Albert Gallatin
rejoicings of Jefferson over his appointment, 331.
_Minister to France._
Received by Richelieu, 331;
discusses American sympathy for Bonaparte, 331, 332;
received by Louis XVIII., 332;
familiar relations with royal family, 332;
negotiates for indemnity for seizures, 332;
annoyed by French demand for dismissal of a disrespectful American
postmaster, 333;
advises Adams and Eustis in negotiations, 333;
returns to Paris, 334;
with Rush conducts negotiations with England, 334, 335;
tries to explain Jackson's occupation of Pensacola, 336;
refuses to mediate with France between Spain and revolted colonies,
336;
points out disadvantages of war with Spain, 337;
succeeds in pacifying French indignation at seizure of Apollon, 338;
does not adopt Adams's line of defense, 338;
Adams's opinion of, in diary, 338, 339;
his opinion of Adams, 329;
continues to negotiate with regard to commerce, 340;
loath to return without success, 340;
criticises Adams's terms of French treaty as unfavorable, but advises
signing, 340;
fails to secure satisfaction and returns to America, 341;
settles at Friendship Hill, 341;
pressed by Monroe to return to France, 341, 342;
declines mission to Panama Congress, 342.
_Minister to England._
Appointed envoy and minister, with liberty to return on completion of
negotiations, 342, 343;
secures modification of instructions, 343;
complains of peremptory character of instructions, 344;
his voyage, 344;
dislike of English and French diplomacy, 344;
learns of English resentment at tone of American ministers, 344, 345;
negotiates with Canning, 345;
asks for instructions as to renewal of convention of 1815, 345;
pleased with ability of Lawrence as _charge d'affaires_, 346;
his threat of war quoted by Chateaubriand, 346;
warned by Adams to yield nothing, 346;
concludes negotiation with Goderich, 347;
thinks Canning meant to discuss impressment, 247;
returns to America, congratulated by Adams, 348;
his social life in London, 348;
ready to accept French mission in 1834, 349;
prepares argument in Northeastern boundary arbitration, 349;
publishes an account of facts in the case, 349;
visited by Ashburton, 350;
publishes pamphlet on Oregon question, 351;
presides at meeting to protest against annexation of Texas, 351;
condemns Mexican war, 352;
publishes pamphlet concerning it, 352;
condemns "manifest destiny" talk, 352, 353.
_Republican Leader._
His opinion of contemporary political leaders, 355, 356;
prefers Crawford to Adams, 356;
requests Macon to take
part in caucus for Crawford, 356;
thinks universal suffrage compensates for dangers of consolidation, 356;
accepts reluctantly nomination for vice-president, 357;
dislikes formality of nomination, 357;
withdraws to help ticket, 358;
considers the election to prove decease of Republican party, 359;
condemns Jackson's violations of law, 359;
favors an insignificant or weak executive, 359;
visits Washington in 1829, notes disappearance of old regime, 330.
_Society, Literature, Science._
His land speculations not profitable, 351;
plans Genevese Colonization Association, 361;
loses money through Morris's failure, 362;
speculates in Virginia military lands, 362;
estimates value of estates, 362, 363;
ill at ease in general society, 363;
his establishment at Washington described by Irving, 363;
house burned by British, 364;
builds at Friendship Hill, finds it lonely in winter, 364;
visited by Lafayette in 1825, 364, 365;
settles permanently in New York, 365;
frequent changes of residence, 365;
devotes last years to scientific studies, 366;
conversational ability, 366;
chosen member of "The Club," 366, 367;
leads conversation, 367;
described by Irving, 368;
wishes to establish free university in New York, 368;
presides over council of New York University, 369;
resigns, owing to clerical opposition, 370;
continued interest in French politics, 370;
letter of Lafayette to, on marriage of his daughter, 371;
assists Polish refugees, 372;
interested in Indian customs, 373, 374;
writes for Humboldt a synopsis of Indian tribes, 374;
publishes Indian vocabularies, 375;
issues circulars inviting information, 375;
correspondence with individuals, 375, 376;
republishes Synopsis, 377;
scientific character of his results, 377, 378;
his advice requested concerning Smithson's bequest, 378;
its publications submitted to him, 378, 379;
founds American Ethnological Society, 379;
defrays cost of publishing its transactions, 379;
essay on nations of Mexico and Central America, 380;
authorizes General Scott to purchase documents in Mexico, 380;
writes introduction to Hale's "Indians of Northwest America," 380;
gathers information regarding gold in America for Humboldt, 381;
describes his reasons for success, 381;
his caution in reasoning, 382;
fails to establish a literary periodical, 382;
chosen president of New York Historical Society, 382;
his inaugural address on course of United States History, 382-384;
opinion of Washington, 383, 384;
friendly greeting to Adams in 1844, 384;
eulogized by Adams, 384, 385;
his party career contrasted with that of Adams, 385;
personal appearance and portraits, 385, 386;
crushed by loss of wife, 387;
death, 387;
eulogized by Bradish before Historical Society, 388;
acknowledges indebtedness to Bentham, 388;
his brain, 389;
summary of character and services, 389.
