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INDEX

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 — re-
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.

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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.

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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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Bouquet, Col., expedition of, to relieve
Fort Pitt, 523-attacked at Bushy
Run, 526-victory of, 527.
British America, Report on Trade and
Commerce with, noticed, 537.
Brougham, Lord, on the aid to be given
by government to literary men, 16.
Bunsen, C. C. J., on ethnology and the
classification of languages, reviewed,
163 - on the original affinities of lan-
guage, 181-
on the primeval lan-
guage, 182.
Burr, Aaron, projects and movements
of, 157
-converses with Blennerhas-
set, 158-suspected, 159 - becomes
a fugitive, 161.
Bushy Run, battle of, 526.

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

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

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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Exchange, International, 90-the theory
of, applicable to free trade doctrines,
91-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.

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-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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