Uses of Seals-How applied-Who keeps the Great Seal-History of the Great Seal-Jefferson, Adams, etc.-Failure of committees to please- Efforts of Secretary of Congress - Adams and the English Baronet - Origin of law in various kinds of government-In the U. S. all law springs from the People - The fundamental law - Legislative acts-Laws by Its origin-Standard authorities on International Law-How it is enforced -General features of Law of Nations-United States and England—A RELATION OF U. S. GOVERNMENT TO RELIGION.......... 594 Does not support religion - Shows respect to the sentiments of all its peo. Necessity of them from the commencement - Constitutional Compromise Defined by the Constitution-The punishment inflicted. Sectional divisions-Their disappearance-Circuit Courts-States-District. Prostration of the country after the war-Congress has no effective control land-Madison's Administrations-War declared. Causes of the war-Disasters in Canada-Successes on the sea-Barbarity of British and Indians-Incompetence of U. S. officers-Second Cam- paign--Brilliant naval successes-Mortification of the British-Political opposition to the war embarrasses the Government and encourages the enemy-Third Campaign an American success-Gen. Scott in Canada- Defeat of the British at Plattsburg, on Lake Erie; before Baltimore, at Results of the war highly favorable to the U. S. — Gains respect abroad THE MEXICAN WAR FROM 1848 TO 1860.... Causes of the war-Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma-Taking succession of victories - Enters the City of Mexico-Treaty of Guada lupe Hidalgo-Increase of territory-Discovery of gold in California— California applies for admission as a State-Raises the violent opposition of Slave States-Compromises of 1850-Taylor and Fillmore-Pierce's Administration-Repeal of the Missouri Compromise-Troubles in Kansas - Buchanan's Administration - Preparation for Secession- Real causes of the Civil War-The elections of Nov., 1860-Made the pre- Firing on Ft. Sumter-It electrifies the North-Call for troops-General The large armies have acquired much discipline and experience-Move- Emancipation proclamation-The year remarkable for the large number of engagements and formidable character of the operations - Battle of Chancellorsville and advance of Lee into Penn. His defeat at Gettysburg and return to Va.-Capture of New Orleans-Taking of Vicksburg-Defeat at Chickamauga retrieved by Grant-General results Struggle of Grant and Lee in Virginia - Sherman's "March to the Sea”— General discouragement in the South-Capture of Seaboard cities-Re- Opposed reconstruction policy of Congress and President Johnson - Fi- nancial condition - Patrons of Husbandry-Election and re-election of LEGAL FORMS- BY JUDGE J. C. POWER, OF THE FIRST Legal form of Will Statement of Testator - Disposition of Property — THE FOOTPRINTS OF TIME. PART FIRST. CHAPTER I. SECTION I. THE DAWN OF HISTORY. 1. The early traditions of every nation that has undertaken to relate the story of its origin, have given us a confused. account of supernatural persons and events which the judgment of more enlightened times has almost uniformly considered fabulous and impossible. It has always been an interesting inquiry how much of fact was veiled under this. mythical dress, and a great variety of ingenious and contradictory explanations have been produced by the learned in all ages. In most cases, as in Greece, the national religion has been based on these legends which form its authority and explanation, and they passed with the people of all early times as facts which it was impious to question. So the wise and good Socrates was supposed to have denied the existence of the national gods, and was condemned to death. This sacred guard placed over early traditions, increased at once the interest and the difficulty involved in their examination. 2. During the present century the improved methods, larger range and more exact style of inquiry, and the assistance and hints which one branch of study has given to others, |