338-circumstances favorable to its success, 339-why abandoned, 339— new expedition projected, 342-land- ing and remarkable success of Hum- bert, 342-its result, 342. Iroquois Indians, adherence of to the English interest in the contest termi- nating in 1763, 365-relaxation of their exertions, 366—their address to Queen Anne, 367-change in their counsels, 367-their wars against the Wyandots, 421.
Isabella, queen of Spain, ransoms some Indians sold as slaves by Columbus, 278.
Review, 437-Kentucky stop laws, 355.
King, Mr, opinion that the purchase of Indian lands has been unprofitable in a pecuniary view to the United States, 396.
Laderas of the Andes, passage of, 303 et seq.
La Plata and Chile, Travels in, 295. Las Casas, Bartolomé de, origin of his sympathy for the Indians, 278-some account of his labors and life, 278— his writings, 278-his exertions in the cause of the Indians, 279-pro- poses the substitution of African slaves, 279-carried into effect, 280.
Jackson, General, charge against by the Law, American, Kent's Commentaries Quarterly Review, 435.
Jay, John, minister to Spain, 101-his
negotiations with that power, 102. Jefferson, President, his solicitude with regard to the condition of the Indians, 407-his circular letter with regard to their procuring spirituous liquors,
Jones, Sir William, remark on some
Journals relating to America in France and Germany, 226.
Junius, Hadrian, his Greek and Latin Dictionary, 148-account of him, 148.
Kent, James, Chancellor, his Commenta- ries on American Law, 345-his trib- ute to the Judge of the British Admiral- ty Court quoted, 348-his remarks on the mode of the choice of President of the United States, quoted, 351-his account of the principal cases of con- tested and concurrent jurisdiction un- der the general and state governments, 353 of the suit against Georgia, 353-sundry other cases 353 et seq.
of the steam-boat question, 359 -doubts the decision of the Supreme Court upon it, 360-his remarks on the authority of courts to decide on the constitutionality of law, quoted, 363-doctrine on this point, 363. Kentucky, character of, vindicated
from the aspersions of the Quarterly
on, 345-character of the work, 348.
Law, Common, of England, the basis of the laws of New York, 196. Law, Statute of New York, commis- sioners appointed to revise, 194— common law of England the basis, 196-condition of at the time of the American revolution, 197-of what now composed, 198-division of the statute book, 208.
Laws, looseness with which they are en- acted by the legislatures of the states, 199-imperfections of and evils of their administration, 346 et seq. Letter to an English gentleman on the libels and calumnies of America by British writers and reviewers noticed, 464.
Lindsley, Philip, D. D. Address on education, 219.
Machinery, opinion that it may be made too perfect, injurious tendency of, 170.
Madison, President, his talk to the In- dians in 1812, 382-extract from, 382.
Maine, revision of the laws of, 201. Maistre, Count Xavier de, his Russian Tales, 188. Malthus copies an error of Ricardo re- lating to riches and value, 179-his celebrated theory of population con- futed by Everett, 218.
Marmot or Prairie dog, 124. Marsh, James, his Inaugural Address as President of Burlington college, 470 -extracts from, 471 et seq. Mason, Lowell, Address on Church Music, noticed, 244.
Massachusetts, a history of, a desidera-
tum, 24-first colonists of. See New England.
May, James, his relation of an anecdote illustrative of the connexion of the British and Indians, 378. Memorial, The. See The Memorial. Memory, observations on, contained in Reed's Growth of the Mind, 64- connexion of with the affections, 64. Miamies, their defection to the British, 418.
Miantunnomoh, sachem of the Narra-
gansetts, his trial and execution, 30
Mind, Growth of the. See Reed. Mineralogy, Comstock's Elements of, noticed, 487.
Mines of the Southern republics of America, the objects of modern specu- lation, 295-advantageous results of their being worked, 296-difficulties to be encountered, 298-account of that of San Pedro Nolasco, 307- hardships of the labourers in, 309. Missionary establishments for Indian
youth, 408-their expenditures, 408. Mississippi, free navigation of, negotia-
tion relating to with Spain, 102. Mocking bird, American, Wilson's de- scription of, 119.
Monroe, President, his doctrine on the power of congress as to internal im- provement, 22-visited by Theobald Wolfe Tone, 334.
Moulton, Joseph W. his History of the
state of New York, noticed, 217. Mules, the use of, forbidden in Spain to any but the clergy, 284-exception in favor of Colombus, 284-their sure- ness of foot in crossing the danger- ous passages of the Andes, 304- fall of one from a precipice, 305. Murphey, A. D. his Memorial to the legislature of North Carolina, 468— its object, 469.
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Music, Church, Mr Mason's Address on, 244.
Napoleon Bonaparte, his power and views, 109-his views with regard to Ireland and Poland, 340-account of his interview with the widow of T. W. Tone, 344.
Narragansetts, Miantunnomoh, sachem of, 30.
