to Free Soil Party for same, refuted, III. 34; XVI. 338.

Illinois, appeal to Republicans of, in 1856, VI. 13.

Impeachment, privileges of debate in the Senate on officers liable to,
XV. 241, 249.
A political proceeding, XVI. 136-141, 228.
Character of offences liable to, XVI. 141;
authorities on same, XVI. 143-147.
Form of procedure in, untechnical, XVI. 148;
precedents and authorities proving same, XVI. 149-157.
Rules of evidence in cases of, XVI. 157-164;
authorities respecting same, XVI. 158-160.

Income Tax, XVIII. 40.
McCulloch on, XVIII. 41-43.
Sir R. Peel on, XVIII. 43.
Reason for, in England, XVIII. 44.

Independence, and those who saved the original work, XVI. 256.

Indians, included under word “person” in the Constitution, III. 298;
VIII. 277; XI. 194.
Massacre of Cheyenne, XII. 66.

Industrial Exhibition at London, in 1862, VIII. 157.

Inhabitancy, question of, XVIII. 11.
Authorities respecting, XVIII. 13 _et seq._, 18.
Judicial decision on admissible evidence to prove, XVIII. 15 _et seq._

Insane, gentleness in treatment of, I. 106.

International Law, sanctions war, I. 13, 293; II. 340; XVIII. 182.
Wheaton’s works on, II. 216, 219, 220, 222-225.
Authorities on supremacy of, II. 339.
Object of, II. 350.
Modes of establishing principles of, VIII. 31.
Should not be violated, VIII. 37; XIX. 67.
British pretensions under, VIII. 41.
Needed reforms in maritime, VIII. 75-79.
Gen. Halleck’s work on, VIII. 330.
Does not require recognition of a _de facto_ power, X. 105;
authorities declaring same, X. 106-108.
Morality a part of, X. 109.
Montesquieu on, XII. 86.
Everett’s knowledge of, XII. 87.
Lieber’s acquaintance with, XII. 88.

Intervention, belligerent, III. 180; X. 84; XIX. 73.
Protest against foreign, IX. 307.
Character of foreign, X. 48-50, 86.
Instances of, in external affairs, X. 51-53;
and in internal affairs, X. 53-71.
Unarmed, X. 85.
By recognition, X. 87;
instances of same, X. 87-94.
Authorities respecting belligerent, XIX. 74 _et seq._

Iowa, resources of, III. 196.
Improvements in, needed, III. 197.

Iowa Railroad Bill, speeches on, III. 182.
Objections to amendment to, III. 209, 212.

Ireland, sympathy with, III. 181.
And Irishmen, IV. 80.

Iron-clad Oath, the, for Senators, X. 273.
Necessity of requirement of, for legislatures of rebel States,
XVII. 226-230.

Isthmus of Darien, a ship-canal through the, XIV. 124.

Italy, independence and unity of, VI. 67; XVIII. 307; XIX. 15.
Pretensions of State sovereignty in, XVI. 18.
Numerical size of its legislative bodies, XX. 3.

J.

Jackson, Andrew, on authority of Supreme Court and Constitution, III.
316; IV. 179; V. 253; XVI. 207.
Appeals to colored men to enlist, VI. 295.
Letter of, on object of Nullification, VII. 166, 320.
On recognition of independence of Texas, X. 94.
On claims on foreign powers, XI. 157.
Favors one term for the President, XIX. 169 _et seq._; XX. 158, 221.

Jay, John, on slavery, II. 67; III. 287.
His desire for nationality, XVI. 34.

Jefferson, Thomas, his desire for abolition of slavery, I. 312; III. 15,
288,--suggested exclusion of same from Territories, II. 210; III. 16,
253; VII. 58.
On war, II. 399.
On evils of slavery, III. 23, 269; IV. 175; VI. 164; XII. 160.
On State rights, III. 325.
His plan for a representative system, IV. 44; XIII. 320.
On interpreting the Constitution, IV. 180.
On British impressment of American sailors, VIII. 46.
On establishment of seat of national government, VIII. 270.
On confiscation of property in war, IX. 36, 68.
On privateers, X. 136.
On subordination of military authority in United States, X. 170; XIV.
342; XVIII. 51.
On Franklin’s mission to Paris, X. 229.
On treaties, XI. 150.
Lincoln on, XII. 256.
On Republican government, XIII. 178 _et seq._
On future government of Pacific coast, XV. 52; XV. 412.
His other predictions concerning America, XV. 414, 432 _et seq._
On rules for appointment of Senate committees, XX. 53 _et seq._
On appointment of relations to office, XX. 103, 112 _et seq._
His inaugural address quoted, XX. 125.
Foresees tyranny of Executive, XX. 224.

Johnson, Andrew, VII. 231; XI. 351.
Legality of his seat in Senate, X. 195; XI. 352.
On reorganizing Tennessee, X. 202; XI. 362.
Appeal to, in 1865, concerning Reconstruction, XII. 342.
On Reconstruction, XII. 369, 408; XIV. 197 _et seq._, 294; XVII. 231.
“Whitewashing” by, XIII. 47; XIV. 206.
His attack on Mr. Sumner, XIII. 266-269 (_Appendix_).
His veto of civil-rights bill, XIII. 276-279;
and of bill for admission of Colorado, XIII. 372.
His usurpation in reconstructing rebel States, XIV. 189-192, 250-253;
XV. 218; XVI. 165-167.
Bestows power on Rebels, XIV. 192-197, 203; XVI. 167 _et seq._
His inconsistency, XIV. 197; XVI. 166, 345.
His accession to office, XIV. 199.
Personal relations of, with Mr. Sumner, XIV. 199-205.
Criminality of, XIV. 206-208, 348; XV. 243; XVI. 165, 203, 225.
Scandalous speeches of, XIV. 207, 254; XVI. 170, 218-220.
Protection against, XIV. 239.
Vigilance and precaution against, XIV. 348; XV. 170, 191, 240; XVI. 66.
Opinion on impeachment of, XVI. 134;
same a battle with slavery, XVI. 134.
Outline of his transgressions, XVI. 164-173, 199.
His open defiance of Congress, XVI. 171.
Impeached, XVI. 172.
Articles of his impeachment, XVI. 173 _et seq._
Apologies for, refuted, XVI. 196-208.
Technicalities and quibbles in impeachment of, XVI. 208-217.
Guilty on all the articles, XVI. 217-221.
Anticipated results of acquittal of, XVI. 225.
On the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 302.