_Characteristics._
General estimates, 1, 388, 389;
unfriendly views of, 90, 297, 338;
his own estimate, 381;
ambition, 5, 10, 58, 127, 180, 328;
business ability, 28, 60, 361, 362;
cosmopolitanism, 7, 389;
courage, 75, 76, 84;
debt, aversion to, 21;
diplomatic ability, 303, 324, 325, 330, 345;
financial ability, 45, 179, 185, 215;
friendliness, 24, 30, 300, 372;
geography, love of, 16;
history, love of, 3, 302;
indolence, 43;
leadership, 128, 133, 159, 167, 357;
literary interest, 382;
maturity, early, 31;
partisanship, 140, 147, 167;
personal appearance, 385, 386, 389;
political shrewdness, 76, 95, 128, 357;
social habits, 44, 348, 363, 367, 368;
temper, evenness of, 65, 152, 154, 303, 324;
thoroughness, 182, 381.
_Political Opinions._
Alien Bill, 152, 158;
appointments to office, 281, 282, 286, 359;
army, 108, 123, 129, 180, 303;
Bank of United States, 231, 252-256, 262, 266, 296;
banking, 256, 268, 273, 277;
cabinet, 188, 222, 245, 283;
coinage, 140, 268;
Congress, powers of, 109, 110, 112, 143, 144, 153, 161;
constitution of Pennsylvania, 41, 42;
debt, public, 45, 125, 126, 191, 203, 205, 208, 222, 269;
democracy, 6, 8, 10, 33, 34, 42, 48, 55, 126, 389;
education, 45, 291, 368-370;
election of 1800, 164-166;
embargo, 201, 206, 230, 291;
England, diplomacy of, 304, 344;
England, policy toward, 228, 292, 310, 327, 337, 343-347;
ethnology, 373-381;
excise, 53, 80; executive, 144-146, 359;
Federalist party, 119, 129, 139, 140, 164, 179;
financial measures of Hamilton, 184, 185;
foreign correspondence bill, 155;
foreign ministers, 142, 143, 145, 147;
France, diplomacy of, 304, 344;
France, policy toward, 134, 135, 148, 149, 157, 159, 167, 310, 332,
333, 338, 340;
free trade, 240-243;
French Revolution, 56, 76, 139, 328;
gunboat scheme, 289;
impeachment, 138;
Indians, 108, 122, 320, 323, 373-381;
internal improvements, 45, 224, 290;
Jacksonian democracy, 359;
Jay treaty, 119, 136;
manifest destiny, 352;
Mexican war, 352;
military matters, 137, 289;
money, relation to wealth, 260;
navy, 123, 124, 130, 137, 186, 303;
northeastern boundary, 347-349;
northwest boundary, 343, 347, 351;
panic of 1815, 262;
paper money, 46, 207, 264, 267, 268;
party management, 38, 41, 95, 128, 164, 359;
peace, 149, 150, 167, 284;
public lands, 46, 122, 238, 239;
Republican party, 355, 359;
revenue, internal, 221, 233, 234;
revenue, sources of, 187, 223, 232;
Sedition Act, 152, 158, 159;
slavery, 47, 140;
Spain, policy toward, 336, 337;
suffrage, 42;
surplus, use of, 206, 216;
taxation, 123, 199, 200;
Texas annexation, 351;
territory, constitutional power to acquire, 285;
Treasury, administration of, 64, 106-108, 125, 130, 154, 189, 205,
208, 217, 245-247;
treaty of Ghent, 317, 318, 319, 323;
treaty power, 114;
United States, history of, 382, 383;
war of 1812, 320;
war finances, 190, 200, 203, 207, 208, 222, 224, 229, 232, 234, 298;
Whiskey Insurrection, 94.
