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character of Bank fight,367;expunging of censure,368-71,441-43,461-71;and Post-Office reorganization,372;attempt to assassinate, conspiracy charge, Poindexter,376-79,382;relations with Poindexter,380,381;and extinguishment of debt,385;French Spoliation Claims treaty,386;and failure to pay claims,386,391,392;and foreign affairs advisers,389;and Oregon,390;annual message on failure to pay French claims,392,393;and French protest on message,398;Adams’s tributes,400,417;and Fortifications Bill,404;and Cora Livingston,406;and Mme. Pageot,407;and French demand for apology,408;special message on French crisis,409-11;and British mediation,420;and French backdown,421;results of foreign policy,421;and Van Buren as successor,423;White’s drift from,424;and White’s candidacy,426;and Abolitionists,435,445;and memorial to Marshall,440;White’s attack on campaign activity,448,453;campaigning in Tennessee,453;illness,457;and Whitney,458;dinner to celebrate expunging,471;triumphs,471;and future dangers, Farewell Address,472,473;farewell reception,473;appearance,473;health,474;social attitude,474;life at White House,475-77;work routine,477;and society of women,478;at Van Buren’s inauguration, acclaimed,479;last day at Washington,479;final conference, advice, hatred of Clay and Calhoun,480;departure,480.See alsoElection (1828, 1832).Jackson, Mrs. Andrew, campaign attacks on,32,83.Jackson, Sarah Y., and Jackson,476.James, G. P. R., on Tyler,80.Jefferson, Thomas, and Crawford,109;on Livingston Code,135.Jefferson’s Birthday, dinner (1830);Nullifiers’ purpose, Jackson’s Union toast,100-03.Johnson, R. M., on Cabinet crisis over Mrs. Eaton,123;and Kendall,146;and overtures to Adams,189;vice-presidential nomination,431.Johnson, W. C., Barry incident,373.Johnston, J. S., and Nullification,279.Kane, E. K., and Bank,211n.Kemble, Fanny, in Washington,16;Story’s verses,17n.Kendall, Amos, pre-inaugural conferences,39;on Barry,62;and spoils system,68,73;Senate and appointment,84;and Van Buren and Calhoun,85;and rejection of Hill,87;career and character, as editor,144-48,374;and Clay,145,146,148;in campaign of 1828,148;as office-seeker,148;rôle in Kitchen Cabinet,149-51;and coming of Blair,161;value of services,169;political use of rejection of Van Buren,182;and tariff issue,188;and Clay’s land policy,200;hostility to Bank,203,204,218;and Bank veto,219,221;campaign review of Administration,228-30;campaign methods,242,243;and removal of deposits,291-93;and recess removal,294;and Duane’s attitude,294,295;sounding of State banks,296,297,302;and Cabinet paper on deposits,305;on Duane,308n.;and Jackson’s Protest,339;wisdom in Bank controversy,366;Postmaster-General, reforms,374-76;and exclusion of Abolitionist mail,435;and Whitney affair,461.See alsoKitchen Cabinet.Kent, James, and suffrage,54;on Livingston Code,135;in campaign of 1832,236.Kentucky, Eaton and campaign of 1828,58;“Courts” contest,163.Key, F. S., and Mrs. Forsyth,25;and Berrien,129;on disruption of Cabinet,130.Kinchy, ——, and ice cream,26.King, J. P., patronage inquiry,383,384.King, W. R. and land report,198;and Force Bill.272;and expunging censure,369,370;Poindexter investigation,382;and Fortifications Bill,403;on politics in Abolitionist affairs,445,446.Kitchen Cabinet, importance,144,169;character and rôle of members: Kendall,144-51;Lewis,151-55;Hill,155-58;Blair,161-69;and establishment of organ,160,161;campaign methods,227;in campaign of 1832,242-45;and removal of deposits,293;and deposits excitement,330,350;and expunging