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CHAPTER VII.
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Letters-Appointed Secretary of State in Kentucky in 1834-Letters-Ben-
ton's Resolutions as to Fortification-Letters.......
CHAPTER VIII.
86
Mr. Webster's Visit to the West-Anecdote told by Mr. Evarts-Letters....... 95
CHAPTER IX.
Admission of Michigan-Purchasing Madison Papers-Letters.........
CHAPTER X.
106
Great Southwestern Convention-Letter of Archbishop Spalding-Compli-
mentary Resolutions of the Board of Trustees of the Second Presbyterian
Church in Baltimore as to the Trial of R. J. Breckenridge-Letters...... 119
CHAPTER XI.
Pension to Hannah Leighton-Pre-emption and Distribution-Letters..........
CHAPTER XII.
Appointed Attorney-General of the United States by General Harrison—Mr.
McLeod's Trial for the Burning of the Steamer Caroline-Papers relating
to this Trial-Judicial Opinion as Attorney-General on Allowance of
Interest on Claims against the United States..........
CHAPTER XIII.
Letters from Clay, R. Johnson, R. P. Letcher-Crittenden's Letter of Resigna-
tion of his Place in the Cabinet of J. Tyler—Letter of G. E. Badger—
Letters of Crittenden to Letcher..........
133
149
159
CHAPTER XIV.
The Loan Bill-Apportionment Bill-Letter of James Buchanan to R. P.
Letcher-Letters of Letcher, Clay, and Crittenden..........
CHAPTER XV.
Letters of Crittenden, Clay, Letcher, and Webster.........
CHAPTER XVI.
174
185
Letters of General Winfield Scott, of Webster, Clay, Crittenden, and Letcher. 201
CHAPTER XVII.
Letters of Crittenden, Letcher, Clay, Buchanan, etc. etc..........
213
CHAPTER XVIII.
Admission of Texas-Oregon-Letter to his Wife-Discussion in the Senate
with Allen-Letter of B. W. Leigh............
CHAPTER XIX.
President's Message-Mexican War-Letters of Crittenden, Letcher, Scott,
A. Butler-Duties on Imports-Bill for an Independent Constitutional
Sub-treasury-Letter from General Scott to W. L. Marcy-The Secre-
tary's Reply-Letter of General Taylor to Mr. Crittenden, written at
Camargo, September 15, 1846-General Scott to Mr. Crittenden-Gen-
eral Scott to General Taylor............
CHAPTER XX.
Letters of Baillie Peyton and General Scott-Bill in Senate for increased Pay
of Soldiers and Volunteers-Letter of General Worth from Saltillo-
Letter of G. B. Kinkead, and Crittenden's Reply........
CHAPTER XXI.
.......................
Letter of General Taylor to Mr. Crittenden from Monterey, Mexico-Reply
of Mr. Crittenden-Letter of James E. Edwards to Crittenden-Webster
to Crittenden-Letter of Mr. Clay to Mr. Crittenden, inclosing J. L.
White's Letter to Mr. Clay..........
CHAPTER XXII.
In Senate, February 3, 1847-Thanks to General Taylor-Relief for the
Suffering of Ireland—Letter from Crittenden to Burnley-Defense of
Mr. Clay- Letter from J. A. Pendleton-The Allison Letter-Letter
from A. Stephens to Mrs. Coleman on the Subject of the Allison Letter
-Crittenden to O. Brown.........
CHAPTER XXIII.
In Senate-Resolutions tendering Congratulations to the People of France
by the United States upon the adoption of a Republic-Supreme Court
Bill-Letter of Mr. Clay to Mr. Crittenden, 10th of April, 1848, an-
nouncing his Intention of being a Candidate for the Presidency-Critten-
den's Reply to Clay-Crittenden to his Son George-Dinner to Mr.
Crittenden, given in Washington, at the time he left the Senate and
became Governor of Kentucky............
241
259
270
284
297
CHAPTER XXIV.
Great Whig Meeting at Pittsburg-Crittenden's Speech-Letter of Tom Clay—
Letter of General Taylor to Crittenden from New Orleans - Crittenden's
canvassing for Office of Governor-Debate with Powell-Letter to Orlando
Brown..........
306
CHAPTER XXV.
Letter of Crittenden to Burnley-Abbott Lawrence to Crittenden-Letter of
Mr. Clay to James Lynch, A. H. Bradford, etc., as to the Presidency—
W. P. Gentry to Crittenden—A. H. Stephens to Crittenden-Crittenden to
Moses Grinnell-Part of Gov. Crittenden's First Message to the Kentucky
Legislature-R. Toombs to J. J. Crittenden........
CHAPTER XXVI.
Letters-J. Collamer to Crittenden-Jefferson Davis to Crittenden-Critten-
den to O. Brown-John M. Clayton to Crittenden....................................
CHAPTER XXVII.
Letters from J. Collamer, Crittenden, and Letcher-Extracts from Crittenden's
Message to the Legislature of Kentucky in 1849-Letters of Crittenden
to Letcher and Thomas Metcalf.......
322
337
346
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Letter of Charles S. Morehead-R. Toombs to Crittenden-Letters of Critten-
den to Letcher..........
CHAPTER XXIX.
Letter of Crittenden to his Daughter Mrs. Coleman-Entered the Cabinet of
Mr. Fillmore, as Attorney-General, in 1850-Judicial Opinion as to the
Constitutionality of the Fugitive Slave Law-Eulogy upon Judge McKin-
ley in Supreme Court-Letters.........
361
376