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TO THE

SEVENTY-THIRD VOLUME

OF THE

North American Review.

Africa can be regenerated only by co-
lonization, 372.

Ainsworth, Latin Lexicon of, 82-me-
rits and defects of, 83.

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Alfred the Great, burial place of, 67–
history of, 68-his writings, 70.
America, J. F. W. Johnston's Notes on,
reviewed, 211-idle jealousy of, 211
-abuse of, now obsolete, 212
gard for the rights of humanity in,
213-imputed selfish conduct of, 215
-not responsible for slavery, 216-
efforts to get rid of slavery in, 217
not ready yet for free trade, 219-
immigration does not enrich, 222.
weight of taxation in, 225— bad farm-
ing in, 227- reasons of this, 228-
wheat exported from, 229.
Americans, true Anglo-Saxons in cha-
racter, 35-nomadic and progressive,
40-a race of mixed blood, and
therefore prosperous, 41-sources of
the weakness and strength of, 42-
women respected by, 46.

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American Revolution, one aspect of the,
445-true view of the, 446.
Americanisms, Prof. Fowler's list of,
315.

Anderson, John, Course of Creation by,
reviewed, 448- his style, 465 - how
he illustrates the subject, 466-de-
scriptive passage by, 467— religious
views of, 469.
Andrews, E. A., Freund's Latin Lexi-
con by, reviewed, 71-few altera-
tions made by, 72 merits of, 90.
Anglo-Saxons, the character and his-
tory of, 34-their characteristics visi-
ble in the Americans, 35- Bishop
Sidonius on the cruelty and barba-
rism of, 36
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qualities, as a race, 37-attached to
liberty and law, 38- their names and
language more prevalent here than in
England, 39-nomadic and progres-
sive, 40 origin of the, 43- their
respect for women, 45-their first
seat in Europe, 46— invade and pos-
sess England, 47-early religion of,
48-a virtuous race, 54-converted
to Christianity, 55-three individuals
typical of, 56-St. Cuthbert. ib. -
the venerable Bede, 59— Alfred the
Great, 66.

Araucanian Indians, character of the,
279.

Auxiliary verbs, nature of, 327, 329.

Banking, J. W. Gilbart's treatise on,
noticed, 270.

Barbadoes, course of the trade of, 103.
Bard, meaning of the word, 238. See
Bible.

Barometer, diurnal fluctuations of the,

401.

Bede, the venerable, on St. Cuthbert,
58, 59-tomb of, ib.- history and
character of, 60-works and manu-
scripts of, 64-death of, 65.
Bible, Bards of the, by George Gilfillan,
reviewed, 238-not all poetry, 239
not to be desecrated by flashy orna-
ments, 241-characteristics of the
poetry of, 243.

Bigelow, John, Jamaica in 1850 by, re-
viewed, 347. See Jamaica.
Bills of exchange explained, 93-re-
present real transactions, 96.
Blasphemy, justly punishable by law,

429.

Blennerhasset, Herman, W. Safford's
life of, reviewed, 152-education and

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marriage of, 153-his habitation on
the Ohio river, 154-habits and ac-
quirements of, 155-his wife, 156 -
visited by Burr, 157- his conversa-
tions with Burr, 158- engages with
him, 159-leaves the island, 160-
his home desolated, 161- arrested
and tried, ib. subsequent life of, 162
fate of his wife, 163.
Bombay, aspect of, 135-Parsees in,
136-building of a bridge to, 147.
Boston, mortality in different parts of,

120.

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Carrera, the two brothers, of Chile, 281,
290.

Channing, W. H., memoir of James H.

Perkins by, reviewed, 190-merits of
his work, 203.

Chile, the republic of, 277-early his-
tory of, 278-revolutionary war of,
280-Spanish invasion of, 281-tri-
umph of, 282 - changes in the govern-
ment of, 283-geographical aspect of,
284-mountains and volcanoes in,285

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climate of, 286-productions of,
287-animal kingdom in, 288- mine-
ral treasures of, 289-population of,
290 government of, 291-legislature
of, 293-judiciary system in, 294-
political divisions of, 297-naturaliza-
tion laws of, 299-public instruction
in, 300-religious institutions of, 302
militia and peasantry in, 305-tone
of society in, 306-French fashions
in, 307-enterprise and energy of the
people of, 308- general view of, 309.
Chinese language, nature of the, 177.
Chinese, petrified character of the, 40.
Christianity, influence of, on poetry, 474
-on Dante and Milton, 476.
Chrono-Thermal system of medicine, by
S. Dickson, noticed, 534.
Coleridge, Southey on the character of,
28.

