Todd, Judge, opposed to Dartmouth College, 87;
  absent at decision, 96.

Tyler, John, succeeds to presidency on death of Harrison;
  vetoes Bank Bill, 250;
  quarrels with Whigs, 251;
  read out of party by Massachusetts Whigs, 258.

Van Buren, Martin, instructions to McLane, 210;
  confirmation as minister to England, opposed, 210;
  confirmation of, defeated, 211;
  elected President, character of his administration, 236;
  defeated for a second term, 240;
  candidate of Free-Soil party in 1848, 274, 296.

Washington, Bushrod, Judge, friendly to college, 87;
  opinion in favor of college, 96.

Washington, city of, appearance of, and society in, in 1841, 241-243.

Washington, George, opinion of Ebenezer Webster, 7;
  oration upon, 127.

Webster, Abigail Eastman, second wife of Ebenezer and mother of Daniel, 8;
  assents to Ezekiel’s going to college, 24.

Webster, Daniel. 
  Birth, delicacy, friendship with old sailor, 9;
  at the district schools, 10;
  reads to the teamsters, reads books in circulating library, 11;
  at Exeter Academy, with Dr. Wood, learns that he is to go to college, 12;
  enters Dartmouth College, 13;
  sacrifices made to him in childhood, 14;
  Ezekiel lends him money, manner of accepting devotion of those about him,
    15;
  studies and scholarship, 16, 17;
  opinions of fellow students; his general conduct, 18;
  eloquence and appearance in college, 19;
  edits newspaper, writes verses, 20;
  oration at Hanover, 20-22;
  other orations in college, begins study of law, 23;
  obtains his father’s consent to Ezekiel’s going to college, 24;
  teaches school at Fryeburg, 25;
  conduct and appearance at Fryeburg, 26;
  delivers oration at Fryeburg; returns to Salisbury and studies law, 27;
  goes to Boston and is admitted to Mr. Gore’s office, 28;
  sees leaders of Boston bar, 29;
  appointed clerk of his father’s court, 30;
  declines the office, 31;
  opens an office at Boscawen; moves to Portsmouth, 32;
  early habit of debt, 33;
  first appearance in court, 34;
  early manner, 37;
  described by Mason, opinion of Mason’s ability, 38;
  value of Mason’s example, 40;
  married to Miss Grace Fletcher, at Salisbury, 41;
  home in Portsmouth, popularity, mimicry, conservatism in religion and
    politics, 42;
  moderate and liberal federalist, 43;
  gradual entrance into politics, “appeal to old Whigs,” speeches at
    Salisbury and Concord, pamphlet on embargo, 44;
  line of argument against embargo, “The State of our Literature,” speech
    at Portsmouth, 1812, 45;
  character of opposition to war in this speech, 46, 47;
  writes the “Rockingham Memorial,” 48;
  elected to Congress, placed on Committee on Foreign Relations, 49;
  introduces resolutions on French decrees,