Constitution as a model for their own.
Our Constitution guarantees self-government, and regulates just
government. It is the foundation of our national life. Without it, we
should be threatened with anarchy. Anarchy means universal confusion,
terror, bloodshed, lawlessness of every description, and the destruction
of religion, education, business, and of everything which makes life and
home beautiful and safe.
After we had declared our Independence and won our Liberty, this Country
was threatened with anarchy because we had as yet no Constitution to
regulate Government, and each State did much as it pleased.
But after the Constitution was adopted, and the States were united and
had became One People under One Government, order, peace, and prosperity
resulted.
Thus the amazingly rapid growth of “Our Beloved Country,” as Washington
called it, is due to the safeguards of that most precious Document, the
Constitution of the United States. For which reason every boy and girl
should read it carefully, should regard it with reverence, and should
surround it with every protection, as being, with the blessing of God,
the source of the life and welfare of our Nation.
As for John Marshall, he did not help to frame the Constitution; but it
was largely through his efforts and those of James Madison, that the
Virginia State Legislature ratified it. In another way, also, he had a
great part in its making.
After the Constitution was adopted, being a new Document there existed
no body of judicial decisions interpreting its meanings, like the
decisions of England which guided English judges. A body of American
decisions had to be made to interpret our Constitution in order to guide
American judges. This was John Marshall’s great work.
In 1801, President John Adams called the profound lawyer, John Marshall,
to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
It was a most wise appointment, as we shall now see.
EXPOUNDING THE CONSTITUTION
Chief Justice Marshall took his place at the head of the National
Judiciary. The Government under the Constitution, was only organized
twelve years before, and in the interval eleven amendments of the
Constitution had been regularly proposed and adopted.
Comparatively nothing had been done judicially to define the powers or
develop the resources of the Constitution. In short, the Nation, the
Constitution, and the Laws were in their infancy.
Under these circumstances, it was most fortunate for the Country, that
the great Chief Justice retained his high position for thirty-four
years, and that during all that time, with scarcely any interruption, he
kept on with the work he showed himself so competent to perform.
As year after year went by and new occasion required, with his
irresistible logic, enforced by his cogent English, he developed the
hidden treasures of the Constitution, demonstrated its capacities, and
showed beyond all possibility of doubt, that a Government rightfully
administered under its authority, could protect itself against itself
and against the world.
Hardly a day now passes in the Court he so dignified and adorned,
without reference to some decision of his time, as establishing a
principle which, from that day to this, has been accepted as undoubted
law.
In all the various questions of constitutional, international, and
general law, the Chief Justice was at home; and when, at the end of his
long and eminent career, he laid down his life, he and those who had so
ably assisted him in his great work, had the right to say, that the
judicial power of the United States had been carefully preserved and
wisely administered.
The Nation can never honour him or them, too much for the work they
accomplished.
_Chief Justice Waite_ (_Arranged_)
THE GREAT CHIEF JUSTICE
_I have always thought from my earliest youth till now, that the
greatest scourge an angry Heaven ever inflicted upon an ungrateful
and a sinning People, was an ignorant, a corrupt, or a dependent
Judiciary._
JOHN MARSHALL
_Respected by All_
When the venerable life of the Chief Justice was near its close, he was
called to give his parting counsel to his native State, in the revision
of her Constitution.
A spectacle of greater dignity than the Convention of Virginia in the
year 1829, has been rarely exhibited. At its head was James Monroe,
conducted to the chair by James Madison and John Marshall, and
surrounded by the strength of Virginia, including many of the greatest
names of the Union.
The reverence manifested for Chief Justice Marshall, was one of the most
beautiful features of the scene. The gentleness of his temper, the
purity of his motives, the sincerity of his convictions and his wisdom,
were confessed by all.
He stood in the centre of his native State, in his very home of fifty
years, surrounded by men who had known him as long as they had known
anything, and there was no one to rise up even to question his opinions,
without a tribute to his personal excellence.
_The True Man_
This admirable man, extraordinary in the powers of his mind, illustrious
by his services, exalted by his public station, was one of the most
warm-hearted, unassuming, and excellent of men.
His life from youth to old age was one unbroken harmony of mind,
affections, principles, and manners.
His kinsman says of him, “He had no frays in boyhood. He had no quarrels
or outbreakings in manhood. He was the composer of strifes. He spoke ill
of no man. He meddled not with their affairs. He viewed their worst
deeds through the medium of charity.”
