The Memories of Fifty Years - Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest by William Henry Sparks
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A REVOLUTIONARY VETERAN.
Tapping Reeve--James Gould--Colonel Benjamin Talmadge--The Execution of Major André--Character of Washington--A Breach of Discipline-- Burr and Hamilton--Margaret Moncrief--Cowles Meade CHAPTER XV. CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT. Governor Wolcott--Toleration--Mr. Monroe--Private Life of Washington --Thomas Jefferson--The Object and Science of Government--Court Etiquette--Nature the Teacher and Guide in all Things CHAPTER XVI. PARTY PRINCIPLES. Origin of Parties--Federal and Republican Peculiarities--Jefferson's Principles and Religion--Democracy--Virginia and Massachusetts Parties--War with France--Sedition Law--Lyman Beecher--The Almighty Dollar--"Hail Columbia" and "Yankee Doodle" CHAPTER XVII. CONGRESS IN ITS BRIGHTEST DAYS. Missouri Compromise--John Randolph's Juba--Mr. Macon--Holmes and Crawford--Mr. Clay's Influence--James Barbour--Philip P. Barbour-- Mr. Pinkney--Mr. Beecher, of Ohio--"Cuckoo, Cuckoo!"--National Roads --William Lowndes--William Roscoe--Duke of Argyle--Louis McLean-- Whig and Democratic Parties |
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