Courtenay, E. S. his Eulogy on the Hon. William Crafts, 473. Crafts, William, his conduct as a states- man described, 473-his talents as a writer, 474.
Crane, The, a principal chief of the Wy- andots, 422-opposed to taking part in the war of 181, 422-proposal to Gen. Harrison, 425-sends a depu- tation to the Wyandots who have joined the British, 425. Currency paper, its true nature and ob. jects, 182 et seq.-facilities given by it to the accumulation of wealth, 183.
Dean, Silas, his mission to France in 1776, 95.
Delaware Indians maintained peace with the United States in 1812, 417. Detroit, the central point of Indian ne- gotiation during the war of the revo- lution, 377.
Diplomacy, The, of the United States,
92-the first publication of its kind, 93-author of, his remarks on the state of the colonies before the revo- lution, 94-committee appointed in 1775 to correspond with Europe, 95 -letter from French minister to the king, quoted, 95-account of the se- cret aid given by France in the early part of the revolution, 96-commer- cial treaty proposed to France, 97- reception of envoys, 97-treaty de- clined, 98 advantageous proposals to France and Spain, 99 at first re- jected, but after Burgoyne's surrender accepted by France, 100-and by Spain 101-ministers appointed to Europe, 101-account of the negotia- tion with Spain, 102-mediation of Russia and Germany for a general peace, 103-author's view of the ne- gotiations quoted, 104-difficulties at- tending them, 105-advantages se- cured by the treaty, 107-owing to the firmness and abilities of ministers, 108-new negotiations with Europe, 108 author's description of the pow- ers and views of Bonaparte, 109.
E. Eagle, bald, of America, Wilson's de- scription of, 120.
Economy, Political, Cardozo's Notes on, 169.
Education, in Tennessee, Dr Lands- ley's Address concerning, 219-his remarks on common schools, 220- on teachers, 221-the effects of ed- ucation, 222.
Education of teachers, proposed institu- tion for, 157-necessity and proprie- ty of such a project shown, 157-165 -happy feature in the proposed in- stitution, 165-recommended to the patronage of the different states, 166 -policy of free governments to foster education, 165-patronage yielded by the state governments to free schools, 165 should be extended to the edu- cation of teachers, 167. Emerson, George B. his Classical Rea- der noticed, 234 et seq. Emmet, Thomas Addis, Tone's Eulogy of, 330.
England, her canals, 2-advantages de- rived from them, 2-contest with France for the superiority on the con- tinent of North America, 365-did not acquire an equal influence with France over the Indians, 367-is re- sponsible for the measures relating to them till the revolution, 368-actual relation to them and policy towards them, 369-employment of them as allies, 375-and acknowledged want of power to restrain their excesses, 376-gives commissions to Canadi- ans as officers of savages, 377-vari- ous instances of the encouragement given to Indian warfare and barbarity by, 377 et seq.-means used to en- gage them in the war of 1812, 384 -number subsidized and supported, 385-appropriation of Australasia by British troops, 392-instance of their hostilities towards the natives, 392- evidence of their intention to take pos- session of the continent 392-sale of public lands in America, 397-treaty for the purchase of lands from Indians in Canada, 399-apathy of the govern- ment with regard to the condition of the Indians, 409 et seq-no restraints upon the purchase of ardent spirits, 409-pretended humanity of the En- glish in restraining Indians, 429—
head money offered to the Indians for American prisoners, 432-citizens of Michigan forbidden to ransom their countrymen, 433.
Epics, four preeminent, 139-their sub- jects and eras, 139 et seq.-of little consequence to the man of genius what is his subject, 140. Ernesti, John Augustus, revises Hede- ricus's Greek Lexicon, 150-his char- acter as a scholar, 150. Everett, Alexander H. his New Ideas on Population, 218-object of and suc- cess, 218-French translation of, 484..
Farms, remarks on the proper size and management of, 483 et seq. Female education, Judge Story's re- marks on, 134.
Ferdinand, attempt to palliate his treat-
ment of Columbus, 287 et seq., re- futed, 287-is responsible for the treat- ment of the navigator by Bobadilla, 294.
Fox, Mr Pinkney's opinion of, 72. France, king of, letter to, from his minis- ter on American affairs in 1776, 95- court and nation, their reception of the American envoys, 97-reject the first propositions of United States, but afterwards accede to them, 99 et seq.-king of, his letter to the king of Spain on American affairs, 100-con- cludes a treaty with America, 101- account of negotiations, relating to general peace, 103 et seq.-terms with Great Britain, 105. Francis Berrian, or the Mexican Patriot, noticed, 210-defects of the plot, 210 -its improbability, 211-principal merit in its descriptions, 212. Franklin, Dr. attention with which he
was received in France, 97-humor- ous remarks with respect to the wild turkey, 128.
