CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE ix
3. CONTENTS xv
4. Chapter I. THE EARLY YEARS 1
5. Chapter II. THE WAR OF 1812 AND COUNCIL DUTIES 21
6. Chapter III. FAMILY AND PRACTICE 49
7. Chapter IV. REVOLT, ACTUAL AND POLITICAL 63
8. Chapter V. A GROWING ROLE IN NATIONAL POLITICS 77
9. Chapter VI. THE CAMPAIGN FOR VAN BUREN 92
10. Chapter VII. DEFEAT AND VICTORY 127
11. Chapter VIII. DISTRICT JUDGE 140
12. Chapter IX. THE SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENT 150
13. Chapter X. DANIEL TAKES HIS SEAT ON THE COURT 168
14. Chapter XI. DANIEL'S ROLE, IN GENERAL AND ON EXCLUSIVENESS 181
15. Chapter XII. REGULATION OF BUSINESS 200
16. Chapter XIII. THE STATE AND THE NATION 213
17. Chapter XIV. PERSONAL RELATIONS 227
18. Chapter XV. SECTIONALISM AND SLAVERY 243
19. Chapter XVI. ROUTINE COURT BUSINESS 259
20. Chapter XVII. THE CIRCUIT 275
21. Chapter XVIII. THE LAST DISSENT 285
22. HERITAGE 290
23. NOTES. CASES CITED. INDEX
24. NOTES 294
25. CASES CITED 325
26. INDEX 331