The establishing act, 14-The choice of a site, 16—Its
beauty, 17-And history, 18-Commissioners to lay out,
appointed, 20-Bounds set, 21-An old-time tavern and
what was done there, 22-The artist and his plan, 25-
Metes and bounds appointed, 28-Named, 29-The infirmi-
ties of genius, 31.
of the debate, III- -Jackson's action upon it, 112-The
Right of Petition and its champion, 113—Turning the tables,
119-The servant not greater than his master, 124-Death
of the champion, 126—The cloud upon the horizon rises, 127
-The city during these years, 128-The Presidents who
filled the White House during this period, 129-The cor-
ner-stone of the Capitol extension laid, 129—Speech of the
"Old man eloquent," 130.
Lincoln arrives at the Capitol, 133-The South's overt acts,
134-Lincoln's inauguration, 135-His address, 137-The
city in arms, 139–War proclaimed, 140-A great people's
uprising, 140-A midnight visit to the Capitol, 142—Armed
men in marble halls, 142—The advance into Virginia, 143
-Battle of Bull Run, 144-Creating an army, 145—The
city in war time, 146—The Sanitary Commission and its
work, 147-Slavery abolished, 149-Early's raid, 150-Lew
Wallace, the hero of the Monocacy, 151-Early invests the
city, 155-Gallant defence by the Sixth Corps, 158-Death
of President Lincoln, 160.
A world's wonder, 196-The Rotunda, 201-The dome
and its outlook, 204-Hall of Statuary, 207-House of Rep-
resentatives-its hall, 211-How composed, 214-Its meth-
ods, 216-An all-night session, 220-The Senate-its cham-
ber, 222-How constituted, 226-Its proceedings, 227-An
impeachment trial in, 232—The Supreme Court—its cham-
ber, 239-Its proceedings, 240-Justices of, 242-Its his-
tory, 243-Its methods, 248-Congressional Library-its
chamber, 251-Its history, 252.
The President's seven advisers, 277-The State Depart-
ment, 278-The War Department, 281-The Navy De-
partment, 283-The Treasury, 284-Department of the
Interior, 288-Post-Office Department, 290-Department
of Justice, 291-Department of Agriculture, 292—Civil-
Service Commission, 294.
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