A history of the people of the United States, from the Revolution to the Civil War. In eight volumes / 1841-1850 7

Front Cover CHAPTER LXXI Ohio banks lose their charters • Exchange brokers taxed • Offers to sell her internal improvements stock Resumption in Tennessee and New Hampshire The State bankrupt Her debt readjusted 32, Effect abroad of Pennsylvania's default 40, Federal deficit for 1841 Rapidity of land travel Defeat of the Exchequer Bill Tyler gives reasons for signing CHAPTER LXXIII Philadelphia 80, Boston institutions Visit of Dickens and American Notes Painters and sculptors Boston and Albany railroad Abuse of franking privilege The telegraph The first line Fourierism CHAPTER LXXIV Lettering and flogging Struggle for common schools in Pennsylvania Spread of Fourierism Michigan and Florida Constitutions The Charter Governor inaugurated Dorr convicted of treason Abolition of capital punishment Railroads between Albany and Buffalo · "Paper towns The National Pike Population of Nauvoo Mormons agree to leave Nauvoo The German immigrants The Germans in the West Clay's "Alabama Letters" Stage-coaching in Georgia The Leopold foundation Slave quarters Separation of families 243-244 Nativism in New York Seward on rendition · 250, Jonathan Walker branded Nativism in Philadelphia Calhoun on occupation 293, Popular interest in Oregon • 300, Failure and excitement in our country Congressmen declare Texas is to be annexed • 312, S P Andrews sees Aberdeen Pakenham on British policy in Texas Clay presented • Where shall the Convention meet? The candidates questioned The rival factions The Bible in the schools Emigration from Ireland • 224, 226 Principles of the Liberty Party 357, Tyler's message 330, 331 Veto of the "Big Tariff Polk's tariff views 365, Lord Aberdeen on Oregon 376, CHAPTER LXXIX Expediency of annexation Polk asks for the year notice Oregon emigrants of Mexicans attack Thornton Mackenzie sent to Santa Anna • Capture of Monterey 453, Advance of Santa Anna Conquest of New Mexico Monterey and Yerba Buena taken Polk defends his Mexican policy The "Three Million Bill" State Legislatures on the proviso Hunkers and Barnburners New Constitution for New Jersey Map of march to Mexico Battle of Contreras 514-515 Trist yields the Rio Grande Treaty made Slavery must be extended Constitution for Texas Democrats to await action of Convention Native Americans prefer Taylor Whigs nominate Taylor and Fillmore De Witt Clinton organizes a company Quarrel of Great Britain with Nicaragua 559, Polk urges occupation of Yucatan • 563, The Hise treaty with Nicaragua Bulwer sent to Washington Report to Congress on the scheme The diggings The news spreads • Of a party across Mexico 594, Gathering of the overland emigrants 600, 120 Relief sent to belated ones 605, State government inaugurated Apportionment Suffering at Donner Lake Rights of married women Annexation means Liberty League formed 537, 538 Slidell not received A variety of resolutions Massachusetts proposes to amend Constitution 59, 60 179 131, 132 496, 497 440 67, 68 Ill feeling toward Great Britain Scott's army assembles