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The Great Divide

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by Thomas Fleming


  Bradford, David, 197, 202

  Bradford, William, 198, 210, 214

  Breckinridge, John, 282, 313, 315

  Britain. See Great Britain

  Burke, Edmund, 66, 78–79, 91–92, 111–112, 302, 339

  Burr, Aaron, 110, 319

  at Chase’s impeachment trial, 337, 339–343

  in duel, 332, 337

  An Examination of the Various Charges Exhibited Against Aaron Burr and, 326–327

  Federalists and, 326–327, 330, 332, 342–343

  Giles and, 337, 340, 352, 355

  Hamilton, Alexander, and, 284, 286, 326–328, 332, 337

  Jefferson, Thomas, and, 240, 283–287, 291, 312, 318, 322, 327, 332, 337, 341, 349–356

  as New York gubernatorial candidate, 326–327, 330–331, 333

  as persona non grata, 322–323

  Spain and, 331, 339, 349–356, 359

  treason and, 331, 339, 346, 349–357

  as vice president, 287, 290–291, 322, 326–327, 330, 332, 337, 339–340

  A View of the Political Conduct of Aaron Burr, Esq. on, 326

  Wilkinson and, 331–332, 346, 349–355

  Cabell, James J., 251, 265

  Cabinet

  of Adams, John, 247, 254, 270, 274, 288

  of Jefferson, Thomas, 309–310, 312–313, 358–360

  of Washington, George, 51–52, 103–104, 109, 111, 125, 127–128, 134, 154–155, 161, 168, 170, 172, 174–175, 181, 183–185, 198, 210, 213–214, 224–226, 237, 359, 390

  Cabot, George, 271

  Calhoun, John, 380–381

  Callender, James Thomson, 250, 296, 303, 318, 324–325, 351

  Camillus, 211–212

  Canada, 157, 167, 182, 309, 328, 358, 369

  Dorchester governing, 85, 190, 200

  trade with, 362

  in War of 1812, 373–377

  Carlos IV (king), 294, 302–303

  Carr, Peter, 261

  Carter, Jimmy, 390

  Caucus, 221

  Chase, Samuel, 323, 337, 339–344

  Cheetham, James, 326–327, 330–331

  Christophe, Henri, 300

  Civil War, 97, 134, 203, 364, 384

  Claiborne, William C.C., 303, 313, 317, 331, 338

  Clark, Abraham, 192–193

  Clark, George Rogers, 166, 190

  Clark, Joseph A., 389

  Clark, William, 321

  Clay, Henry, 370–371, 382

  Claypoole, David, 234, 245

  Clingman, Jacob, 134–136

  Clinton, DeWitt, 327, 330, 333

  Clinton, George, 136–137, 333

  as governor of New York, 37, 41, 43, 45–47, 50, 53, 110, 121, 190, 240, 324, 327, 330

  as vice president, 322, 334, 344, 361, 370

  Cold War, 388–389

  Columbian Centinel, 311

  Common Sense (Paine, T.), 154

  Congress, The Sapless Branch (Clark, J.), 389

  Congress, U.S.

  army and, 75–76, 117

  corruption in, 386

  Democratic-Republican Party and, 179–181, 186, 191, 193, 203, 206, 208, 214, 217–223, 252–258, 282–286, 290–291, 299, 314–315, 322–324, 334–337, 340–343, 361–362, 377

  Federalists and, 185, 187, 189, 191, 208, 212, 218–223, 229, 242, 248–249, 252–258, 263–264, 267–272, 270, 274–278, 284, 286, 304, 323–324, 342–343

  first session of, 47, 52, 54–57

  foreign policy and, 140, 143–144, 368–369

  Genet and, 165, 169

  Jefferson, Thomas, emphasizing, 363, 365, 385–386, 388, 390

  Marshall in, 270, 273, 275–276

  power of, 102, 385–389

  president’s relationship with, 385–390

  veto and, 388

  violence in, 253–254

  Washington, George, and, 54–56, 69, 99, 184–185, 191–193, 201–202, 214–218, 279, 363, 365, 389–390

