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Dhananjayarao Gadgillibruy 1IIIImmmnll GIPE-PUNE-002452 A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BY WOODROW WILSON, PH.D., LIla.D., LL.D. DOCUMENTARY EDITION IN TEN VOLUMES VOL. VI 1tbe "oun~tng of tbe Government JAMES MADISON (From a painting by Gilbert Stuart in the Art Gallery of Bowdoin College, Maine) DOCUMENTARY EDITION A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BY WOODROW WILSON, PH.D., LI1i.D., LL.D. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ENLARGED BY THE ADDITION OF ORIGINAL SOURCES AND LEADING DOCUMENTS OF AM[RICAN HISTORY INCLUDING NARRATIVES OF EARLY EXPLOkERS, GRANTS, CHARTERS, CONCESSIONS, TREATIES, REVOLUTIONARY DOCUMENTS, STATE rAPERS, PROCLAMATIONS AND ENACTMENTS ILLUSTRATED WITH CONTEMPORARY VIEWS, PORTRAITS, FACSIMII.ES AND MAPS SELECTED FROM RAilE BOOKS AND PRINTS IN TEN VOLUMES VOLUME VI HARPER f.1 BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND WNDON A lil!lT()RV 01' ,.... A"'kll~"" P"QPl.a Copyrlgbt, 190', '9Q., by W""",,_ WII$OM CQpy,i,bt, t90', S900, '918, by HAI.. II .. &: »Rorm:U Ptlnttd io. the Vnl~ Slatt!!! of Amen"" ~ CONTENTS PART I I:IIAP. PAGE I. A NATION IN THE MAKING II. CRITICAL CHANGES 118 • ApPENDICES . 179 TREATY OF PEACE IN 1783.-Definitive Treaty of Peace between the United States of America and his Britannic Majesty, concluded September 3, 1783 . 179 GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST, 1787.-An ordi nance for the government of the territory of the United States northwest of the River Ohio . 187 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, 1787 197 KENTUCKY, RESOLUTIONS OF, 1798 220 VIRGINIA, RESOLUTIONS OF, 1798. 229 THE KENTUCKY RESOLUTIONS OF 1799 • 232 PART II ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS THE TREATY OF 1794 WITH GREAT BRITAIN-From "Revised Statutes relating to the District of Columbia ... 1873-74, together with the public treaties.•.. " Washington: GovernlJlellt Printing Office, 1875, pp. 269"-282 . 237 WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS, I79fi.-From the original manuscript in the New York Public Library. • . 262 ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS, I798.-From "United States Statutes at Large," Vol. I., pp. 570-572, 577-578, 596- 597 • • . • • •• ••••••••.• 287 v CONTENTS PAGB TREATY WITH FRANCE FOR THE CESSION OF LOUISIANA, IB03. From "Revised Statutes Relating to District of Colum bia," edition of IB75, pp. 232-235; "United States Statutes a~ Large," Vol. VIII., pp. 200-206, etc. , . • • 295 EMBARGO ACT, I B07.-From "United States Statutes at Large," Vol. II., pp. 453 • . • • • . • . " 30 4 JEFFERSON ON THE BURR CONSPIRACY, 1807.-From "Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States," Ninth Congress, Second Session, December, IB06-March, 1807 .•.•.....••.•..... 306 NON-INTERCOURSE ACT, 1809.-From "United States Statutes at Large," Vol. II., pp. 52B-533 • . • • • • • • 31B SUSPENSION OF INTERCOURSE WITH GREAT BRITAIN, IBIO. From" Annals of Congress," Third Session, Eleventh Con gress, Washington: Gales & Seaton, IB53, p. 124B . • . 327 MADISON'S WAR MESSAGE, IB12.-From "House Supplemen- tary Journal," edition of IB26, Vol. VIiL, pp. 454-457 . 330 DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN, IB12.-From "United States Statutes at Large," Vol. II., p. 755 • • 344 CAPTAIN PERRY'S REPORT ON THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE, IBI3.-From "American State Papers; Naval Affairs," • Vol. I., p. 295 . ',' . • • • . • . • • 346 TREATY OF GHENT, IBI4.