proposes compromise of slavery controversy, 331; defeated by Benton, 336; compared with Benton, 339. Crawford, William H.: adopts the "spoils system," 80. Crockett, David, 27, 33; berates Jackson, 113. Cumberland Road, Benton votes against bill for, 58. Davis, Jefferson: compared with Benedict Arnold, 163; a repudiator, 220; and Calhoun's resolution as to slavery in the territories, 325; protests against admission of California, 338. Drayton, family, loyalty of the family in South Carolina, 96. Florida, the treaty securing it to the United States, 41. Foote, Senator from Mississippi, opposition to his public land scheme by Benton and Webster, 77. Fremont, John C.: explores Rocky Mountains, 283; Benton will not vote for, 354; Benton's interest in his explorations, 363. Giddings, Joshua R., sound policy of, 294. Harrison, Wm. Henry: election not affected by slavery question, 235; death and character, 237. Hartford Convention, criticised by Benton, 31, 78; causes of, 49. Houston, Samuel, 34: wins victory of San Jacinto, 180; hates Van Buren, 188; description of, 327; votes to admit California, 338. Indian tribes, Benton on the removal of, 55; criticism on treatment of, 57, 172, 347; removal of Cherokees in 1836, 171. Jackson, Andrew: affray with Benton, 28; befriended by Benton at Washington, 32; in presidential election of 1824, 29, 60; incensed against Adams and Clay, 61; success in election of 1828, 59; character of his following, 71, 74, 75; his opponents, 72; his victory compared with Jefferson's, 73; compared with Wellington, 73; foster-father of the "spoils system," 79, 82; inferior character of his cabinet, 86; relations of his followers with those of Clay and Calhoun, 86; struggles with the Bank and the nullifiers, 88; expected to support nullification, 96; but does not, 97; repudiates Calhoun and adopts Van Buren, 97; at the Jefferson birthday banquet, 98; again defines his position, 99; signs new tariff bill, 99; reelected in 1832, 100; issues proclamation against nullification, 101; special message on nullification, 102; opinion on tariff, 102; threatens to hang Calhoun, 104; signs "Force Bill," also Clay's compromise bill, 108; behaves badly in case of Georgia, 112; attack on U. S. Bank, 114 _et seq._; reasons of his political success, 116; opposes re-charter of Bank in message of 1829, 117; vetoes bill for re-charter, 127; reelected, 130; removes the deposits, 130; protests against Clay's resolution of censure, 133; continued assaults on the Bank, 139; gives a dinner to the expungers, 141; signs bill for distributing Treasury surplus, 153; issues Treasury order concerning payments for public lands, 155;