Natural History, American, by Dr Godman, noticed, 467. Navarrete, Don Martin Fernandez de, editor of a series of publications con- cerning the voyages and maritime dis- coveries of Spain, 266-origin of the design of this compilation, 266- course pursued by him in this work, 267-his discovery of a narrative of Columbus's first voyage written by himself, 268-conjectures with re- gard to the first land seen by Colum- bus, 274-his account of Las Casas, 277-his collection of MS. notices of the early life of Columbus, 285- his attempt to divert indignation from Ferdinand, 287-his arguments ex- amined, 288 et seq.-omits to record the injuries and indignities suffered by Columbus, 390-his attempt to cast the infamy upon Bobadilla, 292. New England, Winthrop's History of, 23-fathers of, their character, 24- effects of their peculiar religious tenets, 28-their religious intolerance cen- sured with too little allowance, 29- its origin in their peculiar condition and pursuits, 29-their undue regard to birth and rank, 29-their defer- ence to the clergy, 30-their treat- ment of the savages, 30-our scanty knowledge of their domestic customs and modes of living, 33-their houses and furniture, 34-their ordinary ex- penses, 34-their means of living, 34 -laws against dress, to regulate the prices of labor, &c. 35-mixture of adventurers in their first settlement, 35-effects of their character and in- stitutions on the present age, 36-ob- jects for which they came, 443. New York, her great canal, 3-various 65
items relating to, 4-unites the coun- try of the lakes with the Atlantic, 4- statute laws of, report of the commis- sioners appointed to revise, 193- origin of their appointment, 194- progress made by them, 195-the report contains a specimen of the work, 195-convenience and utility of the plan connected with the condition of the existing law of the state, 196 -its basis upon the common law of England, 196-its condition at the time of the revolution, 197-of what now composed, 198-publications of laws at various times, 202-division of the statute book, 203-progress of the commissioners, 205-labor and difficulty of their task, 206-materi- als for the history of, 215-Smith's history of, 216-continuation of, 216 -Yates and Moulton's history of,
North America, contest between the English and French in, 365-em- ployment of the Indians in, 366. North Carolina, ignorance of her his- tory, 468-its importance and inter- est, 469-Murphey's Memorial to the legislature, for aid in preparing the history of, 469.
Observations on the Growth of the Mind, by Sampson Reed, 56. O'Higgins, Ambrosio, monuments of his genius in Chile, 312. O'Higgins, Bernardo, raised to the com- mand of the Chilian army, 313-made supreme Director of Chile, 314-his removal, 314-gallant conduct in the dispersion of conspirators, 315. Onkus, the Indian sachem, the enemy of Miantunnomoh, 31.
Ord, George, his Supplement to Wilson's
American Ornithology, 110 and 115 -criticisms of on the writings of Wil- son, 121.
Ornithology, American, Wilson's, Sup- plement to, by George Ord, 110- by Charles Lucian Bonaparte, 110. Owl, burrowing, described by Mr Bona- parte, 123.
Pampas, great plain of, its extent, 300 -description of, 300-modes of tra- velling over, 300-principal towns of, S02-soil, transparency of the at- mosphere of, 302.
Passow, Francis, his Greek Lexicon, 154, Percival's lines To the Eagle, from the
Atlantic Souvenir, 230.
Phi Beta Kappa Society performances, 133.
Philosophy of the Human Mind, Hedge's Abridgment of Brown's, 480. Phrenology ridiculed in the Merry Tales of the Wise Men of Gotham, 48. Pickering, Mr, his agency in preparing an English translation of Schrevelius's Lexicon, 142.
Pinkney, William, Life of, by Mr Whea-
ton, 68-circumstances which prevent a minute detail of characteristic inci- dents with regard to him, 69-his birth, 69-his early education imperfect, 70-owing to the disturbed state of the times, 70-his early impatience of superiority, 70-anecdote illustrating this trait of his character, 70-how diverted from the study of medicine to that of the law, 71-his rapid pro- gress in the profession, 71-his suc- cessive elections to various offices, marriage, and manners, 71-appoint- ment as a commissioner under Jay's treaty, 72-his opinion of Pitt and Fox, 72-residence in Europe and return to America, 72-his second mission to Europe, 73-unfavora- ble event of, 73-his return in 1811, 74-this the commencement of the most brilliant part of his career, 74— his appointment as attorney general of the United States, 74-election to congress, 74-appointed minister to Russia, 74-mission to Naples, 74— journey to Russia, and return to Ame- rica in 1818, 75--election to the senate of the United States, 75-continued ardor of his professional pursuits, 75 -his sudden indisposition and death, 75-sensation produced by this event, 76-his inflexible zeal in the pursuit of reputation, 77-his love of univer- sal superiority, 77-his indefatigable application to his law studies, 78-
and professional ardor, 78-his habits of study, 78-his general attainments in languages and literature, 79-his euphuism, 79-his robustness of con- stitution, habits of recreation and ex- ercise, 80-fondness for novels and young company, 80-his manner of living, &c. at St Petersburg, 80- his personal habits, 81-his disposi- tions as a traveller, 82-his account of the ruling family of Russia, 82- sketch of his person and countenance, 83-his attention to dress, 84-his genius as a lawyer and a diplomatist, 84-failure in address, 85-Mr Wheaton's sketch of his professional devotion, genius, and attainments, quoted, 85 et seq.-his pretensions as an orator, 87-his habits of pre- paration, 87-his manner of speaking at the bar, 87-its faults and excel- lencies, 88-unjust to deny that he was an orator, 89-charm of his speaking, 89-extracts from his pamphlet under the signature of Pub- lius, 90 et seq.
