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INDEX 28!) state by Washington, 132; difficult political position of, 133-134; pro claims creed of, as a Republican- Democrat, 134; dissensions be tween Hamilton and, 134-135; resigns from cabinet, 136; corre spondence with English and French plenipotentiaries, 13G; elected to vice-presidency, 137; "Manual of Parliamentary Practice" prepared by, 137 ; enjoyment of office of vice- president, 137; abhorrence of alien and sedition laws, and draught of Kentucky resolutions by, 138; elected president in 1800, 139; tolerant spirit of inaugural address, 139-140; takes steps to nullify force of alien and sedition laws, 140-141; cabinet, 141; course in regard to appointments to office, 141; democratic customs inaugu rated by, 141-142; sends American vessels against Barbary pirates, 142-143 ; purchases Louisiana, 143- 144, 203 ; popularity of administra tion, 144; re-election, 144; resists temptation to war with England, 144-145; plans of, in case of war with Spain and Great Britain, 145; imposes embargo of 1807, 145-146; impoverished personally at end of second term, 146; work for system of education in Virginia, 147-148; the University of Virginia, 148; increasing financial embarrassment relieved by public subscription, 148-149; death, 149; writings of, and works on, 150-151; portraits of, 151-152; building erected in honor of, in Forest Park, St. Louis, 152-153; sketch of wife and de scendants, 153-155. Jewell, Marshall, iii. 93. JOHNSON, ANDREW (17th Presi dent) , poverty-stricken boyhood and youth of, iii. 3; leader of op position to "aristocratic coterie" in Greenville, Tenn., 4; city, county, and state offices held by, 4-5 ; serv ice in congress (1843-1853), 5; elected governor of Tennessee, 6; elected U. S. senator, 6; promi nence in debate, 6; opposed to se cession, 7; popular in the north but hated and assaulted in the south, 8; military governor of Tennessee, 8-9; elected vice-presi dent in 1864, 10; incident of con dition at time of inaugural address, 10; succeeds to presidency, 10; policy feared toward southern states, 11-13; attitude as a state- rights Democrat becomes apparent, 13; clash with congress over status of frcedmen, 14-15; plan of recon struction opposed to that of con gress, 15; passage of bills over veto of, 15-17; suspension of Secretary Stan ton by, 17, 69-70; articles of impeachment of, 17; verdict of ac quittal by one vote, 18; elected to senate in 1875, 18; death, 18; bib liographical matter, 18; wife and children, 18-20; Grant s interven tion to avert prosecution of south ern officers by, 65-66; continued clashing between Grant and, 67-69. Johnson, Cave, ii. 102. Johnson, Reverdy, ii. 138. Johnson, Col. Richard M., ii. 40, 98. Johnson, Thomas, i. 19. Johnston, Gen. Albert S., iii. 34. Johnston, Bradley T., "General Washington" by, i. 48. Johnston, Harriet Lane, ii. 222, 226, 243-244. Johnston, Gen. Joseph E., ii. 262, 263 r 264-265, 283, iii. 41, 64. Jones, James C., ii. 98. Jones, Senator John P., iii. 89. Jones, Judge Joseph, i. 195; advice given Monroe by, 196. Jones, Thomas D., bust of Lincoln by, ii. 300. "Journal," New York, opposition to Roosevelt shown by, iv. 100. "Jungle, The," Sinclair s novel, iv. 131-132. Kane letter, J. K. Folk s, ii. 107. Kansas, struggle over slavery ques tion in, ii. 193-195; unpopularity gained by Buchanan because of at titude toward troubles in, 233-234. Kansas-Nebraska bill, ii. 192-193. Kelly, Moses, ii. 240. Kendall, Amos, i. 285, 289. 299; pow erful part taken by, in Jackson s administration, 286. Kenmore House, Fredericksburg, Va.. i. 56. Kennedy, John P., ii. 158. Kent, Chancellor, ii. 9. Kentucky resolutions against alien and sedition laws, i. 102, 138, 184- 185. Key, David M., iii. 128. King, Rufus, i. 176, 2O6; election to senate from New York, ii. 8. Kirkland, Caroline M., i. 48. Kirkwood, Samuel J., iii. 185.