Albert Gallatin
delighted with support of Congress in 1799, 158;
congratulates Congress on settlement at Washington, 162;
supported for President by New England, 163;
in election of 1800, 165;
attributes distresses of Confederation to financial ignorance, 174;
his breach with Hamilton, 177.
Adams, John Quincy, on results of Gallatin's proposed appointment as
secretary of state, 295;
meets Gallatin and Bayard at St. Petersburg, 302;
his training, comparison with Gallatin, 302, 303;
given new commission, 312;
differs with Clay over fisheries and Mississippi navigation, 323;
appointed minister to England, 326;
advised by Gallatin concerning commercial treaty, 333;
appointed secretary of state, 334;
informed by Gallatin of disadvantages of a war with Spain, 336, 337;
his arguments in Apollon case disregarded by Gallatin, 338;
his indignation, 338;
writes opinion of Gallatin in his diary, 333, 339;
described by Gallatin to Badollet, 339, 356;
his pugnacity complained of by Crawford, 339;
negotiates treaty with De Neuville, 340;
comments of Gallatin upon, 340;
appoints Rush secretary of treasury, 342;
offers mission to England to Gallatin, 342, 343;
promises Gallatin _carte blanche_, but gives him full instructions, 343;
his instructions to Rush printed, 345;
warns Gallatin to yield nothing, 346;
congratulates Gallatin on his success, 348;
candidate for presidency, 356;
elected by House of Representatives, 358;
at meeting of New York Historical Society, 384;
Gallatin's friendly greeting to, 384;
eulogizes Gallatin, 384, 385;
his changing party compared with Gallatin's steadiness, 385;
death, 386.
Adams, William, on English peace commission, 316.
Addington, Henry, on Clay's tone as diplomat, 345.
Adet, P. A., French minister, imperils sympathy for France by impudence
to Washington, 128;
condemned by Federalists, 134;
recommends tricolor, 153.
Aix-la-Chapelle, Congress of, 337.
Alexander, Emperor of Russia, authorizes renewal of mediation, 308;
fails to inform Romanzoff of Castlereagh's refusal, 311, 312;
vain efforts of Crawford to secure interview with, 315;
promises Lafayette to use influence in behalf of United States, 315;
has interview with Gallatin, 315;
informs Gallatin that he can do nothing more, 316.
Algiers, treaty with, 117, 118.
Alien Bill, debate and passage in House, 152;
petitions against, in Congress, 157.
Allegheny County, its part in Whiskey Insurrection, 49, 68, 78, 96;
elects Gallatin to Congress, 93, 127.
Allegre, Sophie, marries Gallatin, her character and death, 30.
Allegre, William, father-in-law of Gallatin, 30.
Allen, ----, in debate on French relations, 136;
attacks Gallatin as a French agent, 150.
Allston, Joseph W., at free trade convention, 1831, 241.
American Ethnological Society, founded by Gallatin, 379;
its transactions, 379, 380.
Ames, Fisher, leading orator of Federalists, 99;
his speech on the Jay treaty, 120, 121;
reports answer to President's Message, 128;
defends it against Giles, 129;
leaves Congress, his oratory, 133.
Anderson, Professor, member of "The Club," 367.
Anti-Federalists, call convention to organize in favor of amending
Constitution, 37;
adopt resolutions to organize throughout the State, 39, 40;
recommend amendments by petition, 40.
Apollon, seizure of, explained by Gallatin and Adams, 338.
Army, reduction of, advocated by Gallatin, 108, 123, 129, 130, 186, 188;
his course defended, 216.
Arnold, Benedict, effect of his treason, 12;
campaign of Lafayette against, 371.
Ashburton, Lord. See Baring, Alexander.
Astor, John Jacob, assists Gallatin to float loan, 214;
wishes destruction of United States Bank, 259;
subscribes capital of bank on condition that Gallatin manage its
affairs, 269;
his fur enterprise, 287;
offered protection by Jefferson, 288;
his settlement at Astoria, 288;
unable to persuade Madison to support him, 288.