-From "Revised Statutes Relating to the District of Columbia; ... IB73-74•... together with public treaties.... " Washington: Government Printing Office, IB75, pp. 2B7-292 . • . 35 1 THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE, 182o-21.-From "United States Statutes at Large," Vol. 111., pp. 545, 546, 54B, 645. THE MONROE DOCTRINE, 1823.-From J. D. Richardson's "Messages and Papers oLthe Presidents." Washington: Government Printing Office, JB96, Vol. II., ,PP' 209, 21 7- 21 9 ••....• , .••• , • •-.1 •... 374 ~ , ...... * The .1ppmdices in this !lolllme and;n flolume II". are takrn b'l per mission from Mr. Howard II". Preston's Documents lIIustratlve of American History. NOTES ON ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE JAMES MADISON.-From a painting by Gilbert Stuart, in the Art Gallery of Bowdoin College, Maine. • • Frontjspj~u THE PRESIDENTS EQUIPAGE • • • • • • • . • 2 FIRST OHIO CAPITOL, 1801.-Redrawn from an old print 4 STATE CAPITOL OF KENTUCKY, 17<}6.-Redrawn from an old print • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • 7 MODEL OF A CoNESTOGA WAGON.-Redrawn from a print 9 TRANSPORTATION ADVERTISEMENT.-Copied from an old poster • • • • • • • . • . • II A MAIL CARRIER IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.-Redrawn from an old print. • • • • • • . • • • • •• 13 FIRST MILL IN OHIO, 1789.-Redrawn from an old print 15 LAND OFFICE OF THE OHIO COMPANY, MARIETTA.-Redrawn from an old print. • • • • • • • • • • • .• 16 EDMOND CHARLES GENET.-From Harp~r's Monthly Magazjn~ 17 INTERVIEW BETWEEN GENERAL WASHINGTON AND "CITIZEN" GENET.-From a painting by Howard Pyle •••• 19 A BANQUET TO GENET.-From a painting by Howard Pyle. 21 FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL IN NEW YORK.-Redrawn from an old print FRENCH FORT AT ST. Louls.-Redrawn from an old print 27 WASHINGTON'S WRmNG TI\BLE.-From a photograph 28 ALBEIlT GALunM.-Redrawn from an old print 30 vii NOTES ON ILLUSTRATIONS PA.CB IMPRESSMENT OF SEAMEN.-From a painting by Howard Pyle 33 PRINCE TALLEYRAND.-From an old French lithograph 35 ELIAS BOUDINoT.-Redrawn from an old print • 37 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DEATH OF WASHINGTON.-This an- nouncement of the death of Washington was printed origi nally as the leading editorial in the N~w York Gazett~ and General Advertiser . 41 ADVERTISEMENT OF FUNERAL OF LIBERTY.-From Sparks's The Men Who Mad~ the Nation . 43 THOMAS JEFFERSON.-From a painting by Gilbert Stuart, in the Art Gallery of Bowdoin College, Maine. • Facing p. CHARLES C. PINCKNEy.-Reproduced from an etching in the Emmet Collection, New York Public Library . • • ELI WHITNEY.-Redrawn from an old engraving 51 OLD COURT-HoUSE, NEW ORLEANs.-Redrawn from a wood cut in Harper's Monthly Magazin~ . 53 VIEW ACROSS THE NORTH RIVER, I796.-Redrawn from an old print . • • • 55 TITLE-PAGE OF A CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT, I800.--One of several eamphlets issued violently opposing the election of Thomas Jefferson to the Presidency of the United States. A copy of this pamphlet is in the New York Public Library • . 57 WHITNEY'S COTTON GIN.-From a drawing from the ,original model 59 I TITLE-PAGE OF JEFFERSON'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS 61 WILLIAM PINCKNEy.-Redrawn from an old ~ngraving . ~. THE HAMILTON-BuRR DUEL.-From a painting by F. Luis Mora ••••••••• ROBERT R. LIVINGSToN.-Redrawn from an old engraving • HAMILTON'S RESIDENCE, THE GRANGE.-Redrawn from an old print • • • • • • • • • • • • • • EARLY VIEW OF WASHINGTON CITY.