a year. Novels, he said, should be read, the last chapter first, in
order that appreciation of the style should not be lost in the interest
excited by the story.]

[Footnote 27: Mr. Gallatin's assertion, which corresponded with that of
Jefferson, that Washington had naturally strong passions, but had
attained complete mastery over them, is quoted by the Earl of Stanhope
(Lord Mahon) in his famous eulogy of Washington's attributes.]

[Footnote 28: The Gallatins claim to descend from one Callatinus, a
Roman Consul.]

[Footnote 29: _Souvenirs d'un Diplomate._ Paris, 1882.]

[Footnote 30: This was the vault of the Witter family, a daughter of
which Commodore Nicholson married.]

[Footnote 31: "In my youth the fashion was to decide in conformity
with Lavater's precepts; then came Camper's facial angle, which gave a
decided superiority to the white man and monkey; and both have been
superseded by the bumps of the skull. This criterion is that which suits
me best, for Spurzheim declared I had a _capital_ head, which he might
without flattery say to everybody." _Gallatin to Lewis T. Cist of
Cincinnati, November_ 21, 1837.]

INDEX

Adams, Henry, calls treaty of Ghent the work of Gallatin, 324.

Adams, John, announces election of Gallatin as senator, 60;
convenes Congress to consider relations with France, 132;
his message, 133; replies coolly to resolution of House, 136, 137;
remarks of McClanachan to, 138;
his message in 1797, 139;
visited by House to present answer, 140;
wishes to establish new foreign missions, 141;
informs Congress of French outrages, 147;
and of preparations for war, 147;
sends in X Y Z dispatches, 149;
sends message on French relations, 152, 153;
urges preparation for war, 155;
thanks House for support, 155;
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 com