Astoria, foundation and history of, 288.
Atwater, ----, member of Ethnological Society, 379.
Bache, Franklin, educated at Geneva, 4;
attacks Washington as a defaulter, in "Aurora," 104.
Bache, Richard, letter to, furnished by Franklin to Gallatin, 11.
Bacourt, M. de, describes Gallatin in old age, 386.
Badollet, Jean, college friend of Gallatin, 5;
Arcadian schemes of, 9;
letter of Gallatin to, 9;
letters of Serre to, on life in Maine, 15, 25;
informs Gallatin of troubles in Geneva, 25;
at Gallatin's invitation, joins him in America, 25, 26;
established at Greensburg, 27;
letter of Gallatin to, 43;
with Gallatin at anti-excise convention, 52;
advised by Gallatin to avoid United States marshal, 55;
letter of Gallatin to, on French Revolution, 56;
letter of Gallatin to, on his wife, 59;
instructed by Gallatin to secure reelection of unseated members of
legislature, 95;
given an office by Gallatin, 287, 326;
remark of Gallatin to, 299;
letter of Gallatin to, on J. Q. Adams, 339;
takes shares in Gallatin's land scheme, 361;
manages store for Gallatin, 362;
letters of Gallatin to, 365, 370.
Balbi, quotes Gallatin in his Atlas, 374.
Baldwin, Abraham, on committee on finance, 106.
Bank of North America, established by Morris, 172, 248;
its purpose, 248;
organization, 248, 249;
difficulties of starting, 249, 260;
its services, 249;
jealousy of Pennsylvania toward, 250.
Bank of United States, established by Hamilton, 175, 250, 251;
its organization, 251, 252;
borrowed from, by Gallatin, 204;
petitions for a re-charter, 252;
Gallatin's report in favor of, 252-254;
a re-charter refused, 231, 254;
its value, 255;
opinion of Gallatin on, 255;
controls state banks, 259;
desire of Astor to crush, 259;
remits specie to foreign stockholders, 260;
its dissolution causes panic, 262, 263;
reincorporation proposed, 265;
vetoed, then approved, by Madison, 265;
its subsequent history, 266;
helps resumption of specie payments, 267;
presidency of, declined by Gallatin, 268;
deposits removed from, by Taney, 269;
accepts charter from Pennsylvania, 271;
its subsequent career, 271;
fails in 1839, 276;
weakness of Madison in 1812 in allowing its dissolution, 296.
Bank, National, of New York, connection of Gallatin with, 269-277.
Banks, state, difficulty of controlling their issues, 256;
their evil effects, 257;
status in 1811, 258;
increase after termination of Bank of United States, 261, 262;
suspend payment in 1815, 262;
agree to resume, 267;
supported by second Bank of United States, 267;
Gallatin's "Considerations on," etc., 268;
connection of Gallatin with, 269-277;
speculation craze of, in 1836, 271, 272;
suspend payment in 1837, 272;
conventions of, to prepare for resumption, 273-275;
aided by Treasury, 275; "Suggestions" of Gallatin, 277.
Barbour, Philip P., presides over free trade convention in 1831, 241.
Baring, Alexander, explains to Gallatin British reasons for refusing
Russian mediation, 306, 307;
reply of Gallatin, 309;
urges Gallatin to visit England, 311;
requested by Gallatin to send passports, 313;
his mission to America, 349, 350;
his manner of negotiation with Webster, 350;
visits Gallatin, 350;
comparison with Gallatin, 350;
his death, 386.
Barings, connection with Louisiana purchase, 193, 195;
competition of Bank of United States with, 271;
letter of Gallatin to, 305.
Barras, Comte, encouraged by Napoleon's success to bold measures against
United States, 132.
Bartlett, John Russell, gives anecdotes of Gallatin, 13, 22.
Bartlett, ----, member of Ethnological Society, 379.
Bathurst, Lord, promises to appoint peace commissioners, 314;
reopens negotiations, 319;
insists on possession of part of Maine, 321.