Another of his intimate personal friends has said of him, “In private
life he was upright and scrupulously just in all his transactions. His
friendships were ardent, sincere, and constant, his charity and
benevolence unbounded. Magnanimous and forgiving, he never bore malice.
Religious from sentiment and reflection, he was a Christian, believed in
the Gospel, and practiced its tenets.”
_Horace Binney_ (_Condensed_)
WHAT OF THE CONSTITUTION?
_The Unity of Government, which constitutes you One People, is also
now dear to you._
_It is justly so; for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your
real Independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your
peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity; of that very
Liberty, which you so highly prize._ ...
_To the efficacy and permanency of your Union, a Government for the
whole is indispensable._
WASHINGTON, _from his Farewell Address_
To me it is a marvel that the Constitution of the United States has
operated so successfully.... But the United States is a singular
example of political virtue and moral rectitude.
That Nation has been cradled in Liberty, has been nurtured in
Liberty, and has been maintained by pure Liberty. I will add that
the People of the United States are unique in the history of the
human race.
SIMON BOLIVAR, _the Liberator_
Let us make our generation one of the strongest and brightest links
in that golden chain which is destined, I fondly believe, to
grapple the People of all the States to this Constitution for Ages
to come.
We have a great, popular constitutional Government ... defended by
the affections of the whole People. No monarchical throne presses
these States together. No iron chain of military power encircles
them. They live and stand under a Government popular in its form,
representative in its character, founded upon principles of
equality, and so constructed, we hope, as to last for ever.... Its
daily respiration is Liberty and Patriotism. Its yet youthful veins
are full of enterprise, courage, and honourable love of glory and
renown.
DANIEL WEBSTER
May our children and our children’s children for a thousand
generations continue to enjoy the benefits conferred upon us by a
United Country, and have cause yet to rejoice under those glorious
institutions bequeathed us by Washington and his compeers! Now, my
friends--soldiers and citizens--I can only say once more, Farewell.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
ENVOY
God of our Fathers, whose almighty hand
Leads forth in beauty, all the starry band
Of shining worlds, in splendour thro’ the skies,
Our grateful songs, before Thy throne arise.
Thy love divine, hath led us in the past;
In this Free Land, by Thee our lot is cast;
Be Thou our ruler, guardian, guide, and stay,
Thy Word our law, Thy paths our chosen way.
From war’s alarms, from deadly pestilence,
Be Thy strong arm our ever sure defence;
Thy true religion in our hearts increase,
Thy bounteous goodness nourish us in Peace.
Refresh Thy people on their toilsome way;
Lead us from night to never-ending day;
Fill all our lives with love and grace divine;
And glory, laud, and praise be ever Thine!
_D. C. Roberts_ (1876)
APPENDIX
FOR TEACHERS AND STORY-TELLERS
I
PROGRAMME OF STORIES FROM THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
II
STORY PROGRAMME OF SOUTH AMERICA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE
APPENDIX
I
PROGRAMME OF STORIES FROM THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR TEACHERS AND STORY-TELLERS
_This Programme may be used, day by day, in teaching the history of the
United States. The stories are not intended to take the place of the
textbook; but they may be utilized in many delightful ways to illustrate
it. If they are told, or read aloud, or dramatized by the children, they
will make historic events and characters stand out so vividly, that the
boys and girls will never forget their American history._
_The stories are arranged by dates of leading events, so that the
teacher may easily illustrate the day’s lesson in the textbook._
1451 (about) BIRTH OF COLUMBUS, AND HIS BOYHOOD
The Sea of Darkness, p. 3
The Fortunate Isles, p. 5
The Absurd Truth, p. 7
