Volume 20 — INDEX. (continued 3)
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On treaty with Algiers, II. 69; VIII. 294 et seq.
Forbids sale of his slaves, II. 237.
An abolitionist, III. 46 (see annexed opinions of W., III. 48-50).
Example of, III. 164; VI. 26.
His inauguration, III. 284.
His attempt to recover a fugitive slave, III. 347; X. 362,—letter of, in regard to same, quoted, III. 348; X. 362.
Example of, against slavery, V. 95.
Two lessons from his life, VI. 70.
Anecdote of, VI. 296.
Friendship of, for Lafayette, VII. 116, 127.
On State rights, X. 179; XII. 126; XVI. 35.
His desire for nationality, X. 180; XII. 241; XVI. 32, 35, 40.
Letter of, on treatment of prisoners of war, XII. 76 et seq.
Compared to Lincoln, XII. 238.
Origin and character of, XII. 241.
Uses “America” as the national name, XVI. 49 et seq.
On non-intervention, XIX. 74.
His refusal to appoint relations to office, XX. 111 et seq., 214.
His refusal of gifts, XX. 119-121, 215.
His inaugural address quoted, XX. 125.
Washington, D. C., no surrender of fugitive slaves in, IX. 78.
Opening of street-cars in, to colored persons, X. 323.
Colored suffrage in, XI. 284.
Necessity of equal rights in common schools of, XVIII. 21; XIX. 2.
Colored schools in, XIX. 1;
reports of trustees of same quoted, XIX. 5-10, 262.
Preservation of the park at, XX. 72.
Letter to colored citizens of, XX. 275.
Washingtons, the, memorial stones of, in England, VII. 89.
Wayland, Francis, letter of, on Boston Prison-Discipline Society, II. 109.
On parties, II. 313.
Webster, Daniel, on duty of abolishing all evil practices, I. 309.
Appeal to, to oppose slavery, I. 314 (see annexed letter, I. 316).
Appeal to, to oppose the Mexican War, I. 382.
On parties, II. 304.
On Ordinance of 1787, III. 254; XVI. 232.
On British impressment of American seamen, VIII. 53.
On admission of new slave States, IX. 124 et seq.
On necessity of proceeding constitutionally in organizing governments, X. 205 et seq.
On Fugitive-Slave Bill, X. 370.
On monopolies in States, XII. 127 et seq.
On guaranty of republican government, XIII. 143.
On principles of republican government, XIII. 187 et seq.
On future government of Pacific coast, XV. 52, 413.
On reprisals on persons, XVI. 306.
On conversation, XVIII. 109.
Webster, Edward, legality of his appointment as an officer in Massachusetts regiment of volunteers for the Mexican War, I. 362-364.
Weights and Measures, metric system of, XIV. 148.
Uniformity in, early desired by United States Government, XIV. 149-151.
Necessity of uniformity in, XIV. 151-155.
See Metric System.
Wesley, John, on slavery, II. 63; III. 290; XII. 149.
West Indies, emancipation of slaves in, by England, I. 127; V. 28-30,—same a blessing, not a failure, VI. 343.
Brougham on apprenticeship in, XI. 317; XIII. 286.
West Point, cost of academy at, I. 87.
West Virginia, admission of, as a State, IX. 122; XI. 365.
Abolition of slavery in, IX. 122.
Whately, Richard, on weakness of slave States, IV. 210.
On concessions to intimidation, VII. 332.
On rights of slave-masters, XI. 209.
Wheaton, Henry, obituary notice of, II. 215.
English authorities on works of, II. 216, 222.
On consuls, VIII. 326.
On reprisals, XVI. 304.
On ratification of treaties, XVIII. 281.
On belligerent intervention, XIX. 74.
Whewell, William, on the object of war, I. 15.
Whig Conventions, speeches at, I. 303; II. 207.
Resolutions of, in 1846, I. 335.
On slavery and the Mexican War, I. 336.
Whig Party, antislavery duties of the, I. 303.
Defined, I. 305.
Should oppose slavery, I. 313.
And the Mexican War, I. 339.
Not party of humanity, II. 228.
Renounced by Mr. Sumner, II. 228.
Influenced by Slave Power, II. 293; VI. 328.
Rejects Wilmot Proviso in 1848, II. 293, 310.
Late origin of, II. 306.
Not opposed to extension of slavery, II. 307.
Same proved by its history, II. 308-311.
Compromise its essential element, IV. 266.
Dead in 1855, V. 73.
Favored one term for the President, XIX. 171 et seq.
Whipple, William, letter of, to Washington, on recovery of his fugitive slave, III. 348.
White, no more states with that word in their Constitutions, XIII. 346; XIV. 128;
same should be struck out of naturalization laws, XV. 238; XVIII. 145, 152, 160,—and of all other legislation, XX. 310.
White, Andrew D., Mr. Sumner’s letter to, concerning Frederick Douglass and President Grant, XX. 205-208.
Wide-Awakes, the, VII. 72.
Speeches to, after election of 1860, VII. 76, 82, 86.
Letter to, after same, VII. 80.
Wilkes, Charles, Capt., seizure of Rebel commissioners by, VIII. 33, 71-73; X. 15.
See Trent Case.
Willey, Waitman T., Senator from West Virginia, threatens reënslavement of negroes, X. 217 et seq.
William I., King of Prussia, XVIII. 229 et seq.
Williams, George H., Senator from Oregon, reply to his objections to allowing Chinese to be naturalized, XVIII. 154-159.
Williamson, Passmore, letter to, V. 52.
Case of, V. 71.
Wilmot Proviso, rejected by Whig and Democratic parties in 1848, II. 293, 310.
Origin of, II. 309.
Clayton and Choate on, II. 311.
Advocated by Free-Soil Party, III. 26.
Character of, X. 334.
Wilson, Henry, Senator from Massachusetts, VI. 34; XVIII. 171.
Winthrop, John, on civil liberty, III. 131.
Winthrop, Robert C., letter to, I. 317.
Vote of, on Mexican War Bill, I. 317, 323;
reasons in defence of same considered, I. 323-326.
His speech on the tariff, I. 323, 338.
Admission of Texas favored by, I. 327, 337.
Appeal to, to oppose Mexican War, I. 327.
His actions in regard to slavery, I. 337;
and the Mexican War, I. 338.
Witnesses, powers of the Senate over recusant, VI. 82 et seq., 89 et seq.; XIX. 132.
Answers of, criminating themselves, VIII. 152.
Exclusion of, on account of color, XI. 2, 389,—consequences of same, XI. 24-26, 393.
Historical examples of exclusion of, XI. 27-34.
Opening of United States courts to colored, XI. 389.
Authorities on exclusion of colored, XI. 390-393.
Women’s National League, petition of, for universal emancipation, X. 300.
Worcester, Noah, labors of, against war, II. 399.
Worcester, Massachusetts, a Republican stronghold, VI. 353.
Working-men of Europe, desire abolition of war, XVIII. 236.
Addresses of, quoted, XVIII. 237-241.
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Yellow Fever at Memphis and Shreveport, aid to sufferers by, XX. 281.