rsary at Washington, 339;
representative government established under, 341;
remark of Fisher Ames on, 342;
basis of his character, 342;
policy as to foreign relations, 343;
domestic policy of, 344;
exhortation against party spirit, 345;
his regard for the Union, 345;
toast of Webster to memory of, 346;
his practice of addressing Congress in person, 374;
civil character of, 577;
foundation of Capitol laid by, 644, 652;
monument to, 652.
Washington City, its favorable situation, 651;
public dinner at, 339.
Washington, Treaty of, letter of Mr. Webster on the ratification of the,
666.
Webster, Daniel, remarks on African Slave Trade, 49;
resolution to appoint an agent to Greece, 57;
opinion of paper currency, 82;
explains his change of opinion on protection, 110;
President of Bunker Hill Monument Association, 125;
address on completion of Bunker Hill Monument, 136;
author of supposed speech against the Declaration, 167;
eloquence defined by, 167;
letter concerning the authorship of speech ascribed to John Adams, 177;
his portrayal of murder, 195;
reply to Hayne, 227;
views on disposition of public lands, 237, 238;
course pursued in Congress on internal improvements, 243;
course concerning tariff, 247;
sentiments on consolidation of the Union, 248;
apostrophe to the Union, 269;
reply to Calhoun in regard to State sovereignty, 273;
speech at public dinner in New York, 307;
defence of the Constitution, 317;
circumstances of his birth, 319;
respect of, for judicature of New York, 319;
toast to City of New York, 319;
presides at centennial anniversary of Washington, 339;
toast to Washington, 346;
sentiments on re-election of Jackson, 357;
prediction in regard to irredeemable paper currency, 365;
remark of J.Q. Adams on, 406;
reception in New York, 1837, 422;
opinions on slavery, 429;
views on hard money, 440;
devoted to service of United States, 457;
reply to Mr. Calhoun, 458;
denies Mr. Calhoun's charges, 458-60;
defence of his course in war, 459;
opposes Mr. Dallas's bill for a bank, 460;
course in war of 1812, 461;
early support to the navy, 461;
answers Mr. Calhoun's charges in regard to slavery, 462;
answer to Calhoun's charges on tariff, 463;
political differences with Mr. Calhoun, 468;
a hard-money man, 468;
the log cabin of his father, 477;
visit to Richmond, 478;
speech at his rec
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