Colonization the only remedy for slavery,

363-facts to show the possible extent

of, 364-how its expense may be
defrayed, 365-difficulties of, 366-
consequences of, 367-effects of, on
Africa, 368, 372-not an unjust mea-
sure, 370
- a missionary enterprise,
372 to the British West Indies,
373.
Colton, Calvin, Public Economy by, re-
viewed, 90- a diffuse writer, 91.
Cooper, Thomas, Latin Lexicon of, 80.
Course of Creation, by J. Anderson, re-
viewed, 448, 465 - character of the
work, 466-cited, 467, 469.

Dalzell, Capt., defeated and killed by
the Indians, 519.

Dante, elevating influence of Christian-
ity on, 476.

Detroit, Pontiac's siege of, 513-failure
of the attempt to surprise, 514-inci-
dents in the siege of, 516, 519.
Dickson, Samuel, system of medicine by,
noticed, 534.

Druids, order and doctrines of the, 53.

England, literature and science not pa-

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tronized by government in, 16-popu-
lar freedom in, 38-trade of, with
America, 104- how prices are regu-
lated in, 105-needs more grain, 107
-excess of manufactures in, 110-
rates of mortality in, 219-conduct of,
respecting slavery, 361-insulting lan-
guage of, towards Americans, 362,
note- -H. Miller's First Impressions
of, 448- his objects in visiting, 459

geological observations in, 460-
Church of, 461.

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English Colonies, the treatment of the
Indians by, 506-war of, with the
French, 509-ravaged by the Indians
on the frontiers, 520 dissensions
among the people of, 521.
Ethnology, Latham, Prichard, Bunsen,
and others on, reviewed, 163.
Europe invaded and possessed by differ-
ent races, 43.

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Exchange, International, 90-the theory
of, applicable to free trade doctrines,
money needed for, 92-accounts
current in, 93-bills of, 94.
par of,
between England and America, 95-
of exports for imports, 97- with
many countries, 98-in domestic
transactions, 99-facts illustrating the
theory of, 101-advantages of, 102-
benefits both parties, 103-between
England and the United States, 104-
effects of, on prices, 105-how af-
fected by an increase of demand, ib.
-and by a protective tariff, 106- of
raw material for manufactures, 108-
J. S. Mill on, 111-how affected by
costs of transportation, 113.

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contents

Faber, B., Latin Lexicon by, 84.
First Impressions of England, by Hugh
Miller, reviewed, 448, 459 -
of the book, 460.
Forcellini, as a Latin Lexicographer, 85
-life of, 86-principles and rules of,
87-high qualifications of, 88.
Fowler, William C., English Grammar
by, reviewed, 310-indebted to La-
tham, 311-plan and divisions of his
work,312-transcribes without giving
full credit, 313-blunders in copying,
314-on Americanisms,315-on pho-
nology, 316-on orthography, 318-
defective definitions by, 319-mis-
takes of, 322-on the pronouns, 323

his tests of auxiliary verbs, 327
-inconsistencies of, 336-on con-
junctions and interjections, 337 - on
prefixes, 338-on derivations, 339–
on syntax, 340-quotes Scripture
carelessly, 342-miscellaneous mis-
takes of, 343-other blemishes in his
work, 345.

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Free trade doctrine not universal, 91
limits of, 110, 112- why established
in England, 218- why premature in
America, 219.

French colonies in America, relations of
the, with the Indians, 505-forts built
to unite the, 508 – -war of, with the
English, 509.

Freund, Dr. W., Latin Lexicon by,
reviewed, 71-has not accomplished
every thing, 72-plan of, 73-ar-
rangement adopted by, 75-omis-
sions of, 76-predecessors of, 77.

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Galileo, theory of the tides by, 400.
Geology, early opposition to the doc-
trines of, 448 does not conflict with
theology, 449-mere speculation and
theorizing in, 455-explains the physi-
ognomy of the earth, 457-aids the
tourist, 463-of England and Scot-
land contrasted, 469.

Gesner, Latin Thesaurus of, 85.
Gibbs, Prof., derivations of words by, 339.
Gilbart, J. W., Treatise on Banking by,
noticed, 270.

Gilfillan, George, Bards of the Bible by,
reviewed, 238-his ideas of poetical
criticism, 239-grandiloquence of,
240 bad taste of, 241-
-on the na-
ture of poetical thoughts, 242-on
Hebrew poetry, 243-on the boldness
of the Hebrew bards, 244-on the
poetry of the Pentateuch, 246-on
the style of Moses, 247 - on the poet-
ry of the Gospels, 248-makes out
Paul a poet, 250-flashy and puerile,
251 writes nonsense, 252-speci-
mens of his style, 253-supercilious-
ness of, 254-shocking language of,

