Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2Volume 1 — CHAPTER XXXII THE WORCESTER FIRE SOCIETYReading editionChapter navigation79 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterVOLUME I.Chapter XXXII · THE WORCESTER FIRE SOCIETYChapter I · INTRODUCTORYChapter II · ROGER SHERMAN AND HIS FAMILYChapter III · SAMUEL HOARChapter IV · BOYHOOD IN CONCORDChapter V · FAMOUS CONCORD MENChapter VI · FARM AND SCHOOLChapter VII · HARVARD SIXTY YEARS AGOChapter VII · HARVARD SIXTY YEARS AGO (continued 2)Chapter VIII · 1846 TO 1850. FOUNDATION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. DANIEL WEBSTER.Chapter IX · LIFE IN WORCESTERChapter X · POLITICAL HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS FROM 1848 TO 1869Chapter XI · THE KNOW NOTHING PARTY AND ITS OVERTHROWChapter XII · ELECTION TO CONGRESSChapter XIII · SUMNER AND WILSONChapter XIV · PERSONALITIES IN DEBATEChapter XV · THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN 1869Chapter XVI · POLITICAL CONDITIONS IN 1869Chapter XVII · RECONSTRUCTIONChapter XVIII · COMMITTEE SERVICE IN THE HOUSEChapter XIX · SALMON P. CHASEChapter XX · ADIN THAYERChapter XXI · POLITICAL CORRUPTIONChapter XXII · CREDIT MOBILIERChapter XXIII · THE SANBORN CONTRACTSChapter XXIV · BENJAMIN F. BUTLERChapter XXV · BELKNAP IMPEACHMENTChapter XXVI · ELECTORAL COMMISSIONChapter XXVII · FOUR NATIONAL CONVENTIONS 1876Chapter XXVIII · FOUR NATIONAL CONVENTIONS 1880Chapter XXIX · FOUR NATIONAL CONVENTIONS 1884Chapter XXX · FOUR NATIONAL CONVENTIONS 1888Chapter XXXI · SATURDAY CLUBChapter XXXII · THE WORCESTER FIRE SOCIETYVOLUME II.Chapter XL · EDWARD EVERETT HALEChapter I · ELECTION TO THE SENATEChapter II · PRESIDENT HAYESChapter III · CABINET OF PRESIDENT HAYESChapter IV · ATTEMPT TO REOPEN THE QUESTION OF THE TITLE TO THE PRESIDENCYChapter V · THE SENATE IN 1877Chapter VI · LEADERS OF THE SENATE IN 1877Chapter VII · COMMITTEE SERVICE IN THE SENATEChapter VIII · THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILLChapter IX · CHINESE TREATY AND LEGISLATIONChapter X · THE WASHINGTON TREATY AND THE GENEVA AWARDChapter XI · THE PRESIDENT'S POWER OF REMOVALChapter XII · FISHERIESChapter XIII · THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS BILLChapter XIV · CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND THE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION BILLChapter XV · PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S JUDGESChapter XVI · SOME SOUTHERN SENATORSChapter XVII · CUSHMAN KELLOGG DAVISChapter XVIII · GEORGE BANCROFTChapter XIX · VISITS TO ENGLAND [1860, 1868, 1871]Chapter XX · VISITS TO ENGLAND 1892Chapter XXI · VISITS TO ENGLAND 1896Chapter XXII · SILVER AND BIMETALLISMChapter XXIII · VISITS TO ENGLAND 1899Chapter XXIV · A REPUBLICAN PLATFORMChapter XXV · OFFICIAL SALARIESChapter XXVI · PROPRIETY IN DEBATEChapter XXVII · THE FISH-BALL LETTERChapter XXVIII · THE BIRD PETITIONChapter XXIX · THE A. P. A. CONTROVERSYChapter XXX · THE ENGLISH MISSIONChapter XXXI · PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND THE SYRIAN CHILDRENChapter XXXII · NATIONAL BANKRUPTCYChapter XXXIII · THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSChapter XXXIV · APPOINTMENTS TO OFFICEChapter XXXV · ORATORY AND SOME ORATORS I HAVE HEARDChapter XXXVI · TRUSTSChapter XXXVII · RECOLLECTIONS OF THE WORCESTER BARChapter XXXVIII · SOME JUDGES I HAVE KNOWNChapter XXXVIII · SOME JUDGES I HAVE KNOWN (continued 2)Chapter XXXIX · POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS FAITHChapter XL · EDWARD EVERETT HALEPrevious chapter ←VOLUME I.Next chapter →Volume 1 — Chapter I · INTRODUCTORYAll chapters and sections (79)Opening pagesFront matterSections1Volume 1 · Chapters3212345677891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132Sections2Volume 2 · Chapters401234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738383940APPENDIX I.APPENDIX II.[Text] AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SEVENTY YEARS◇← VOLUME I.CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY →