Parliament, English authorities on privileges of, VI. 93 _et seq._ Quorum of, IX. 169-171. Powers of presiding officers of, XVI. 103-120, 125-127. Usage of, in impeachments, XVI. 149-155, 158-160. Authorities on its powers over its prisoners, XVI. 102-105. Judicial decisions denying applicability of its laws to colonial assemblies, XVI. 110-112. Number of members of, XX. 2. Cases in its history, illustrating rule for appointment of committees, XX. 49-53. Parties, and importance of a Free-Soil organization, II. 299. Object of, II. 304; IV. 6; VI. 308. Changes in, necessary, II. 304; IV. 6. Webster on, II. 304. Instances of changes in, in France, England, and United States, II. 305; IV. 7. Evils of, II. 306; XI. 438. Channing and Wayland on need of new, II. 312. Political, and our foreign-born population, V. 62. Strife of, during war, unpatriotic, IX. 198. Pascal, on glory, II. 177. On progress, II. 258. Patents, in slave and free States, VI. 157. Denial of, to colored inventors, VIII. 6. Patriotism, heathen, exaggerated, I. 68. Cicero on, I. 68. Andrew Fletcher on, I. 69, 326; XII. 64; XIII. 123. Natural, I. 70. Higher, defined, I. 71. Josiah Quincy on, I. 325. Paul, St., his epistle to Philemon not an argument for slavery, V. 21-23. Peabody, George, speech on resolution giving thanks of Congress to, XIV. 317. Peace, enjoyed by weak nations, I. 99. Illustrations of, produced by gentleness, I. 102-107. Victories of, I. 127. Cause of, II. 330; sneers at same, II. 331 _et seq._ Individual efforts for, II. 384-400; XVIII. 233-236. Blessings of universal, II. 417; XVIII. 249. Napoleon’s plans for, II. 419. Plea for, II. 420. Auguries of, II. 422. A victory of, XIV. 301. Inscription in Thibet declaring, XVIII. 250 _et seq._ Peace Congress, at Brussels, II. 402; resolutions of same, II. 403. At Paris, III. 117; resolutions of same, III. 118. Peace Society, American, address before, II. 323. Object of, II. 331, 338. Its aims not visionary, II. 333, 411. Right of self-defence and revolution not denied by, II. 337. Founded by W. Ladd, II. 400. Pen, the, better than the sword, V. 58. Penn, William, conduct of, to the Indians, I. 117. His labors for peace, II. 387.