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Abstract Methods in
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Vol. 10
Second Edition
Abstract Methods in
Information Theory
Yûichirô Kakihara
California State University, San Bernardino, USA
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Half a century has passed since C. E. Shannon published his epoch-making paper
entitled “A mathematical theory of communication” in 1948. Thereafter, the so-
called “information theory” began to grow and has now established a firm and
broad field of study. Viewing from a mathematical angle, information theory might
be thought of having the following four parts: (1) the mathematical structure of
information sources, (2) the theory of entropy as amounts of information, (3) the
theory of information channels, and (4) the theory of coding. Probabilistic and
algebraic methods have mainly been used to develop information theory. Since the
early stage of the expansion of information theory, however, measure theoretic and
functional analysis methods have also been applied and are providing a powerful
tool to obtain rigorous results in this theory. The purpose of this book is to present
the first three parts of information theory, mentioned above, in the environment of
functional analysis, in addition to probability theory.
Here are a couple of examples in each of which functional analysis played a cru-
cial role obtaining important results in information theory. The coincidence of the
ergodic capacity Ce and the stationary capacity Cs for a certain channel was one
of the most important problems in the late 1950s. L. Breiman (1960) showed that
for a finite memory channel the equality Ce = Cs holds and, moreover, Ce is at-
tained by some ergodic input source (= measure) invoking Krein-Milman’s theorem
to the weak* compact convex set Ps (X) of all stationary input sources. Another
such example appeared in a characterization of ergodic channels. In the late 1960s,
H. Umegaki and Y. Nakamura independently proved that a stationary channel is er-
godic if and only if it is an extreme point of the convex set of all stationary channels.
Umegaki observed a one-to-one correspondence between the set of channels and a
set of certain averaging operators from the set of bounded measurable functions on
the compound space to the set of those on the input. Then a channel is identified
with an operator, called a channel operator, and hence we can make full use of func-
tional analysis in studying channels. In this book, readers will find how functional
analysis helps to describe information theory, especially the mathematical structure
of information sources and channels, in an effective way.
Here is a brief summary of this book. In Chapter I, entropy is considered as the
amount of information. Shannon’s entropy for finite schema is defined and its basic
properties are examined together with its axioms. After collecting fundamental prop-
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Chapter III, the main part of this book, is devoted to the information channels.
After defining channels, a one-to-one correspondence between the set of channels and
a set of certain averaging operators is established, as mentioned before. Strongly and
weakly mixing channels are defined as a generalization of finite dependent channels
and their basic properties are obtained. Ergodicity of stationary channels is discussed
and various necessary and sufficient conditions for it are given. For AMS channels,
absolute continuity plays a special role in characterizing ergodicity. Capacity and
transmission rate are defined for stationary channels. Coincidence of ergodic and
stationary capacities is proved under certain conditions. Finally, Shannon’s coding
theorems are stated and proved.
Special topics on channels are considered in Chapter IV. When a channel has a
noise source, some properties of such a channel are studied. If we regard a channel to
be a vector (or measure) valued function on the input space, then its measurabilities
are clarified. Some approximation problems of channels are treated. When the
output space is a (locally) compact abelian group, a harmonic analysis method
can be applied to channel theory. Some aspects of this viewpoint are presented in
detail. Finally, a noncommutative channel theory is introduced. We use a C*-algebra
approach to formulate channel operators as well as other aspects of noncommutative
extension.
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Yûichirô Kakihara
Riverside, California
April, 1999
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In 2001, shortly after the first edition of this book was published in 1999, the
founder of Information Theory, Claude E. Shannon, passed away. In 2012, the
author’s advisor Hisaharu Umegaki, who contributed to operator algebras and in-
formation theory, passed away. His school members have continued to research in
information theory and related topics. Information Theory is still growing in every
branch.
In this second edition, channel operators, which generalize ordinary channels, are
studied in many aspects. Gaussian channels are also considered in some detail, to-
gether with Gaussian measures on a Hilbert space. The Special Topics chapter deals
with features such as generalized capacity, channels with an intermediate noncom-
mutative system, and von Neumann algebra method for channels, in addition to the
topics of channels with a noise source, measurability and approximation of channels,
and harmonic analysis method for channels. Finally, quantum (noncommutative)
information channels are examined in an independent chapter, which may be re-
garded as an introduction to quantum information theory. Von Neumann entropy is
introduced and its generalization to a C*-algebra setting is given. Basic results on
quantum channels and entropy transmission are considered.
