COURTS of the U. S. An act to provide further remedial justice in the.
[This act empowers the U. S. judges to grant the writ of habeas corpus,
and to discharge foreigners confined in the prison of a State, in certain
cases.]
COURTS of the U. S. and of the several States. Little & Brown's edition of
the Laws of the U. S. declared to be evidence in all the tribunals, offices,
and

...... 301

302, 303

COURT of the U. S. from 1789 to 1851. Description of books of Reports of
decisions of the Supreme......

......

466

Xiv

CRANCH, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of the U. S. for the District of
Columbia. Letter of approbation from William.................
CRIMES against the U. S., providing for the protection of foreign Ambassa-
dors and their domestics. An act for the punishment of certain.......... 289
CRIMES against the U. S., &c., for preserving their neutrality. An act in
addition to an act for the punishment of certain

296

DALLAS, Vice President of the U. S., and President of the Senate. Dedica-
tion to, and letter of approbation from George M.
DALLAS, as Vice President of the U. S. Election of George M. ........... 330
DALLAS, Vice President, in the Senate of the U. S. Attendance of George M. 332
DALLAS, as Senator of the U. S. Term of service of George M.
DAVIS, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the U. S. Letter of ap-
probation from John W.

ix

358

xi

DEATH of George Washington. Proceedings of the Government and fune-

ral oration of Henry Lee on the
DEBATES in the two Houses of Congress from 1789 to 1851.

.....240-247
Description of

the books, newspapers, &c., containing the........
DECLARATION of Independence, from June 8 to July 4, 1776. Proceedings
in Congress of the United Colonies respecting the
DECLARATION of Independence, by the Representatives of the U. S. in
Congress assembled, July 4, 1776

459

193

DECLARATION of Independence. Resolution of Congress for promulgat-
ing the

........

195

........ 200

DECLARATION by the Congress, June 17, 1775, that, for the maintenance
and preservation of American liberty, they would maintain, assist, and
adhere to, George Washington, as commander-in-chief, with their lives
and fortunes....

......... 203

DELAWARE, in 1787, appointing deputies to Convention to form the Consti-
tution. Act of...

177

DELAWARE. Chronological statement of the charters and constitutions of 408
DELAWARE, declaring the common right of all the States to the western
territory, &c. Resolutions of the State of........
..... 415
DEPUTIES to the Convention who signed the Constitution. Names of...... 23
DEPUTIES to Convention to form the Constitution. Acts of the States for
appointment of.........

DIGESTS of the Laws of the U. S. Description of the books of.....

167

465

......

............

DISTRICT of Columbia, established the permanent seat of the Government
of the U. S.
DISTRICTS for election of Representatives in Congress. Provision for di-
viding the States into.....
DOCUMENTS, Journals, and other sources of historical, political, statisti-
cal, and other information regarding the legislative, executive, and judi-
cial action of the Government, in the public offices at the Seat of Govern-
ment. Description of..........
DOCUMENTS ordered to be printed by the Senate and House of Represent-
atives of the U. S. from 1789 to 1851. Remarks descriptive of the re-
gular

449

301

451

457-459

....

291

293

302

28

ELECTIONS under and by virtue of the Constitution, (analytical index).......61, 62
ELECTION of a President and Vice President of the U. S., &c., approved
March 1, 1792. An act relative to the .......
ELECTION of Electors of a President and Vice President, in case of vacan-
cies in those offices by casualty, &c. Provision for the..............
ELECTIONS for Electors of President and Vice President in all the States.
An act to establish a uniform time for holding..
ELECTORAL votes for President and Vice President of the U. S. Provi-
sions of the Constitution regarding the.......
ELECTORAL votes for President and Vice President of the U. S. Regula-
tions, by law, for the giving, making lists of, transmitting to the Seat of
Government, opening, and counting the
ELECTORAL votes. Compensation to, and penalties of, persons appointed
to deliver the......
ELECTORAL votes. Compensation of persons appointed to deliver the.... 300
ELECTORAL votes for President and Vice President of the U. S., viz. :
First term, George Washington and John Adams, commencing March 4,
1789.....
...... 315

.......... 291

...

292

316

Second term, George Washington and John Adams, commencing March 4,
1793.......

Third term, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, commencing March 4, 1797 317
Fourth term, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, elected by the House of
Representatives, commencing March 4, 1801. ... ... ... ... ... ....

........

318
Fifth term, Thomas Jefferson and George Clinton, commencing March 4, 1805 319
Sixth term, James Madison and George Clinton, commencing March 4, 1809 320
Seventh term, James Madison and Elbridge Gerry, commencing March 4,
1813

Eighth term, James Monroe and Daniel D. Tompkins, commencing March 4,
1817.....

322

Ninth term, James Monroe and Daniel D. Tompkins, commencing March 4,
1821...

323

Tenth term, John Quincy Adams and John C. Calhoun, commencing March

4, 1825

325

ELECTORAL votes for President and Vice President of the U. S.-continued
Eleventh term, Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun, commencing March
4, 1829

326

Twelfth term, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, commencing March
4, 1833......

