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XV111 Contents. PAGI-: Tariff reduced. Jackson re-elected 382 Jackson and the United States Bank . 383 The "pet banks" and the surplus . . 384 The surplus : change of policy . .... 385 History of the Slavery question 386 Walker's Appeal The Liberator 387 The Abolitionists and the right of petition .... 388 Presidential election : the log-cabin 389 President Tyler. Disputes with Great Britain .... 390 Webster-Ashburton Treaty 391 United States and Texas 392 Presidential election : triumph of the Democrats . . . 393 Texas annexed. War with Mexico 394 Taylor in Texas. Fre'mont in California . . 395 Battle of Buena Vista. Occupation of Mexico .... 396 Peace with Mexico. The Wilmot Proviso . Squatter sovereignty. Oregon divided .... 398 Presidential election: the Slavery question . . 399 Discovery of gold in California 400 Effect of the discovery on the slavery question . . . 401 Organisation of California. Slavery in the House . , . 402 Clay's compromise resolutions ... . 403 The Compromise of 1850 404 CHAPTER XIII. STATE RIGHTS. (18501860.) By WOODROW WILSON, President of Princeton University. Object of the Compromise 405 The Slavery question 406 Condition of the South . 407-8 Calhoun and "nullification" ..... 409 Calhoun's principles 410 The States and the Union 411 Webster and Hayne 412 The South and the Union 413 Effects of national growth ... .... 414 The stationary South 415 New Territories. California 416 Fugitive Slave Law 417 Deaths of Calhoun, Webster and Clay . 418 Election of President Pierce 419 Disintegration of parties . 420 The old order changing ... .... 421 Parties in Congress .... .... 422 Parties and the slavery question . .... 423 Free-Soil party 424 The Know-Nothing party ... . 425 President Pierce's policy ... , 426 Douglas and popular sovereignty 427