John Adams and Jefferson

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Apology for Cobbett 172
71
Matthew Lyon
80
Spanish Evasions and Intrigues
86
Envoys to France
94
Monroes Object in this Application
100
Hamiltons Correspondence with Monroe
113
William Cobbett Porcupines Gazette
120
CHAPTER XII
160
MKeans ChargeLaw of Libel
166
Cobbett Rush and the Yellow Fever
173
Mississippi TerritorySlavery therein
181
Foreign Intercourse Blounts Impeachment
187
Policy of Jefferson and the Opposition
193
Communication of the Dispatches
203
Presidents Replies to addresses Fast
209
Suspected Intrigues by Aliens
215
Suspension of Commercial Intercourse with France
217
Increase of the Army
223
American Newspapers
229
Rising Spirit of Support to the Administration
235
Failures
244
Maryland Election
250
Departure of Gerry Further Concessions by France
259
Return of Logan his Interview with Washington
265
Secret History of the Kentucky Resolutions
272
Secret History of this Speech
279
The Presidents Motives therefor
287
Activity of Jefferson
293
Narrowness of the Objections taken to the Sedition Law
301
Washingtons estimate of the Opposition
309
Friess Insurrection
312
Criminal Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts
318
Breach between the President and his Cabinet
324
Commission under Jays Treaty suspended
331
Answer to the Speech
337
His Letter to the President
343
Appropriations Loans and Taxes
345
Action on the Case of Nash or Robbins
351
Plans of the ultra Federalists
357
New York Election Governor Jay
363
Trials of Holt and Cooper
365
Wolcott Reconstruction of the Cabinet
372
Relations with the Barbary Powers Bainbridge
433
Census and Reapportionment of Representatives
438
Naturalization Act
444
Jeffersons View of the State of Public Affairs
450
Attacks upon Jeffersons religious Opinions
456
Safeguard against Fanaticism
462
Republican Dissensions Politics of New York
466
Other Proceedings of Congress
473
Instructions to Livingston and Monroe
479
Presidents Message
486
Delivery of New Orleans to the Americans
492
Cession by the Northwestern Indians
498
New England Mississippi Company
506
This Proceeding imitated from Pennsylvania
512
Politics of New York Burr
518
Sentiment at his Death his Funeral
526
Indignation against Burr his Flight
527
Jeffersons triumphant Reelection
533
Second Session of the Eighth Congress
539
Territory of Orleans
545
New York School Fund
551
CHAPTER XVIII
558
New Doctrines of the British Admiralty Courts
564
Debate thereon Bill passed
570
Madisons Correspondence with Liston Impressments
576
Views of the Federalists
582
Question as to the Boundaries of Louisiana 490
587
Pinckney joint Minister to England
588
His Projects and Movements
595
Great Excitement 407
598
Communications to Eaton
601
Wilkinsons Determination
607
Excitement in Kentucky
614
Adair Revulsion of Feeling
626
Provisions of the Act
639
Judicial Appointments
645
Appropriations for Indian Treaties
651
British Protest against the Berlin Decree
658
Probable Grounds of his Conduct
664
Subsequent Fortunes of Burr
673
Affair of the Chesapeake
679
Cannings Reply to the Proposition for remodeling
685

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