1492 DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
Cathay the Golden, p. 10
The Emerald Islands, p. 12
1493 COLUMBUS’S RETURN TO SPAIN
The Magnificent Return, p. 13
1498 DISCOVERY OF SOUTH AMERICA (COLUMBUS’S THIRD VOYAGE)
The Fatal Pearls, p. 15
1502 DISCOVERY OF PANAMA (COLUMBUS’S FOURTH VOYAGE)
Queen Isabella’s Page, p. 21
The Twin Cities, p. 24
The Pearls Again, p. 26
1619 THE FIRST REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY IN AMERICA (_in Virginia_)
The Author of the Declaration, p. 308
1620 SIGNING OF THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT
The Father of the New England Colonies, p. 125
1620 LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS
The Savage New World, p. 128
1620-23 SETTLEMENT OF PLYMOUTH COLONY
Welcome, Englishmen! p. 131
Lost! Lost! a Boy! p. 132
The Rattlesnake Challenge, p. 136
The Great Drought, p. 138
1636-37 ROGER WILLIAMS AND THE FOUNDING OF PROVIDENCE
Roger, the Boy, p. 349
Soul Liberty, p. 350
What Cheer! p. 352
Risking his Life, p. 354
1639 CONNECTICUT’S INDEPENDENT CONSTITUTION
Brother Jonathan, p. 208
1681 WILLIAM PENN AND THE FOUNDING OF PENNSYLVANIA
The Boy of Great Tower Hill, p. 31
Westward Ho, and Away! p. 34
The City of Brotherly Love, p. 36
The Place of Kings, p. 38
1693-1718 WILLIAM PENN AND WORLD PEACE
He Wore it as Long as he Could, p. 32
The Peacemaker, p. 33
Onas, p. 41
1755 BRADDOCK’S DEFEAT AND THE BOYHOOD OF WASHINGTON
The Boy in the Valley, p. 191
The Boy of the Frontier, p. 427
1759 GEORGE WASHINGTON AT HOME (BEFORE AND AFTER THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE)
Washington’s Wedding Day (January 6, 1759), p. 197
Washington and the Children, p. 197
Nellie and Little Washington, p. 200
Nelson, the Hero, p. 204
Caring for the Guest, p. 205
Light Horse Harry, p. 216
1764-66 STAMP ACT
The Orator of the War for Independence (Patrick Henry), p. 317
This Terrible Cornet of Horse (William Pitt), p. 95
America’s Defender, p. 101
The Sons of Liberty, p. 103
1773-74 BOSTON TEA PARTY AND BOSTON PORT BILL
Aid to the Sister Colony, p. 77
1774 FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
Facing Danger, p. 322
A Famous Date, p. 80
1775 LEXINGTON AND THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE
What a Glorious Morning! p. 81
A Son of Liberty, p. 75
The Adams Family, p. 76
The Young Lieutenant, p. 433
Serving the Cause, p. 434
Silver Heels, p. 436
Without Bread, p. 437
1775 SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AND APPOINTMENT OF WASHINGTON
John to Samuel, p. 82
A Gentleman from Virginia, p. 83
1775 BUNKER HILL
The Boy Who Became President, p. 85
Brother Jonathan, p. 208
1775 ISRAEL PUTNAM AND BUNKER HILL
Seeing Boston, p. 143
The Fight with the Wolf, p. 144
From Plough to Camp, p. 146
A Generous Foe, p. 149
1775-76 SIEGE OF BOSTON
He made Washington Laugh, p. 148
Friend Greene, p. 213
1776 EVACUATION OF BOSTON BY THE BRITISH
The Little Girl and the Red Coats, p. 200
1776 DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND ITS FRAMER (JEFFERSON)
The Charter of Liberty, p. 98
The Boy Owner of Shadwell Farm, p. 305
A Christmas Guest, p. 306
The Author of the Declaration, p. 308
Proclaim Liberty, p. 309
Reading the Declaration (Andrew Jackson), p. 282
1776 FINANCING THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE
The Little Friend in Front Street (Haym Salomon), p. 228
He Knows Everything (Robert Morris), p. 159
1777 THE STARS AND STRIPES, AND PAUL JONES
How Shall the Stars be Placed? p. 88
The Boy of the Solway, p. 359
Don’t Tread on Me! p. 360
The First Salute, p. 361
_The Poor Richard_, p. 364
Mickle’s the Mischief he has Dune, p. 365
Paul Jones Himself, p. 367
Some of His Sayings, p. 369
1777 THE COMING OF LAFAYETTE
I Will Join the Americans, p. 413
In America, p. 414
1777 BRANDYWINE
The Banner of the Moravian Nuns (Count Pulaski), p. 416
1777-78 VALLEY FORGE
The Bloody Footprints, p. 210
At Valley Forge (John Marshall), p. 435
An Appeal to God (Washington), p. 211
The Soldier Baron (Steuben), p. 220
Friend Greene, p. 213
Loyal to the Chief (Lafayette), p. 418
1778 MONMOUTH
Captain Molly, p. 218
The Soldier Baron, p. 220
1778 OUR GREAT COMMISSIONER AND THE TREATY WITH FRANCE (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN)
