The Footprints of Time

It is the object of this book to supply the means of forming an accurate idea of the American government. The author has adopted the proposition that the highest style of government is one “of the people, by the people, and for the people,” and believes that a constant progress,...

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The Footprints of Time

PREFACE.
INTRODUCTION.
PART FIRST. CHAPTER I. SECTION I. THE DAWN OF HISTORY.
SECTION II. THE DIRECTION OF PRE-HISTORIC GROWTH.
SECTION III. THE GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF INSTITUTIONS.
SECTION IV. ANCIENT MONARCHIES.
SECTION V. THE GRECIAN STATES.
SECTION VI. THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.
SECTION VII. GREECE AND ROME.
SECTION VIII. DECAY OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.
SECTION IX. THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
SECTION X. THE INFLUENCE OF CHRISTIANITY.
SECTION XI. THE SERVICES OF GREAT MEN TO MANKIND.
SECTION XII. THE CHRISTIAN ERA.
SECTION XIII. THE RISE OF MODERN NATIONS.
SECTION XIV. THE FEUDAL SYSTEM.
SECTION XV. THE LIBERTIES OF THE PEOPLE.
SECTION XVI. THE SITUATION ON THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA.
SECTION XVII. CONCLUSION.
CHAPTER II. THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA.
CHAPTER III. CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF ANGLO AMERICAN COLONIZATION FROM 1492 TO 1763.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V. FORMATION OF THE ORIGINAL union.
CHAPTER VI. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII. THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR FROM 1776 TO 1783.
CHAPTER IX. THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1787.
CHAPTER X.
PART SECOND. THE GOVERNMENT UNDER THE CONSTITUTION.
THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. CHAPTER I. THE PRESIDENT.
CHAPTER II. THE VICE-PRESIDENT.
CHAPTER III. THE CABINET.
CHAPTER IV. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
CHAPTER V. OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN FOREIGN LANDS.
CHAPTER VI. TREATIES—EXTRADITION TREATIES.
CHAPTER VII. BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES.
CHAPTER VIII. PASSPORTS.
CHAPTER IX. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
CHAPTER X. THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM OF THE U. S.
CHAPTER XI. DUTIES AND TARIFFS.
CHAPTER XII. COLLECTION OF DUTIES.
CHAPTER XIII. GOVERNMENT COINAGE.
CHAPTER XIV. NATIONAL BANKING.
CHAPTER XV. FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE UNITED STATES.
CHAPTER XVI. WAR DEPARTMENT.
CHAPTER XVII. THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
CHAPTER XVIII. THE MILITARY ACADEMY.
CHAPTER XIX. DEPOTS OF WAR MATERIAL.
CHAPTER XX. ARTICLES OF WAR.
CHAPTER XXI. MILITARY HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS.
CHAPTER XXII. NAVY DEPARTMENT.
CHAPTER XXIII. THE UNITED STATES NAVY.
CHAPTER XXIV. NAVY YARDS.
CHAPTER XXV. THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
CHAPTER XXVI. THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY.
CHAPTER XXVII. THE COAST SURVEY.
CHAPTER XXVIII. LIGHT HOUSES.
CHAPTER XXIX. LETTERS OF MARQUE AND REPRISAL.
CHAPTER XXX. NAVY AND MARINE HOSPITALS.
CHAPTER XXXI. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
CHAPTER XXXII. PUBLIC LANDS.
CHAPTER XXXIII. HOW TO SECURE PUBLIC LANDS.
CHAPTER XXXIV. PATENTS.
CHAPTER XXXV. PENSIONS.
CHAPTER XXXVI. INDIAN AFFAIRS.
CHAPTER XXXVII. CENSUS BUREAU.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
CHAPTER XXXIX. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT AND POST MASTER GENERAL.
CHAPTER XL. RATES OF POSTAGE IN THE UNITED STATES
CHAPTER XLI. REGISTERED AND DEAD LETTERS.
CHAPTER XLII. ATTORNEY GENERAL.
CHAPTER XLIII. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
CHAPTER XLIV. THE HISTORY OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
CHAPTER XLV. CABINETS OF ALL THE PRESIDENTS.
CHAPTER XLVI. CONGRESS.
CHAPTER XLVII. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS—CONGRESSMEN.
CHAPTER XLVIII. CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.
CHAPTER XLIX. COPYRIGHTS.
CHAPTER L. PRESIDING OFFICERS OF CONGRESS.
CHAPTER LI. SUBORDINATE OFFICERS OF CONGRESS.
CHAPTER LII. CONGRESS AT WORK.
CHAPTER LIII. PUBLIC PRINTING.
CHAPTER LIV. THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
CHAPTER LV. REPORTS.
CHAPTER LVI. IMPEACHMENT.
CHAPTER LVII. THE SUPREME COURT.
CHAPTER LVIII. CIRCUIT COURTS.
CHAPTER LIX. DISTRICT COURTS.
CHAPTER LX. ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME JURISDICTION.
CHAPTER LXI. COURT OF CLAIMS.
CHAPTER LXII. DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
CHAPTER LXIII. UNITED STATES MARSHALS.
CHAPTER LXIV. GRAND JURY.
CHAPTER LXV. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
CHAPTER LXVI. INDIVIDUAL STATES.
CHAPTER LXVII. MOTTOES AND NAMES OF THE STATES.
CHAPTER LXVIII. THE NATIONAL DOMAIN.
CHAPTER LXIX. THE INDIVIDUAL TERRITORIES.
CHAPTER LXX. THE ANNEXATION POLICY.
CHAPTER LXXI. CENSUS STATISTICS.

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