XV. Divorce of Bank and State--Mr. Benton's Speech 56 XVI. First Regular Session under Mr. Van Buren's Administration--His Message 65 XVII. Pennsylvania Bank of the United States--Its Use of the Defunct Notes of the expired Institution 67 XVIII. Florida Indian War--Its Origin and Conduct 70 XIX. Florida Indian War--Historical Speech of Mr. Benton 72 XX. Resumption of Specie Payments by the New York Banks 83 XXI. Resumption of Specie Payments--Historical Notices--Mr. Benton's Speech--Extracts 85 XXII. Mr. Clay's Resolution in Favor of Resuming Banks, and Mr. Benton's Remarks upon it 91 XXIII. Resumption by the Pennsylvania United States Bank; and others which followed her lead 94 XXIV. Proposed Annexation of Texas--Mr. Preston's Motion and Speech--Extracts 94 XXV. Debate between Mr. Clay and Mr. Calhoun, Personal and Political, and leading to Expositions and Vindications of Public Conduct which belong to History 97 XXVI. Debate between Mr. Clay and Mr. Calhoun--Mr. Clay's Speech--Extracts 101 XXVII. Debate between Mr. Clay and Mr. Calhoun--Mr. Calhoun's Speech--Extracts 103 XXVIII. Debate between Mr. Clay and Mr. Calhoun--Rejoinders by each 112 XXIX. Independent Treasury, or, Divorce of Bank and State--Passed in the Senate--Lost in the House of Representatives 124 XXX. Public Lands--Graduation of Price--Pre-emption System--Taxation when Sold 125 XXXI. Specie Basis for Banks--One-third of the Amount of Liabilities the Lowest Safe Proportion--Speech of Mr. Benton on the Recharter of the District Banks 128 XXXII. The North and the South--Comparative Prosperity--Southern Discontent--Its True Cause 130 XXXIII. Progress of the Slavery Agitation--Mr. Calhoun's Approval of the Missouri Compromise 134 XXXIV. Death of Commodore Rodgers, and Notice of his Life and Character 144 XXXV. Anti-duelling Act 148 XXXVI. Slavery Agitation in the House of Representatives, and Retiring of Southern Members from the Hall 150