The Whistle, p. 165
The Candle-Maker’s Boy, p. 166
The Boy of the Printing Press, p. 167
The Three Rolls, p. 168
Standing Before Kings, p. 169
The Wonderful Kite Experiment, p, 170
The Rising Sun, p. 171
To My Friend, p. 172
1778 WEST POINT FORTIFIED
Father Thaddeus (Kosciuszko), p. 223
1780 CAMDEN
On the Field Near Camden (De Kalb), p. 414
1780-81 TWO PATRIOTS OF THE CAROLINAS (ANDREW JACKSON AND HIS MOTHER)
Mischievous Andy, p. 281
Out Against Tarleton, p. 283
An Orphan of the Revolution, p. 285
1781 SURRENDER OF CORNWALLIS
Washington’s Mother, p. 194
Nelson, the Hero, p. 204
1778-89 CLOSE OF WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE
A Last Scene (William Pitt), p. 105
Putnam not Forgotten! p. 150
Farewell! My General, Farewell! p. 230
The Cincinnatus of the West, p. 206
Seeing the President, p. 203
1787 BUILDING THE NATION--THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
The Constitution, p. 442
The Boy of the Hurricane (Hamilton), p. 155
Call Colonel Hamilton, p. 157
A Struggle, p. 158
The Rising Sun, p. 171
The Hooting in the Wilderness, p. 286
From “Washington’s Legacy,” p. 232
1789 BUILDING THE NATION, THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
He Knows Everything, p. 159
1796 WASHINGTON’S “FAREWELL ADDRESS”
Call Colonel Hamilton, p. 157
_The teacher or story-teller is advised to read the whole or parts of
the “Farewell Address” aloud to the boys and girls. They may memorize
selected passages. A reliable text of the address may be found in “Old
South Leaflets,” No. 4; also in the Riverside Literature Series, No.
190._
1799 WASHINGTON’S DEATH
Light Horse Harry (famous funeral oration before Congress), p. 217
A King of Men, p. 233
When Washington Died, p. 234
1801-1835 EXPOUNDING THE CONSTITUTION (JOHN MARSHALL)
The Boy of the Frontier, p. 427
The Young Lieutenant, p. 433
Serving the Cause, p. 434
At Valley Forge, p. 435
Silver Heels, p. 436
Without Bread, p. 437
His Father, p. 438
His Mother, p. 438
Three Stories, p. 439
The Constitution, p. 442
Expounding the Constitution, p. 444
The Great Chief Justice, p. 446
What of the Constitution, p. 448
1812-15 ANDREW JACKSON IN THE WAR OF 1812 AND THE CREEK WAR
Fort Mims, p. 289
Davy Crockett, p. 290
Chief Weatherford, p. 291
Sam Houston, p. 295
Why Jackson was Named Old Hickory, p. 297
The Cotton-Bales, p. 299
After the Battle of New Orleans, p. 300
1820 MISSOURI COMPROMISE
Only a Reprieve, p. 310
1823 MONROE DOCTRINE
Hail! Neighbour Republics! p. 266
America for the Americans, p. 268
1824-25 LAFAYETTE VISITS AMERICA
We are Grateful, Lafayette! p. 420
Welcome! Friend of America! p. 422
1826 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
His Last Toast (John Adams), p. 91
On the Fourth of July (Jefferson), p. 313
1861-65 WAR FOR THE UNION, AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Only a Reprieve, p. 310
The Cabin in the Clearing, p. 175
How He Learned to be Just, p. 176
Off to New Orleans, p. 177
The Kindness of Lincoln, p. 178
Lincoln and the Children, p. 181
The President and the Bible, p. 183
Washington and Lincoln, Speak! p. 185
Gettysburg Address, p. 186
1858-1919 THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE LIBERATION OF CUBA
The Boy Who Grew Strong, p. 45
Sagamore Hill, p. 50
The Children of Sagamore Hill, p. 52
Off with John Burroughs, p. 53
The Big Stick, p. 54
A-Hunting Trees with John Muir, p. 55
The Bear Hunters’ Dinner, p. 56
Hunting in Africa, p. 57
The Ever Faithful Island, p. 59
The Colonel of the Rough Riders, p. 61
The River of Doubt, p. 65
Theodore Roosevelt (a Tribute), p. 69
II
STORY PROGRAMME OF SOUTH AMERICA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE
_The reader, teacher, or story-teller, who follows this outline, will
find that it covers a short consecutive history of one of the most
important and courageous world-struggles for Freedom._
_Portuguese America--Brazil--holds the honour of having declared its
Republic with practically no shedding of blood._
_The struggle of the Spanish-American Colonies was conducted for long
years against fearful odds. And their winning of the victory helped to
make permanent the independence if both North and South America.
