The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents...

(1867.) Slavery and its Justification by Law and Religion—Its Destructive Influence upon Nations—Inauguration of the Modern Slave Trade by the Portuguese Gonzales—Planted upon American Soil—The Abolitionists, Clarkson, Wilberforce, and Others—The Struggle in England—Pioneers in San Domingo, Oge and Chevannes—Early Op-posers of Slavery in America—William Lloyd Garrison—Wendell Phillips, Charles Sumner, John Brown—The Fugitive Slave Law—The Emancipation Proclamation—Dread of Education in the South—Advice to the Colored People.

(1868.) Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus—Precedent Established by the Revolutionary Fathers—Committees of Safety appointed by the Continental Congress—Arrest of Disaffected Persons in Pennsylvania and Delaware—Interference with Elections—Resolution of Continental Congress with respect to Citizens who Opposed the sending of Deputies to the Convention of New York—Penalty for refusing to take Continental Money or Pray for the American Cause—Habeas Corpus Suspended during the Revolution—Interference with Freedom of the Press—Negroes Freed and allowed to Fight in the Continental Army—Crispus Attacks—An Abolition Document issued by Andrew Jackson—Majority rule—Slavery and the Rebellion—Tribute to General Grant. SPEECH NOMINATING BLAINE. (1876.) Note descriptive of the Occasion—Demand of the Republicans of the United States—Resumption—The Plumed Knight.

(1876.) One Hundred Years ago, our Fathers retired the Gods from Politics—The Declaration of Independence—Meaning of the Declaration—The Old Idea of the Source of Political Power—Our Fathers Educated by their Surroundings—The Puritans—Universal Religious Toleration declared by the Catholics of Maryland—Roger Williams—Not All of our Fathers in favor of Independence—Fortunate Difference in Religious Views—Secular Government—Authority derived from the People—The Declaration and the Beginning of the War—What they Fought For—Slavery—Results of a Hundred Years of Freedom—The Declaration Carried out in Letter and Spirit.

(1876.) The Hayes Campaign—Reasons for Voting the Republican Ticket—Abolition of Slavery—Preservation of the Union—Reasons for Not Trusting the Democratic Party—Record of the Republican Party—Democrats Assisted the South—Paper Money—Enfranchisement of the Negroes—Samuel J. Tilden—His Essay on Finance.

COOPER UNION SPEECH, NEW YORK. (1876.) All Citizens Stockholders in the United States of America—The Democratic Party a Hungry Organization—Political Parties Contrasted—The Fugitive Slave Law a Disgrace to Hell in its Palmiest Days—Feelings of the Democracy Hurt on the Subject of Religion—Defence of Slavery in a Resolution of the Presbyterians, South—State of the Union at the Time the Republican Party was Born—Jacob Thompson—The National Debt—Protection of Citizens Abroad—Tammany Hall: Its Relation to the Penitentiary—The Democratic Party of New York City—"What Hands!"—Free Schools.

(1876.) Address to the Veteran Soldiers of the Rebellion—Objections to the Democratic Party—The Men who have been Democrats—Why I am a Republican—Free Labor and Free Thought—A Vision of War—Democratic Slander of the Greenback—Shall the People who Saved the Country Rule It?—On Finance—Government Cannot Create Money—The Greenback Dollar a Mortgage upon the Country—Guarantees that the Debt will be Paid-'The Thoroughbred and the Mule—The Column of July, Paris—The Misleading Guide Board, the Dismantled Mill, and the Place where there had been a Hotel,

(1876.) The Plea of "Let Bygones be Bygones"—Passport of the Democratic Party—Right of the General Government to send Troops into Southern States for the Protection of Colored People—Abram S. Hewitt's Congratulatory Letter to the Negroes—The Demand for Inflation of the Currency—Record of Rutherford B. Hayes—Contrasted with Samuel J. Tilden—Merits of the Republican Party—Negro and Southern White—The Superior Man—"No Nation founded upon Injustice can Permanently Stand."

(1877.) On the Electoral Commission—Reminiscences of the Hayes-Tilden Camp— Constitution of the Electoral College—Characteristics of the Members— Frauds at the Ballot Box Poisoning the Fountain of Power—Reforms Suggested—Elections too Frequent—The Professional Office-seeker—A Letter on Civil Service Reform—Young Men Advised against Government Clerkships—Too Many Legislators and too Much Legislation—Defect in the Constitution as to the Mode of Electing a President—Protection of Citizens by State and General Governments—The Dual Government in South Carolina—Ex-Rebel Key in the President's Cabinet—Implacables and Bourbons South and North—"I extend to you each and all the Olive Branch of Peace."

(1878.) Capital and Labor—What is a Capitalist?—The Idle and the Industrious Artisans—No Conflict between Capital and Labor—A Period of Inflation and Speculation—Life and Fire Insurance Agents—Business done on Credit—The Crash, Failure, and Bankruptcy—Fall in the Price of Real Estate a Form of Resumption—Coming back to Reality—Definitions of Money Examined—Not Gold and Silver but Intelligent Labor the Measure of Value—Government cannot by Law Create Wealth—A Bill of Fare not a Dinner—Fiat Money—American Honor Pledged to the Maintenance of the Greenbacks—The Cry against Holders of Bonds—Criminals and Vagabonds to be supported—Duty of Government to Facilitate Enterprise—More Men must Cultivate the Soil—Government Aid for the Overcoming of Obstacles too Great for Individual Enterprise—The Palace Builders the Friends of Labor—Extravagance the best Form of Charity—Useless to Boost a Man who is not Climbing—The Reasonable Price for Labor—The Vagrant and his strange and winding Path—What to tell the Working Men.

(1880.) The Right to Vote—All Women who desire the Suffrage should have It—Shall the People of the District of Columbia Manage their Own Affairs—Their Right to a Representative in Congress and an Electoral Vote—Anomalous State of Affairs at the Capital of the Republic—Not the Wealthy and Educated alone should Govern—The Poor as Trustworthy as the Rich—Strict Registration Laws Needed.

(1880.) Obligation of New York to Protect the Best Interests of the Country—Treason and Forgery of the Democratic Party in its Appeal to Sword and Pen—The One Republican in the Penitentiary of Maine—The Doctrine of State Sovereignty—Protection for American Brain and Muscle—Hancock on the Tariff—A Forgery (the Morey letter) Committed and upheld—The Character of James A. Garfield.

(1880.) Introduced by Henry Ward Beecher (note)—Some Patriotic Democrats—Freedom of Speech North and South—An Honest Ballot—