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ILLINOIS. Chronological statement of the formation of the Government of 431
IMPEACHMENTS from 1789 to 1851. Description of the Journal or record

of the Senate on

See

456

IMPOST duties of April 18, 1783, was the cause of proceedings which ulti-
mately led to the adoption of the Constitution. Report of Committee of the
Congress of Confederation, showing that the failure of the States to carry
the general system of..
..........131–139, 140–142–146, 150, 151
IMPOST, &c., as provided by resolution of Congress, April 18, 1783.
Commerce.) Resolutions of Congress of February 15, 1786, recommend-
ing to the States to empower Congress to carry into effect a general sys-
.tem of...........
139, 141-149, 151–153
INAUGURAL address of George Washington, President of the U. S. April

30, 1789........

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....... 211

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270

193

195

INAUGURAL address of John Adams, President of the U. S.....
INAUGURAL address of Thomas Jefferson, President of the U. S.......................... 275
INAUGURAL address of Thomas Jefferson, President of the U. S........... 279
INAUGURAL address of James Madison, President of the U. S............. 283
INDEPENDENCE of mind. Importance to every citizen of preserving... XXV
INDEPENDENCE. Proceedings in Congress of the United Colonies, from
June 8, to July 4, 1776, respecting a declaration of............
INDEPENDENCE by the Representatives of the United States in Congress
assembled, July 4, 1776. The Declaration of. · · · · · · · · ·
INDEPENDENCE. Resolution of Congress for promulgating the Declara-
tion of...........
INDEPENDENT STATES. Resolution of Congress of July 2, 1776, that
THE UNITED COLONIES ARE, AND OF RIGHT OUGHT TO BE, FREE AND..... 195
INDEX to the Constitution and amendments. An Analytical
38
INDEXES prepared by order of the two Houses of Congress. Description of 465
INDIANA. Chronological statement of the formation of the Government of.. 430
INTRODUCTORY remarks to the work and to the several chapters. (See
Remarks.)

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IOWA. Chronological statement of the formation of the Government of..... 443

JACKSON, as President of the U. S. First election of Andrew ............. 326
JACKSON, as President of the U. S. Second election of Andrew............................... 327
JEFFERSON'S declaration of the principles of our Government. Thomas

Xxxi, 275-279

JEFFERSON, President of the U. S., on March 4, 1801. First inaugural
address of Thomas...

........ 275

JEFFERSON, President of the U. S., on March 4, 1805. Second inaugural
address of Thomas.......

......... 279

JEFFERSON, as Vice President of the U. S. Election of Thomas.......... 317
JEFFERSON, as President of the U. S. First election by House of Repre-
sentatives of Thomas

.......

318
JEFFERSON, as President of the U. S. Second election by electors of Thomas 319

JEFFERSON, Vice President, in Senate of the U. S. Attendance of Thomas 356
JOHNSON, as Vice President of the U. S. Election by the Senate of Rich-

ard M..........

(The number of electoral votes required for an election being 148, and
R. M. Johnson having received only 147, the election then devolved
upon the Senate, and R. M. Johnson was elected.)

JOHNSON, Vice President, in Senate of the U. S. Attendance of Rich-

328

ard M.........
......... 342-344
JOHNSON, as Senator of the U. S. Terms of service of Richard M..................... 370
JOURNALS of the Congress of the Confederation, 1774 to 1789. Description

of the ..........

... 453

453

JOURNAL of the Convention that formed the Constitution in 1787. Descrip-
tion of the.......

JOURNAL of the House of Representatives of the U. S. from 1789 to 1851.
Description of

454-456

JOURNAL of the Senate of the U. S. from 1789 to 1851. Description of Le-
gislative

..455, 456

JOURNAL of the Senate of the U. S. from 1789 to 1851 (in part). Descrip-
tion of the Executive

455

JOURNAL or record of the Senate on impeachments, from 1789 to 1851. De-
scription of.................................

456

JOURNALS of the Senate and House of Representatives of the U. S. Re-
marks descriptive of the contents of the Legislative
JUDGES of Courts of the U. S. authorized to grant writs of Habeas Corpus
in all cases of foreigners confined in the United States, and to discharge
them. The..........

.......

