INDEX 



603 



Historical teaching, aim of, i. 83, 87, 255, 

 256, 262; shortcomings in American 

 universities in 1857, i. 255 ; methods at 

 Michigan University, i. 257-264 ; know 

 ledge of geography as a basis for his 

 torical study, i. 258; use of an inter 

 leaved syllabus in the lecture-room, 

 i. 262 ; use of &quot; original material,&quot; i. 

 263 



Ideals of childhood and early manhood, 

 i. 251-253 



Lecture, first public, i. 80 



Lecture-courses, purpose of, i. 80, 83, 84, 

 87, 255, 256, 262, 268 



Library, beginning of, i. 22 ; father s 

 offer of the &quot;best private library in 

 the United States,&quot; i. 25 ; use of &quot; orig 

 inal material &quot; at University of Mich 

 igan, i. 262 ; gift of books to Cornell 

 University, i. 375, 440; his historical 

 library, i. 381; gift of historical and 

 general library to Cornell, i. 440 



Literature, early view of, ii. 488, 489 



Literature courses at some universities, 

 criticism of, i. 384, 385 



Minister to Germany, 1879-1881, i. 188, 

 434, 538 ; visit in London, i. 530 ; at the 

 dinner of the Lord Mayor, i. 531 ; ar 

 rival in Berlin, i. 533; reception by 

 royalty and the diplomatic corps, i. 

 533 ; duties as minister, i. 534-546 ; as 

 sociations with the diplomatic corps, 

 i. 547-556 ; with members of university 

 faculties, i. 557-560 ; with men of let 

 ters, i. 560, 567, 569; with artists, i. 

 661-563; excursions to historical places, 

 i. 564; to Oberammergau, i. 564 ; to 

 France, i. 565-568 ; to Italy, i. 568-570 ; 

 secured American exhibit for the In 

 ternational Fisheries Exhibition at 

 Berlin, i. 571 ; farewell dinner to, i. 573 ; 

 recollections of Bismarck, i. 574-601; 

 the &quot; Affaire Kelly,&quot; i. 581-585 ; inter 

 view with Bucher concerning German 

 interference in South America, i. 596- 

 598 



Minister to Russia, 1892-1894, appoint 

 ment, i. 235, ii. 3; visits in London, 

 Paris, and Berlin en route to St. Peters 

 burg, ii. 3-5 ; received by the Emperor, 

 ii. 7 ; by the Empress, ii. 9 ; presenta 

 tion to Nicholas II, ii. 9 ; to the grand 

 dukes and duchesses, ii. 11 ; members 

 of the diplomatic corps, ii. 12, 22-25; 

 the Behring Sea question, ii. 13-21 ; 

 American representatives at St. 

 Petersburg not properly provided for, 

 ii. 18-21, 50; relations with Sir Robert 

 Morier, ii. 22; intercourse with Rus 

 sian statesmen, ii. 25-40; with &quot;all 

 conditions of men,&quot; ii. 41-54; diplo 

 matic questions between United States 

 and Russia, ii. 51-54; Israelite cases, 

 11. 51 ; Buchanan treaty found worth 

 less, ii. 52 ; watchfulness during chol 

 era epidemic, ii. 53; recollections of 

 Pobedonostzeff, ii. 55-71; visit with 

 Tolstoi, ii. 72-100; official life in St. 

 Petersburg, ii. 101-116; censorship of 

 newspapers and books, ii. 102 ; troubles 

 with Russian- Americans, ii. 103; let 

 ters from cranks concerning Chicago 

 Exposition, ii. 107 ; entertainments at 

 the Winter Palace and court balls, ii. 

 109, 110; court episodes, ii. Ill; wed 

 ding of the Grand Duchess Xenia, ii. 