The author is grateful to Professor Emeritus M. M. Rao of University of California,
Riverside, who suggested writing this second edition and gave him encouragement
throughout the whole process. Special thanks are due to Ms. Lai Fun Kwong and
the Production Department of World Scientific Publishing Company for their help
and cooperation, so that we could remove most of the typographical errors.
Yûichirô Kakihara
San Bernardino, California
December, 2015
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CONTENTS
Chapter I. Entropy 1
1.1. The Shannon entropy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2. Conditional expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.3. The Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.4. Algebraic models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1.5. Entropy functionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
1.6. Relative entropy and Kullback-Leibler information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Bibliographical notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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References 359
Indices 383
Notation index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Author index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Subject index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
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CHAPTER I
ENTROPY
In this chapter, basic ideas of entropy are presented from the work of Shannon
and Kolmogorov-Sinai. The first one is defined for finite schema and the second is
for measure preserving transformations. Conjugacy between two measure preserving
transformations is considered in terms of their algebraic models. When a transfor-
mation is fixed, the entropy is defined for all transformation invariant probability
measures. In this case, it is called an entropy functional. An integral representation
of this functional is given. Relative entropy and Kullback-Leibler information are
studied in connection with sufficient statistics and hypothesis testing.
where “log” is the natural logarithm and we regard 0 log 0 = 0 log 00 = 0. We also say
that H(X) is the uncertainty or information of the system (X, p). Justification
of these terminologies will be clarified later in this section. Since RHS (= right hand
side) of (1.1) depends only on the probability distribution p = (p1 , . . . , pn ) we may
also write
Xn
H(X) = H(p) = H(p1 , . . . , pn ) = − pj log pj .
j=1
1
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2 I. ENTROPY
We need some notations. For n ∈ N, let ∆n denote the set of all n-dimensional
probability distributions p = (p1 , . . . , pn ), i.e.,
n
X
∆n = p = (p1 , . . . , pn ) : pj = 1, pj ≥ 0, 1 ≤ j ≤ n .
j=1
Let Y = {y1 , . . . , ym } be another finite set. The probability of (xj , yk ) and the
conditional probability of xj given yk are respectively denoted by p(xj , yk ) and
p(x ,y )
p(xj |yk ) = p(yj k )k if p(yk ) > 0. Then the conditional entropy H(X|Y ) of X
given Y is defined by
XX
H(X|Y ) = − p(y)p(x|y) log p(x|y). (1.2)
y∈Y x∈X
then (1.2) is interpreted as the average of these conditional entropies over Y . The
quantity I(X, Y ) defined below is called the mutual information between (X, p)
and (Y, q):
I(X, Y ) = H(X) − H(X|Y )
since we can easily verify that
where X
H(X, Y ) = − p(x, y) log p(x, y)
x,y
is the entropy of the compound scheme (X, p), (Y, q) . The inequality (1.3)
will be proved in Theorem 1 below. If we consider two probability distributions
p, q ∈ ∆n of X, then the relative entropy H(p|q) of p with respect to q is
given by
Xn Xn
pj
H(p|q) = pj (log pj − log qj ) = pj log .
j=1 j=1
qj
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Proof. (1) Assume H(p|q) < ∞. Using an inequality t log t ≥ t − 1 for t > 0, we
get
pj pj pj pj
log ≥ −1 or pj log ≥ pj − qj
qj qj qj qj
for j = 1, . . . , n. Hence
n
X X n
pj
H(p|q) = pj log ≥ (pj − qj ) = 0.
j=1
qj j=1
The statement about the equality follows from the fact that t log t = t − 1 if and
only if t = 1.
(2) q = Ap ∈ ∆n is clear. Since the function φ(t) = −t log t is concave
(= concave downward) for t > 0, we have
X n Xn Xn
H(q) = φ(qj ) = φ ajk pk
j=1 j=1 k=1
Xn Xn Xn
≥ ajk φ(pk ) = φ(pk ) = H(p).
j=1 k=1 k=1
P
n P
n
The equality holds if and only if φ ajk pk = φ(pk ) for 1 ≤ j ≤ n if and
k=1 k=1
only if for each j = 1, . . . , n, ajk = 1 for some k and ajk = 0 otherwise if and
only if qk = pπ(k) , 1 ≤ k ≤ n for some permutation π of {1, . . . , n}.
