CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

Introductory.-Misconceptions on the subject of America in.

Europe. Contradictory accounts of travellers.-Arguments

suited to European governments not often applicable to the

United States.-Government of that country well adapted to

the circumstances of its inhabitants

CHAPTER II.

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Nature of American Republic generally misunderstood in Europe.

-Its dissimilarity to the republics of antiquity, or to those

of more modern times.-Contrast between the American Re-

public and that which succeeded the first French Revolution.

-Of a Federal Union

CHAPTER III.

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Supposed defects of American form of government examined.—

Proneness to war.-National feelings towards England.—

M. de Talleyrand's observations on that subject.-M. Politica.

-Advice of Washington on the foreign policy to be adopted

by the United States
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CHAPTER IV.

Examination of objections to the political institutions of the

United States continued.-Effects of very large constituencies

not such as have been anticipated.-Corruption not general.-

The representative bodies in America not de facto delegates 29

CHAPTER V.

Supreme Court of the United States. Its judicial independence

and high character.-Diplomatic agents particularly interested

in its proceedings.-Has jurisdiction in all cases touching the

law of nations.-State "Judiciaries."-Associate judges

CHAPTER VI.

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Misrepresentations of the domestic manners of the Americans.-

Many of the peculiarities of the social system of the United

States not attributable exclusively to the Republican form of

government.-Advantages and defects compared of American

and English systems
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CHAPTER VII.

Financial and general prosperity of United States.-Its peculiar

causes considered.-Principally attributable to a free and pro-

tecting government.-Mexican and South American Republics

compared with the United States.-Report of Mr. McLane on

the finances of the United States. Opinions of Revue Britan-

nique and Quarterly Review on economy of American govern-

ment

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CHAPTER VIII.

Statements of Quarterly Review on the subject of United States

examined. Supposed insecurity of property.-Conservative

elements

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CHAPTER IX.

United States' government well suited to the American people.―

Testamentary disposition not interfered with by the laws.-

Division of property.-Conservative principle of American

government resides in numerical majority.-Public lands 77

CHAPTER X.

Revue Britannique on Finances of the United States.-Letters

of General Bernard and Mr. F. Cooper, published by General

Lafayette, containing answers to the statements of Revue

Britannique
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CHAPTER XI.

General Bernard's remarks.-Department of state and foreign

affairs. War department.-Treasury department.-Adminis-

tration centrale, &c.-State expenses.-Tolls and public roads.

-Clergy.-Militia.-Summary.-Mean expense to each in-

dividual in France and America of public charges.-Extract

from General Bernard's letter

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CHAPTER XII.

Captain Hall's estimate of mean charge to each inhabitant of the

United States. Mr. F. Cooper's remarks on the Revue Britan-

nique.-Mr. Cooper's estimate of mean public charge . 102

CHAPTER XIII.

Quarterly's remarks on American statistics.-General and State

expenditure.-General Bernard's and Mr. Cooper's esti-

Future financial prospects of the United States.-Military ex-

penses.-Naval expenses.-Cost of administration of justice.

-Salaries of the clergy

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CHAPTER XV.

Ecclesiastical revenues of the United States.—Valuations of the

Quarterly of church of England revenues, and those of the

clergy of America.-Probable real amount of church emolu-

ments in the United States

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CHAPTER XVI.

Expenses of administration of justice.-Of state judiciaries.—

Some account of public lands, and future intentions with

regard to them

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CHAPTER XVII.

Gold Mines.-Mint

CHAPTER XVIII.

Cultivation of sugar in Louisiana. Florida.-Slavery

SUMMARY

APPENDIX.

Extract from "Review of Captain B. Hall's Travels" Page 179 General Table of all religious denominations throughout the United States, specifying the number of ministers, churches, communicants, and individuals 189 General Bernard's comparative statement of the French and American budgets

190 Table showing the number of clergymen and churches of different denominations in each State of the Union, as far as they have been ascertained

194 Table showing the governor's term and salary, the number of senators and representatives, with their respective terms and pay in the different States 196 Statement, showing the aggregate number of persons in each of the States, according to the fifth census, and distinguishing the slave from the free population in each State, according to the corrections made in the returns of the Marshals and their assistants by the Secretary of State

Steam-boat navigation from St. Louis

197 198

Whole number of steam-boats built on the Western Waters 199

Expenses to each State of its judiciary, including the territories

Number of bishops in the United States, and their residences,