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TO THE

HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SECOND VOLUME

OF THE

North American Review.

America, 1776-1876, a series of articles
00, 1-228.

Bancroft, H. H., his account of Montezu-
ma's dinner discredited, 265-308.
Chase, Chief Justice, article on, 337-357

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- his conservatism as a statesman
shown in the quality and mode of his
opposition to slavery, 337-344 his
part in the formation of the Free-Soil
party, 340 legal and constitutional
measures he urged to limit and destroy
{ slavery, 342-his eminent qualities and
character as judge, 344-357-tribute to
Justice Catron, 345-his position on the
legal-tender question, 346-353- his con-
nection with the impeachment trial of
President Johnson, 353-357-political
and partisan motives for the impeach-
ment, 353-his resolute insistence on
his rightful claim as president of the
court, 355.

Consular System, The, of the United States,
article on, 309-337-system, or no sys-
tem, during first sixty years of govern-
ment, 309-act of 1856, 310-system
established in 1874, 311-schedule of
salaries, 312" consular clerks," 313-
vice-consuls and deputy-consuls, 315-
importance of post of vice-consul, legis-
lation needed to secure it, 316-318-
consular passports, 318 - "consular
agents, 819 fees, 320-paid into
treasury by consuls, 322-surplus of
fees over consuls' salaries, 323, 324-
scanty allowances, 325-inconvenience
of giving vouchers in many cases, 326

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comparison between consular systems
of Great Britain and United States, 327-
329-interpreters, marshals, etc., 829,
330-sundry appropriations made by
Congress for consular service, 331- the
"secret service fund," and the law for
its expenditure, 332-the Neutrality
Act, 332-335- - promotion in the con-
sular service desirable, 355 — advantages
of having consuls appointed for service
wherever needed, and not for one special
location, 336.

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Cutler, Dr., and the Ordinance of 1787,
article on, 229-265-territory covered
by the ordinance, 229 - character of the
ordinance, 229 -efforts in Indiana, Ohio,
and Illinois to secure slavery, 231-
Daniel Webster's estimate of the ordi-
nance, 233-Judge Timothy Walker's,
Chief Justice Chase's, 234
its authorship ascribed by Webster
to Nathan Dane, 234- by Benton and
Hayne, to Jefferson, 235 by Charles
King, to Rufus King, 235 - Mr. Dane's
letters, claiming the authorship, 236

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Mr. Force's statement, 237-various
plans or ordinances brought forward
for government of the Northwestern
Territory, 237 - 244 by Jefferson's
committee, in 1784, 237-239- Rufus
King's resolution in 1785, 239-Mon-
roe's committee, in 1786, 240-244-
new committee appointed July 9, 1787,
244-Dr. Manasseh Cutler, 246-the
"Ohio Company of Associates," and his
agency for it, 246, 247-his learning
and personal accomplishments, 248-
his popularity with Southern men, 249
his social opportunities and agency in
framing the Ordinance of 1787, 251-254
its passage through Congress, 255-
Nathan Dane's apparent nonappreciation
of its importance, 256 close connec-
tion between the Ordinance of 1787 and
the Ohio purchase, 257- Mr. Dane's
writings and notes concerning the or-
dinance, 257-260-traditions and evi-
dence in the Cutler family of Dr. Cut-
ler's hand in the ordinance, 260-263-
Dr. Cutler's insistence upon grants of
land for education, 262-his organiza-
tion of Ohio University, 263- his sons,
261-264-his biography in preparation,

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gestion of a constitutional amendment
respecting education, 191 - Mr. Blaine's
proposed amendment, 192 - principal
sources of information concerning devel-
opment of American system of education,
193-196- reports and circulars of Bu-
reau of Education, 193 - Barnard's
American Journal of Education, 193,
194 foreign reports, essays, etc., 195
- primary schools, their prevalence and
generally homogeneous character, 196-
their value and origin, 196— - order
adopted in Massachusetts, November 11,
1647, 197 Constitution of Massachu-
setts, article drafted by John Adams,
198-adoption of system in other States,
199-201-President Dwight's observa-
tions, 201- Barry's picture of Massa-
chusetts schools, 201 — State supervision
adopted, 203 - general characteristics of
primary schools, 203-205- the religious
problem, its difficulties, dangers, and
possible solutions, 205-209 -W. T.
Harris's defence of American system of
education, 209-ignorance of freedmen
at South a serious obstacle, 210-sum-
mary of chief features and statistics, 211,