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4 I. ENTROPY
By (1) the equality holds if and only if p(x, y) = p(x)p(y) for x ∈ X and y ∈ Y ,
i.e., X and Y are independent.
(5) is clear from (3) and (4).
(6) (Additivity)
H(p1 q1 , . . . , p1 qm , p2 q1 , . . . , p2 qm , . . . , pn q1 , . . . , pn qm )
= H(p1 , . . . , pn ) + H(q1 , . . . , qm ).
P P P
(7) (Subadditivity) If rjk ≥ 0, rjk = 1, rjk = pj , rjk = qk , then
j,k k j
H(p1 q1 , . . . , p1 qm , p2 q1 , . . . , p2 qm , . . . , pn q1 , . . . , pn qm )
n X
X m
=− pj qk log pj qk
j=1 k=1
X X
=− pj qk log pj − pj qk log qk
j,k j,k
= H(p1 , . . . , pn ) + H(q1 , . . . , qm ).
6 I. ENTROPY
We note that the relative entropy H(p|q) also has concavity. That is, for
p1 , p2 , q1 , q2 ∈ ∆n and α ∈ (0, 1) we have that
H αp1 + (1 − α)p2 αq1 + (1 − α)q2 ≤ αH(p1 |q1 ) + (1 − α)H(p2 |q2 ). (1.4)
A generalized version of this is shown in Theorem 6.3 (2). Here we give an elementary
proof to (1.4). First we prove that for ai , bi ≥ 0, 1 ≤ i ≤ n
P
n
n
X X
n ai
ai
ai log ≥ ai log i=1
P
n , (1.5)
bi
i=1 i=1 bi
i=1
yields that
n n n
!
X bi ai a i X bi X bi ai
P
n · log ≥ P
n log P
n · .
bi bi bi
i=1 bj i=1 bj i=1 bj
j=1 j=1 j=1
Then the desired inequality (1.5) follows from the above inequality. Now, if write
pi = (pi1 , . . . , pin ) and qi = (qi1 , . . . , qin ) for i = 1, 2, then (1.5) implies that for
1≤j≤n
Before characterizing
the Shannon entropy we consider the function f (n) =
H n1 , . . . , n1 , n ≥ 1. f (n) standsfor the entropy or uncertainty or information
that a finite scheme X, n1 , . . . , n1 has. We impose some conditions on the func-
tion f (n). In the case where n = 1, there is no uncertainty, so that we have
1◦ ) f (1) = 0.
1
If n ≥ m, then p = n
,... , n1 has more uncertainty than q = 1
m
,... 1
,m . Hence,
2◦ ) f (n) ≥ f (m) if n ≥ m, i.e., f is nondecreasing.
If X, n1 , . . . , n1 and Y, m1
,... , m 1
are two independent schema, the com-
1 1
pound scheme is X × Y, nm , . . . , nm . In this case, the uncertainty of X × Y
should be equal to the sum of those of X and Y , i.e.,
3◦ ) f (nm) = f (n) + f (m).
Under these conditions we can characterize f as follows.
f (n) = λ log n, n ∈ N.
Proof. This is well-known in functional equation theory. For the sake of completeness
we sketch the proof. By 3◦ ) we have f (n2 ) = 2f (n) and, in general,
r m ≤ sn < r m+1 .
Then
m log r ≤ n log s < (m + 1) log r
and hence
m log s m 1
≤ < + . (1.7)
n log r n n
On the other hand, by 2◦ ) we get
8 I. ENTROPY
so that
m f (s) m 1
≤ ≤ + . (1.8)
n f (r) n n
Thus (1.7) and (1.8) give
f (s) log s 2
− ≤ , n ≥ 1,
f (r) log r n
f (n) = λ log n, n ≥ 2,
H(p1 , . . . , pn , 0) = H(p1 , . . . , pn ).
m
Pj
(3◦ ) If p = (p1 , . . . , pn ) ∈ ∆n , pj = qjk , qjk ≥ 0 1 ≤ k ≤ mj , 1 ≤ j ≤ n,
k=1
Proof. (1) ⇒ (2). Assume that (1) is true. [1◦ ] follows from (1◦ ).