Bayard, James A., elected to Congress, 132;
on legislative encroachments on executive, 143;
on resolution to furnish foreign correspondence, 156;
defends Sedition Law by a clever amendment, 159;
moves committee to arrange for balloting in 1800, 166;
accompanies Gallatin as peace commissioner, 301, 302;
willing to accept an informal renunciation of impressment, 305;
goes to Amsterdam, 312;
on new commission to treat directly, 312;
visits London, 313;
asks Monroe for authority to negotiate anywhere, 314;
appointed minister to Russia, 326.
Baylies, ----, his report on Western territory complained of by England,
345.
Bentham, Jeremy, works translated by Dumont, 5;
influences Gallatin, 388.
Bentson, ----, on Astor's hostility to United States Bank, 259.
Berlin and Milan decrees, negotiations for compensation for seizures
under, 333.
Biddle, C. C., at free trade convention in 1831, 241.
Biddle, Nicholas, in panic of 1837, 275.
Blount, William, on committee on finance, 107;
impeached, 138.
Bonaparte, Jerome, his flight to America, 332.
Bonaparte, Napoleon, his precocity compared to that of Gallatin, 32;
effect of his Italian successes on French policy, 132, 139;
adopts conciliatory tone, 160;
issues Milan decree, 229;
seen by Gallatin during Hundred Days, 326;
American sympathy for, explained by Gallatin, 331.
Boorman, James, at free trade convention in 1831, 241.
Borgo, Pozzo di, compared to Gallatin, 32.
Boston, visit of Gallatin to, 12-14, 17;
Puritanical society in, 13;
prejudice against French, 13;
Gallatin's opinion of, 18;
protests against Jay treaty, 103.
Botts, John M., letter of Gallatin to, on bank, 256.
Boundary, northeast, in treaty of Ghent, 321, 322;
discussed in 1826, 343;
referred to arbitration, 347;
argument concerning, prepared by Gallatin, 349;
decision of King of Netherlands rejected by United States, 349;
documents concerning, published by Gallatin, 349;
settled by Ashburton treaty, 350.
Bourdillon, ----, takes share in Gallatin's land scheme, 361.
Bourne, Shearjashub, on committee on finance, 106.
Brackenridge, Judge H. H., on Gallatin's part in anti-excise agitation,
50;
in Washington County, advises moderation, 69;
an authority for history of insurrection, 71;
his character and policy, 71;
leads Pittsburgh committee to urge moderation upon rioters, 72;
describes Bradford's behavior, 72;
his estimate of numbers under arms, 72;
compares excitement with that in 1765 and 1775, 74;
at Parkinson's Ferry meeting, 78;
supports Gallatin's efforts to prevent rebellion, 80, 82;
on committee to confer with United States commissioners, 81;
describes Gallatin's speech, 82;
claims credit for preventing civil war, 84;
on threats of secession, 86;
defeated by Gallatin for Congress, 93.
Bradford, David, represents Washington County in anti-excise
proceedings, 51;
elected to legislature, 54;
low opinion of Gallatin concerning, 54;
tries to shirk responsibility, 69;
then determines on extreme measures, robs mail, 69;
calls for armed resistance, 70;
unable to countermand order, 70;
assumes office of major-general, 72;
his harangue to the insurgents, 73;
at meeting at Parkinson's Ferry, 78;
advocates armed resistance, 79;
on committee on resolutions, 80;
named to confer with United States commissioners, 81;
urges rejection of their terms, 81, 82;
excepted from amnesty, flies from the country, 84, 85.
Bradford, James, in anti-excise convention, 52.
Bradford, ----, member of Ethnological Society, 379.
Bradish, Luther, his eulogy of Gallatin, 388.
Breading, Nicholas, in Pennsylvania ratifying convention, 35.
Breckenridge, John, his brief career, 355.
Brevoort, ----, member of "The Club," 367.
Brodhead, John Romeyn, orator at fortieth anniversary of New York