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secondary education, its institu-
tions and inadequacy, 212-214-col-
leges, 214-221-nine colleges founded
before 1776, their objects and character,
214-216-large multiplication since,
216 -many weak, but nearly all benefi-
cial, 217, 218-recent changes in Amer-
ican university education, 219-221
professional education, law, medicine,
theology, 222-science, agriculture, 223
-instruction of the deaf and dumb, blind,
etc., Dr. Gallaudet, 225 - Dr. Howe,
226-public libraries, 226-general con-
clusions, 227.

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Gilder, Richard Watson, his The New Day,
critical notice of, 458.

Hertslet, Edward, his The Map of Europe
by Treaty, critical notice of, 452.
James, Henry, Jr., his Roderick Hudson,
critical notice of, 420-425.
Johnson, Andrew, character of, 353.
Lathrop, G. P., his Rose and Rooftree,
critical notice of, 456-458.
Law in America, 1776-1876, article on,
154-191-differences in geographical
peculiarities of England and America,
159 different laws resulting therefrom,
-navigability of rivers, and riparian
rights, 160-164-waste and user, 165
-subjection of lands to payment of
debts, 166-facility of alienating land
in America, 167- peculiarities of Amer-
ican law due to the political character
and history of the nation, 168-171-
abolition of right of primogeniture, 170

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of law requiring title by descent to be
derived from person last seized, 170-
peculiarities of American law due to
American intellectual life, 172-187-
reform in criminal law, 173- legislation
for education, 173-tendency to organic

statute law, or written constitutions, 174-
178-to codification of laws, 178-181-
codification not hostile to progress, 179

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John Austin's testimony thereto, 180
courts of common law and equity, -
their differences and gradual assimila-
tion, 181 184 Laussat's Essay on
Equity in Pennsylvania, 183- simplifi-
cation of methods of legal procedure,
abolishing variety of forms of actions,
and substituting a statement and answer
for the English system of pleading, 185-
188-doctrine of Uses and Trusts, 188.
reform in law of real property, 190-
law in this country has become more
simple, more humane, and more adap-
tive, 191.

Lloyd, Watkiss, his The Age of Pericles,
critical notice of, 465-468.
Lorne, Marquis of, his Guido and Lita,
critical notice of, 464.

Miller, Joaquin, his The Ship in the Des-
ert, critical notice of, 461-464.
Montezuma's Dinner, article on, 265-308

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great sensation produced in Europe by
first accounts of Mexico, 265- untrust-
worthiness of all Spanish (or other) works
on the Aztec social system and govern-
ment, 265-272-Bancroft's Native Ra-
ces of the Pacific States extravagantly
absurd, 266-no science of American
ethnology, 268-Indians in West India
Islands, Central and South America,
Florida and Mexico, all of same race, and
having same organization, 270- organi-
zation of Indians in gentes, phratries, and
tribes, 273-281- the gens, its chief and
rights, 273-275 the phratry, 275
tribe and confederacy, 276-probability
of Aztec organization on this system, 277
281-ownership of lands in common,
281, 282 - their law and practice of hos-
pitality, 282-284-their communism in
living, 284-286-communal character
of their houses, 286- their one prepared
meal a day, 287-the custom under
which the men ate first, the women and
children afterwards, 288-308— Robert-
son's and Herrera's statements, 288
description of the Mexican houses by
Cortes, Diaz, and others, 289-291
Montezuma's "palace," 294, 295- Mr.
Bancroft's description, 296- Montezu-
ma's dinner and its service, according to
Diaz, Cortes, and Herrera, 297-303-
Mr. Bancroft's gorgeous picture of it,
304-306 - Montezuma's dinner, as it
probably was, 306, 307.

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265.