-From Higginson's His tory of th~ United States VIII NOTES ON ILLUSTRATIONS PACK OLD STATE HOUSE, HARTFoRD.-Redrawn froni an old print 73 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, IN 1800.-Redrawn from an old print • . • . • • • • • . • ' 75 NEW YORK ABOUT 1800. FROM THE NORTH 77 BRYANT'S SATIRE.-From Sparks's Th~ Men Who Mad~ th~ Nation. .. ..•. NOTICE CONCERNING THE RELIEF OF SAILoRs.-From Sparks's Th, Men Who Mad~ the Nation . • • . 81 JOHN QUINCY ADAMs.-Reproduced from an old engraving . AARON BURR.-From a painting by John Vanderlyn, in the library of the New York Historical Society ...• WESTERN COOKING UTENSILs.-Redrawn from an old print PITTSBURGH, 1810.-Redrawn from an old print. • • . MONTICELLO. THOMAS JEFFERSON'S RESIDENCE.-From a sketc;l by Benson J. Lossing in 1850 • . 91 CINCINNATI IN 1810.-Redrawn from a print in Howe's History of OM". • • • . • . •.•. TREMONT STREET, BOSTON, 1800. LOOKING NORTH.-Redrawn from an old print. • . • • . • 94 CINCINNATI, FROM NEWPORT, IN 18u.-From Lossing's Fi~ld Book of ;he War of 1812 • • • • • • • • • • • 9S HENRY CLAYo'-From a painting by an unknown artist, in the Long Isla ld HistOrical Society • . • . • • • • • 97 WILLIAM HAUlS CRAWFoRD.-Redrawn from an old print • 99 JOHN RANDOLPII.-From a painting by J. W. Jarvis in 1811 • 101 DETROIT IN 18Is.-Redrawn from an old print.. • • • . THE PORT or BUFFALO, 18Is.-Redrawn from an old print 103 JACKSON'S H~ADQlIARTERS, NEW ORLEANs.-Redrawn from an old ,print. • . • • • . • . • lOS OLIVER HAZARD PERRY.-Redrawn from an old print 10 7 ix NOTES ON ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE BATILE OF LAKE ERIE.-From a painting by Carlton T. Chap man. 108 COMMODORE THOMAS MACDONOUGH.-From a painting by Gil bert Stuart, owned by the Macdonough family . • IIO HOUSE OF AMERICAN COMMISSIONERS AT GHENT.-Redrawn from an old print . III IN THE AMERICAN TRENCHES. BATILE OF NEW ORLEANS.- From a painting by F. Luis Mora. • • • IIZ FACSIMILE OF SIGNATURES TO THE TREATY AT GHENT.-From The Memorial History of New York City. II4 JOSIAH QUINCY.-From a portrait by Gilbert Stuart, in the Mu seum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass. II9 DE WITI CLINToN.-From a painting by Jonathan Trumbull, in the Chamber of Commerce, New York . IZI DANIEL D. TOMPKINs.-From an engraving after a painting by J. W. Jarvis. JAMES WILSON. - From a painting by Wharton after a miniature by James Peale, in Independence Hall, Phila delphia, Pa. Facing p. 126 CUMBERLAND GAP, NEAR WHEELING, VIRGINIA.-From a photograph CANAL BOATS CROSSING THE MOUNTAINs.-From a photograph 13 0 PRINCE METIERNICH.-From a French engraving 133 CHICAGO IN 18zI.-Redrawn from an old print • 137 JERSEY CITY IN 18zo.-Redrawn from an old print 139 CUMBERLAND ROAD, NEAR WHEELING, VIRGiNIA.-Drawn from a photograph 143 THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON, 1804.-Redrawn from an old print 145 BUST OF GEORGE CANNING.-From Green's History of the English People . • • • • RICHARD RUSH.-From an engraving after a portrait painted in in London while minister to the British Court • • . • x NOTES ON ILLUSTRATIONS PAGB REAR VIEW OF THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON, 1820.--Redrawn from an old print. • . • . GR~UND PLAN OF THE CAPITOL, 182s.-From Winsor's Narra- tifl~ and Critical History of Amuica . 153 JOHN C. CALHouN.-Redrawn from an old engraving . • • ISS NORTH END OF CITY HALL PARK, NEW YORK, 182S.-Re drawn from an old print . 157 THOMAS H. BENTON.-From a portrait in the library of Prince ton University.