Africa can be regenerated only by co- lonization, 372.
Ainsworth, Latin Lexicon of, 82-me- rits and defects of, 83.
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.
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 - permanency of their VOL. LXXIII. NO. 153.
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,
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,
Blennerhasset, Herman, W. Safford's life of, reviewed, 152-education and
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,
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
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-
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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-
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.
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.
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
America by, reviewed, 210- his com-
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.
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.
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
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
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,
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,
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.
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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