  See also Continental Congress; House of Representatives; Senate

  Congressional Budget and Impoundment

  Control Act of 1974, 389

  Constitution, U.S.

  amendment of, 313–314

  anti-federalists and, 40–42, 44–45, 47

  Bill of Rights, 54

  First Amendment of, 265

  Fourth Amendment of, 364

  Henry and, 39–42, 46–48

  House of Representatives in, 34, 37

  implied powers of, 102–103, 309, 314–315

  Jefferson, Thomas, and, 34–38, 41–42, 44, 46–47, 125, 130, 134, 144, 213, 220, 254, 309, 313, 322, 337, 342, 379, 384

  Madison, James, and, 33–47, 62, 81, 219, 221, 227, 251, 266, 313, 343

  McCulloch vs Maryland and, 378

  printing of, 234

  ratification of, 33–47, 266

  Senate in, 34, 37, 55

  strict construction of, 103, 309, 314–315, 351

  Twelfth Amendment of, 240, 333

  Washington, George, and, 33–35, 37–46, 56, 81, 83, 130, 236, 251, 261

  Consulate, in France, 274, 282, 302

  Continental Army, 101, 199

  pensions, 8–10, 76

  Society of the Cincinnati and, 30–31, 260

  Washington, George, leading, 1, 5–10, 15–16, 21–24, 28, 40, 70, 89, 216, 235–236, 260

  Continental Congress, 1–2, 5, 11, 14, 29–32, 73

  Declaration of Independence and, 18–19

  pensions and, 8–10, 76

  Cornwallis, General Lord, 23–24

  Coxe, Tench, 113, 207

  Creek Indians, 74–75, 116, 155, 168, 206, 215, 377

  Croswell, Harry, 324–326, 330

  Cuba, 359, 369

  Daily Advertiser, 234

  Dallas, Alexander James, 169, 177, 244

  Davie, William, 272

  Dawson, John, 291–292

  Dayton, Jonathan, 290

  Dearborn, Henry, 358–359, 372, 374–375

  Debt

  Jefferson, Thomas, on, 67–68, 81, 130

  U.S., 83, 86–89, 93–94, 98, 196

  Declaration of Independence

  Continental Congress and, 18–19

  George III insulted by, 36

  by Jefferson, Thomas, 2, 17–21, 25, 27, 36, 234, 238, 277, 282, 324

  printing of, 234

  Decres, Denis, 305–306, 308

  Democracy (Adams, H.), 386–387

  Democratic Societies, 174, 188–189, 194

  Genet founding, 172, 196–197

  Washington, George, against, 202–204

  Democratic-Republican Party, 199, 261

  Congress and, 179–181, 186, 191, 193, 203, 206, 208, 214, 217–223, 252–258, 282–286, 290–291, 299, 314–315, 322–324, 334–337, 340–343, 361–362, 377

  Jay Treaty and, 208–209, 212, 217, 219–224

  Jefferson, Thomas, in, 142, 144, 176–181, 183, 204, 217, 229, 236, 238, 244–258, 282–286, 289, 304, 318–319, 322, 334, 357, 368

  Madison, James, in, 142, 183, 188, 193, 217, 219–223, 281, 361

  party line of, 280

  split of, 314

  War of 1812 and, 372–374

  Dessalines, Jacques, 323

  The Directory, 227, 245, 253, 255, 262, 267, 274

  Discourses on Davila (Adams, John), 91, 112

  Donald, Alexander, 42

  Dorchester, Lord, 85, 190–192, 200

  Duane, James, 234

  Duane, William, 371

  Duer, William, 84, 119–121, 124

  Dwight, Timothy, 282–283

  “The Earth Belongs to the Living” (Jefferson, T.), 67, 80–82, 111, 134, 277

  Eaton, William, 345

  Edict of Fraternity, 146–147, 158, 163, 175

  Education, 1, 50

  Egypt, 267

  1800 election

  Jefferson, Thomas, and, 278, 281–288, 292, 299, 312, 323, 328, 332, 334, 339, 361, 364–366