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Hebrew poetry, characteristics of, 242
cannot be scanned, 260-yet has re-
gular divisions, 261-parallelisms of,
262-other inarks of, 263- peculiar
diction of, 264-high subjects of,
265- sublime language of, 266.
Hildreth, Richard, History of the United
States by, reviewed, 411-

accuses

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his predecessors of prejudice, and ma-
nifests it himself, 413- prejudiced
against the early settlers of New Eng-
land, 414-accuses them of intole
rance and imperiousness, 415-on the
persecution of the Quakers, 424 -on
aristocracy in New England, 426-
unfounded censures and sneers of,
427- -severe language of, 428-his
work a satire rather than a history,
429-against laws for punishing blas-
phemy, 430- or requiring the observ-
ance of the Sabbath, 432- -on the
period of toleration in Massachusetts,
435-on guaranties of the rights of
opinion nowadays, 436-his work
one-sided and unjust, 437-his lan-
guage seemingly hostile to religion,
438-his sarcasms quoted, 439- uses
authorities at second-hand, and makes
blunders, 442- - on the early legisla-
tion of the Colonies, 443 - unjust be-
cause superficial, 444- later volumes
of, ib. depreciates the American Re-
volution, 445 does not give the
whole truth, 446-summary of his
qualities as a historian, 447.
History of the United States, by R. Hil-

dreth, reviewed, 411-not a bare re-
cord of facts, 412-always written
with a view to some principle or the-
ory, ib. necessity of careful and ex-
tensive research in, 443.

Hopkins on magnetic forces in rocks,
396.

Humboldt, Alexander, on the unity of

mankind, 185- not subject to reli-
gious prejudice, 187.

Humboldt, William, on the origin of lan-
guage, 174-on the beginning of man-
kind, 184-on the unity of the human
race, 185.

Hunt on magnetism as an earth-power,
396.

Hunt, Robert, Poetry of Science by, re-
viewed, 448-mistakes marvels for
poetry, 470 on the nature of poetry,
471-superficial views of, 472 -use-
ful purpose of, 473.

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Immigration, effect of, in America, 222.
Importation may be excessive, 92-
how it is balanced, 98.
India, British, ruinous effects of free
trade on, 113.
Indians, the North American, F. Park-
man's History of the War of, under
Pontiac, 495 small number of, now
remaining, 496- removal of, beyond
the Mississippi, 497 — cannot live near
whites, 498-interesting history and
character of, ib.· successive wars of,
against the English, 502 - Parkman's
sketch of the character of, 503-treat-
ment of, by the French and English,
506 in the Seven Years' war, 507-
confederacy of, 512-forts captured
by, 513; siege of Detroit by, ib.
capture of an English detachment by,
516-carry on the war against the
settlements, 520- atrocities commit-
ted by, 521-attack Bouquet at Bushy
Run, 526- defeated by him, 527.

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Jamaica in 1850, by John Bigelow, re-
viewed, 347-offers advantages to
colored immigrants, 374- -causes of
its decay, 375-social position of the
blacks in, 376- land owned by colored
people in, 377 obstacles to emigra-
tion to, 378.
Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, benevolence of,
135 -a Parsee, 136-life of, 139 -
list of the benefactions of, 140
knighted and receives other honors,
142 his noble reply to an address,
144-founds a hospital, 145-builds
a bridge in Bombay, 147-supplies
Poona with water, 149-erects a
hostelry, 150-noble example of, 151.
Johnston, J. F. W., Notes on North

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America by, reviewed, 210- his com-

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plaints and forebodings, 211 too
prone to make comparisons between
England and America, 212 his
charges against the Americans, 213
-on the abolition of slavery, 216-
on free trade, 217 — national glorifica-
tion of, 219-befooled in America,
221- -on the causes of American
prosperity, ib.-
-on taxation in Ame-
rica, 225-on the exhaustion of soils,
227-had little time to observe, 230
- on the aspect of New England, 231
on the inadequate compensation of
professional meu, 232
- good story
told by, 233-on the British Provinces,
234-summary of his work, 237.

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Keble, Prof., praise of Wordsworth by,
483, note.

Kelts invade and hold western Europe,
43-their Druidical faith, 52- their
descendants are Catholics, 53.
Klipstein, Louis F., on Anglo Saxon
language and literature, reviewed, 34.
See Anglo Saxons.

Landor, W. S., on Wordsworth poetry,
483, note.

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Language, unity of, 163- importance
of the study of, 165— not an arbitrary
product, 166-classification of, 173-
origin of, 174- families of, represent
various stages of development, 176-
when crystallized, 177 — complex at
an early stage, 178- never insulated,
179-Bunsen on the affinities of, 182.
Latham, R. G., on ethnographical philo-
logy, reviewed, 163-on the classifi-
cation of languages, 174 Prof.
Fowler's large obligations to, 311,
313-phonological doctrines of, 316

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on pronouns, 323.
Lathrop, Prof., on the tides, 399.
Latin Lexicon, by Dr. W. Freund, re-
viewed, 71-impossible to make a
perfect, 72- its plan, 75.
Latitudinarian school of divines, 439.
Let, as an auxiliary verb, 334.
Lexicography, Latin, 71- objects of, 73

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various elements of, 74- labors of
Stephanus in, 77-and of T. Cooper,
80 of other Englishmen, 81-of
Ainsworth, 82-of Faber and Gesner,
84-of Forcellini, 85-of Scheller,
89.

