Art, importance of expression in, I. 278. Battles not subjects for, I. 281. In the National Capitol, XIV. 164. American, XIV. 175-178. See _Engraving_. Ashley, James M., and Reconstruction, XII. 7. Assailants, reply to, IV. 172. Atchison, David R., V. 160. Speech of, quoted, V. 173. Atheists, declared, not allowed to take oath, VIII. 220 _et seq._ Auburn System of prison discipline explained, I. 171; II. 117. Propagates vice, I. 173. Supported by Boston Prison-Discipline Society, I. 178, II. 125. Compared to Pennsylvania system, II. 144-146. Augustine, St., protests against war-preparations in time of peace, I. 107. On unjust laws, III. 362; XI. 207. Austria, army of, before 1845, I. 75. Navy of, before 1840, I. 76. Relative expenditure of, for war-preparations, I. 78. Numbers of its Parliaments, XX. 2. Authors, in slave and free States, VII. 284. B. Babcock, Orville E., his management of negotiation for annexion of San Domingo, XVIII. 267-270; XIX. 37, 54-57; XX. 145 _et seq._ His assumption of title of aide-de-camp to the President, XVIII. 268 _et seq._; XX. 145. Supported by U. S. ships, XIX. 53 _et seq._; XX. 145, 146. Bacon, Lord, his definition of war, I. 14. On philanthropy, I. 286; V. 34. Ideas of, on progress, II. 265. On settlement of Virginia, XI. 456. His definition of equity, XVIII. 36. Bacon, Roger, legend of, I. 212. Baez, Buenaventura, XVIII. 267; XX. 144. His associates, XVIII. 267; XIX. 37; XX. 144. Sustained by U. S. ships of war, XVIII. 271, 303; XIX. 27 _et seq._ His career, XIX. 31-36. Testimony to his support by U. S. navy, XIX. 42-45, 56-64. Bailey, Goldsmith F., Representative from Massachusetts, speech on death of, VIII. 366. Baker, Edward D., Senator from Oregon, speech on death of, with call for emancipation, VII. 370-376. Ballot, importance of the, V. 171; XIV. 325. Baltimore, attack on the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment at, April 19, 1861, VII. 227. Banks. See _Free Banking_, _National Banks_, and _State Banks_. Banks, Nathaniel P., letter on commemoration of his election as Speaker of the House of Representatives, V. 97.