_Characteristics._ General estimates, 1, 388, 389; unfriendly views of, 90, 297, 338; his own estimate, 381; ambition, 5, 10, 58, 127, 180, 328; business ability, 28, 60, 361, 362; cosmopolitanism, 7, 389; courage, 75, 76, 84; debt, aversion to, 21; diplomatic ability, 303, 324, 325, 330, 345; financial ability, 45, 179, 185, 215; friendliness, 24, 30, 300, 372; geography, love of, 16; history, love of, 3, 302; indolence, 43; leadership, 128, 133, 159, 167, 357; literary interest, 382; maturity, early, 31; partisanship, 140, 147, 167; personal appearance, 385, 386, 389; political shrewdness, 76, 95, 128, 357; social habits, 44, 348, 363, 367, 368; temper, evenness of, 65, 152, 154, 303, 324; thoroughness, 182, 381. _Political Opinions._ Alien Bill, 152, 158; appointments to office, 281, 282, 286, 359; army, 108, 123, 129, 180, 303; Bank of United States, 231, 252-256, 262, 266, 296; banking, 256, 268, 273, 277; cabinet, 188, 222, 245, 283; coinage, 140, 268; Congress, powers of, 109, 110, 112, 143, 144, 153, 161; constitution of Pennsylvania, 41, 42; debt, public, 45, 125, 126, 191, 203, 205, 208, 222, 269; democracy, 6, 8, 10, 33, 34, 42, 48, 55, 126, 389; education, 45, 291, 368-370; election of 1800, 164-166; embargo, 201, 206, 230, 291; England, diplomacy of, 304, 344; England, policy toward, 228, 292, 310, 327, 337, 343-347; ethnology, 373-381; excise, 53, 80; executive, 144-146, 359; Federalist party, 119, 129, 139, 140, 164, 179; financial measures of Hamilton, 184, 185; foreign correspondence bill, 155; foreign ministers, 142, 143, 145, 147; France, diplomacy of, 304, 344; France, policy toward, 134, 135, 148, 149, 157, 159, 167, 310, 332, 333, 338, 340; free trade, 240-243; French Revolution, 56, 76, 139, 328; gunboat scheme, 289; impeachment, 138; Indians, 108, 122, 320, 323, 373-381; internal improvements, 45, 224, 290; Jacksonian democracy, 359; Jay treaty, 119, 136; manifest destiny, 352; Mexican war, 352; military matters, 137, 289; money, relation to wealth, 260; navy, 123, 124, 130, 137, 186, 303; northeastern boundary, 347-349; northwest boundary, 343, 347, 351; panic of 1815, 262; paper money, 46, 207, 264, 267, 268; party management, 38, 41, 95, 128, 164, 359; peace, 149, 150, 167, 284; public lands, 46, 122, 238, 239; Republican party, 355, 359; revenue, internal, 221, 233, 234; revenue, sources of, 187, 223, 232; Sedition Act, 152, 158, 159; slavery, 47, 140; Spain, policy toward, 336, 337; suffrage, 42; surplus, use of, 206, 216; taxation, 123, 199, 200; Texas annexation, 351; territory, constitutional power to acquire, 285; Treasury, administration of, 64, 106-108, 125, 130, 154, 189, 205, 208, 217, 245-247; treaty of Ghent, 317, 318, 319, 323; treaty power, 114; United States, history of, 382, 383; war of 1812, 320;