Babcock, Orville E., his management of negotiation for annexion of San
Domingo, XVIII. 267-270; XIX. 37, 54-57; XX. 145 _et seq._
His assumption of title of aide-de-camp to the President, XVIII. 268
_et seq._; XX. 145.
Supported by U. S. ships, XIX. 53 _et seq._; XX. 145, 146.
Bacon, Lord, his definition of war, I. 14.
On philanthropy, I. 286; V. 34.
Ideas of, on progress, II. 265.
On settlement of Virginia, XI. 456.
His definition of equity, XVIII. 36.
Bacon, Roger, legend of, I. 212.
Baez, Buenaventura, XVIII. 267; XX. 144.
His associates, XVIII. 267; XIX. 37; XX. 144.
Sustained by U. S. ships of war, XVIII. 271, 303; XIX. 27 _et seq._
His career, XIX. 31-36.
Testimony to his support by U. S. navy, XIX. 42-45, 56-64.
Bailey, Goldsmith F., Representative from Massachusetts, speech on death
of, VIII. 366.
Baker, Edward D., Senator from Oregon, speech on death of, with call for
emancipation, VII. 370-376.
Ballot, importance of the, V. 171; XIV. 325.
Baltimore, attack on the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment at, April 19, 1861,
VII. 227.
Banks. See _Free Banking_, _National Banks_, and _State Banks_.
Banks, Nathaniel P., letter on commemoration of his election as Speaker
of the House of Representatives, V. 97.
Barbary States, white slavery in the, II. 1.
Gibbon on origin of their name, II. 6.
Compared to slave States of America, II. 7; VI. 159-161.
Military expeditions against, II. 22-33.
Treaties of, with Great Britain, II. 30,--and with United States, II.
70, 73, 74; VIII. 294 _et seq._
Efforts to ransom white slaves in, II. 33-37, 57; VIII. 282, 286-296.
Efforts of slaves to escape from, II. 39.
Narratives of escapes from slavery in, II. 41-50, 55.
Records of American slaves in, II. 50-55; VIII. 285.
Wars of, with United States, II. 71-76; VIII. 296.
Abolition of white slavery in, II. 78, 80; VIII. 297; X. 73.
Testimony to condition of white slaves in, II. 91-99; VIII. 284.
Black slavery in, II. 101.
See _Algerine Slavery_, _Algiers_, _Tripoli_, and _Tunis_.
Bates, Edward, Attorney-General, opinion of, on enlistment of colored
troops, X. 321 _et seq._
Opinion of, declaring colored persons citizens of United States, XIII.
278, 368.
Anecdote of, concerning colored officers, XVIII. 159.
Bayard, Chevalier, conduct of, in a duel, I. 66; XVIII. 178.
Bayard, James A., argument of, to prove that a Senator is a United States
officer, quoted, X. 287-289.
Belgium, the mission to, XI. 43.
Bell, John, party in support of, in 1860, VI. 357; VII. 74.
Plan of same, VI. 357-359;
same, in 1864, XI. 419.
Bellièvre, Pomponne de, engraved portrait of, XIX. 187.
Dr. Thies on same, XIX. 187, 188.
His career, XIX. 188-191.
Belligerence, rule for recognition of, X. 126 _et seq._; XVII. 60,
121-124.
Requisites for concession of ocean, X. 126-133; XVII. 59 _et seq._,
122,--authorities declaring same, X. 129-131;
British precedents, illustrating same, X. 133-135.
No neutrality possible without recognition of, XVII. 65, 203.
Bentham, Jeremy, his plan for universal peace, II. 397.
Berkeley, Bishop, XV. 275-278.
His prophecy concerning America, XV. 278;
Webster on same, XV. 278;
predictions resembling same, XV. 279-281.
Bills of Rights, their history and policy, IV. 62.
Adoption of one in Massachusetts, IV. 69-71.
Bingham, Kingsley S., Senator from Michigan, speech on death of, VII.
364;
protests against slavery in same, VII. 365.
Binney, Horace, XVIII. 315.