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American Lakes, by J. M. Callahan.....

\\XIV. The Employment of the Indians in the War of 1812, by

Ernest Cruikshank

XV. Commodore John Barry, by Martin I. J. Griffin..
XVI. Agreement of 1817: Reduction of Naval Forces upon the

XVII. The Underground Railroad, by Prof. W. H. Siebert..

XVIII. Some Bold Diplomacy in the United States in 1861, by

L-REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF ELEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.

WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER 26, 27, 1895.

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REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF ELEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.

By HERBERT B. ADAMS, Ph. D., Secretary.

The American Historical Association has passed its first decade. Its eleventh annual meeting was held in Washington, D. C., December 26, 27, 1895, at the Columbian University, with headquarters at the Arlington. The short space of time between Christmas, which fell on Wednesday, and the end of the week necessitated the compression of the public exercises within the limit of two days. The programme was so full that it was found expedient to hold the Friday morning session in two sections, one devoted to American colonial history and the other to American political history. A short afternoon session, from 4 to 5, was held in the banqueting hall of the Arlington, Dr. J. L. M. Curry presiding. This session was specially devoted to European history. The two evening sessions, Thursday and Friday, attracted the largest audiences, although the section meetings were well attended. The usual number of members were registered.

On the opening night, the Hon. George F. Hoar, president of the Association, gave an eloquent and patriotic address in defense of representative government. He deprecated the growing tendency among some historical writers of imputing wrong motives to the acts of men in public life and of blackening the character of the dead. He maintained that the conduct of public affairs is growing better, purer, and wiser from generation to generation. The motives by which our public men are governed in the administration of national, State, and local affairs are honest and upright. No man can put a noble pride in a base history. He said he was willing to compare our representative government at its worst with any monarchic government at its best, when the authority of the monarchy is really felt. Senator Hoar paid a high tribute to the character of the men who legislate for our country, and said that

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