Piracy, nature of, declared by Congress, 350--extended to the slave trade, 350. Pitt, William, Mr Pinkney's opinion of,
Poetry, schools of, classic and romantic,
137-scripture as affording subjects for, 139-its necessary connexion with morality, 444 et seq.-of Mrs Hemans, its character, 449-An Hour of Romance, Mrs Hemans's, 449 -quotations from The Skeptic by the same, 451, 452, 453-from The Siege of Valencia, 455, 456, 457- from The Forest Sanctuary, 457, 458, 459-The Hebrew Mother, 461- Elysium, 461-War Dance, from the poem of Ontwa, 374-Lines to the Eagle, by Percival, from the Atlantic Souvenir, 230-on the Axe with which Ann Boleyn was beheaded, from the Memorial, 232.
Poinsett, Mr, part taken by him in the revolution of Chile, 313. Political Economy, Cardozo's Notes on, 169-importance of the study of in our own country, 170-injurious ten- dency of some of the late doctrines of, 170-rents, theory of, examined,
Quarterly Review, its unprincipled at- tack on the conduct of the Americans in the war of 1812 and their treat- ment of the Indians, 387-its asser- tion with regard to the profits of lands purchased from the Indians, 394- shown to be unfounded, 395-its as- sertion that the Americans were the aggressors both against England and the Indians examined, 400 et seq.- proposes the plan of protection and seclusion for the remnants of the In- dian tribes, 410-interested motives of this proposal, 411--misrepresenta- tion of the war of 1811 with the In- dians, 416-statement with respect to the Wyandots, 420-statements with regard to the prevention of the enor- mities of the Indians by the English, shown to be false, 429-charge of massacres, butcheries, &c. on the part of the Americans shown to be false,
434-charge against General Jackson considered, 436-against the Kentuck- ians, 537-story of the first scalp, 438-true statement of facts relating to, 438-ridiculous story of a party surrounded by a single Indian, 439.
Rail roads, Mr Hale's remarks on, no- ticed, 475.
Raisin River, massacre of Americans at, by the Indians, 429-depositions re- lating to, 430.
Reed, Sampson, his Observations on the Growth of the Mind, reviewed, 56- his obscurity, 64-his work consists of a series of deep metaphysical discus- sions, 64-his remarks on memory, 64-on time, 65-his want of per- perspicuity and intelligibleness, 65— specimen of eloquent and beautiful writing quoted, 66-his useless ob- jections to rhyme, 66-misplaced, 67 -merits of his performance and char- acter, 67.
Reimer, Frederick William, his Greek Lexicon, 153.
Rents, Ricardo's Theory of, examined, 171-proper topics of inquiry relating to, 171-outline of the theory of, 173-right of the landlord to, 174— nature and measure of, 175-rise of, proof of a country's advancement in opulence, 177-regulated by the rela- tive interests of landlord and tenant, 178-affects neither wages, stock, nor prices, 178-rise of, follows the rise of produce, 178.
Rhyme, Mr Reed's objections to, 66. Ricardo's Theory of Rents examined, 171
mistake pointed out, 172-does not always point out the clear object of inquiry, 172-outline of his theory, 173-inferences from reasoning on it, 173-his mathematical calculations lead to erroneous conclusions, 175- another objection to his theory, 176— shown not to be applicable, 176 et seq.-his distinction between wealth and value, 180.
Road, Cumberland, 7-national, from Washington to New Orleans, 19-its utility and necessity, 19-various routs proposed for, 20-importance
San Martin commands the Buenos Aire- an army against the royalists of Chile, 314-declines the office of Supreme Director, 314.
Santiago, the capital of Chile, its situa- tion and appearance, 309-its nunne- ries and ecclesiastics, 310-state of its University, 310-library of, 311 -the mint, 311-number of its in- habitants, 312.
Savage, James, editor of Winthrop's History of New England, 23-ac- count of his edition, 25-value of his labors, 26-his account of the cap- tivity and execution of Miantunno- moh, 31.
Scapula, pillages the Thesaurus of Ste- phanus, 149.
Schneider, John Gottlob, some account
of his career, 151, his character and modesty, 152-his Lexicon, 152. School books, defects in, 225-merit of Mr Grimshaw's, 225.
Schools, Common, improvement of, 156 -need to be made much better, 157
-their defects, 157-limited instruc- tion obtained at them, 158-their dul- ness, 159-in order to their improve- ment must have better teachers, 160 -remedy proposed by Mr Carter for this difficulty, 160-knowledge not the only qualification for a teacher, 161-importance of this office, 162– demands time to acquire the necessary qualifications, 162-patronage yielded by State governments to schools, 166-should be extended to the education of teachers, 167.
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