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Thirty Years' View (Vol. 1 of 2): or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, from 1820 to 1850 — John Shaqi

Thirty Years' View (Vol. 1 of 2): or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, from 1820 to 1850Benton, Thomas Hart

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Thirty Years' View (Vol. 1 of 2): or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, from 1820 to 1850

Name: Thirty Years' View (Vol. 1 of 2): or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, from 1820 to 1850
Author: Benton, Thomas Hart

Benton, Thomas Hart

United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861

CXXXVIII. Admission of the States of Arkansas and
              Michigan into the Union                        627

  CXXXIX. Attempted Inquiry into the Military
            Academy                                          638

  CXL. Military Academy--Speech of Mr. Pierce                641

  CXLI. Expunging Resolution--Peroration of
          Senator Benton's Second Speech                     645

  CXLII. Distribution of the Land Revenue                    649

  CXLIII. Recharter of the District Banks--Speech
            of Mr. Benton--The Parts of Local and
            Temporary Interest Omitted                       658

  CXLIV. Independence of Texas                               665

  CXLV. Texas Independence--Mr. Benton's
          Speech                                             670

  CXLVI. The Specie Circular                                 676

  CXLVII. Death of Mr. Madison, Fourth President
            of the United States                             678

  CXLVIII. Death of Mr. Monroe, Fifth President of
             the United States                               679

  CXLIX. Death of Chief Justice Marshall                     681

  CL. Death of Col. Burr, Third Vice-President
        of the United States                                 681

  CLI. Death of William B. Giles, of Virginia                682

  CLII. Presidential Election of 1836                        683

  CLIII. Last Annual Message of President Jackson            684

  CLIV. Final Removal of the Indians                         690

  CLV. Recision of the Treasury Circular                     694

  CLVI. Distribution of Lands and Money--Various
          Propositions                                       707

  CLVII. Military Academy--Its Riding House                  712

  CLVIII. Salt Tax--Mr. Benton's Fourth Speech               714

  CLIX. Expunging Resolution--Preparation for
          Decision                                           717

  CLX. Expunging Resolution--Mr. Benton's
         Third Speech                                        719

  CLXI. Expunging Resolution--Mr. Clay, Mr.
          Calhoun, Mr. Webster--Last Scene--Resolution
          Passed and Executed                                727

  CLXII. The Supreme Court--Judges and Officers              731

  CLXIII. Farewell Address of President Jackson--Extract     732

  CLXIV. Conclusion of General Jackson's Administration      733

  CLXV. Retiring and Death of General Jackson--
          Administration of Martin Van Buren                 735




PRELIMINARY VIEW.

FROM 1815 TO 1820


The war with Great Britain commenced in 1812 and ended in 1815. It
was a short war, but a necessary and important one, and introduced
several changes, and made some new points of departure in American
policy, which are necessary to be understood in order to understand
the subsequent working of the government, and the VIEW of that
working which is proposed to be given.

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