456

301

JUDGES of the Supreme Court of the U. S., from 1789 to 1851. Names, states,
length of service, &c., of the.

389

JUDICIAL proceedings of one State in every other State, territory, &c. Au-
thentication of...........
290-294
JUSTICE in the Courts of the U. S. An act to provide further remedial............. 301

.......

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KANE, Judge of the District Court of the U. S. for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania. Letter of approbation from J. K.
xiii
KENTUCKY. Chronological statement of the formation of the Government of 412
KNOWLEDGE. Remarks on the proper mode of acquiring and imparting. xix

LAND in the north-western and western territory of the U. S. Proceedings
which led to the cession by the States, of the

........ 414

LANDS to the U. S. Act of New York for the cession of its western or
vacant....................

419

LANDS to the U. S. Resolution of Congress recommending to the States to
cede their western..

421

LANDS ceded by the States should be disposed of for the common benefit of
the U. S., and formed into Republican States. Resolution of Congress of
October 10, 1780, that the....

LANDS were ceded to the U. S., and dates of cession. Names of States by
which the western......

422

422

... XXV

LANDS of the U. S., and private land claims to March 3, 1851. Description
of the publications under the authority of the U. S. relating to the public.. 460
LAW. Definition and sanctity of the civil ......................
LAWS, relating to the continued organization of the Government, and pro-
viding the authorities and means of executing the Constitution, in certain
contingencies, and for other purposes, &c.
LAWS of the U. S. declared competent evidence in all tribunals and offices
of the U. S., and of the several States. Little and Brown's edition of the
302, 303

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LAWS of the U. S., including the Treaties. Description of the books con-
taining the

.......

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LAWS of the U. S. Description of Books of Abridgments and Digests of
the........

LEGISLATIVE Journals. (Vide Journals.)

287

461

.465-467

....... 247

LEE, on the death of George Washington. Funeral oration of Henry
LETTERS-OF-MARQUE being fitted out in the U. S. against foreign powers.

.........

296

xxii

An act to prevent Privateers or................
LIBERTY. Definition of rational or civil..
LIBERTY and independence on July 4, 1776. Declaration of........................................... 195
LIBERTY, &c., on June 17, 1775. Declaration of Congress for the mainte-
nance of American

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203

xxix

LIBERTY consists. In what the enjoyment and even the support and pre-
servation of.........
LIBRARY of Congress. Description of selection of certain books in the.... 472
LIBRARY of the State Department. Description of selection of certain books
in the

......

479

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL and commander-in-chief of the Armies of the
U. S., July 3, 1798. Appointment of George Washington to be ...... 231-239
LIGHT as regards the fundamental law. Remarks on necessity of the peo-
ple's having.
xxxiii
LITTLE and Brown's editions of the Laws of the U. S., declared to be com-
petent evidence in all tribunals and offices of the U. S., and of the several
States...
LOUISIANA. Chronological statement of the formation of the Government of 429

302, 303

283

MADISON'S declaration of the principles of our Government. James.xxxii. 263
MADISON, President of the U. S. on March 4, 1809. Inaugural Address of
James .................
MADISON, President of the U. S.
MADISON, President of the U. S.
MAINE. Chronological statement of the formation of the Government of. 432

First election of James ................................................. 420
Second election of James ............... 421

MARSHALS attendant on the Supreme Court of the U. S., from 1789 to 1851.

Names, &c. of the....................

...

......... 393

... 183

MARYLAND, in 1787, appointing deputies to convention to form the Consti-
tution. Act of
MARYLAND to ratify the Articles of Confederation, until March 1, 1781.
Dates of ratification by the States and cause of the delay of .............. 406-414
MARYLAND. Chronological statement of the Charters and Constitutions of 408
MARYLAND to ratify the Articles of Confederation until the States possess-

ing the North-Western and Western Territory should cede the same to
the U. S. for the common benefit of all the States. Statement of the causes
of delay by......

......

MARYLAND on said subject. Instructions to the Delegates in Congress
from.........

MARYLAND to ratify the Articles of Confederation. Resolution of Congress
earnestly requesting ·

414

415

...... 421

........ 183

MASSACHUSETTS, in 1787, appointing deputies to Convention to form the
Constitution. Act of.........
MASSACHUSETTS. Chronological statement of the Charters and Constitu-
tions of................