censure,369;Forsyth’s attitude,389;and French crisis,422;and Whitney,458.See alsomembers by name.Krudener, Baron de, and Mrs. Eaton,122.Lafayette, Marquis de, and Spoliation Claims,391.Latrobe, B. H., Van Ness house,8;Senate Chamber,9.Lawrence, C. W., mayoral election,355.Leavenworth, Henry, on Isaac Hill,86.Lee, Henry, rejection by Senate, character,82.Lee, R. E., marriage,8.Leigh, B. W., Virginia commissioner to Nullifiers,284;as leader of Opposition,285;Bank leader,319;political character,321;and Webster’s recharter measure,334;on Jackson’s Protest,340,341;protested reëlection to Senate,363,364;and French crisis,397n.;and Fortifications Bill,412;and instructions to expunge censure,441,442;and Abolitionist petitions,444n.;and Abolitionist mail,445.Letcher, R. P., and compromise tariff,278-80,282;and White,425.Lewis, Delia, marriage, and Jackson,407.Lewis, W. B., and spoils system,68;and Jackson-Calhoun break,103-05;character, rôle in Kitchen Cabinet,151-55,169;in election of 1828,153;and Biddle,155;and coming of Blair,162;and Jackson’s candidacy for reëlection,172;and Bank,205,218;on McLane’s Bank report,209;and Bank veto,219;campaign methods,242,244;and Nullification,275;and removal of deposits,305,306;attempt to exclude from floor of House,324;and spring elections (1834),354;and French crisis,398;and McLean’s candidacy,423;and vice-presidential candidates (1835),431.See alsoKitchen Cabinet.Lexington, Ky., greeting of Jackson,246.Lexington Observer, on Bank veto,221.Linn, L. F., and expunging censure,465,470.Livingston, Cora, as belle,23,406;marriage, and Jackson,406,478.Livingston, Edward, and Webster-Hayne debate,93,99;Crawford investigation,108;selection as Secretary of State,127;and Berrien,129;career and character,133-36;Code,135;Clay and confirmation,182;and Bank issue,207,212,215,216;and Bank veto,219;and Anti-Masons,237;Nullification Proclamation,257-60;and Webster’s attitude on Nullification,274;French mission,287;and removal of deposits,293;and Spoliation Claims,386,390,391,394,395,398;leaves France,406;ovation on return,407;and message on crisis,409.Livingston, Mrs. Edward, as social leader,22;and Jackson,478.Livingston Code,135.Locofocos, and Van Buren,452.Lodge, H. C., on Webster-Hayne debate,97;on Webster and Jackson,277.Louis Philippe, and Spoliation Claims,390,391.Louisiana, Bank and election (1834),356.McDuffie, George, and Ingham,43;as Opposition leader,177,285;career and character,191-93;tariff report and speech,189,193;and Bank issue,211;Bank recharter bill,214,215;and Nullification,253;and Nullification Proclamation,265;public harangues on deposits,330;and deposits question in House,343-45,348.McLane, Louis, and Treasury portfolio (1829),42,43;on Branch,44;English mission,50;and Attorney-Generalship,125;selection as Secretary of the Treasury,127,128;West Indian trade negotiations,178;tariff report,189,193;public lands report,196;Bank report,208,210;and Bank issue,207,209,210,212,216;transfer to State portfolio,287;and removal of deposits,question of resignation,290n.,292,293,296,297,300,303,305,309;resigns,359.McLane, Mrs. Louis, as social leader,23;and Mrs. Eaton,131;and Jackson,478.McLean, John, treachery to Adams,35;selection as Postmaster-General,44;and proscriptions, transfer to Supreme Court,49;and presidential candidacy,423,432.Macomb, Alexander, and Kendall,148.Madison, James, on Livingston Code,135;and tariff,188.Maine, H. J. S., on Livingston Code,135.Mangum, W. P., and Bank,211n.;and Force Bill,271;Poindexter investigation,382;and French crisis,396;electoral vote