CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

The Kendall Family. Birth of Amos.

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- Farm Life. - Family Government.
The Fiddle. - School Days. — Sally Wright. — Kidd's Treasures. — In-
vents a Pump. Spearing Pickerel. Cruelty to Animals. Maternal
Affection. "Lection Day."- Fox Hunting.

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Enters Academy. - First

Declamation. Second Declamation. - Teaches School.

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- Enters Dart-
Early Composi-
- Card-playing. Sacrifice of Homer. - Village

mouth College. - The Sleigh-Ride. The Stage upset.
tions. College Pranks.
Riots. - The Duel.

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CHAPTER II.

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College Life. Adventure. Divining Rods. Again teaches School.
Quarter-Day. Temperance Movement in College. College Riot. - Ine
Heber. Dancing. Journey to Vermont. Cold Friday. - Body Snatch-
Cattle in College Cellar. — Political Parties in College. — Death of
Professor Hubbard. Musical Reform

First Appointment on Senior Quarter-Day. - Zerah Colburn, the Boy Mathe-
matician. School Teaching in Weston.

- First Honors. - Philoi Euphra-
Review of College Life. Studies Law. — Music
War with Great Britain. - Northern Sentiment on the
War. National Fast. - Perpetual Motion. - Politics. - First Visit to the
Theatre. - Boston Churches. - First Vote.—Sickness. — Poetry.
Fight. Mr. Richardson.

Family Meeting at Deacon Kendall's. — Adieu. -Journey from Boston to
Washington in 1814. - - President's Levee. — Arrangements with Mr. Bled-
soe of Kentucky. — Journey from Washington to the Ohio River. — Pitts-
burg. Voyage in a Flat-Boat. Blannerhassett's Island. - Cincinnati.

On Foot to Lexington. - Cut Money. - Disappointment. Enters Family
of Mr. Clay. Observations. - Unruly Boys. — Kentucky Training. - Party
at Mrs. Clay's. Drafting. - Miseries of Human Life. -Air Castles. - How

CHAPTER V

Examination for Admission to the Bar in Frankfort. - Perplexed. - Better sac-

rifice One Hundred Thousand Men and preserve the Union. - Land Specu-

lation. Peace. - Illumination. - Murder Trial. - Resigns the Sceptre of

Pedagogue. A Mathematical Problem.. Sickness. Kindness of Mrs.

Clay. Professional Services. - Becomes Editor and Postmaster.-In Court.

"The Religious Intelligencer."-Trouble

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CHAPTER VI.

Land Claim.- Financial Troubles.

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Death of the "Minerva Press."- Collect-

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Swiss Settlements. - Politics..

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ing Tour."Fair Mary Ann." - Restless. - Birth of the Georgetown "Pa-

triot." Poetry. Colonel Johnson. - Lovedale. -Journey to Indiana. —

"Good-bye, Ann." Compensation of

Members of Congress. Contrast. Removes to Frankfort. The "Argus

of Western America." - Lively Times. - Dr. Anthony Hunn. - "The Com-

mentator" and Mann Butler. Plain Truth. - Free Suffrage.

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Humphrey

Marshall. Political Triumph. -John H. Farnham. - Personal Attacks. -

Editorial Rules of Conduct. - Knob Lick

Renewal of Charter of United States Bank. -Arguments in favor of United

States Bank. - Failure of the Bank to "regulate the Currency," etc. Bank

unconstitutional. - Taxing Branches of Bank in Ohio. - Review of Decision

of Supreme Court.- Constitution derives not its Authority from the People

in Mass.-The Government not one of a Popular Majority.. Enumerated

Powers. Laws " necessary" and "proper."- Powers of States and the

United States on some Subjects coequal. — Opinion of Alexander Hamilton.

— “Alarming Times." — "Change your Tone or change your Coat." - Banks

in general.Sketches on Education. — How a Republic may be well gov

erned. Primary Schools. - Relief Measures. - Establishment of a School

Fund. Value, and a Standard of Value. - Money. - Paper Currency.

