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274 INDEX of the masses, 92; views of French Revolution, set forth in "Dis courses on Davila," 92; re-elected to vice-presidency against strong opposition, 92; defeats attempt of republicans to balk Jay s mission to England, 93; candidacy and elec tion to presidency to succeed Wash ington, 93-95 ; Hamilton s schemes against, 93-94; stormy period fol lowing election, owing to troubles with France, 96 ft*.; quarrel be tween federalist party and, arising from French difficulties, 100-101; defeated for presidency in 1800, 102; quiet life at his Quincy home, 103; literary style, 103-104; per sonal appearance and characteris tics, 104; death, 104, 149; wife and. children, 105-107; quoted on Thomas Jefferson, 121-122. ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY (6th President), i. 187, 198, 201, 206; eulogy of James Monroe by, 213; account of birth, education, and early career, 219-220; graduates from Harvard and begins practice of law, 220; newspaper articles by, criticising Thomas Paine and Genet and de fending Washington s policy, 220- 221; appointed minister to Holland, to Portugal, and to Prussia, 221; marriage, 221 ; upon election of Jef ferson resumes law practice in Bos ton, 221; elected to Massachusetts senate and later to United States senate, 222; unflattering recep tion and continued poor treatment of, by senate, 222; independence in politics, 222; approves purchase of Louisiana, 222-223; alienated from federalist party as result of Jeffer son s embargo, 223-226; resigns from senate, 226; professor at Har vard. 227; appointed minister to Russia, 227; heads commission to arrange terms of peace after War of 1812, 227-228; reviled by British for share in treaty, 229; in Paris after Waterloo, 229; appointed commissioner to negotiate commer cial treaty with England, and at same time appointed minister to that country, 229; recalled to be come secretary of state under Mon roe, 229; services as secretary of state, 230; principal author of the Monroe doctrine, 230-231; short comings of, as a presidential candi date, 232; chosen president over Jackson, 233 ; accused of making a bargain with Henry Clay, 233, 282- 284; spoils system not recognized by, 234; defeated in 1828 by Jack son, 235 ; malicious story circulated concerning, in regard to secession of New England, 235-236; pamphlet written by, vindicating himself, 236; elected to congress by anti- mason party, 236 ; independent at titude on various leading political questions, resulting in failure to se cure seat in senate, 237; power as a debater shown in assault on gag rule, 238-239; a rallying-point in congress for anti-slavery sentiment, 239-240; suffers strokes of paraly sis, 240; death, 241; writings by, and biographies of, 241; distin guished careers of sons and grand sons, 241-250; justifies Jackson s course in Arbuthnot and Ambrister affair, 279-280; cause of Jackson s bitterness against, 284, 285. Adams, John Quincy, grandson of President J. Q. Adams, i. 104, 246- 247. Adams, Louisa Johnson, wife of Presi dent J. Q. Adams, i. 221. Adams, Samuel, i. 68, 70, 77, 92, 94; letter from President Jefferson to, 140. Adams, Susanna Boylston, mother of John Adams, i. 63. Adams homestead, Quincy, i. 241. Addyston Pipe and Steel Co. case, Judge Taft s decision in, iv. 158- 159. African colonization scheme, Fill- more s, ii. 161-162. Ages of presidents, iv. 89. Agricultural Appropriation Act (1906), iv. 132. Aguinaldo, capture of, iv, 80. Akerman, Amos T., attorney-general under Grant, iii. 93. "Alabama," confederate cruiser, i. 244. Alabama Claims, arbitration of, i. 246, iii. 82, 83, 231. Alaska, discovery of gold in, iv. 58. Alaskan boundary troubles, settle ment of, during Roosevelt s admin istration, iv. 106, 115. Albany regency, ii. 21. Aldrich Bill for regulating currency and banking systems, iv. 130. Alger, Russell A., secretary of war under McKinley, iv. 54. Algerian pirates, suppression of, i. 142-143. Alien and sedition laws, i. 101-102; Kentucky and Virginia resolutions against, 102, 183-185; Jefferson s