Federalist party, its origin, 57;
prejudiced against Gallatin by his resolution demanding information from
Hamilton, 64, 65;
opposes his election to Congress, 95;
reconstructs cabinet, 97, 98;
its leaders in House, 98, 99;
attitude toward France and England, 100, 101;
charged with being bribed by England, 103;
in debate on appropriating power, 108, 109;
in debate on treaty power, 111-115;
defends Jay treaty, 118;
strengthened in fourth Congress, 128;
retains nominal majority in fifth Congress, 133;
in debate on French relations, 134-136;
in debate on checks on executive, 143-147;
strengthened by X Y Z affair, 149;
commits mistakes, 151, 152; its badge, 153;
controls sixth Congress, 158;
refuses to repeal Sedition Law, 159;
defeated in 1800, 163;
forced to choose between Burr and Jefferson, 164;
bargain with Jefferson, 164;
its possible plans for defeating any choice, 165;
and for nominating a president pro tempore, 165;
allows Jefferson's election, 166, 167;
its share in building country, 169;
breach in, 177;
enjoys Republican inconsistency, 237;
monopolizes offices, 280;
extinguished by battle of New Orleans, 358.
Few, William, connected by marriage with Gallatin, 59.
Finances, efforts of Gallatin to secure minute supervision of by
Congress, 64, 106, 107;
efforts to establish permanent appropriations, 107;
appropriations, power of Congress over, 108, 109;
their necessity to successful government, 170;
finances of the Revolution under Morris, 170-174;
under treasury board, 173, 174;
under Hamilton, 174-176;
under Wolcott, 176-178;
under Gallatin, 186-215;
sketch of, by Gallatin, 184;
"View of," by Gallatin, 185;
preliminary sketch on Gallatin's assuming office, 186;
estimate of sources of wealth, 187;
estimate for 1801, 190;
denial of a surplus, 190, 191;
plan for discharging debt, 191, 192;
its execution, 192, 194;
report for 1803 on reduction of debt, 195;
Louisiana purchase, 193, 195;
place of payment of principal and interest, 195, 196;
addition to sinking fund, 196;
report for first four years, 197;
estimates of revenue for Jefferson's second term, 198;
conversion of debt, 198;
full treasury in 1807, 198;
Gallatin's consideration of military value of surplus, 199;
on war revenue, 200, 201;
effect of embargo, 201;
sources of revenue, 204;
deficiency in 1809, 204;
report of 1811, 205;
demand of Gallatin for internal revenue, 206;
war estimates, 206-209;
including "treasury notes," 207, 210;
loan of 1812, 209;
estimates for 1812, 210;
report for 1812, 211;
success of loan, 210, 211;
report of loan of twenty-one millions, 212;
stock not taken by New England and Southern States, 213;
saved by Parish, Girard, and Astor, 213, 214;
review of Gallatin's influence, 215-216;
table of revenue and expenditure, 217;
revenue established by Hamilton, 217;
its character, 218;
and amount, 219;
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