Friend to Relief

Marriage. - Letter from Miss Mary B. Woolfolk. —Letters to Miss Woolfolk.

- Letters to his Wife. — Principles of the "Argus."— Habit is second Nature.

-Shadrach, his Life. - Schools. - Shadrach replies. - Schools, continued.

An English Traveller's Opinion. — Ohio and the Federal Court

tary of State and the Presidency. - Common Schools. - - Circular

Prospectus of Kendall and Merriwether. - Sunday Reflections on the Bible. —

Ominous. - Sunday Reflections on Religion. - Death of his Wife. — Obitu-

ary. Ability as a Writer.

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CHAPTER X.

Second Marriage. - Letters to his Wife. -Appointment as Fourth Auditor 269-295

CHAPTER XI.

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Review of Government during First Three Years of General Jackson's Term.-

History of his Connection with the Government. - Duff Green and the Pub-

lic Printing.Colonel Richard M. Johnson. - Anne Royal. — Transporta-

tion of Sunday Mails. Who elected General Jackson ?- Flight of Adams

and his Cabinet. Abuses in Office. - Franking Letters. - Private Journal.

- Circular

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CHAPTER XII.

Letter from Kentucky Friends. — To Caleb Atwater, in reply to a Threatening

Letter. Perpetual Motion. - Cylinder Steamboat. - Letters to his Wife.

-Appointment as Postmaster-General. Testimonial of Clerks in Fourth

Auditor's Office. - Opinion of the Public Press. - Narrative of his Connec

tion with the Post-Office Department. — Interview with General Jackson.

Major Barry.- Department in Debt. -Corruption. - Improvement of the

System.Duties of different Officers connected with the Department. —

Bidding for Contracts. "Straw Bids."-The Post-Office organized as an

Independent Department. - Post-Office Law of 1835.-Specific Appropria-

tions. Act of 1836.

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CHAPTER XIII.

Samuel L. Gouverneur, Postmaster at New York. - Stockton and Stokes.

Corruption. Responsibility of the Head of a Department to the Courts for

his Official Action. - Unjust Verdict. -- Committed to the Prison Limits.

Silas Wright. - Truth and Honesty vindicated. - Peter G. Washington.

Elisha Whittlesey. -- Major Eaton. - Free. - Testimonial of Clerks in Post-

Office Department. — Notice to Postmasters. — Bill for Money-Order Bureau

in 1838. Reply to an Invitation while in Prison Limits. --A Sentiment.

-Letter from William Smith. - Letter from Martin Van Buren. Post-

master-General's Report. - Letter to his Wife from the Hermitage. — Hon.

Horatio King. - Death of Mr. Kendall's Father

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Origin of the "Globe" Newspaper.- General Duff Green.-Isaac Hill. -- Close
Vote in the Senate. John C. Calhoun. - Francis P. Blair. "Globe" and
"Telegraph" Newspapers. - Thomas H. Benton. — Removal of Deposits. —
Martin Van Buren. William J. Duane. A Delicate Service.
William T. Barry. - Roger B. Taney. — Impor-
tant Mission. - Instructions. James Gordon Bennett. Breakfast Party

Cass.

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Levi Woodbury.

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of Three.—President's Reasons for removing Deposits.— Removal of Duane.
-The coming Storm. Henry Clay sounds the Tocsin. - Calhoun musters
his Forces. "Richmond Enquirer." Meeting of Congress. - President's
Message. Clay in the Senate and McDuffie in the House.. A Call on the
President declined. - Clay's Resolutions.- President's Policy denounced.
Niles's Register. Public Meetings. — “Executive Usurpation." - Remon-
strances, Memorials, and Petitions pour into Congress. — General Agitation.
-Daniel Webster. Theodore Frelinghuysen. - "A Moment of Spasm and
Agony." - Delegations to the President. The Old Hero roused. - Senate

Resolutions condemning the President. — A Protest from the President. —

House of Representatives sustain the Executive.

Additional Resolutions.