  as revolution, 288, 292, 299, 323, 328, 332, 339, 361, 364–366

  1804 electio
n, 322, 326, 330, 333–334

  Ellsworth, Oliver, 272

  Embargo Act, 360–366

  Enghien, Duc d’, 335

  England. See Great Britain

  Eppes, John W., 323, 379

  Estates General, 60–62

  Eustis, William, 373–374

  Evening Post, 298, 309, 311, 321, 330

  An Examination of the Various Charges Exhibited Against Aaron Burr, 326–327

  Fallen Timbers, 199–200, 206

  Farewell Address, by Washington, George, 230–239, 245, 274, 277, 280, 366, 380, 384

  Fauchet, Joseph, 189–190, 213

  The Federalist, 38–39, 45, 102, 213, 381

  Federalists, 40, 56, 137, 178

  Adams, John, and, 50, 247, 254, 267–268, 271–273

  in army, 295

  Burr and, 326–327, 330, 332, 342–343

  in Congress, 185, 187, 189, 191, 208, 212, 218–223, 229, 242, 248–249, 252–258, 263–264, 264, 267–272, 270, 274–278, 284, 286, 304, 323–324, 342–343

  Hamilton, Alexander, and, 187, 238, 242, 278, 280, 283, 286, 295, 297, 309, 311, 325, 327–328, 330, 332

  Henry and, 269–270, 273, 275

  Jay Treaty and, 208, 212, 220–221

  judges, 290, 337

  Louisiana Purchase and, 311, 314–315, 321

  Monroe and, 249

  in ruins, 361

  Washington, George, as, 383–384

  Fenno, John, 91–92, 98, 112, 130

  Findley, William, 201

  First Amendment, 265

  Flag, French, 217–218

  Fleming, William, 20

  Flexner, James Thomas, 226

  Florida, 74, 304, 307, 319–320, 331, 345–346, 369

  Floyd, Kitty, 27–28

  Ford, Gerald, 389

  Foreign policy

  Congress and, 140, 143–144, 368–369

  neutrality, 153–165, 169, 172–174, 181, 184, 208, 287, 378

  of Roosevelt, Theodore, 387

  Forts, British, 76, 191, 200

  Foulon, Joseph, 64–65

  Fourth Amendment, 364

  France

  Adams, John, and, 246–247, 251–258, 262–263, 268, 270–275, 284, 292–294

  Adet representing, 218, 238–239, 241, 246–247

  Consulate in, 274, 282, 302

  The Directory in, 227, 245, 253, 255, 262, 267, 274

  Fauchet representing, 189–190

  flag gifted by, 217–218

  Genet and, 155, 157–184, 186, 189–190, 194, 196, 203, 218, 225, 228, 233, 239–240, 253, 322

  Great Britain and, 153–157, 162–167, 169–172, 175–176, 181, 211, 267–268, 305–306, 309, 316, 319, 329–330, 335, 338, 346–347, 370, 374–375

  Jefferson, Thomas, and, 2, 26–27, 55, 58–68, 78, 91–92, 95, 98–100, 111, 164, 193, 241, 245, 249, 253–254, 262–263, 267, 282, 291–295, 305, 316, 329, 336, 359, 362

  Louisiana sold by, 304, 306–320

  Madison, James, as tool of, 188–189

  Monroe in, 193, 205–206, 217–218, 227–228, 232, 235, 247, 249, 261, 304–305, 307–309, 312

  Morris, Gouverneur, in, 142–143, 146–148, 158, 189, 193

  Napoleon leading, 227, 255, 267–268, 274, 277, 282, 293–294, 300–305, 310, 312–314, 316–317, 323, 332, 335, 338, 346, 357, 359, 366, 369–371, 374–375

