The Constitution in Congress

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Preface
List of Abbreviations and Shortened Titles
Prologue: Speak No Evil
Chapter 1. The Great Petition Fight
I. Skirmishing
II. The Right to Petition
III. Slavery in the District of Columbia
IV. The Indomitable Mr. Adams
Chapter 2. South Carolina, Arkansas, and Liberia
I. Stopping the Mails
II. Michigan
III. Arkansas
IV. Colonization
V. Exclusion
Part One: Diplomacy, Expansion, and Force
Chapter 3. O Canada!
I. Breaking the Ice
II. Neutrality
III. McLeod
IV. Habeas Corpus
V. States and Subjects of Foreign States
VI. The Law of Nations
Chapter 4. Around the Pole
I. The Dorr Rebellion
II. Oregon
III. The Danish Treaty
Chapter 5. The Great Southwest
I. Texas, Li'l Darlin'
A. Jackson and Texas
B. Tyler and Texas
C. Treaties and Wars
D. Statehood
II. Mr. Polk's War
A. Who Started It?
B. Other Issues
Chapter 6. Brushfires
I. Glad Tidings
II. Greytown
III. Panama
IV. The Adventures of William Walker
V. President Buchanan and Executive Restraint
Part Two: The Evil Empire
Chapter 7. Mr. Wilmot's Proviso
I. Oregon and the Southwest
A. The Facts
B. The Arguments
II. New Notions: The Thirtieth Congress
A. Popular Sovereignty
B. Property
C. Judicial Decision
D. Statehood--and the Army
Chapter 8. Mr. Clay's Compromise
I. California
II. New Mexico and Utah
III. The Texas Boundary
A. Adjudication
B. Negotiation
C. Force
IV. Fugitive Slaves
A. Jury Trial
B. Independent Judges
C. Habeas Corpus
D. Indemnity
Chapter 9. The Slippery Slope
I. Mr. Douglas's Blunder
II. Lincoln and Douglas
III. The Utah War
IV. Polygamy
V. John Brown
Chapter 10. The Winter of Our Discontent
I. Mr. Buchanan's Challenge
II. Breaking the Bonds
III. The Use of Force
IV. The Consequences of Secession
A. "Three Fourths of the Several States"
B. Suspending the Laws
C. Vacancies
D. The Right to Stay
V. Mr. Corwin's Amendment
Conclusion
Appendix A: Dramatis Personae
Appendix B: Principal Officers, 1829-1861
Appendix C: The Constitution of the United States
Index