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Macy Of New York ID Tue United
States senate In 1881: 10 the sietcrs
belong the spoiis.s Jackson was a
strict constfuctionlst and opposed to
national banks. It WAS during Jack.
sons administration that occurred the
famous SHebster Hayne debate In
which aayhe eontepd6d that The fed
eral government was D compact en-
tered into BY sovereign states. while
webster maintained that the ecnsti.
tuition was anlinstrpment ot the gov
eminent created by The sovereign peo-
pie otthe United States, which estab-
lished the national ideal This nation.
al ideal was supported by Jackson. for.
when South Carolina attempted to null.
lily Tie tarif by refusing to collect
duties al the port Of Charleston. Jack
son threatened the state With force.
Tie Mormon church was established
by Joseph Smith. The encyclopedia
index contains an interesting article
giving the history Of Mormonism
through It's various legal dIficulties
Iniss1 william Lloyd Garrison loom.
ed into prominence as anabolItionlst. Z
jackson had to deal with Indian
troubles in the Black Hawk war and
in the second Seminole war.
In 1895 Texas rebelled against Mexi.
co and established an independent re;
public.
In the compiler's sketch Of Andrew
Jackson due stress is laid upon the
fact. too often overlooked. that An.
drew Jackson had attained distinction
in civil as well as military life before
he was nominated for the presidency.
A metropolitan paper in reviewing
this work said: "We take leave Of this
Invaluable collection Of the messages
and papers of Andrew Jacksonville
first ever given to the world-with an
extract from his farewell address,
which, as few readers, We Imagine,
will dispute. deserves to be treasured
by the side of WashingtOn's farewell
address"
Van Buren, inherited the panic Of
1881, which had resulted from wild
speculation during Jackson's admins.
tratIOn and preclpltated BY Jackson's
Specie Circular. Right here, in pass
ing, we may call to the attention Of
readers the splendid article on panics
In the encyclopedia index volume, and
a catalogue of all the panlcs, with their
causes, is given from the first panic Of
1915
In 1887 the Independents Of Texas
wasrecognized by the United States.
1t was during the administration OF
Martin van Buren, that The smitlisc-
nian institution was founded at Wash.
ington. and the article under that title
in the encyclopedia index Is commend
cd IN our readers.
The campaign Of 1871, IA which WI.
liam Henry Harrison was elected TO
succeed Van Buren, was marked by
the novelty Of stump Speaking and
PROFESSIONS. The attempts to beIlttle
Harrison on account Of hlshImble orr.
gin we're taken up as catchwords. and
the "uard cider and los cabin" cam.
palgn became the political hurricane
of 1907
Harrlson's short term gave him little
opportunity to distinguish himself
His death was supposed to be due TO
the annoyance of Office seekers who
believed in the jackson spOlls system.
Tyler as vice president under Har-
risou succeeded to the presidency on
Harrison's death.
An important boundary dispute was
settled by a treaty known as the Ash.
burton treaty. negotiated by Lord Ash
burton of Great Britain and Daniel;
Webster
Tyer's administration saw the close
Of the Seminole war.
DORIS rebellion. which occurred IN
Rhode Island, forms an interesting
chapter in the history Of the growth Of
franchise. The vote had been giyento
landowners possessed Of certain'
amount Of property and their eldest
sons. Dorr. who led the rebellion in
favor of popular suffrage was declared
a traitor to Rhode island, arrested and
Imprisoned, but afterward honored
when his party succeeded. The story
is told in the encyclopedia index vol
ume and the presidential discussion
cited in chronological place
In 1912 John O. Fremont, the Path
finder" was sent by the government to
find the path across the Rocky noun.
talns, It is interesting to read his BIZ
ography and note his troubles. being
once court martialed. and his glories,