  National Assembly in, 62, 64–65, 78, 91–92, 98, 140–141, 145, 147–148

  National Convention in, 148, 151, 153–154, 162–163, 182, 205

  Santo Domingo and, 293–294, 300–302, 305–306, 311, 316–318, 323, 339

  Talleyrand representing, 255, 262, 270, 293, 301, 303, 307–308, 312, 320, 346

  trade with, 52–53

  Treaty of Alliance with, 154–155, 194, 224, 227, 263, 284

  U.S. conflicts with, 247–249, 251–258, 284, 302–305

  war declared by, 154–155, 162–164, 194

  in War for Independence, 8–9, 22, 24, 33, 140, 155, 302

  XYZ demands from, 256, 258, 263, 268, 270, 293, 346

  See also French Revolution

  Franklin, Benjamin, 9, 15–16, 18, 27, 55

  death of, 140, 279

  peace negotiations by, 29, 31, 154

  French Revolution

  Freneau and, 144, 148–149, 152, 183

  Jacobins in, 141, 145–147, 149, 163, 182, 194, 197, 205, 227

  Jefferson, Thomas, and, 55, 58–68, 78, 91–92, 95, 98, 100, 138–152, 157–158, 167, 204, 224, 226, 237, 239, 256, 263, 266, 277, 282, 299, 302, 314

  Louis XVI and, 32, 58–61, 64, 98, 138, 140–141, 143, 145, 147–148, 151–152, 154–155, 159, 163, 235

  Madison, James, and, 62, 141–144, 147–149, 152, 204, 235, 256

  Napoleon and, 227, 268, 336

  as polar star, 149, 176, 256, 263, 302

  Reign of Terror in, 194, 304

  Washington, George, and, 33, 62, 140–144, 146–147, 149–150, 153–154, 158, 203

  Freneau, Philip

  French Revolution and, 144, 148–149, 152, 183

  Jefferson, Thomas, and, 110–111, 123–124, 128–131, 144, 148, 152, 161, 183, 263, 297

  National Gazette of, 110–111, 114, 123–124, 129, 135, 144, 152, 158, 161, 175

  Washington, George, attacked by, 161–162, 175, 213, 230, 259, 280, 318

  Fulbright, William, 388

  Gallatin, Albert, 101, 222, 252, 286

  secretary of state and, 369

  as secretary of the Treasury, 291, 336–337, 345, 352, 358–360, 363, 365, 370, 376

  Gardenier, Barent, 362

  Gates, Horatio, 7–9, 21, 73, 186, 236, 284

  Gazette of the United States, 106, 263, 276, 292, 329

  Discourses on Davila in, 91, 112

  Fenno editing, 91–92, 98, 112, 130

  General Advertiser, 105

  Genet, Edmond-Charles

  asylum granted to, 190

  Congress and, 165, 169

  Democratic Societies founded by, 172, 196–197

  France and, 155, 157–184, 186, 189–190, 194, 196, 203, 218, 225, 228, 233, 239–240, 253, 322

  Hamilton, Alexander, and, 176, 189

  Jefferson, Thomas, and, 155–156, 159–161, 164–171, 173–177, 181–184, 190, 194, 225, 233, 239–240

  Kentucky and, 166–168, 184, 189, 228

  presidency and, 158–159, 169

  Spain and, 157–158, 166–168, 184, 189

  George III (king)

  Declaration of Independence insulting, 36

  Great Britain led by, 7, 9–10, 20, 36, 52, 56, 59, 154, 236, 267, 306, 329–330, 335, 359

  Monroe and, 329–330

  Georgia, 206

  Germanicus, 204

  Gerry, Elbridge, 35, 40, 248–249, 262, 269, 277

  Giles, William Branch, 137, 181, 217, 239, 281, 369, 379–381

  Burr and, 337, 340, 352, 355

  Embargo Act and, 366

  Grain, Britain seizing, 184–185, 211

  Grange, Gideon, 315, 317

  Grant, Ulysses S., 385

  Great Britain

  alliance with, 309–310

  Anglomany and, 156, 162, 309, 337, 342, 384

  banks in, 104, 107–109

  forts of, 76, 191, 200

  France and, 153–157, 162–167, 169–172, 175–176, 181, 211, 267–268, 305–306, 309, 316, 319, 329–330, 335, 338, 346–347, 370, 374–375