- Consequences

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Letter to Henry A. Wise. Thomas Ritchie. Babbling Politicians.”.

William J. Graves. Letter to his Wife. - Evils of Secession shown in a Po-

litical Address in 1832. - The Federal Union must be preserved. - Remov-

als from Office. - Retirement from Post-Office Department. - Letter of

Resignation. Reply of President Van Buren. · Resumes the Quill. -

"Kendall's Expositor." What is Democracy. - Kendall Green. - A

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Good Wife. A Short Sermon. - Death of President Harrison. - A Fable,

Uncle Sam and his Dogs. Another Sermon. The "Union Democrat."

— Tariff Taxation, a Dialogue. — Party Names. — Tariff Taxation. — Third

Dialogue. Crawford's Statue of Washington

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Our own Affairs. Tariff Taxation. Cost of Collection. - Who pays the

Tax, etc. Weight on Producing Classes. - No Remedy. A Blow at

Trade. - Effect on Foreign Producer. - Reaction of Tariff Taxation. - Why

preferred. — Protective Tariff. - Partnership. - How it operates. Sugar,

Illustration. - Salt. For Protection, for Revenue. Arguments answered.

- Cheapens Manufactures. - Custom-House Frauds. Smuggling. Pro-

hibitory Tariff. - National Independence. — A Retaliatory Tariff.

Tariffs are like. Deceptions of the System. Free Trade.

Exposition. Home Market. —Not a Sectional Question.

New Things. Life of Jackson. Mr. Wise. Comets. Partnership in

Agency Business. - End of the Comet. - Government. - Same, continued.

- Awful Visitation; Explosion on the Princeton. - Captain Stockton.

The Sub-Treasury; what is it? - Ourself. - Not a Sermon. Private Char-

- Close of Editorial Labors

Connection with the Electric Telegraph. - Letters to his Wife. -

Son William. Death of his Wife's Mother and Brother by Fire.

to his Wife. Reasons why Men should not live always. - Letters. Death

of his Daughter Adela. - Letter to a Defaulter. Letters to his Wife.

General McCalla. Birthday. Letter to Professor Morse.

William Stickney. - Letter to Rev. G. W. Samson, on Predestination

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Letter to

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The Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. - Letter on the Times in
1856. Letter to James Buchanan. Letter to A. P. Hayne, on General
Jackson. Lecture before Young Men's Christian Association: Subject,
Christianity. Letter to James L. Orr. "Threats will never bring Peace."
-Letter to the "Constitution."-Extracts from Papers. -Articles on Seces-

sion. Letter to J. D. Caton. - "No War.".

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Letters to Samuel Medary,

Simon Cameron, W. H. Seward, William Stickney. — Death of his Son

John. Letter to a Friend

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CHAPTER XX.

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Lecture before Young Men's Christian Association, on General Jackson. -- Let-

ters to W. H. Seward, Alfred T. Goodman, Henry S. Randall, J. J. Critten-

den, W. D. Wallach, Editor of "Evening Star." - Letters to Hon. J. D.

Caton. Responsibilities of Postmasters. - Clerical Rebuke. - Letter on

Public Affairs. - Death of his Second Wife. — Religious Experience. — A

True Practical Christian.- Religious Convictions. Letter to Rev. T. R.

Howlett. His Baptism. - Baptism of his Grandson. — Immersion not

Baptism. "Marrying the Church." The Lord's Prayer. Dedication

of the Church.-Sunday-School Work.-Collections in Churches. Condi-

tions of his Deed of Gift. — Trip to Europe. — Letter from Paris to Rev. T.

R. Howlett. Visits Africa and Asia. Welcome Home. - Destruction of

the Church. - Moves to the City. - "Little Children.”. Failing Health.

- Donation to Columbian College. — General Jackson. - Man's Nature. —

Rededication of the Church. - Trip North. — Returns in Feeble Condition.

-Continues to fail. - Messages to the Church. - Endowment of Two Mis-

sion Sunday-Schools. - Death. Funeral. Letter from Professor Morse.

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