Gallatin family, 2;
prominence in Geneva, 2;
military reputation, 2;
interest in all its members, 8;
on oligarchic side in Genevese politics, 10;
alarmed at report of Gallatin's death, 27;
visited by Gallatin in 1814, 326;
claims Roman descent, 386 n.
Gallatin, Frances, marries B. K. Stevens, 371;
Lafayette's letter of congratulation to, 371;
considered "a beauty" at French court, 372.
Gallatin, James, accompanies his father to Europe, 301.
Gallatin, Jean, father of Albert Gallatin, 2;
his death, 2.
Gallatin, P. M., guardian of Albert, 10;
his kindness on Gallatin's departure for America, 11;
promises to aid him, and forwards letters of recommendation, 11.
Gallatin, Susanne Vaudenet, grandmother of Gallatin, her character, 7;
friend of Frederick of Hesse-Cassel and of Voltaire, 7;
controlling spirit of family, 8;
quarrels with Albert over his refusal of a Hessian commission, 8.
Gambier, Lord, on English peace commission, 316.
Gardner, John L., at free-trade convention, 241.
Genet, Edmond C., effect of his intemperance on parties, 57;
marries daughter of George Clinton, 102;
aids Democratic societies, 102;
condemned by Federalists, 134.
Geneva, place of Gallatin family in, 2;
education in, 2, 3;
religious spirit of, 3;
a resort of foreigners, 4;
political situation in, 6, 7, 10;
parties in, 10;
revolutions in, 20, 361;
government of, 33;
visited by Gallatin, 325, 326;
colonization from, planned by Gallatin, 361.
Geneva Academy, studies of Gallati in, 2, 3;
his friends at, 4, 5.
Germans, in Pennsylvania, oppose improvement of education, 45.
Gerry, Elbridge, on French mission, 139;
remains to negotiate loan, 152.
Gibbs, ----, member of Ethnological Society, 379.
Gilbert, Ezekiel, on Committee on Finance, 107.
Giles, William B., Republican leader in debate, his character, 100, 133;
bitterly opposes address to Washington, 128, 129;
in debate on relations with France, 135;
loses leadership to Gallatin, 140.
Gilman, Nicholas, on Committee on Finance, 106.
Girard, Stephen, assists Gallatin to float loan, 213, 214;
his reasons, 259.
Goderich, Lord, renews convention of 1815 with Gallatin, 347.
Goldberg, ----, Dutch commissioner to make commercial treaty, 334.
Goodhue, Jonathan, at free-trade convention of 1831, 241.
Goodhue, ----, member of "The Club," 367.
Goodrich, Chauncy, in Congress, 99;
in debate on foreign relations, 143;
on resolution to punish foreign correspondence, 156.
Goulburn, Henry, on English peace commission, 316;
informed of American request for instructions, 318;
told by Castlereagh and Liverpool to moderate his demands, 319;
protests against acceptance of Indian article, 321.
Grenville, Lord, sends Fauchet letter to Washington, 103;
connection with Jay treaty, 117, 350;
his proposition to Pinckney, 134.
Griswold, Roger, attacks Gallatin's account of sinking fund, 65;
leader of Federalists in House, 98, 133;
replies to Gallatin in debate on treaty power, 113;
his collision with Lyon, 141;