History of the United States of America, Volume 9 (of 9) : $b During the second administration of James MadisonAdams, Henry
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History of the United States of America, Volume 9 (of 9) : $b During the second administration of James Madison
Adams, Henry
United States -- History -- 1801-1809; United States -- History -- 1809-1817
Johnson, Richard Mentor, member of Congress from Kentucky, his
argument in favor of the embargo, iv. 266;
opposes war, 376;
favors manufactures, v. 197;
denounces the timidity of Congress, 203;
in the Twelfth Congress, vi. 122;
his war speech, 142;
on the dangers of a navy, 164;
on the treason of opposition, 212;
colonel of Kentucky rangers, vii. 129;
crosses into Canada, 132;
his energy, 137;
wins the battle of the Thames, 138, 139;
returns home, 142;
moves previous question on bank bill, viii. 253;
accepts Giles’s militia bill, 274;
in the Fourteenth Congress, ix. 107;
author of the compensation bill, 120, 121, 136;
moves for committee on the Compensation Act, 144.
Johnson, Justice William, of South Carolina, issues a mandamus to
compel the collector to clear certain ships, iv. 263.
Jones, Evan, iii. 300.
Jones, Jacob, captain U. S. navy, commands the “Wasp,” vi. 379;
his action with the “Frolic,” 380;
captured, 381;
takes command of the “Macedonian,” 383.
Jones, John Paul, vii. 6.
Jones, Walter, his letter to Jefferson on dissensions in Madison’s
Cabinet, v. 188.
Jones, William, offered the Navy Department in 1801, i. 220;
appointed Secretary of the Navy, vi. 428, 429;
acting Secretary of the Treasury, vii. 43;
recommends legislation to encourage privateering, 336;
his treasury report for 1813, 385;
hostile to Armstrong, 413;
sends Croghan’s expedition to Mackinaw, viii. 32, 33;
favors abandoning impressments as a _sine qua non_, 122;
goes to navy-yard on the morning of Aug. 24, 1814, 137;
expects British advance through Bladensburg, 138;
permits Barney to go to Bladensburg, 139;
orders the vessels at the navy-yard to be burned, 145;
accompanies the President into Virginia, 150;
causes batteries to be erected on the Potomac, 164;
retires from the Navy Department, ix. 63;
becomes president of the United States Bank, 131.
Judiciary Act of 1801, i. 274 _et seq._;
repeal of, moved, 278 _et seq._, 284 _et seq._;
repealed, 298.
Judiciary system, the, Jefferson’s recommendations concerning, i.
255;
attempt to make an elective, iv. 205.
“Junon,” 46-gun British frigate, attacked by gunboats, vii. 270.
Junot, marshal of France, ordered to enter Spain, iv. 117;
marches on Portugal, 119;
enters Lisbon, 120, 121;
capitulates at Cintra, 315.
Keane, John, British major-general, ordered on the New Orleans
expedition, viii. 312;
his caution in leading the advance, Dec. 23, 1814, 342;
after the night battle, 352;
commands assaulting column, Jan. 8, 1815, 372;
attacks and is severely wounded, 376.
Keenan, Thomas, member of Congress from North Carolina, iii. 356.
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