`
[2◦ ] is derived as follows. If p1 , . . . , pn are positive rationals, then pj = mj for
some `1 , . . . , `n , m ∈ N. Hence
`1 `n
H(p1 , . . . , pn ) = H ,... ,
m m
X n
1 1 1 1 1 1
=H ,... , ,... , ,... , − pj H ,... , .
|m {z m} |m {z m} j=1
`j `j
`1 `n
10 I. ENTROPY
1 1 1 1
=H , + H(1, 0) + H(1, 0),
2 2 2 2
If we set f (p) = H(p, 1 − p), then the second of the above equalities becomes
q p
f (p) + (1 − p)f = f (q) + (1 − q)f . (1.10)
1−p 1−q
f (0) = H(0, 1) = 0.
Since f (p) is continuous and hence all terms except the first on the LHS (= left
hand side) of (1.11) are differentiable, we see that f (p) is also differentiable on
(0, 1). By differentiating (1.11) with respect to p we obtain
Z 1 Z 1
f (t) f (p)
(1 − p)f 0 (p) − f (p) − 2(1 − p) f (t) dt = −f (1 − p) + 2p 3
dt − .
0 p t p
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and take any (q1 , . . . , qn+1 ) ∈ ∆n+1 . We can assume that qn+1 > 0. Then observe
that
H(q1 , . . . , qn , qn+1 ) = H(q1 , . . . , qn−1 , qn + qn+1 )
qn qn+1
+ (qn + qn+1 )H ,
qn + qn+1 qn + qn+1
n−1
X
= −λ qj log qj − λ(qn + qn+1 ) log(qn + qn+1 )
j=1
qn qn+1
− λ qn log + qn+1 log
qn + qn+1 qn + qn+1
n+1
X
= −λ qj log qj .
j=1
(3) ⇒ (1). Assume that (3) is true. (1◦ ) is shown in Theorem 2 (3), (2◦ ) is clear
and (3◦ ) can be verified in a similar manner as in the proof of Theorem 2 (6).
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12 I. ENTROPY
holds for A ∈ Y.
(2) (Positivity) f ≥ 0 ⇒ E(f |Y) ≥ 0.
R R
In fact, 0 ≤ A f dµ = A E(f |Y) dµ for A ∈ Y and E(f |Y) is Y-measurable.
(3) E(f |Y) ≤ E |f | Y .
This follows from (2) and −|f | ≤ f ≤ |f |.
(4) (Boundedness) E(f |Y) 1
≤ kf k1 , k · k1 being the L1 -norm.
This is immediate from (3).
(5) (Idempotency) E E(f |Y) Y = E(f |Y).
For, observe that the RHS is already Y-measurable.
(6) E(·|Y) : L1 (X) → L1 (Y) is a projection of norm one.
This follows from (1), (4) and (5).
(7) If Y1 , Y2 are σ-subalgebras of X such that Y1 ⊆ Y2 , then
E E(f |Y2 ) Y1 = E(f |Y1 ).
R
(8) E(f |2) = E(f ) ≡ X f dµ, the expectation of f , where 2 = {∅, X}, the
smallest σ-subalgebra of X.
For, E(f |2) is a constant.
(9) E(f ) = E E(f |Y) .
This follows from (7).
(10) f ∈ L∞ (X), g ∈ L1 (Y) or f ∈ L1 (X), g ∈ L∞ (Y) implies E(gf |Y) =
gE(f |Y), where L∞ (X) or L∞ (Y) is the set of all µ-essentially bounded X- or
Y-measurable functions on X.
In fact, both sides are Y-measurable and the equality holds for a Y-simple func-
tion g. The general case follows from a suitable approximation by a sequence of
Y-simple functions.
(11) (Dominated Convergence Theorem) |fn | ≤ g, fn → f µ-a.e. ⇒
E(fn |Y) → E(f |Y) µ-a.e. and in L1 .
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Hence,
E ϕ(f ) Y ≥ E(αf + β|Y) = αE(f |Y) + β.
Taking the supremum with respect to α, β ∈ R on the RHS suitably, we get
E ϕ(f ) Y ≥ ϕ E(f |Y) .
where (·, ·)2 is the inner product in L2 (X). This is enough to obtain the conclusion.
1 1
(16) (Hölder’s Inequality) If p + q = 1 and p, q ≥ 1, then
1 1
E |f g| Y ≤ E |f |p Y p E |g|q Y q , f ∈ Lp (X), g ∈ Lq (X).