  George III leading, 7, 9–10, 20, 36, 52, 56, 59, 154, 236, 267, 306, 329–330, 335, 359

  grain seized by, 184–185, 211

  impressment by, 347

  Indians and, 75, 117, 190, 192, 200, 219, 373

  Jefferson, Thomas, and, 91, 156, 161–162, 210, 309–310, 329–330, 332–333, 337, 357–365, 371

  Madison, James, and, 85, 187–189, 191–193, 371–372

  Merry representing, 328–329

  Monroe in, 309, 329–330, 347

  Morris, Gouverneur, in, 99, 218, 227

  trade with, 52–53, 85, 99, 150, 186–192, 207
/>   U.S. conflicts with, 187–193, 207–213, 218–219, 346–348, 370–371

  in War for Independence, 2, 6–10, 20–24, 93, 99, 207

  in War of 1812, 348, 372–378

  See also Jay Treaty

  Griswold, Roger, 253, 314–315

  Haiti, 293, 323–324, 336

  Hamilton, Alexander, 11, 13, 46, 50, 68, 147, 322

  Adams, John, and, 257, 283, 328

  adulterous affair of, 118–119, 134–135, 242, 250

  Bank of the United States and, 83, 100–104, 106–107, 109, 111, 114, 119, 121, 130, 134, 137

  Burr and, 284, 286, 326–328, 332, 337

  Croswell defended by, 325–326

  in duel, 332, 337

  Duer and, 84, 119–121

  Evening Post and, 298, 309, 311, 321, 330

  The Federalist and, 38–39, 45, 213

  Federalists and, 187, 238, 242, 278, 280, 283, 286, 295, 297, 309, 311, 325, 327–328, 330, 332

  Genet and, 176, 189

  Jay Treaty and, 210–213

  Jefferson, Thomas, and, 1, 93, 96, 98, 109–110, 113–114, 121, 123–125, 128–138, 144, 155, 168, 170–171, 174, 178–179, 185–186, 212, 225–226, 237–238, 242, 250–251, 282, 297, 311, 314, 325–326, 332

  as major general of army, 257, 270–271, 273, 275–276, 278, 284, 295, 303, 319

  Monroe and, 135–136, 192

  neutrality and, 172, 184

  Report on Manufactures by, 118–119, 125, 378

  as secretary of the Treasury, 51, 76, 82–88, 92–98, 100, 101–104, 113, 118–132, 135–138, 153, 155, 158, 168, 179, 181–184, 187–189, 196, 198, 201, 291, 309, 378

  against strict construction, 103, 314–315

  Washington, George, and, 5, 8, 38–39, 49, 56, 82, 104, 118, 129–132, 158, 161, 179, 192, 201, 210–212, 214, 226, 231, 241, 251, 257, 280, 283, 326, 366, 390

  in West Indies, 82, 118, 132, 183, 283

  yellow fever of, 182–183

  Hamilton, James, 82

  Hamilton, Paul, 373

  Hammond, George, 165, 200, 213

  Hancock, John, 6, 34, 40, 72–74

  Harper, Robert Goodloe, 323

  Hastings, Warren, 339

  Hay, George, 325, 351–354

  Hemings, James, 93, 96

  Hemings, Sally, 296–297, 303, 351

  Henry, Patrick, 24–25, 79–80, 214, 272, 279

  Constitution and, 39–44, 46–48

  Federalists and, 269–270, 273, 275

  as governor of Virginia, 5, 17

  as great orator, 17, 39, 41, 44, 137

  Madison, James, and, 5, 17, 40–44, 46–48, 56–57, 89, 94

  HMS Leopard, 358–359

  Hoar, George F., 386

  Hopkinson, Francis, 32

  House of Representatives, 97, 286–287

  in Constitution, 34, 37

  extremism in, 206

  Haiti embargoed by, 323–324

  Jay Treaty and, 212–213, 219–224

 

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