407

MASSACHUSETTS ceded Western lands to the U. S. April 19, 1785.............. 422
MEMBERS of the Senate and House of Representatives to take an Oath to
support the Constitution, and the manner and form thereof. An act pre-
scribing the time for
MESSENGERS or persons to deliver electoral votes. Compensation to, and
............. 292

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22, 288

penalties of......................................
MESSENGERS or persons to deliver electoral votes. Compensation to..... 300
MICHIGAN. Chronological statement of the formation of the Government of 434
MIFFLIN, President of Congress, to George Washington, in answer to resig-

209

447

nation of his commission. Address of Thomas........
MINESOTA Territory. Proceedings in Congress relative to the
MINISTERS and their domestics. An act for the protection of Foreign..... 289
MISSISSIPPI. Chronological statement of the formation of the Government of 430
MISSOURI. Chronological statement of the formation of the Government of 433
MONROE, President of the U. S. First election of James
MONROE, President of the U. S. Second election of James
MONUMENT be erected to General Washington in the Capitol at Washing-
ton. Resolution of Congress that a marble..............................
MOURNING of the Government on the Death of George Washington. Pro-
ceedings and

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322

323

245

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NAVY from 1789 to 1851. Names, States, services, &c., of Secretaries of the 399
NEBRASKA Territory. Proceedings in Congress relative to the............................. 448
NEUTRALITY of the U. S. by prohibiting its citizens, within its limits, from
preparing any offensive means against a foreign nation. An act to pre-
serve the

296

NEW HAMPSHIRE, in 1787, appointing deputies to Convention to form the
Constitution. Act of.......

NEW HAMPSHIRE.

tions of

......... 186
Chronological statement of the Charters and Constitu-

NEW JERSEY, at the meeting at Annapolis, in 1786, having more enlarged
powers than the Commissioners from other States, was stated as the ground
for calling the Convention which formed the Constitution. The Commis-
sioners of.........

407

162

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NEW JERSEY, in 1786, appointing deputies to Convention to form the Constitu-
tion. Acts of.......

170

NEW JERSEY. Chronological statement of the Charters and Constitutions of 407
NEW JERSEY ratified the Articles of Confederation "in the firm reliance that
the" Western Territory would be ceded by the States in possession to the
U. S., &c............

414
NEW MEXICO TERRITORY. Proceedings in Congress relative to the........ 448
NEW YORK, July 21, 1782, on the critical state of the Confederation, and recom-
mending a Convention to form a Constitution. Resolutions of the General
Assembly of... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....

.........

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155

NEW YORK, in 1787, appointing deputies to the Convention to form the Consti-
tution. Act of.........
181
NEW YORK. Chronological statement of the Charters and Constitutions of... 40%
NEW YORK for the cession of its Western or vacant lands to the U. S., in order
to conciliate the Union under the Confederation. Act of................419-425
NEW YORK. Special approbation of Congress for this act of............ 421
NORTH CAROLINA, in 1787, appointing deputies to Convention to form the
Constitution. Act of.

.........

174

...........

NORTH CAROLINA. Chronological statement of the Charters and Constitu-
tions of...

408

NORTH CAROLINA ceded Western lands to the U. S., February 25, 1790....... 422
NORTH-WESTERN and Western Territory to the U. S. Proceedings which led

to the cession by the States of the
414
NORTH-WESTERN Territory ceded to the U. S. by Virginia, March 1, 1784..... 422
NORTH-WESTERN Territory. An ordinance for the Government of the....... 423

OATH of office, as President, administered to George Washington, by the Chan-
cellor of the State of New York, April 30, 1789

211

OATH of Johu Tyler, Vice President, to qualify him as President of the U. S... 331
OATHS to support the Constitution of the United States, and for performance of
official duty, to be taken by the following officers and persons, viz. :

1. The President of the U. S.

2. The President of the Senate

3. The Senators of the U. S.....

4. The Secretary of the Senate...

5. The Senators of the U. S. on trial of impeachment

6. The Speaker of the House of Representatives...

7. The members of the House of Representatives of the U. S.-

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22, 288
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