Om denne boken
CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
[A complete Analytical Index will be found at the end of the third volume.]
CHAPTER I.
FEDERALISTS AND ANTI-FEDERALISTS.
FIRST SESSION
OF THE FIRST CONGRESS. INAUGURATION OF THE
NEW GOVERNMENT. REVENUE SYSTEM. EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS. POWER OF REMOVALS FROM OFFICE.
FEDERAL JUDICIARY. AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTI-
TUTION. NORTHWEST TERRITORY. SALARIES. SEAT
OF GOVERNMENT.
Division of Opinion as to the Federal Constitution..
Its Acceptance by ten States.
Page
25
26
Federal Celebration at New York-Attack on a Printing-
office.....
30
Warmth of Party feeling; Party Names..
31
New York Circular Letter-Proposal for a new Convention 32
Response from Pennsylvania-from Virginia..
32
North Carolina and Rhode Island....
34
Doubtful Majority of Federalists in the other States.
35
Views of the Federalists as to a new Convention..
State of Parties in Massachusetts and Virginia.
36
Representatives...
In New York and Pennsylvania
Election of President; Senators
Federal Hall; Delay in obtaining a Quorum..
Organization of the two Houses. .
Opening of the Votes for President and Vice-president.
37
38
42
46
48
Rules and Orders of the two Houses.
Arrival and Inauguration of Vice-president Adams..
Notification of Washington; his Journey to New York...
Inauguration of the President...
49
52
53
56
Reception of Mrs. Washington; Republican Suspicions... 58
Question of presidential Titles...
59
Answers to the President's Speech. . . . .
62
Official Intercourse between the President and the Senate.
Presidential Etiquette
63
64
65
66
76
Classification of Senators; Oaths...
Revenue System; Madison's Resolutions-Debate thereon
Proposed Duties on Imports; Protection of domestic In-
dustry.
Tonnage Duties; Question of Discrimination ....
Renewed Debate in the House; British commercial Policy
The Molasses Duty; the Fisheries; New England Rum..
Renewed Debate on discriminating Tonnage Duties.
Proposed Duty on Slaves imported-Debate.
Limitation of the Duties to seven Years...
82
87
89
91
96
Amendments by the Senate; the Tariff as adopted.
97
Tonnage Duties; Collection Act....
99
Regulation of Shipping; Light-houses and Beacons.
101
Executive Departments. . . .
102
Debate on this Subject in Committee of the Whole....
CHAPTER II.
APPOINTMENTS TO OFFICE. FOREIGN AND INDIAN RELA-
TIONS. RHODE ISLAND AND NORTH CAROLINA. SEC-
OND SESSION OF THE FIRST CONGRESS. THE FUNDING
SYSTEM. POWER OF CONGRESS OVER THE SUBJECT
OF SLAVERY. TERRITORY SOUTH OF THE OHIO.
OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Appointments to Office
Incompatibility of State and Federal Offices.
SEAT
130
132
Relations with Spain; foreign Intrigues in the West..
134
Second Session of the first Congress; President's Speech.. 151
Connection of this Question with that of the Assumption.. 211
224
Army; Tonnage Duty; Post-office; Appropriations
CHAPTER III.
NEW CONSTITUTIONS OF GEORGIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND
PENNSYLVANIA. AMERICAN THEATRICALS. INDIAN
AFFAIRS. THIRD SESSION OF THE FIRST CONGRESS.
THE EXCISE. NATIONAL BANK. VERMONT AND KEN-
TUCKY ADMITTED INTO THE UNION. CONSTITUTION
OF VERMONT. BENEFICIAL OPERATION OF THE NEW
SYSTEM OF FINANCE.