South Carolina items quoted from various papers and some important comments on Cooper. During his last years in South Carolina, Cooper contributed numerous articles to periodicals of one sort and another, especially the Southern Review (Charleston) and the Southern Literary Journal (Charleston), but these add little to our knowledge of the man and his philosophy and merit slight attention.
In general, I have made little use of recollections, but the following are not without value: Autobiography of Charles Caldwell, M.D. (1855); G. W. Featherstonhaugh, Excursion through the Slave States (1844); Edwin J. Scott, Random Recollections of a Long Life, 1806-1876 (1884); J. Marion Sims, The Story of My Life (1884); and "Judge Cooper's Tabletalk," said to have been recorded by D. J. McCord, in E. A. and G. L. Duyckink's Cyclopedia of American Literature, II (1855). References have been given in the notes to such monographs and other secondary works as have proved useful in connection with the various movements in which Cooper participated, and acknowledgement is here made of the detailed and extremely valuable information about South Carolina newspapers contained in Chauncey S. Boucher's Nullification Controversy in South Carolina (1916).
Abolitionists, hostility of Cooper to, 387-9
Adams, John, Cooper's introduction to, 77; contemptuously referred to in
letter to Priestley, 85-6; early appreciation of Priestley by, 87; ignores
application of Cooper for appointment, 87-9, 104; urged to use Alien
Law against Priestley, 90 and note 55; attacked by Cooper, 92, 105, 119-
21; Cooper unwilling to accept pardon from, 134-5; attacked by Hamil-
ton, 138-9; referred to, 219, 307, 353, 374
Adams, John Quincy, opposed by Cooper, 295, 298; referred to, 321
Admiralty, decisions of foreign courts of, 194-7
Agriculture, Cooper's emphasis upon the importance of, 98-100, 216
Alien Law, danger to Priestley under, 90
America, Cooper's early enthusiasm for, 76-9; his pessimism about, 225
America, Some Information respecting, 76-9
American Philosophical Society, election of Cooper to, 170-1; attacks upon,
by Federalists, 171; defense of, by Republicans, 172; Cooper elected
councilor of, 229; Cooper reads papers before, 230
American System, favored by Cooper in Pennsylvania, 216; attacked by
Cooper in South Carolina, 309-10, 323
Anti-Federalists, Cooper's early comments upon, 77. See Republicans.
Argus, Northumberland, attitude of, toward Cooper in 1805, 185 and note 30
Aurora, Philadelphia, supporters of, attacked, 117; restrained in defense of
Cooper, 130-2; approves of Cooper's proposed prosecution of Hamilton,
140-1; defends Cooper's appointment to Luzerne commission, 155; criti-
cizes Connecticut claimants in Luzerne, 161; defends Cooper's election
to American Philosophical Society, 171-2; attitude of, toward Cooper
(1805), 184; (1811), 200 (note 66). See Duane, William.
Baker, Teasdale, Bridges and Cooper, calico-printers, history of firm, 6;
failure of, 71
Baker, William, opposes Cooper's admission to Friends of People, 43
Bank of the United States, commented on by Cooper, 222; supported by
Cooper, 376-81; Essays on, 379-80
Bankrupt law, treatise of Cooper on, 135
Barnes, Joseph, gives Cooper letter of introduction to Jefferson, 77
Bee, Judge Thomas, action of, in case of Robbins, 120
Bennett, Thomas, governor of South Carolina, supports Cooper, 264
Bentham, Jeremy, point of view of, 14-15; acceptance of philosophy of, by
Cooper, 370
Bible, attitude of Cooper toward, 17, 256, 268, 356, 374
Biddle, Nicholas, opposes removal of Cooper from judiciary, 206; supported
by Cooper against Jackson, 376, 378-81; candidacy of, for president,
supported by Cooper, 382-5; last letters of Cooper to, 390
Binns, John, friendship of, with Cooper, 185 (note 30)
Birmingham, riot in, 30, 84
Blair, General James, demands that Cooper acknowledge anonymous pam-
phlet, 340; charges Cooper with intrigue, 350 (note 40)
Bracton, De Legibus Angliae, discussed by Jefferson with Cooper, 224
Broussais, F. J. V., On Irritation and Insanity, translated by Cooper, 347;