Johnson, Reverdy, Senator from Maryland, criticisms of, answered, X.
329-333; XI. 385 _et seq._; XII. 119-126.
His defence of Dred Scott decision answered, XI. 63-65.
His interpretation of the fugitive clause criticised, XI. 234-238.

Johnson, Samuel, on merchants, IV. 289.
On American slave-masters, VI. 165; XII. 159.
On unlimited authority of governments, VII. 51.

Johnson-Clarendon Treaty, speech on the, XVII. 53.
Character of, XVII. 53-58.

Jones, Sir William, on arrangement of time, I. 200.
Compared to John Pickering, I. 237.
On glory, II. 175.
His substitute for militia, II. 366.
On complicity with slavery, XII. 268.
His character and career, XV. 391.
His prophecy concerning America, XV. 393;
other verses resembling same, XV. 394.

Judges, crimes committed by, IV. 272 _et seq._
Support of slavery by, XI. 206.
Authorities for guidance of, in proclaiming emancipation, XI. 208
_et seq._

Judgments, unrighteous, should be disobeyed, IV. 274-276, 317.

Julian, George W., Free-Soil candidate for Vice-President in 1852,
IV. 10.

Juries, impanelling of, and trial of Jefferson Davis, XIII. 111.
Right of colored persons to serve on, XIX. 290 _et seq._

Jurist, Judge Story as the, in Phi Beta Kappa oration of 1846, I.
258-272.
Distinguished from the lawyer, judge, and legislator, I. 263-265.
Examples of the, I. 266.

Jury, trial by. See _Trial by Jury_.

Justice, cost of administering, in United States, I. 84.

K.

Kansas, a liberty-loving emigration to guard, IV. 138.
Squatter sovereignty in, V. 68.
First election and legislation in, V. 69, 163 _et seq._, 179-182.
Freedom in, must be upheld, V. 72, 123.
Reply to assaults on emigration in, V. 121, 194-205.
The crime against: speech, V. 125.
Description of, V. 136.
Wrongs of, V. 139; VI. 120; XIII. 41,--motives for same, V. 140, 183;
VI. 121.
Attempts to convert, into a slave State, V. 158, 172.
Emigration to, V. 159; VI. 368.
Forcible invasions of, V. 160; VI. 368,--testimony to same, V. 161-167.
Insecurity of property and life in, V. 168-171.
Evidence of usurpation in, V. 172-178.
Illegality of its first legislature, V. 185-187.
Plan of secret society to form a free State in, V. 193.
President’s message on, compared to George III.’s speech on
Massachusetts Bay, V. 209 _et seq._
People of, should not be disarmed, V. 211.
Douglas’s bill for its admission as a State condemned, V. 212-215.
Reasons for immediate admission of, V. 217; XIII. 355,--objections to
same refuted by historical precedents, V. 218-232.
Proceedings in, for formation of a new State, defended, V.
232-236,--especially by American authorities, V. 233-235.
Wrongs of, compared to those of America before Revolution, V. 238
_et seq._
Enemies of, in Senate, V. 239-244.
Compared to South Carolina, V. 241 _et seq._
Importance of contest in, V. 247.
Relief for, V. 343, 345; VI. 18, 40, 44.
Duty to vote for, and for Burlingame, VI. 20.
A last word for, VI. 54.
Adoption of Lecompton constitution in, VI. 310, 333.
Collamer’s report on, XIII. 42.
See _Crime against Kansas_, _Nebraska and Kansas Bill_, and _Squatter
Sovereignty_.

Kant, labors of, for perpetual peace, II. 393-395; XVIII. 234 _et seq._
His definition for a republic, XIII. 203.

Kent, Chancellor, adopts Bacon’s definition of war, I. 15.
Compared to Judge Story, I. 143.
On privateering, IX. 288.
On executive power of Congress, X. 174; XI. 372.
On seizures in neutral waters, XII. 13.
On retaliation, XII. 78.
On mode of electing Senators, XIV. 5.
On equality of nations, XIX. 70.
On duties of innkeepers, XIX. 237.

Kentucky, necessity of colored suffrage in, XV. 201.

Kirkwood, Samuel J., Senator from Iowa, reply to, in regard to
Constitution of Iowa, XIV. 137-139.

Know-Nothing Party, denounced, V. 74-76, 79.

Kossuth, Louis, liberation of, III. 169.
Welcome to, III. 171.
His visit to England, III. 175.
Letter on banquet to, III. 180.

Ku-Klux-Klan, the, XVI. 199, 351; XVIII. 25, 301; XIX. 93 _et seq._, 125.
Lawless actions of United States in San Domingo compared to, XIX. 94.
Power of national government against, XIX. 126;
sources of same, XIX. 127 _et seq._