Franklin, Capt. account of the misera-
ble condition of the Indians at York Factory, 411-their free use of ardent spirits, 411-their excesses authoriz- ed by the Companies, 412-his ac- count of their frauds and deceptions practised upon the Indians, 416.
French, contest of, with England in North America, 365-decline of their power, 366-their power of accommo- dation to the character of the Indians, 368-their attempts to prevent the sale of spirituous liquors to them,
Frost, John, his Class Book of American Literature, noticed, 234.
Gauchos, Inhabitants of the Pampas, de- scribed, 301.
Georgia, Report of the Board of public works f, noticed, 466.
Godman, John D. his American Natural
History, noticed, 467.
Gotham, Merry Tales of the Three
Wise Men of, reviewed, 37-object of the work, 39-its division into three memoirs, 40-first memoir, of the man-machine, 40-second memoir, of the perfection of reason, 43-its ob- ject to ridicule the common law, 44 -third memoir, of the phrenologist,
Government, Central form of, recom- mended by a committee of the Con- gress of Buenos Aires, 237-their arguments in favor of it quoted, 237 to 244.
Governments, Free, their policy to foster education, 166 an institution for the education of teachers consonant with this policy, 166-the glory of a re- publican government to watch over the education of children, 167-their rights in this particular, 168. Greek Lexicon of Schrevelius, English translation of, 162-its improvements on the original, 145-its neat typo- graphical execution, 146-proper character of the Dictionary of an an- cient language, 146-Greek and Lat- in Dictionary of Hadrian Junius, 148 -Thesaurus of Stephanus, 148- Lexicon of Hedericus, 158-revised by Ernesti, 150-Lexicon of Schnei- der, 152-of Riemer, 153. Greenwood, F. W. P. his Classical Reader, noticed, 234.
Grimshaw, William, his books for schools, 225.
Growth of the Mind. See Reed.
Hale, Nathan, his Remarks on Rail Roads, 475.
Harrison, General, his vigorous and de- cisive campaign against the Indians, 381 his letter relating to charges contained in the Quarterly Review,
Head, F. B. his Journey across the Pampas, 295-agent of a mining com- pany, 297-does not inform us of the success of his expedition, 297—his ac- count of other speculations, 298---and of the attempt to supply Buenos Aires with butter, 298-extent of his journey, 298-his account of the Pampas, 300-of the modes of travel- ling, 300-description of the Gau- chos, 301-visits the gold mines of La Carolina, 303-his passage across the Andes, 303-account of the fall of a mule, 305-passage of the region of snow, 306-visit to the silver mine of San Pedro Nolasco, 307. Hedericus, his Greek Lexicon, 150-rc- vised by Ernesti, 150-its immense success, 151.
Hedge, Levi, his Abridgement of Brown's Philosophy, 480.
Hemans, Felicia, Mrs, her Poems, review- ed, 443-state of public mind to which her poetry is adapted, 444-has an ex- alted idea of what a female writer should be, 449-disadvantages of her literary career, 450-account of her works, 451-of The Skeptic, with quo- tations, 451, 453-Vespers of Paler- mo, 454-Siege of Valencia, 454– quotations from, 455-The Forest Sanctuary, 457-quotation from, 455 et seq.-character of her poetry calm and serene, 460-is feminine, 460— the Hebrew Mother, 461-Elysium, 461-ber poetry generally known in America, 463.
Hillhouse, James A. his Oration before
the Phi Beta Kappa Society, 129-his subject,137-his distinction of poetry, into the Classic, Romantic and Scrip- tural schools, 137-opinion of Scrip- ture as affording materials for the poet, 139. Historical Society of New York, Collec- tions of, 216.
History, ingenious attempts of some writers to disclose the facts of, 287. History of New England by John Win- throp, 23-of our country, neglect of, 23-and why, 24-of the American Colonists before the Revolution, defi- ciency of materials for, 214. Hooker, his remark on law quoted, 345. Humbert, his extraordinary success in Ireland, 342.
Improvement, expectation of, character- istic of the present age, 56-checks to it arising from the boundaries and suc- cessive stages of life, 57 how these operate, 57 and 58-checks and ob. stacles of various other kinds, 59- absolute progress notwithstanding them, 61-important to entertain a proper apprehension of human powers and the objects to which they should be applied, 61-progress of science accelerated by the principles of Bacon, 62.
