condemns treaty establishing Southwestern boundary, 175; position concerning annexation of Texas, 180-183; hostility to separatist doctrines, 188; blames bankers and politicians for financial crisis of 1837, 190, 194; his forebodings of this trouble, 191-193; demeanor in the crisis, 197; supports issue of Treasury notes, 198; opposes payment of further installment of surplus, 199; supports scheme for independent Treasury, 200, 207; action concerning resumption by bonds, 203; a supporter of the administration in these times, 263; his knowledge, 204; hostile to paper currency, 206; defends administration in matters of Seminole war, 212; theory for conducting this war, 215; advocates; homestead law, 217; opposes assumption of State debts by national government, 220; explains greater rapidity of progress at North than at South, 222; on the tariff of 1833, 224-230; defends Jackson and Van Buren against charges of squandering public moneys, 230; in the Harrison campaign, 233; holds the Democrats for the Union, 234; feeling concerning slavery about Van Buren's time, 235; leads the Democrats in struggle between President Tyler and Clay, 240-244; exalts the "Democratic idea," 241; comments on Tyler's first message to Congress, 245; opposes sub-Treasury bill, 246; also the bank, distribution and bankruptcy bills, 246-249; opposes the hour limit for speeches in the Senate, 250-252; speech concerning the district banks and the currency, 253; opposes effort to establish a national bank during Tyler's administration, 255-258; opposes new form of Treasury notes, 258; opposes subsidizing steamship lines, 258; also the abuse of the pension system, 258; always an advocate of extending the national boundaries, 263, 267; opposes the Ashburton treaty, 269, 273-279; remarks concerning the Caroline imbroglio, 270; opposes making an efficient navy, 272; references to slavery in speeches on the Ashburton treaty, 274, 280; on the Oregon question, 281-289; position concerning annexation of Texas in time of Polk, 299-317; opposes the South, 301; opposes Calhoun's treaty, 306-310; hoodwinked by the annexationists, 313; attacks Calhoun and opposes the Mexican war, 315; offered the command of the army, 318; awakes to importance of slavery question, 318; his later position concerning it, 320, 333-336; contests with pro-slavery Senators, 322, 323; opposes Calhoun as to power of Congress over slavery in territories, 323-327; and as to admission of Oregon, 328; criticises Polk's administration, 328; visits New York in presidential campaign in 1848, 329; defends Taylor's message, 331; opposes Clay's compromise, 332, 333-336; more antagonism towards Calhoun, 333; position on the Wilmot Proviso, 336;