For, we can assume 0 < E |f |p Y , E |g|q Y < ∞ µ-a.e. without loss of gen-
erality. If “p = 1 and q = ∞” or “p = ∞ and q = 1,” then the inequality is
immediate. Now suppose 1 < p, q < ∞. Then
|f g| 1 |f |p 1 |g|q
p1 q1 ≤ p E |f |p Y + q E |g|q Y
E |f |p Y E |g|q Y
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Vacancies happening during the recess may be filled temporarily by the President, 2
2 16
in representation in Congress, how filled, 1 2 13
Veto of the President, effect of, and proceedings on, 1 7 14
Vice-President of the U. S. to be President of the Senate, 1 3 14
how elected, 2 1 16
amendment, .. .. 19
shall, in certain cases, discharge the duties of President, 2 1 16
may be removed by impeachment, 2 4 17
Vote of one house requiring the concurrence of the other, 1 7 14
right of citizens to, not to be abridged on account of race or color, (15th
amendment), .. 1 20
Interest Laws of all the States and Territories of the United States, 5004
Value of United States Money in Foreign Gold and Silver Coin, 5003
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
1 7 13 19 25 2 8 14 20 26 3 9 15
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
21 4 10 16 22 5 11 17 23 6 12 18 24
5. Concerning what is said of cities, the key to the Ritual says: “Considered unnecessary to
decipher what is said in regard to cities.”
6. President Buchanan’s Inaugural Address.
7. From Mr. Buchanan’s Administration on the eve of the Rebellion, published by D. Appleton &
Co., 1866.
8. The Provisional Constitution adopted by the Seceded States differs from the Constitution of
the United States in several important particulars. The alterations and additions are as follows:
ALTERATIONS.
1st. The Provisional Constitution differs from the other in this: That the legislative powers of the
Provisional Government are vested in the Congress now assembled, and this body exercises all the
functions that are exercised by either or both branches of the United States Government.
2d. The Provisional President holds his office for one year, unless sooner superseded by the
establishment of a permanent Government.
3d. Each State is erected into a distinct judicial district, the judge having all the powers
heretofore vested in the district and circuit courts; and the several district judges together compose
the supreme bench—a majority of them constituting a quorum.
4th. Whenever the word “Union” occurs in the United States Constitution the word
“Confederacy” is substituted.
OMISSIONS.
1st. There is no prohibition on members of Congress holding other offices of honor and
emolument under the Provisional Government.
2d. There is no provision for a neutral spot for the location of a seat of government, or for sites
for forts, arsenals, and dock-yards; consequently there is no reference made to the territorial powers
of the Provisional Government.
3d. The section in the old Constitution in reference to capitation and other direct tax is omitted;
also, the section providing that no tax or duty shall be laid on any exports.
4th. The prohibition on States keeping troops or ships of war in time of peace is omitted.
5th. The Constitution being provisional merely, no provision is made for its ratification.
AMENDMENTS.
1st. The fugitive slave clause of the old Constitution is so amended as to contain the word “slave,”
and to provide for full compensation in cases of abduction or forcible rescue on the part of the State
in which such abduction or rescue may take place.
2d. Congress, by a vote of two-thirds, may at any time alter or amend the Constitution.
TEMPORARY PROVISIONS.
1st. The Provisional Government is required to take immediate steps for the settlement of all
matters between the States forming it and their other late confederates of the United Slates in
relation to the public property and the public debt.
2d. Montgomery is made the temporary seat of government.
3d. This Constitution is to continue one year, unless altered by a two-thirds vote or superseded
by a permanent Government.
9. From Lalor’s Encyclopædia of Political Science, published by Rand & McNally. Chicago, Ill.
10. Official Journal of the Convention, pp. 9 and 10.
11. The text of Webster’s speech in reply to Hayne, now accepted as the greatest constitutional
exposition ever made by any American orator, will be found in our book devoted to Great Speeches
on Great Issues.
12. These were afterwards seized.
13. The attempted removal of these heavy guns from Allegheny Arsenal, late in December, 1860,
created intense excitement. A monster mass meeting assembled at the call of the Mayor of the city,
and citizens of all parties aided in the effort to prevent the shipment. Through the interposition of
Hon. J. K. Moorhead, Hon. R. McKnight, Judge Shaler, Judge Wilkins, Judge Shannon, and others
inquiry was instituted, and a revocation of the order obtained. The Secessionists in Congress bitterly
complained of the “mob law” which thus interfered with the routine of governmental affairs.—
McPherson’s History.
14. Resigned January 17th, 1861, and succeeded by Hon. Lot M. Morrill.
15. Did not attend.
16. Resigned and succeeded January 2d, 1861, by Hon. Stephen Coburn.
17. From the “History of Abraham Lincoln and the Overthrow of Slavery,” by Hon. Isaac N.
Arnold.