Indians of New England, their treatment by the pilgrims, 30-of the West India Islands, their amiable character as de- scribed by Columbus, 276-sold as slaves by him in Spain, 278. Indians, North American, parts taken by different tribes of, in the contests be- tween England and France, 365— 'relaxation of their exertions, 366-ca- lamitous consequences of the contest to them, 367-they appreciated the real motives of the belligerents, 367 -their disappearance before the colo- nies, 368-derived no advantages from their cessions and sacrifices, 369 —their actual relation with the British Government, 369-nature of the treaties between them, 369-first in- troduction of the plan of permanent annuities to them, 369-cruel treat- ment of by the British, 370-attempt of Congress to prevent their taking part in the American revolution, 371 -provisions of Congress for their improvement and security, 371-pas- sions which lead them to war, 372- horrible customs of the man-eating so- ciety, 372-but two serious occupa- tions of the Indians, 373-their war
dance, 373-taking of scalps and ge- neral conduct in war, 375-employed by the British, though not under their control, 376-their ravages in the revolutionary war, 376-Canadians constituted officers of them, 377- their refusal to undertake an expedi- tion for the British, 378-encouraged by the British in their modes of war- fare, 378-their war on the United States in Washington's administra- tion, 380-assisted by the British from Detroit when conquered by Wayne, 381-refused shelter by the British at fort Miami, 381-talk of President Madison to them, 382-dis- suaded from engaging in the war of 1812, 384-changes produced upon them by that war, 385-disease, mor- tality, and disasters which they endured, 386-their feelings on this subject, 386-nature of their tenure of the soil, 390,-mode in which it has been alienated, 390-their present condi- tion, 391-no tendency to improve- ment, 391-have receded before the British as well as American popula- tion, 393-mode in which their lands have been purchased by the United States, explained, 394-terms which they have been ceded to the English, 399-land ceded to the whites has lost its value to them from the recession of game, 400-success of the United States in preventing hos- tilities of praticular tribes, 401-their rights carefully protected by the Gov- ernment of the United States, 402- their civilization provided for by Con- gress, 402-their inordinate indul- gence in spirituous liquors, 404-its early existence, 404-instance of their strong love for them, 405-confined to the frontier settlements, 405-sell- ing it to them made penal by the United States, 405-the law prevent- ed from operation by the difficulty of execution, 406-missionary establish- ments for their education, 408-plan for their removal beyond the Missis- sippi, 408-nothing done by England for their improvement, 409-but still regarded as means for hostile purpos. es, 411-Captain Franklin's account
of their intemperance about Hudson's bay, 411-authorized and encouraged by the fur companies, 412-defraud- ed by them, 414-Indian hostilities generally instigated by Europeans, 416-general fanatical spirit which spread among the Indians in 1811, 416-tribes which joined, the English in the war of 1812 did not do it for the preservation of their territory, 419 -massacre of Americans at the River Raisin, by Indians, 429-of Colonel Dudley's detachment on the Miami, 431-pretended attempt to restrain Indian cruelty, 432-its futility, 433 -letter from General Brock advising to indulge it, 434. Internal Improvement, act of Congress relating to, 1 why so little attention heretofore paid to in the United States, 3-Report of Engineers relat- ing to, 4-Mr Calhoun's letter basis of a system of, 4-work first pro- posed, a canal from the Potomac to Ohio river, 7-importance of this canal, 8-its practicability, and course, 9-its length, 10-Ohio and Erie canal, 11-Delaware and Raritan, 12 of the Delaware and Chesa- peake, 12-of Buzzards's and Barnsta- ble bay, 13-of Taunton and Wey- mouth, 14-of Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, 15-of Dismal Swamp, 17 - of Ohio, 18-national road from Washington to New Orleans, 19— state of these various improvements, 21-state of public feeling with regard to this subject, 21-constitutional doctrine on the power of the general government over internal improve- ment, 22.
Ireland, condition of, in the time of
Swift and Molyneux, 326-and sub- sequently at the close of the Ameri- can war, 326-narrow policy of Eng- land the cause of the misery and de- gradation of, 327 et seq.-influence of England in the government of, 330 -effects of the French revolution up- on the people of, 331-French inva- sion of, in 1799, 336-its result, 337-violent measures of the admin- istration of England against, 338- another attempt for the liberation of,
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, S67-change in their counsels, 367-their wars against the Wyandots, 421.
Isabella, queen of Spain, ransoms some Indians sold as slaves by Columbus,
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
oriental MSS. 129. 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, 203.
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,
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.
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