Politics in America, 1776-1876, article on,
47-87-great interest in political specn-
lations a century ago, 47-principles or
bonds of union of the earliest American
Democratic party, 48, 49-of the Feder-
alist party, 49-three evils inherited
under the Constitution from the old sys-
tem, 50-difference between a constitu-

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tional republic and a democracy, 51
tendency in America to make the Repub-
lic democratic, 52-blunders of the Fed-
eralists, 54-56-withdrawal of the ablest
men from political life, 55-the Repub-
lican party under Jefferson as leader, 57
-60-Jefferson's love of philosophizing,
58, 59-his aggrandizement of the power
of the executive, 60-
-the War of 1812,
61 the "era of good feeling" prolific
in calumnies and personal scandals, 61
-Jackson's candidacy, 62- relentless
opposition to J. Q. Adams's administra-
tion, 63- doctrines propounded at Wash-
ington that have been developed in the
States, 64-great inventions, their effect
on political action, 64-development of
political machinery during first quarter
of present century, 65-new system in-
augurated by Jackson, "to the victors
belong the spoils," 67 substitution of
conventions for the caucus, 68-disaffec-
tion respecting tariff and banks, 70-
the "Loco Foco" party, 71- Van Bu-
ren's administration, 72 election of
Harrison, Tyler's policy, Webster's states-
manship, 73- Southern politicians unit-
ed, slavery made an issue in American
politics under Polk, 74, 75-political re-
sults of war with Mexico, 76-moral
power of Abolitionists, destruction of
Whig, then of Native American party,
77-movement in favor of equality, 78
-new elements introduced with the Re-
publican party and the election of Lin-
coln, 79-perplexing questions to be set-
tled after the civil war, 80 people now
shun responsibility, and seek guaranties
of honesty and efficiency in their rulers,
81-the "Boss" system, its growth and
perfection, 82, 83-timidity and low
character of Congress, 84-the political
tone of the nation not degenerating, 85 -

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Preston, Margaret J., her Cartoons, critical
notice of, 459–461.

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Religion in America, 1776-1876, article on,
1-47- close connection of political and
religious ideas in American history, 1
ecclesiastical and theological convulsions
of last hundred years, 2— connection be-
tween religion and the state in all the
colonies before Revolution, 4-9-pro-
cess and causes of separation between
religion and the state during past hun-
dred years, 9, 10-leading denominations
in 1776, 12-22 Congregationalists,
their polity, respectability, authority of
clergy, 12-15-Baptists, 15-17- Epis-
copalians, their loyalty to Great Britain,
17, 18 Presbyterians, their origin, cul-
ture, hearty patriotism, 18-20 - Re-
formed Dutch, Lutheran, and German
Reformed, and other sects, 20-2 22-Pres-
ident Stiles's prophetic vision of the glory
of the Congregationalists and Presbyte-
rians, 22-relative strength of leading
denominations in 1876, 22-24-wide-

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spread reaction against dogmatic appre-
hension of Christianity, 24-30-growth
and vital power of Methodism, 25-27
Baptists, simplicity of creed, democratic
polity, 27, 28-change in Congregation-
alism, transcendentalism, 28- Council
of 1865, 29-Oberlin Council 29, 30-
value of established polity shown in his-
tory of Presbyterians, 32- some causes
of weakness in Congregationalism, 33
American tendency to accentuate eccle-
siastical distinctions, the Episcopal
church, 34-37-growth of Roman Cath-
olic church, its demands respecting pub-
lic schools, 38-40-church taxation,
40, 41-religious culture in America a
century ago theological, 42— next phase
ethical, Channing its representative, 43
-present phase æsthetic, shown
church architecture, elaborate music,
ritual, 44-46.