for,433,454.March, C. W., on Webster-Hayne debate,97.Marcy, W. L., and tariff,195;and Bank,318.Marryat, Frederick, on Washington,6;on Capital’s social charm,19.Marshall, John, and Fanny Kemble,16;and Mrs. Livingston,22;on Berrien,60;on Livingston Code,135;and tariff,188;and Nullification Proclamation,260;and Taney,440;Jackson and memorial,440.Martineau, Harriet, on Washington,2;on the avenues,6;on Senate,9;lionized,13;on Washington life,20;on statesmen in society,24;on Kendall,150;and assassination conspiracy,379.Mason, Jeremiah, Hill episode,202.Massachusetts, in election of 1836,433,454.Mechanics’ Free Press, in campaign of 1832,248.“Messes” at Washington,12.Mexico, relations with,229.Michigan, Cass’s services,141.“Millennium of the minnows,”51,130.Mississippi, election (1834),364.Monroe, James, and Wirt and Jackson,38;and Jackson’s Florida operations,78.Moore, Gabriel, and Abolitionist petitions,444n.National Bank, Jacksonian hostility, first message on,171,201-04;Hill-Mason episode,202;attitude of Administration on, as issue (1831),204-09;and warnings, overtures to Jackson,204;Clay forces recharter as issue,207,209;subsidized press,207,228;Administration and McLane favorable report,208,210;problem of application for recharter,209-12;Whig leaders force application,212-14;recharter in Congress,214,215;congressional investigation, results,215,216;veto expected,217;Cabinet and veto,217;preparation of veto message,218;veto message as campaign appeal, its character,219-21,244;its reception,221;excitement over question,222;veto before Congress, speeches,222-26;propaganda in campaign of 1832,238-40;Democratic campaign literature on,243,244,248.See alsoRemoval of deposits.National Gazette, “Vindex” articles,347;and French crisis,396;on Fortifications Bill,411.National Intelligencer, in campaign of 1828,32;and Jackson retirement canard,240;and removal of deposits,298;and French crisis,394,395,397,411;on Fortifications Bill,414.National Journal, in campaign of 1828,32;as Adams organ,159.National Republican Party.SeeWhig Party.National Telegraph.SeeUnited States Telegraph.Navy Department.SeeBranch, John; Dickerson, Mahlon; Woodbury, Levi.Negro colonization, use of public lands proceeds,198,199.Nesselrode, Count, andGlobe,168.New England, Jackson’s tour,288-90.New Hampshire Patriot, under Hill,157;in campaign of 1832,243,248,249.See alsoHill, Isaac.New Jersey, and Van Buren,182;election (1834),361.New York, Anti-Masons in,234;coalition electoral ticket (1832),236;and Nullification,263,264;election (1834),361,362;and Democratic vice-presidential nomination (1835),430,431.New York City, Jackson parade,245;Jackson in,289;Bank meeting,316;Bank harangues,330;Bank question in municipal election (1834),354-56;and French crisis,407.New York Courier and Enquirer, Van Buren organ, and Jackson’s reëlection,172;attack on Bank,203;goes over to Bank,208,228;and French crisis,394.See alsoWebb, J. W.New York Evening Post, and Bank,239.Newspapers, Washington correspondents,16;Senate’s rejection of nominationof editors,80;Jackson and power,81;in campaign of 1828,81;establishment of Jackson organ,Globe,158-61;in Bank controversy,207;in campaign of 1832,228,242;Bank controlled,305;in campaign of 1836,451.Nicholas, R. C., and Abolitionist petitions,444n.Niles, J. M., and expunging censure,464.Niles’ Register, on Bank and depression,312,341;on Whigs,357.Noah, M. M., pre-inaugural conferences,39;rejection by Senate, career,82;reappointment, confirmation,86;and attack on Bank,203.


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