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INDEX 303 Van Buren, Angelica, ii. 28. Van Buren, Hannah, ii. 24. Van Buren, John, son of Martin Van Buren, ii. 25-27. VAN BUREN, MARTIN (8th President), i. 243; rivalry between Calhoun and, during Jackson s administra tion, 288-290; account of parent age, education, and early life, ii. 3-4; elected to New York state senate, 5; political activities as state senator, 5-0; forms partner ship with Benjamin P. Butler, 6; carries through election of Rufus King to national senate, 8; elected U. S. senator, 9; committee assign ments, 9-10; attitude toward vari ous important measures, 10-12; elected governor of New York in 1828, 12; secretary of state under Jackson, i. 285, ii. 12-13; appointed minister to England by Jackson but not confirmed by senate, i. 290, ii. 13; increased popularity of, and election to vice-presidency (1832), ii. 13; as lineal successor of Jackson, nominated for presidency, 14; elec tion over Harrison, Wliite, and Webster, 14 ; "a northern man with southern principles," 14; enforces his policy of an independent treas ury, 15-16; national financial diffi culties throughout administration, 16; overwhelmingly defeated by Harrison in 1840, 16; candidature in 1844 wrecked on point of Texan annexation, 17; events leading to Freesoil nomination in 1848, 17-18; defeated by Zachary Taylor, 18; an unfaltering Democrat on all questions but slavery, 19; exem plary private and domestic life, 19- 20; estimate of qualities as lawyer and politician, 20-21; "Inquiry into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States" by, 19, 22-23; biographies of, 23-24; wife and descendants, 24-28. Vanderlyn, John, portrait of James Monroe by, i. 214. Van Ness, William P., ii. 27 n. Van Vechten, Abraham, ii. 6. Vauguyon, Duke de la, French am bassador at The Hague during American Revolutionary War, i. 79-80. Venezuela, troubles of United States with, during dictatorship of Castro, iv. 120. Venezuela message, Cleveland s, iii. 271-274. Vergennes, Count, and John Adams. i. 76-77; double-faced policy of. toward United States, 76. 79, 82. 83, 84; remark of, to Jefferson. 130. Vernon, Admiral, i. 8. Veto power, Buchanan s speech in defence of president s, ii. 216-217. Vicksburg, siege and capture of, by Grant, ii. 279-280, iii. 39-43. Vilas, William P., postmaster-general under Cleveland, iii. 253. Virginia, University of, founded, i. 147-148. Virginia plan, the, i. 172-175. Virginia resolutions of 1798, i. 174 183-185. "Virginius" outrage, iii. 86. Volk, Leonard W., life-mask of Lin coln by, ii. 300. Volney, Count de, i. 140. W Walker, Robert J., secretary of treas ury under Polk, ii. 102. Walker, William, filibuster to Nica ragua, ii. 190. Ward, J. Q. A., Garfield monument by, iii. 192. War of 1812, i. 188; commissioners to arrange terms of peace, 227-228; services of Andrew Jackson in, 265- 273; Zachary Taylor an ofllcer in, ii. 125-126. Warren, Joseph, i. 68. Warwick, John G., iv. 47. Washburne, Elihu B., iii. 71, 79, 92, 184. Washington, Augustine, father of George Washington, i 4. Washington, Augustine, half-brother of George Washington, i. 4, 6. Washington, Bushrod, i. 47. Washington, Elizabeth, i. 56. WASHINGTON, GEOUCE (1st Presi dent), birth and ancestry, i. 3-1; excellent qualities of mother, 4-5; birthplace, 5; schooling, (i; school boy manuscripts, 6-7; exorcise and athletic sports, 7; midshipman s warrant obtained for, but relin quished at .request of his mother, 8; work as a surveyor, 89; ap pointed adjutant-general of Vir ginia, 9; trip to West Indies and loss of brother Lawrence, 9-10; as signed to charge of military di vision of colony, 10; mission to the French commander at Qucbtx-. 10-11: lieutenant-colonel of regi ment sent against the French. 11-