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Reumont, Alfred von, his Lorenzo de' Me-
dici il Magnifico, critical notice of, 437 -
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Science, Abstract, in America, 1776-1876,
article on, 88-123-differences in spe-
cial faculties between people whose gen-
eral powers are equal, 89-sagacity of
English mind, analytical superiority of
Continental, 90 one-sidedness of Amer-
icans, 91-utility no measure of value
of scientific research, 93- - Franklin, 93
-scientific investigations rarely pursued
successfully by isolated men, 94-Ritten-
house, 95 grant of four hundred dollars
by Legislature of Pennsylvania to Philo-
sophical Society, 95-general lack of
scientific study during first half of this
century, 96 whether scientific men in
posse were born in America then, 97
bereditary genius, 98-excellent work
done by Bowditch, 99- Henry, 100-
Bache, 100-aid given by European
governments to promote science, 102.
one instance of American government
feeling need of a scientific advisory
body, 102, 103 -
- National Academy of
Sciences, its absurd charter, 103
weather reports of Army Signal Office,
104 Coast Survey, its important
achievements, 105 government sur-
veys, 106-considerable activity in sci-
ence since 1840, Agassiz in biology,
Mitchel in astronomy, 107-observa-
tories, 108
meagreness of American
scientific literature, 109- its excellent
quality, 110 scantiness of means to
support scientific journals and to publish
transactions of learned societies, 110,
111-difference between American and
foreign scientific associations, 112-114
- determination of longitude between
Greenwich and Paris by American Coast
Survey, 114 American weakness in
political economy, 116- our scientific
deficiencies, their causes and possible
remedies, 118-need of exact thought,
122, 123.

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Science, Economic, in America, 1776-
1876, article on, 124-154 - political
economy of to-day founded by Adam
Smith in 1776, 124
- great attention
paid to it by public men of Europe, 124
-growth and development of United
States very important in economic his-
tory of the world,- cotton, gold, tobacco,
railroads, 125-128- fine opportunity
for investigating and applying economi-
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cal principles in America, 129 —
tory character of Franklin's studies in
political economy, 129- value of Ham-
ilton's writings, 130-Jefferson and Mad-
ison, 131-Calhoun, 132- Clay, Web-
ster, and their contemporaries, 133-
moderate value and permanence of writ-
ings on political economy by the scholars
of America, 134-140- -A. H. Everett,
134-Dr. Cooper, Willard Phillips, Way-
land, Vethake, 135-Bowen, Colwell,
Walker, Perry, 136- Carey, 137-140

the currency question, 140-145
United States banks, 141-specie the
only national currency from 1846 to
1862, 143-ignorance of financial ques-
tions in Congress during the war, 143
strongly practical direction given to all
American pursuits, 146-value of cer-
tain pamphlets discussing practical prob-
lems, 147-circumstances favorable to
neglect or disregard of economic study
and practice in America, 148-151
necessity yearly growing more impera-
tive for careful investigation of laws of
political economy, 152-154.
Sidgwick, Henry, his The Methods of
Ethics, critical notice of, 446 – 452.
Stevens, Thaddeus, hatred of shams and
love of decency, 357.

Story, W. W., his Nero, critical notice of,
454-456.

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Taxation, Local, The Reform of, article
on, 357-403-no attention given to po-
litico-economic subjects by people of
United States before the war in 1861, 358
-important questions forced on public
attention since the war, 359, 360 -re-
ports of Commissioners of Taxes in New
general
York on local taxation, 361
idea to tax everything, 363- - impos-
sibility and injustice of this plan, 363
376-intolerableness of personal inqui-
sitions, 364- intangibleness of most per-
where shall be the
sonal property, 365-
situs of movable property for assess-
ment, 367-discrimination between for-
eign and resident stockholders, 368-
artificial distinction between real and
personal property, 369- unequal tax-
ation in different States, 370-futility
of requiring persons to report all items
decisions of
of personal property, 371
United States Supreme Court, 372-375
how the present system is regarded by
competent judges, 377-examples of re-
form and improvement of system of tax-
ation in France, 378-380-in England,
880-382-public needs to understand
that nothing cannot be something, 382-
decisions
titles are not property, 383-
of California Supreme Court, 384-386-
remarkable report of the Massachusetts
Tax Commissioners, 388-390 — experi-
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how taxation is distributed over all
classes, 390-395 striking arguments
and illustrations of sound system of tax-
ation in pamphlet by Enoch Ensley, 895
- 400 popular resistance to unjust
laws, 401- failure to assess personal
property under present system, 402.
Tyndall. John, his Sound, critical notice
of, 403-419.

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