Public Opinion, power of, 67, 483;
  its influence over governments, 133.

Public Worship, in United States, 651.

Puffendorf, extract from, bearing on principles of Holy Alliance, 62.

Putnam, Judge, 532.

Q.

Quakers, their preachers, 524.

Quiney, Josiah, Jr., quoted, 129.

Quincy, Hor.  Josiah, 159.

R.

Radicals, of South Carolina, 244.

Railroads, first in America, 126.

Raleigh, Sir W., referred to, 143.

Randolph, Jefferson, proposition of, to abolish slavery, 619.

Randolph, Gov., on domestic slavery, 232.

Raymond, Henry J., reporter of Mr. Webster’s speeches, xxiv.

Reception of Mr. Webster at Boston, Sept. 30, 1842, 481;
  at Buffalo, May 22, 1851, 626;
  at New York, 307.

Reformation, provisions for religious instruction in schools at time of,
  526.

Religion, the only conservative principle, 524;
  state of society without, 525;
  supposed case of a graduate of Girard College questioned in regard to,
    525;
  necessity of, to man, 650.

Removal from Office, speech of Webster on, 347;
  power of President in regard to, 347, 397, 399;
  decision of Congress in regard to, 347;
  Mr. Madison’s opinion in regard to, 347;
  Mr. Jefferson’s use of the power of, 348;
  concerning the press, 351;
  extract from constitution of England on, 389;
  dangers of unlimited power in, 395;
  act of 1820 in regard to, 396, 397;
  act of 1789 on, 397, 401, 402, 404, 405;
  Constitution of U.S. on, 398;
  manner of, 400;
  power of, incident to power of appointment, 400, 401, 402;
  effect of a nomination on, 401;
  concerning inferior officers, 402;
  reasons must be stated for, 404.

Removal of Deposits, object of, 366;
  by executive power, 369.

Reply to Hayne, by Webster, 227.

Representation, American system of, 46;
  in connection with government, 341;
  inequality of, produced by annexing slave States, 561;
  of slaves, complaints of the North against, 620;
  popular governments established on the basis of, 642;
  in House of Commons, 642;
  the foundation for law, 643.

Representative Government, experiment of, 341.

Representative System in England, 538.

Republican Government. See Government, American.

Repudiation denounced, 494.

Resolutions, for appointment of an agent to Greece, 57;
  by John Adams, preparatory to the Declaration, 163;
  of Congress on Declaration of Independence, 165;
  of Foot in Congress, in regard to Public Lands, 227;
  of Congress concerning slavery, 233;
  of Calhoun concerning State sovereignty, 273;
  of Convention of 1787, 287;
  of Senate concerning executive veto, 368;
  on slavery in District of Columbia, 445;
  on Mr. Webster’s speech on Girard will, 505;
  from State Legislatures respecting slavery, 618.