18. 1864, February 15—Repealed the above act, but provided for continuing organizations of
partisan rangers acting as regular cavalry and so to continue; and authorizing the Secretary of War to
provide for uniting all bands of partisan rangers with other organizations and bringing them under
the general discipline of the provisional army.
19. See memorandum at end of list.
20. This incident was related to the writer by Col. A. K. McClure of Philadelphia, who was in
Lancaster at the time.
21. Arnold’s “History of Abraham Lincoln.”
22. On the 23d of July, 1861, the Attorney-General, in answer to a letter from the United States
Marshal of Kansas, inquiring whether he should assist in the execution of the fugitive slave law,
wrote:
Your letter, of the 11th of July, received 19th, (under frank of Senator Lane, of Kansas,) asks
advice whether you should give your official services in the execution of the fugitive slave law.
It is the President’s constitutional duty to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.” That
means all the laws. He has no right to discriminate, no right to execute the laws he likes, and leave
unexecuted those he dislikes. And of course you and I, his subordinates, can have no wider latitude of
discretion than he has. Missouri is a State in the Union. The insurrectionary disorders in Missouri are
but individual crimes, and do not change the legal status of the State, nor change its rights and
obligations as a member of the Union.
A refusal by a ministerial officer to execute any law which properly belongs to his office, is an
official misdemeanor, of which I have no doubt the President would take notice. Very respectfully
EDWARD BATES.
27. December 23, 1862—Jefferson Davis issued a proclamation of outlawry against Major
General B. F. Butler, the last two clauses of which are:
Third. That all negro slaves captured in arms be at once delivered over to the executive
authorities of the respective States to which they belong, to be dealt with according to the laws of said
States.
Fourth. That the like orders be executed in all cases with respect to all commissioned officers of
the United States when found serving in company with said slaves in insurrection against the
authorities of the different States of this Confederacy.
28. McPherson’s History, page 317.
29. This act is in those words:
Be it enacted, &c., That hereafter every person elected or appointed to any office of honor or
profit under the government of the United States, either in the civil, military, or naval departments of
the public service, excepting the President of the United States, shall, before entering upon the duties
of such office, and before being entitled to any of the salary or other emoluments thereof, take and
subscribe the following oath or affirmation: “I, A B, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never
voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have
voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed
hostility thereto; that I have never sought nor accepted nor attempted to exercise the functions of any
office whatever, under any authority or pretended authority, in hostility to the United States; that I
have not yielded a voluntary support to any pretended government, authority, power, or constitution
within the United States, hostile or inimical thereto; and I do further swear (or affirm) that, to the
best of my knowledge and ability, I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States
against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I
take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well
and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter; so help me God;” which
said oath, so taken and signed, shall be preserved among the files of the Court, House of Congress, or
Department to which the said office may appertain. And any person who shall falsely take the said
oath shall be guilty of perjury, and on conviction, in addition to the penalties now prescribed for that
offense, shall be deprived of his office, and rendered incapable forever after, of holding any office or
place under the United States.
30. Compiled by Hon. Edward McPherson in his Hand-Book of Politics for 1868.
31. Unofficial.
32. From Greeley’s Recollections of a Busy Life, page 413.
33. From the Century of Independence by John Sully, Boston.
34. The following is a correct table of the ballots in the New York Democratic Convention:
Candidates. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Horatio
Seymour 9
George H.
Pendleton 105 104 119½ 118½ 122 122½ 137½ 156½ 144 147½ 144½
Andrew
Johnson 65 52 34½ 32 24 21 12½ 6 5½ 6 5½
Winfield S.
Hancock 33½ 40½ 45½ 43½ 46 47 42½ 28 34½ 34 33½
Sanford E.
Church 33 33 33 33 33 33 33
Asa Packer 26 26 26 26 27 27 26 26 26½ 27½ 26
Joel Parker 13 15½ 13 13 13 13 7 7 7 7 7
James E.
English 16 12½ 7½ 7½ 7 6 6 6 6
James R.
Doolittle 13 1½ 12 12 15 12 12 12 12 12 12½
Reverdy
Johnson 8½ 8 11 8 9½
Thomas A.
Hendricks 2½ 2 9½ 11½ 19½ 30 39½ 75 80½ 82½ 88
F. P. Blair,
Jr. ½ 10½ 4½ 2 5 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
Thomas
Ewing ½ 1 1
J. Q. Adams 1
George B.
