Part 9 (1/2)

George Watterston (1783-1854), was appointed first librarian of Congress by President Madison (March, 1815) He was a well-knoriter on Washi+ngton life and scenes--ED

[116] Observations sur le Gouvernement et les Lois des U S p

20--FAUX

_Comment by Ed_ Gabriel Mably (1709-1785) was educated at a Jesuit college in Lyons, and lived the life of a scholar, publishi+ng numerous works on history and law The above book embodied his views on the United States Constitution, and ritten at the request of Congress (1784)

[117] Henry Clay was appointed by President Madison one of the cootiate peace with Great Britain He fir the Mississippi River After five ned, December 24, 1814--ED

[118] The House of Representatives, like the House of Commons, is sometimes very disorderly Heat and cold have the sas of the members; for both make them quit their seats, and the authority of the speaker often fails to bring them back It is in vain to call to order; cold has benuers, or heat has dissolved their solids, and they can neither think nor act--FAUX

[119] Willia diplomatic career Born in Annapolis, Maryland (1764), his father was a loyalist, but he joined the patriotic side in the Revolutionary War He studied laith Judge Chase, and was adton appointed hi under Jay's Treaty of 1794, and on this business he reain a coressions upon American commerce In 1816 he was appointedto the United States, he was elected to the senate (1818), but died (1822), before the expiration of his term--ED

[120] William Wirt (1772-1834), one of the ablest lawyers of his tieneral in 1817, and served until Jackson's accession to the presidency--ED

[121] Rufus King was born in Maine in 1755 Graduating froress As a delegate to the Federal constitutional convention, he took a pro to New York City in 1788, he was, the following year, elected to the United States senate, and for seven years was land (1796-1803)--ED

[122] Jaates froinia Elected to the United States senate, he was repeatedly chairn relations President Adams appointed him secretary of war (1825), and three years lateropposed to the Jackson party, he was immediately recalled upon Jackson's accession--ED

[123] Philip Pendleton Barbour (1783-1841), was elected to Congress in 1814, beco speaker of the House in 1821 President Jackson appointed hie, and in 1836 he was elevated to the supreme bench--ED

[124] Jonathan Roberts (1771-1854) first represented his district in Pennsylvania in the Twelfth Congress He was elected to the senate in 1814, serving until 1821--ED

[125] Now Sir Charles Bagot--FAUX

_Coot (1781-1843), a well-known British diplomat and aovernor-general of Canada

[126] Hyde de Neuville (1776-1857), a royalist during the republic and the empire, was minister of France to the United States (1816-21)--ED

[127] This was Benjaers Clark, his father being Dr Ja Kentucky pioneers--ED

[128] For the early history of Council Bluffs, see Brackenridge's _Journal_, volume vi of our series, note 28--ED

[129] Red Jacket, or Sagoyewatha (1751-1830), was a Seneca chief, and after the death of Brant the ht on the American side in the War of 1812-15, and refused to be drawn into Tecuainst ratifying the treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784), which ceded western New York to the whites In later life he was a helpless drunkard--ED

[130] Jedidiah Morse was born in Woodstock, Connecticut (1761) Being graduated froe he studied for the ministry, and in 1785 was licensed to preach Four years later he beca there until 1820, when he removed to New Haven, and there preached until his death in 1826 He was interested in civilizing and christianizing the Indians In 1820 the secretary of war deputed hiest ation were published in his _Report to the Secretary of War on Indian Affairs_ (New Haven, 1822) He also published soained for hiraphy”--ED

[131] These portraits of the pawnee chiefs were hung in the Indian gallery in the depart later destroyed by fire Three of them are reproduced in color in McKenney's _History of the Indian Tribes of North America_ (Philadelphia, 1855), i, pp iii, 33, 37, 143

The artist, Charles B King (1786-1862), was a native of Rhode Island

For forty years his studio in Washi+ngton was frequented by the prominent men of the day--ED

[132] For the Oto Indians, see Bradbury's _Travels_, volume V of our series, note 42--ED

[133] Ifor murder, which see the calues_, in our volume ii, note 43--ED

[135] This was probably Luther Rice, a Baptist preacher of much power

Born in Massachusetts (1783), he was ordained as a Congregational minister, and sailed as a missionary to India (1812) There he united with the Baptists, and returning to Ah the eastern states to interest that denoh his efforts, Coluton, and he was for several years its agent and treasurer--ED