 113 ; funeral of the Duchess Catherine, 

 ii. 114 : music in Russia, ii. 114 ; thea 

 ters, ii. 115 ; excursions, ii. 116 ; resig 

 nation, ii. 116 



Music, first lessons, i. 11; at Trinity 



Church, ii. 376; at &quot;Liebig Classical 

 Concerts,&quot; i. 40; his enjoyment of 

 Frieze, i. 273; of music at Berlin, ii. 

 225, 240, 546 



Paris Exposition of 1878, honorary com 

 missioner to, i. 181, 435, 478, 511 ; report 

 on courses of study in political and 

 economic science in European univer 

 sities, i. 378, ii. 492 ; a member of the 

 jury on awards, i. 512; his souvenir of 

 Meissonier, i. 513 ; his speech on Edi 

 son s behalf, i. 514; visits to institu 

 tions of learning, i. 522 ; to the Reform 

 School at Mettray, i. 523 ; a member of 

 the international copyright conven 

 tion, i. 524; his speech at the closing 

 banquet, i. 525 ; received officers cross 

 of the Legion of Honor, i. 525 

 Paris student days, i. 34, 37, 448 ; walking 



tour in France, i. 36 



Physical education, early boyhood, i. 8 ; 

 at Syracuse Academy, i. 11 ; boating 

 at Yale College, i. 33 

 Political life 



1832-1857, early political life : hears 

 name of Martin Van Buren in school 

 catechism, i. 46; recollections of 

 Harrison and Tyler campaign of 

 1840, i. 46-51; thought creation of 

 Sub-Treasury a &quot;wicked outrage,&quot; 

 i. 52 ; Tyler appeared the &quot; incarna 

 tion of evil,&quot; i. 53 ; recollections of 

 Polk and Dallas campaign of 1844, 

 i. 53-55 ; impression made by lectures 

 of John Parker Hale, i. 55; Taylor 

 and Fillmore campaign of 1848, i. 56- 

 60; recollections of State conven 

 tions, i. 57 ; left his father s party, i. 

 69; feeling of abhorrence for Fill- 

 more, i. 60 ; Fugitive Slave Law and 

 the Jerry Rescue, i. 60-64 ; one of the 

 few Yale students to remain anti- 

 slavery, i. 67; essays and speeches 

 against slavery, at Yale, i. 68 ; doubts 

 as to his position on slavery ques 

 tion, i. 68, 69; influence of James 

 Hadley,i. 69;commencementspeech, 

 &quot; Modern Oracles,&quot; i. 70 ; influence 

 of Thomas Hart Seymour, i. 70, 72 ; 

 attache&quot; at St. Petersburg, 1854-1855, 

 i. 447-472 ; study of Jefferson, i. 38, 

 70; discussion with Erving in the 

 Legation at St. Petersburg, i. 71; 

 political studies at University of 

 Berlin, i. 72 ; return to America, i. 72 ; 

 favored John C. Fremont, published 

 articles in the interest of anti-slav 

 ery, i. 73; cast his first vote for 

 Fremont in 1856, i. 73-75; visited 

 Washington in 1857, i. 76; refused 

 presentation to President Pierce, i. 

 77 ; influence of Buchanan s inaugu 

 ral address, i. 77 ; visit to Congress, 

 i. 78 ; lectures on Russia and the serf 

 system, i. 80-82 



1857-1864, Civil War period : aim of his 

 teaching at University of Michigan, 

 i. 83, 87; his lectures outside of the 

 university, i. 84 ; presiding officer at 

 discussions by students, i. 86 ; inter 

 est in speeches of Carl Schurz, i. 86 ; 

 reads first account of battle of Bull 

 Run, i. 88 ; volunteers to go to the 

 war but is rejected, i. 89 ; assists in 

 raising and equipping troops, i. 89 ; 

 dear friends in the war, i. 90, 91 ; 

 military drill for students, i. 91; 

 breakdown in health and start for 

 Europe, i. 92 ; changes mind, returns 

 home, and enters the governorship 

 campaign of 1863 as a speaker, i. 93 ; 