objected to, 356
Brown, Andrew, attacked by Cooper's son, 133-4
Burke, Edmund, Cooper's letter to, regarding meeting of Dissenters at
Warrington, 24-5; attacks Cooper's conduct in France, 38, 41-2, 68-9;
attacked by Cooper, 48-52; comparison of Cooper with, 51-2; referred to,
97, 111, 139,
Butler, A. P., governor of South Carolina, associated with Cooper in sup-
port of Nicholas Biddle, 384
Buyers, John, witness against Cooper, 123
Bynum, Alfred, 316, 317
Cabell, Joseph C., declines mineralogical correspondence with Cooper, 197-8;
doubts Cooper's suitability to University of Virginia, 236-7
Caldwell, Charles, refers to employment of Cooper by Port Folio, 218
Calhoun, John C., attacked by Cooper, 295, 297, 298, 300; Cooper's suspi-
cions of, 329, 388; candidacy of, for presidency, opposed by Cooper, 384-5;
referred to, 283, 328, 332, 335
Callender, James Thomson, Republican agent, 111-12; severely treated by
Chase, 126, 130 (note 35); inferiority of, to Cooper, 129, 149
Calvinism, Cooper's Exposition of the Doctrines of, 343-4. See Presbyterians.
Carey, Matthew, replies to Cooper on tariff, 291, 293
Carlisle College, Cooper a professor in, 211-14; Cooper's dissatisfaction with
position in, 226; resignation of Cooper from, 228-9
Cartwright, John, corresponds with France, 61
Censor, An Appeal to the State, by, 343-5; continued, 346-7
Charleston, memorial of citizens of, 291
Chase, Samuel, presides over trial of Cooper, 121-9; fairness of, 129-30
Château-Vieux, fête of soldiers of, 37-8, 68-9
Chemistry, early activities of Cooper in, 6; introductory lecture of Cooper
on, at Carlisle College, 212, 213, 214-15; contributions of Cooper to, in
the United States, 230-1; Cooper's discussion of the connection of, with
medicine, 232-3; introductory lecture of Cooper on, at South Carolina
College, 253-4
Cheves, Langdon, replies to Cooper, 385
Cheves, Langdon, Jr., influence of Cooper on, 283
Christianity, of Jefferson, discussed by Cooper, 169; of the United States,
discussed by Cooper, 341
Church, Cooper's fears of the alliance of, with the state, 94
Church and King Club (Manchester), organization of, 27-8; referred to,
58, 65
City Gazette, Charleston, commends Consolidation, 298; opposes Cooper's
attitude toward Union, 311; opposes Cooper in religious controversy, 351
(note 41)
Classics, training of Cooper in, 5; emphasized by Cooper, 227, 255, 400
Clay, Henry, opposed by Cooper, 295, 298; referred to, 309, 321, 385
Clergy, at Carlisle, suspicious of Cooper, 226; oppose Cooper's appointment
to University of Virginia, 239-40, 243; contempt of Cooper for, 260, 273,
354-5, 360; hostility of, to state institutions of education, 266,
365-6;
final controversy of Cooper with, in South Carolina, ch. 11; final assault
of Cooper upon, 339-343; defended, 344, 348; continued criticism of
South Carolina College, by, 361, 364; significance of Cooper's controver-
sies with, 399
Cobbett, William, attacks Priestley, 80, 84-6; explains Republicanism of
Priestley and Cooper, 87-8; replied to by Priestley, 106
Coloured Marriages, Cooper's article on, 287
Columbia, anti-tariff meetings in, 307, 316-17
Commerce, domestic, favored by Cooper, 99-100, 216
Commerce, foreign, protection of, opposed by Cooper, 99-100, 165-6, 190-1,
216
Commons, House of, debate in, on parliamentary reform (April 30, 1792),
40-2; sentiment in, favorable to proclamation against sedition, 54; debate
in, on sedition (Dec. 13, 1792), 61-2; discussion in, of disorder at Man-
chester, 66-7; discussion in, of sedition (Feb. 28, 1793), 68-9
Connecticut, claims of, to lands in Wyoming Valley, 152; settlers from, in
Pennsylvania, 153-4, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163
Consolidation, Cooper's pamphlet on, 282; description of, 294-9; second
edition of, 332, part second of, 386; referred to, 323, 358
Constitution, of the United States, admiration of Cooper for, 189; Cooper's
account of the framing of, 296; Cooper's essay on, 300-302; Cooper's
toast to the memory of, 336. See State Rights, Union.
