ts for
presidency, 224;
no chance of success, effect of desire for presidency, 225;
alliance with Clay and Calhoun, opinion as to the bank, 226;
presents Boston resolutions against President's course, 227;
speaks sixty-four times on bank during session, 228;
speech on the "protest," 229;
attitude in regard to troubles with France, 230;
defeats Fortification Bill, speech on executive patronage, 231;
defeat of Benton's first expunging resolution, 232;
defence of his course on Fortification Bill, 233;
speech on "Specie Circular" and against expunging resolution, 234;
desires to retire from the Senate but is persuaded to remain, 235;
efforts to mitigate panic, 236;
visits England, hears of Harrison's nomination for presidency, 237;
enters campaign, speech of 1837 at Niblo's Garden, 238;
speeches during campaign, 239;
accepts secretaryship of state, 240;
modifies Harrison's inaugural, "kills proconsuls," 244;
De Bacourt's account of, at reception of diplomatic corps, 245, 246;
opinion as to general conduct of difficulties with England, 248;
conduct of McLeod affair, 249;
deprecates quarrel with Tyler, 250;
decides to remain in the cabinet, 252;
conduct of the Creole case, 253;
management of Maine and Massachusetts, settles boundary, 254;
obtains "Cruising Convention," and extradition clause, letter on
impressment, 255;
character of negotiation and its success, 256;
treaty signed, "the battle of the maps," continues in cabinet, 257;
refuses to be forced from cabinet, 258;
speech in Faneuil Hall defending his course, 258;
character of this speech, explains "Cruising Convention," 259;
refutes Cass, other labors in State Department, 260;
resigns secretaryship of state and resumes his profession, 261;
anxiety about Texas and Liberty party, supports Clay, 262;
reelected to the Senate, 263;
efforts to maintain peace with England, speech in Faneuil Hall, 265;
letter to Macgregor suggesting forty-ninth parallel, opposition to war in
the Senate, 266;
attacked by Ingersoll and Dickinson, 267;
speech in defence of Ashburton treaty, 268;
remarks on President Polk's refusal of information as to secret service
fund, careless in his accounts, 269;
absent when Mexican war declared, course on war measures, tour in the
South, 270;
denounces acquisition of territory, death of his son and daughter, visit
to Boston for funerals, 271