CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

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The Kendall Family. - Birth of Amos. - 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." -

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Declamation. Second Declamation. Teaches School. - Enters Dart-

mouth College. - The Sleigh-Ride. — The Stage upset. - Early Composi-

Card-playing. Sacrifice of Homer. - Village

tions. College Pranks.

Riots. The Duel.

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CHAPTER II.

Heber.- Dancing. Journey to Vermont.

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College Riot. - Ine

- Cold Friday. — Body Snatch-

ers. - Cattle in College Cellar. Political Parties in College.

Professor Hubbard. - Musical Reform

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CHAPTER III.

First Appointment on Senior Quarter-Day. - Zerah Colburn, the Boy Mathe-

matician. - School Teaching in Weston. First Honors.

dias. Commencement. - Review of College Life. Studies Law. - Music

Reform Societies. 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. - Sham-

Fight. Mr. Richardson. - In Love

soe of Kentucky. - Journey from Washington to the Ohio River. — Pitts-

burg. Voyage in a Flat-Boat.

of Mr. Clay. — Observations. — Unruly Boys. - Kentucky Training. - Party

at Mrs. Clay's. - Drafting. Miseries of Human Life.-Air Castles. - How

to be Popular. Victory. Evening Party.

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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-

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

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

Swiss Settlements. Politics. -"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 Maun Butler. - Plain Truth. - Free Suffrage. - 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

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 . 237-257

Prospectus of Kendall and Merriwether.

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

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ary. Ability as a Writer.

CHAPTER X.

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

CHAPTER XI.

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Duff Green and the Pub-

Anne Royal. - Transporta-

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

History of his Connection with the Government.

lic Printing.-Colonel Richard M. Johnson..

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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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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CHAPTER XIV.

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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. Lewis
Cass. Levi Woodbury. William T. Barry. - Roger B. Taney. — Impor
tant Mission. Instructions. James Gordon Bennett. - Breakfast Party
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. —

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Niles's Register. Public Meetings. "Executive Usurpation."- Remon-

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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. ·

Additional Resolutions. House of Representatives sustain the Executive.

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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

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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CHAPTER XVI.

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- Effect on Foreign Producer.

Our own Affairs. Tariff Taxation. - Cost of Collection.

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

Trade.

Reaction of Tariff Taxation. Why

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

Illustration. - Salt. For Protection, for Revenue.

Cheapens Manufactures. - Custom-House Frauds.

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

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

Exposition. Home Market. - Not a Sectional Question.

- Arguments answered.

Smuggling. Pro-

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New Things. Life of Jackson. Mr. Wise. - Comets.

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-

acter. - Close of Editorial Labors

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

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

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. Letter to

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

The Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. · Letter on the Times in

1856. Letter to James Buchanan.

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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-

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sion. Letter to J. D. Caton. "No War." - Letters to Samuel Medary,

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

John. - Letter to a Friend

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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.

- Conclusion

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