Therefore, every school child in the United States should know something
of the heroic history of our neighbour Republics._
SPANISH AMERICA
DISCOVERY
The Sea of Darkness, p. 3
The Fortunate Isles, p. 5
The Absurd Truth, p. 7
Cathay the Golden, p. 10
The Emerald Islands, p. 12
The Magnificent Return, p. 13
The Fatal Pearls, p. 15
Queen Isabella’s Page, p. 21
The Twin Cities, p. 24
The Pearls Again, p. 26
SPANISH AMERICA UNDER SPAIN’S RULE
The Spanish Galleons, p. 327
VENEZUELA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE (MIRANDA)
The Romance of Miranda, p. 331
The Mysterious Stranger, p. 89
The Mystery Ship, p. 335
The End of the Mystery Ship, p. 339
The Great and Glorious Fifth, p. 341
A Terrible Thing, p. 343
End of the Romance, p. 344
VENEZUELA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE (BOLIVAR)
The Precious Jewel, p. 373
The Fiery Young Patriot, p. 376
Seeing Bolivar, p. 378
Uncle Paez, the Lion of the Apure, p. 382
Angostura, p. 384
GREAT COLOMBIA (FORMED BY BOLIVAR)
The Crossing, p. 385
Peru Next, p. 388
ARGENTINA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE (SAN MARTIN)
The Boy Soldier, p. 237
The Patriot Who Kept Faith, p. 238
When San Martin Came, p. 240
Argentina’s Independence Day, p. 243
A Great Idea, p. 243
The Mighty Andes, p. 245
The Real San Martin, p. 247
The Fighting Engineer of the Andes, p. 248
CHILE’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE (SAN MARTIN AND O’HIGGINS)
The Son of the Barefoot Boy, p. 395
The Single Star Flag, p. 397
The Hero of Rancagua, p. 398
The Hannibal of the Andes, p. 249
Not for Himself, p. 254
Cochrane, El Diablo, p. 255
PERU’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE (SAN MARTIN)
Our Brothers, Ye Shall be Free! p. 256
The Fall of the City of the Kings, p. 257
San Martin the Conqueror, p. 261
Lima’s Greatest Day, p. 265
Hail! Neighbour Republics! p. 266
America for the Americans, p. 268
GUAYAQUIL (NOW IN ECUADOR); ITS STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE
What One American Did, p. 271
The Amazing Meeting, p. 272
END OF THE STRUGGLE OF PERU AND CHILE FOR INDEPENDENCE
(BOLIVAR AND O’HIGGINS)
What Happened Afterward, p. 274
The Mystery Solved, p. 276
The Patriot Ruler, p. 400
First Soldier, First Citizen, p. 402
Chile as She is, p. 403
The Break, p. 389
Bolivar, the Man, p. 390
OTHER SPANISH-AMERICAN REPUBLICS
The Break, p. 389
One of Twenty, p. 405
SPAIN’S LAST STAND, CUBA
The Ever Faithful Island, p. 59
The Colonel of the Rough Riders, p. 61
ARBITRATION AND PEACE
The Better Way, p. 406
PORTUGUESE AMERICA
BRAZIL (DON PEDRO)
The Brazils Magnificent, p. 111
The Empire of the Southern Cross, p. 112
Making the Little Emperor, p. 113
The Patriot Emperor, p. 115
The United States of Brazil, p. 120
SUBJECT INDEX
ADAMS, ABIGAIL, marries John Adams, 75;
sees Battle of Bunker Hill, 86;
teaches John Quincy, Patriotism, 87.
ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS, 77.
ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS, 2d, 77.
ADAMS, HENRY, 77.
ADAMS, JOHN, some important dates in his life, 74;
Son of Liberty, 75;
signs Declaration, 75, 76;
exults because of Boston Tea Party, 78;
attends First Continental Congress, 81;
nominates Washington to be Commander-in-Chief, 83;
his design for the Stars and Stripes, 88;
his grandson sails with Miranda, 90, 335;
his Fourth of July Toast, 92;
dies on anniversary of signing of Declaration, 92.
ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY, son of John Adams, 77;
boyhood, 85;
watches Battle of Bunker Hill, 85, 86;
his mother’s post-boy, 87;
becomes Sixth President of the United States, 88.
ADAMS, SAMUEL, John Adams’s cousin, 76;
aids blockaded Boston, 78;
at First Continental Congress, 81;
at Lexington, 82;
at the Second Continental Congress, 83.
ALAMO, THE, 291, 295.
ALFRED, THE, Paul Jones’s ship, 360, 363.
AMAZON RIVER, 66, 67, 69.
“AMERICA FOR THE AMERICANS” motto of the Monroe Doctrine, p. 270.
AMERICAN INDIANS, named by Columbus, 13;
cruel treatment of, in North America, 41, 132;
in Spanish America, 26, 328, 330.
ANDES, description of, 245, 252, 386;
crossed by San Martin, 251;
crossed by Bolivar, 385;
_El Cristo_ of the Andes, 406.
ANGOSTURA, CITY OF, renamed after Bolivar, 384.
ANGOSTURA, CONSTITUTION OF, composed by Bolivar, 384.
APOSTLE OF SOUL LIBERTY, soubriquet of Roger Williams, 348.
APURE RIVER, Bolivar at the Apure, 380;
Paez, the Lion of the Apure, 383.
ARBITRATION AND PEACE, Penn’s plan, 33;
Penn keeps peace with the Indians, 30, 38, 41;
settlement of boundary line between Argentina and Chile, 407;
object lesson for the World, 403, 409.
ARGENTINA, geographical description, 240;
natural products, 241;
struggle for Liberty, 239, 241;
National Birthday, 243;
National Colours, 242;
Declaration of Independence, 243;
National Flag, 251;
Independence recognized by the United States, 267;
Chilean boundary line settled by Arbitration, 407.
_See also_, BUENOS AIRES; SAN MARTIN.
ARTIGAS, Liberator of Uruguay, 405.
ASIA, WESTERN PASSAGE, _see_ WESTERN PASSAGE TO ASIA.
ATLANTIC OCEAN, called the Sea of Darkness, 4;
legends of horrors in its waters, 4;
legend of Maeldune, 5;
Fortunate Isles, 6;
Land of Youth, 7;
ocean first crossed by Columbus, 12, 13.
AZORES, limit of known world in Columbus’s day, 5, 9.
BALL, MOLLY, _see_ WASHINGTON, MARY.
BALTIMORE, aids blockaded Boston, 79.
BANNERS, Connecticut’s banner at Bunker Hill, 147;
banner made by Moravian Nuns, 418, 424.
_See also_ FLAGS.
BARRÉ, COLONEL, defender of America, 104.
BEAR HUNTER’S DINNER, at the White House, 56.
BELTRAN, FRIAR LUIS, engineer of the Army of the Andes, 248, 250, 252.
BETHLEHEM (PA.), Lafayette cared for by Moravian Nuns, 417.
BIBLE, _see_ HOLY BIBLE.
BIG STICK, THE, Roosevelt’s policy, 54.
BILLINGTON, JOHN, lost from Plymouth Colony, 133.
BOBADILLA, throws Columbus
into chains, 19;
is drowned in storm, 22.
BOLIVAR, SIMON, some important dates in his life, 372;
his full name, 372, 374;
pronunciation of his name, 372;
boyhood, 373;
takes oath in Rome to free Venezuela, 376;
brings Miranda from London, 342;
gives up Miranda to Monteverde, 345;
becomes Commander-in-Chief of Venezuelan forces, 377;
is seen by young Englishmen, 380;
composes Constitution of Angostura, 384;
crosses Andes, and liberates New Granada, 388;
forms Great Colombia, 388;
plans to liberate Peru, 388;
interview with San Martin and its results, 273, 274, 277;
receives relics of Washington, 421;
dies in exile, 390;
tributes to him, 391, 392;
is called the Napoleon of the South American Revolution, 392;
unveiling of his statue in Central Park, New York City, 121.
BOLIVAR, CITY OF, 384.
BOLIVIA, liberated, 390;
declares its Independence, 390;
named after Bolivar, 390.
BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON, _see_ NAPOLEON.