McClellan
Salmon P.
Chase
Franklin
Pierce
John T.
Hoffman
Stephen J.
Field
Thomas H.
Seymour
Candidates. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
Horatio
Seymour 317
George H.
Pendleton 145½ 134½ 130 129½ 107½ 70½ 56½
Andrew
Johnson 4½ 4½ 5½ 5½ 6 10 5
Winfield S.
Hancock 30 48½ 56 79½ 113½ 137½ 144½ 135½ 142½ 135½
Sanford E.
Church
Asa Packer 26 26 26 22
Joel Parker 7 7 7 7 7 7 3½
James E.
English 6 16 19
James R.
Doolittle 12½ 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Reverdy
Johnson
Thomas A.
Hendricks 89 81 84½ 82½ 70½ 80 87 107½ 121 132
F. P. Blair,
Jr. ½ ½ 13½ 13
Thomas
Ewing
J. Q. Adams
George B.
McClellan 1 ½
Salmon P.
Chase ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4
Franklin
Pierce 1
John T.
Hoffman 3 3
Stephen J.
Field 15 9 8
Thomas H.
Seymour 4 2
Necessary to choice 212
35. General Blair was nominated unanimously on the first ballot.
36. One Democratic elector was defeated, being cut by over 500 voters on a
local issue.
37. Commonly called “Greenbacks,” or “Legal Tender notes.”
38. Commonly called “National Bank notes.”
39. By Rand & McNally, Chicago, Ill., 1882.
40. This was partially done by the Legislature of Pennsylvania in 1881.
41. Act of March 2, 1850.
42. Act of January 19, 1866.
43. Senate doc. 181, 46th Congress.
44. Sec. 2, 258, Rev. Stat. U.S.
45. According to the affidavits of Samuel Howard and others, page 14.
46. See Report of Attorney-General United States, 1880–81.
47. Act of March 6, 1862.
48. Act of February 16, 1872.
49. Secs. 1 and 2, act of February 3, 1852.
50. See act of January 17, 1862.
51. Act of January 7, 1854, sec. 14.
52. Acts of Jan 21, 1853, and of January, 1855, sec. 29.
53. Act of February 18, 1852.
54. Act of February 18, 1852.
55. Act of January 14, 1854.
56. Sec. 106. Act March 6, 1852.
57. Enormous sums are, however, given to soldiers who were wounded during
the war, or who pretend that they were—for jobbery on an unheard of scale is
practised in connection with these pensions. It is estimated that $120,000,000
(24,000,000l.) will have to be paid during the present fiscal year, for arrears of
pension, and the number of claimants is constantly increasing, [The writer
evidently got these “facts” from sensational sources.]—Am. Pol.
58. The undeniable facts of the case were as we have briefly indicated above,
See, for example, a letter to the ‘New York Nation,’ Nov. 3, 1881.
59. Speech In New York, March 7, 1881.
60. ‘New York Tribune,’ Feb. 25, 1870.
61. Letter in New York papers, Feb. 20, 1875.
62. Mr. George William Curtis, in ‘Harper’s Magazine,’ 1870.
63. Article I. sect. vi. 2.
64. ‘Commentaries,’ I. book iii. sect. 869.
65. [These are mere traditions tinged with the spirit of some of the assaults
made in the “good old days” even against so illustrious a man as Washington.—Am.
Pol.]
66. Mr. Watterson, formerly a distinguished member of Congress, is the
author of the “tariff for revenue only” plank in the Democratic National Platform of
1880, and is now, as he has been for years, the chief editor of the Louisville Courier
Journal.
67. American, 707; scattering 989.
68. In Connecticut, the vote for Sheriff is taken. In New York, the average vote
on four of the five State officers chosen, excluding Secretary of State. In Nebraska,
Democratic and Anti-Monopoly vote combined on Judge.
69. Scattering, 106.
70. In these States the vote on Lieutenant-Governor was taken, as being from
special causes, a fairer test of party strength. In the others the principal State
officer was taken. Where State officers were not elected, the Congressional vote
was taken. In Georgia, Congressmen-at-Large was taken.
71. The vote for Chief Judge.
72. The Regular and Independent Republican vote is combined.
73. Vote of the two Democratic candidates is combined.
74. One vote lacking in each.
75. One vote lacking.
76. One vote lacking.
77. 3 votes lacking.