Liberia, Report on Education in, review-
ed, 347-great progress made by the
colonists of, 351-the best home for
the blacks, 363—already independent
and respected, 371.
Literature not aided by government in
England, 16.

Loomis, Prof., on diurnal changes of the
winds, 405.

Magnetism a widely diffused force, 397.
Mankind, unity of, 163-philological
facts prove the, 154– —as a physiologi-
cal question, 168- no difference of spe-
cies among, 170 — -as a psychological
question, 171-slightly marked varie-
ties of, 172-as a genealogical ques-
tion, 173-proved by unity of lan-
guage, ib., 179-authorities in favor
of, 183-J. Müller on, ib.
Massachusetts, sanitary reform in, 117,

128.

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Massachusetts company in 1630 was a
private association, 419-did not per-
secute, but banished intruders, 420
Gorton's quarrel with, 421-Salton-
stall's letter to the colonists of, ib.
- apology for, 422-company's in-
structions to the governor of, ib.-
warned off all heretics, 423-provoca-
tion given by the Quakers to, 424-
reasons why only church members
were allowed to vote in, 425-did not
favor democracy, 426- -gross charges
against, 428-blasphemy punishable
with death in, 429-and rightly so
punished, 431-epoch of toleration in,
435.

Meteorology, diurnal epochs in, 401.
Meyer, Dr. Charles, on the Celtic lan-

guage, reviewed, 163-on the unity
of language, 175.

Middle Ages, G. W. Greene, on the
history and geography of, 271.
Mill, J. S., on international exchanges,

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Mineral springs, geology of, 455.
Money, office of, in exchange, 92 — sub-
stitutes for, 93-various denomina-
tions of, 95.

Moods, doctrine of the, in English gram-
mar, 328-definitions of, 329, 335.
Morality of being good and doing good,
190 is necessarily diffusive, 191-
how affected by a desultory life, 192.
Mortality, rates of, in England, 119
and in Boston, 120.

Müller on the languages of India, re-
viewed, 164.

Müller, J., on the unity of mankind, 183.

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Negroes, the, have been civilized in sla-
very, 350- become more capable of
freedom, 358-number of, already
emancipated, 360-possibility of colo-
nizing, 364- necessary degraded con-
dition of, 369-may be colonized in
the British West Indies, 374- deeply
interested in preserving the Union,
381-a position of antagonism to law
fatal to, 382.

New Brunswick, lumber business in,
234-machinery of government in,
235-burning of the woods in, 236.
New England, predominance of Anglo-
Saxon blood in, 39-R. Hildreth's
harsh judgment of the fathers of, 414-
the intolerant theocracy of, 415-
founded as a private religious commu-
nity, 416-sectaries justly excluded
from, 418-distinctions of rank pre-
served in, 426-Great Revival in,
441.

Niebuhr, B. G., lectures on the History
of Rome by, noticed, 267.

Odin, the founder and divinity of the
Teutons, 48-legend of, 49-doc-
trines taught by, 50.

Old Red Sandstone, by H. Miller, re-
viewed, 448-cited, 451, 455— phe-
nomena observed in, 453.

Parkman, Francis, Jr., History of Pon-
tiac's War by, reviewed, 495- his
mode of studying Indian life, 499
researches and collections of, 500-
impaired eyesight of, 501-high me-
rits of his work, 502- -on the Indian
character, 503-on the English colo-
nies, 507- on the French frontier
forts, 508-on the Seven Years' war,
510- his sketch of Pontiac's charac-
ter, 511- of Detroit, 514- of an inci-
dent in the siege, 516-of Indian
atrocities, 521- of Bouquet's expe-
dition, 524- of the battle of Bushy
Run, 527-commendation of, 529.
Parsees, appearance and character of,
136-manners and customs of, 137-
religious faith of, 138.

Paxton boys, outrages committed by,
521.

Pentateuch, little poetry in the, 246.
Perkins, James H., Memoir and Writ-
ings of, reviewed, 190-his wander-
ing life and pursuits, 193- education
of, 194-various occupations of, 195
-affecting death of, 196-leading
traits of his character, 198-not an
ultraist, 199― not a sectarian, 200—
as a preacher, 201- his literary cha-
racter, 202-cited, 203—on the pros-
pects of the West, 205-poems of,
208.

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