327

Thirteenth term, Martin Van Buren and R. M. Johnson, commencing March
4, 1837..

.....

Fourteenth term, Wm. H. Harrison and John Tyler, commencing March
4, 1841......

.........

328

..329-331

Fifteenth term, James K. Polk and George M. Dallas, commencing March 4,
1845........

...... 332

.....

33

13

Sixteenth term, Zachary Taylor and M. Fillmore, commencing March 4, 1849 333
ELECTORS of President and Vice President, equal to the number of Senators
and Representatives in Congress from each State. Each State shall appoint
a number of.........
ELECTORS shall be equal to the number of Senators and Representatives to
which the States may be entitled at the time when the President and Vice
President should come into office. The........
ELECTORS of President and Vice President of the U. S. Enactments of the law
for the government of the

291

291

ELECTORS of the President and Vice President in all the States. An act to es-
tablish a uniform time for holding elections of .........................

302

ELECTORS.

........

Each State may, by law, provide for filling vacancies in the
college of.......
EVIDENCE in all tribunals and offices of the United States, and of the individual
States. Little & Brown's edition of the Laws of the U. S. declared to be
competent..
EXECUTIVE officers of the Government, from 1789 to 1851. Names, States,
service, &c., of all the high....

302

...302, 303

395

EXTRADITION Treaties. Act giving effect to.........

303

FAREWELL Address of George Washington, President of the U. S., September
17, 1796

215

242

"FIRST in War, First in Peace, and First in the hearts of his Countrymen," as
applicable to George Washington. Origin of the words......
FLORIDA. Chronological statement of the formation of the Government of 436
FOREIGN Ambassadors and their Domestics. An act for the protection of....... 289
FOREIGN Powers. An act to preserve the neutrality of the U. S., with........ 296
FOREIGN Nation with whom the U. S. are at peace. An act to prevent any
armament by land or water being fitted out in the U. S. against any........ 296
FOREIGN State confined in any state prison in certain cases. The Judges of the
U. S. Courts empowered to grant the writ of Habeas Corpus, and to discharge
the citizens of any..

FUNERAL Procession and Oration of Henry Lee, in honor of Gen. George Wash-

301

ington...

...245-247

......

422
321

GEORGIA, in 1787, appointing deputies to Convention to form the Constitu-
179
tion. Act of........
GEORGIA. Chronological statement of the Charters and Constitutions of... 408
GEORGIA ceded western lands to the U. S. April 24, 1802 .................
GERRY, Vice President of the U. S. Election of Elbridge..................
GERRY, Vice President, in the Senate of the U. S. Attendance of Elbridge 340
GIBSON, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Letter of ap-
probation from John B......

xiii

...... 190

191

GOVERNMENT of the Confederation to provide for its support, defence, &c.
Reports of committees and Resolutions of Congress exhibiting the ineffi-
ciency of the....
··131–139, 140–142-146-150, 151
GOVERNMENT under the Constitution of the U. S. Resolutions of Con-
gress of the Confederation of September 13, 1788, providing for the com-
mencement of the....
GOVERNMENT under the Constitution. Brief statement of the manner of
commencing proceedings of the........
GOVERNMENT. George Washington's opinions of the principles and po-
licy of our...............
211-215
GOVERNMENT. John Adams'..........do.........do............... 270
GOVERNMENT. Thomas Jefferson's... do.........do........... xxxi. 275-279
GOVERNMENT. James Madison's......do.........do..
Xxxii. 283
GOVERNMENT and providing the means of executing the Constitution, &c.
General Laws relating to the continued organization of the.......
GOVERNMENTS of the several States and territories. Chronological state-
ment of the Charters and formation of the......
GOVERNMENT of the territory of the U. S. north-west of the river Ohio.
An ordinance for the....
GOVERNMENT of the U. S. in possession of the public offices. Description
of the sources of information regarding the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial action of the

.............

.....

287

405-449

........

423

451

301

HABEAS Corpus in all cases of foreigners confined in the U. S., &c. The
judges of the U. S. Courts authorized to grant writs of........
HARRISON, as President of the U. S Election of William Henry ..... 329-331
HISTORICAL and other information in the public offices at the seat of Go-
vernment. Description of the sources of..............
HOUDON'S statue of Washington at Richmond, Virginia. Remarks and cor-
respondence relative to

....

451

205-204

HOUSE of Representatives of the U. S. Oaths of office to be taken by the
Members and Clerk of the......
22, 288-281

HOUSE of Representatives, from 1789 to 1851. Names of Speakers of the 386-387
HOUSE of Representatives of the U. S., from 1789 to 1851. Names, service,
&c., of the Clerks of the

388

HOUSE of Representatives of the U. S. Description of the Journals of the 452-456
HOUSE of Representatives of the U. S., from 1789 to 1851. Remarks descrip-
tive of the documents printed by order of the

...

457, 458, 459

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...........

211
.......... 270

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

..... 193

..............

195

200

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.)

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............................
JEFFERSON'S declaration of the principles of our Government. Thomas

327

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