78. Upon the resolution of Mr. Wythe, which proposed, “That the committee
should ratify the constitution, and that whatsoever amendments might be deemed
necessary should be recommended to the consideration of the congress, which
should first assemble under the constitution, to be acted upon according to the
mode prescribed therein.”
79. In answer to an address of Governor Eustis, denouncing the conduct of the
peace party during the war, the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, in
June, 1823, say, “The change of the political sentiments evinced in the late
elections forms indeed a new era in the history of our commonwealth. It is the
triumph of reason over passion; of patriotism over party spirit. Massachusetts has
returned to her first love, and is no longer a stranger in the Union. We rejoice that
though, during the last war, such measures were adopted in this state as
occasioned double sacrifice of treasure and of life, covered the friends of the nation
with humiliation and mourning, and fixed a stain on the page of our history, a
redeeming spirit has at length arisen to take away our reproach, and restore to us
our good name, our rank among our sister states, and our just influence in the
Union.
“Though we would not renew contentions, or irritate wantonly, we believe that
there are cases when it is necessary we should ‘wound to heal.’ And we consider it
among the first duties of the friends of our national government, on this return of
power, to disavow the unwarrantable course pursued by this state, during the late
war, and to hold up the measures of that period as beacons; that the present and
succeeding generations may shun that career which must inevitably terminate in
the destruction of the individual or party who pursues it; and may learn the
important lesson, that, in all times, the path of duty is the path of safety; and that it
is never dangerous to rally around the standard of our country.”
80. 2d Dodson’s Admiralty Reports, 48. 13th Mass. Reports, 26.
81. It appears at p. 6 of the “Account” that by a vote of the House of
Representatives of Massachusetts, (260 to 290) delegates to this convention were
ordered to be appointed to consult upon the subject “of their public grievances and
concerns,” and upon “the best means of preserving their resources,” and for
procuring a revision of the constitution of the United States, “more effectually to
secure the support and attachment of all the people, by placing all upon the basis
of fair representation.”
The convention assembled at Hartford on the 15th December, 1814. On the
next day it was
Resolved, That the most inviolable secrecy shall be observed by each member
of this convention, including the secretary, as to all propositions, debates, and
proceedings thereof, until this injunction shall be suspended or altered.
On the 24th of December, the committee appointed to prepare and report a
general project of such measures as may be proper for the convention to adopt,
reported among other things,—
“1. That it was expedient to recommend to the legislatures of the states the
adoption of the most effectual and decisive measures to protect the militia of the
states from the usurpations contained in these proceedings.” [The proceedings of
Congress and the executive, in relation to the militia and the war.]
“2. That it was expedient also to prepare a statement, exhibiting the necessity
which the improvidence and inability of the general government have imposed
upon the states of providing for their own defence, and the impossibility of their
discharging this duty, and at the same time fulfilling the requisitions of the general
government, and also to recommend to the legislatures of the several states to
make provision for mutual defence, and to make an earnest application to the
government of the United States, with a view to some arrangement whereby the
state may be enabled to retain a portion of the taxes levied by Congress, for the
purpose of self-defence, and for the reimbursement of expenses already incurred
on account of the United States.
“3. That it is expedient to recommend to the several state legislatures certain
amendments to the constitution, viz.,—
“That the power to declare or make war, by the Congress of the United States,
be restricted.
“That it is expedient to attempt to make provision for restraining Congress in
the exercise of an unlimited power to make new states, and admit them into the
Union.
“That an amendment be proposed respecting slave representation and slave
taxation.”
On the 29th of December, 1814, it was proposed “that the capacity of
naturalized citizens to hold offices of trust, honor, or profit ought to be restrained,”
&c.
The subsequent proceedings are not given at large. But it seems that the report
of the committee was adopted, and also a recommendation of certain measures (of
the character of which we are not informed) to the states for their mutual defence;
and having voted that the injunction of secrecy, in regard to all the debates and
proceedings of the convention, (except so far as relates to the report finally
adopted,) be continued, the convention adjourned sine die, but as was supposed, to
meet again when circumstances should require it.
82. I refer to the authority of Chief Justice Marshall in the case of Jonathan
Robbins. I have not been able to refer to the speech, and speak from memory.
83. In this extended abstracts are given and data references omitted not
applicable to these times.
84. Speech at the Tabernacle, New York, February 10, 1843, in public debate
on this resolution:—
Resolved, That a Protective Tariff is conducive to our National Prosperity.