Debate between Mr. Clay and Mr. Calhoun, Personal and Political, and Leading to Expositions and Vindications of Public Conduct Which Belong to Hisotry
Chapter XXV
Specie Basis for Banks: One Third of the Amount of Liabilities the Lowest Safe Proportion: Speech of Mr. Benton on the Recharter of the District Banks
Chapter XXXI
Salt: The Universality of Its Supply: Mystery and Indispensability of Its Use: Tyranny and Impiety of Its Taxation: Speech of Mr. Benton: Extracts
Chapter XLVI
Secret History of the Second Bill for a Fiscal Agent, Called Fiscal Corporation: Its Origin with Mr. Tyler: Its Progress through Congress under His Lead: Its Rejection under His Veto
Chapter LXXXII
Oregon Question: Notice to Abrogate the Article in the Treaty for a Joint Occupation: The President Denounced in the Senate for a Supposed Leaning to the Line of Forty-Nine
Chapter CLVII
Oregon Joint Occupation: Notice Authorized for Terminating It: British Government Offers the Line of 49: Quandary of the Administration: Device: Senate Consulted: Treaty Made and Ratified
Chapter CLIX
Meeting of the Second Session of the 29th Congress: President's Message: Vigorous Prosecution of the War Recommended: Lieutenant-General Proposed to Be Created
Chapter CLX
Oregon Territorial Government: Antislavery Ordinance of 1787 Applied to Oregon Territory: Missouri Compromise Line of 1820, and the Texas Annexation Renewal of It in 1845, Affirmed
Chapter CLXXIV
Fremont's Fourth Expedition, and Great Disaster in the Snows at the Head of the Rio Grande Del Norte: Subsequent Discovery of the Pass He Sought
Chapter CLXXVII
Coast Survey: Belongs to the Navy: Converted into a Separate Department: Expense and Interminability: Should Be Done by the Navy, as in Great Britain: Mr. Benton's Speech: Extract
Chapter CLXXXI
Proposed Extension of the Constitution of the United States to the Territories, with a View to Make It Carry Slavery into California, Utah and New Mexico
Chapter CLXXXII
Mr. Calhoun's List Speech: Dissolution of the Union Proclaimed Unless the Constitution Was Amended, and a Dual Executive Appointed: One President from the Slave and One from the Free State
Chapter CXC
Disunion Movements: Southern Press at Washington: Southern Convention at Nashville: Southern Congress Called for by South Carolina and Mississippi
Chapter CXCVIII