Constitutional Information, Society for, corresponds with France, 43; com-
plimentary reference of, to Cooper and Watt, 45; hopes for revolution in
England, 61
Cooper, Thomas, English attitude toward, 3; early years of, 4-5; at Man-
chester, 6-7; marriage of, 7; description of, 8; connection with Manches-
ter Literary and Philosophical Society, 9; writings of, at Manchester,
10-18; activities against slave trade, 19-22; opposition of, to Corporation
and Test Acts, 23-5; rejected by Royal Society, 26; connection of, with
Manchester Constitutional Society, 27-30; resigns from Literary and
Philosophical Society, 30; association of, with Horne Tooke, 31-3; asso-
ciation of, with Jacobins, 34-40; attacked by Burke, 38, 41-2, 69; pro-
posed for membership in Society of Friends of People, 43; commended by
Society for Constitutional Information, 45; reply of, to Burke, 45-53;
attacks first proclamation against sedition, 54-6, 70; tribulations of, dis-
cussed by Jacobins, 58-9; edits narrative of suspension of Louis XVI, 59;
protests against calling out militia, 62-3; escapes molestation in riot at
Manchester, 66; disapproves of French excesses, 67-8; assists in defense
of Walker, 69-70; legitimacy of conduct of, in England, 70-1; failure of
firm of, 71; disillusionment of, in England, 72; prospecting trip of, to
America, 75-6; Some Information respecting America, of, 76-9; arrives at
Northumberland, 80-1; family of, 81 (note 25); occupation of, at North-
umberland, 81-2; intimacy of, with Priestley, 82-3; obscurity of, 84;
reasons for identification of, with Republicans, 87-91; unsuccessful appli-
cation to Adams for office, 87-9; edits Sunbury and Northumberland
Gazette, 91; Political Essays, of, 92-103; attracts attention of Jefferson,
101; advocates election of McKean as governor of Pennsylvania, 103-4;
perverted account of application of, to Adams, appears, 104-5; replies,
105-6; upholds right of expatriation, 108-10; attacked by Federalist press,
110-12; associated with Duane in clash with senate, 112-15; attacked by
Federalist press, 116-18; tried for seditious libel, 118; charges against,
119-121; efforts of, to vex prosecution, 122-3; defense of, 124-5; hostility
of Chase to, 126-7; makes statement of financial condition, 127-8; denies
charge of support by party, 128-9; sentenced, 129; fairness of trial of,
129-30; gloated over by Federalist writers, 131; supported by friends,
132-3; son of, attacks Philadelphia editor, 133-4; unwillingness to accept
pardon, 134; in prison, engages in scholarly activity, 135; released from
prison, 136; death of wife of, 136; settles score with C. P. Wayne, 137;
learns of Hamilton's attack on Adams, 138; visits New York to prosecute
Hamilton, 139-40; writes Hamilton, 141-2; is denied controversy, 142-3;
explains abandonment of prosecution, 143-5; attacks senate of Pennsyl-
vania, 146-8; services of, in campaign of 1800, 148; appreciation of, by
Republicans, 149; loyalty of, to Republican cause in Pennsylvania, 150;
counsel for Duane, 150-1; unsuccessful candidate for chief clerkship of
Pennsylvania senate, 151-2; Luzerne commissioner, 150, 154-163; attacked
by Federalist press, 155; interest of, in state affairs, 164; correspondence
of, with Jefferson, 164; opposes protection of foreign commerce, 165-6;
praises Jefferson, 166-7; writes Jefferson of death of Priestley, 168; of
Malthusian doctrine, 169; discusses Christianity of Jefferson, 168; replies
to jokes on Jefferson's salt mountain, 169-170; elected to American Philo-
sophical Society, 170; attacked by Federalist press, 171; commendation
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