History of the United States of America, Volume 4 (of 9) : $b During the second administration of Thomas JeffersonAdams, Henry
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History of the United States of America, Volume 4 (of 9) : $b During the second administration of Thomas Jefferson
Adams, Henry
United States -- History -- 1801-1809; United States -- History -- 1809-1817
Gallatin, Albert, Secretary of the Treasury, remonstrates with
Jefferson against his allusions to New England in his second
Inaugural, i. 6;
his policy of internal improvements, 18;
ii. 364;
his view of Monroe’s negotiation with Spain, i. 65;
opposes the idea of war, 67;
opposes the offer of five millions for Florida, 78;
criticises the draft of Annual Message, November, 1805, 114;
success of his financial management, 210;
his policy of discharging public debt, 345;
his hostility to slavery, 362;
prepares for war, ii. 32 _et seq._;
his success with the treasury, 148;
modifies Jefferson’s Annual Message of 1807, 150;
his report Nov. 5, 1807, 156;
abandons his dogma with regard to a debt, 157;
opposed to Jefferson’s gunboat policy, 158;
wishes the embargo should be limited as to time, 170;
talks freely with Rose, 197;
asserts that war is inevitable unless the Orders in Council are
repealed, 198;
enforces the embargo, 253;
requires arbitrary powers to enforce the embargo, 261;
thinks the election of Madison doubtful, 284;
urges Jefferson to decide between embargo and war, 355;
his Annual Report of 1808, 365-367;
favors war, 368;
his plan, 369, 432;
writes “Campbell’s Report,” 370, 371;
his attitude as represented by Erskine, 385;
suggests settlement to Erskine, 387, 388;
Erskine’s report of his conversation, 390;
disavows Erskine’s report, 391;
his legislation to enforce the embargo, 398;
presses his measures, 420;
defeats bill for employing navy, 425, 426;
his analysis of the navy coalition, 428;
intended by Madison for Secretary of State, 429;
opposed by Giles, 429, 430;
his efforts to maintain discipline, 440;
explains the Non-intercourse Act to Erskine, 445.
Gambier, Lord, in command of the Copenhagen expedition, ii. 63;
bombards Copenhagen, 65.
Gardenier, Barent, ii. 147;
attacks the Supplementary Embargo Bill, 201;
his views on Campbell’s Report, 375, 447.
George III., Eldon’s anecdote of, ii. 65.
Gerry, Elbridge, presides over a “Chesapeake” meeting in Boston, ii.
29.
Giles, William B., senator from Virginia, i. 126;
introduces a bill to suspend habeas corpus, 338, 340;
ready for war, ii. 198;
described by Joseph Story, 205;
his bill defining treason, 206;
his bill conferring power to enforce the embargo by the most
stringent measures, 398;
a member of the senatorial cabal hostile to Madison and Gallatin,
428-430.
Gilman, Nicholas, senator from New Hampshire, i. 139.
Gloucester town-meeting appoints a committee of public safety, ii.
414.
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