tience of control, i. 364. Charac-
teristic anecdote of, vide note, i.
365. The present and probable
future condition of, i. 367. Grad-
ual disappearance of, i. 367. Man-
ner in which this takes place, i.
368. Causes which compel them
to recede, i. 369. Miseries attend-
ing their forced migrations, i. 370.
Their only method of escaping de-
struction war or civilization, i.
373. Reasons why they refused to
become civilized when it was in

their power, and why they cannot
become so now that they desire it,
i. 375. Instances of this in the
Creeks and Cherokees, i. 376.
Policy of the several states toward
them, i. 381. Policy of the federal
government, i. 382. Washington's
advice respecting the treatment of
them, i. 380. Petition of the Cher-
okees to congress, i. 383.
Indictment of a public function-
ary, the right of, by the people, i.
107.

Individual action, its influence upon
events, ii. 92.

Individual sacrifices for the public
weal, great among the Americans,
ii. 112.

Individual influence, less in a demo-
cratic than in an aristocratic coun-
try, ii. 320.

Individual rights, the danger of their
being despised in a democracy, ii.
347.

Individualism, the term defined and

illustrated, vide note, ii. 104. Its
existence and influence in a de-
mocracy, ii. 104. When strongest
among a democratic people, il
107. How restrained among the
Americans by their free institu-
tions, &c., ii. 109.

Inflated style of the American wri-
ters and orators, ii. 82. The causes
of this, ii. 82.
Innovation, when mistaken for revo-
lution, ii. 279.

Insanity, instances of, excessively nu-

merous in the United States, the
causes, &c., ii. 147. Suicides com-
paratively rare among the Ameri-
cans, ii. 147.

Institutions of government, respec
paid to, by the Americans, ii. 315
Intellectual superiority, a character-
istic of the American women, ii.
225.

Intercommunication, its freedom

among the Americans, ii. 79.
Intercourse of Americans rendered
easy by the principle of equality,
ii. 178.

Interest, opinions of, in aristocratic
ages, ii. 129.

Interest, personal, correct opinions
of, ii. 132.
Interest, principle of, its influence in
connexion with religious matters,
ii. 133. A means of extending the
popularity of a religious belief,
ii. 134.

Interest, the motives of, all-pervading
in the United States, ii. 163.

. J.

Judges, the, in the United States, re-
marks on their right of declaring
any law unconstitutional, i. 103.
Other powers granted to them, i.
107.

Judicial power of the United States,

its influence on political socie-
ty, &c., i. 101. That retained by
the Anglo-Americans common to
all nations, i. 101. The extent of
its prerogatives, &c., i. 160. Safety
of the Union dependant upon
the right discretionary use of, i.
160.

Judicial power in confederations, the
utility of, i. 146. Its essential
qualities, ii. 340.

Judicial system of the Anglo-Ameri-
cans, its peculiar characteristics,
1. 102.

Judiciary, the, its political impor-
tance and influence in the United
States, i. 145. The difficulties of
treating this subject, i. 145. Its
national organization, i. 147.
Jurisdiction, different cases of, i. 150.
Jurisdiction, the federal, the matter
and party of, &c., i. 150. Causes
resulting from the laws of the
Union, i. .54. Why judged by
the federal tribunals, i. 154. Cau-
ses relating to the non-performance
of contracts, tried by the federal
courts, i. 155.

Justices of the peace, their appoint-

ment, &c., in New England, i. 75.

L.

Lacquey, its original signification,
&c., in France, ii. 188.
Lafayette, General, his remarks on
history, ii. 91.

Land, the purchases of, from the In-

dians by the American government,

how effected, i. 372.
Land, owners of, and tenantry, how
affected by democratic institutions,
ii. 196. How affected in, by aris-
tocratic institutions, ii. 196.
Language, how affected by the dem-
ocratic principle, ii. 67.
Language, spoken, its peculiarities
in the United States, compared
with England, ii. 67. The causes
of these, ii. 68.

Language, alterations in, superindu-

ced by the love of change, ii. 69.
Language, the causes of its increase
in the departments of business, and
decrease in metaphysics and the-
ology, ii. 69. Its exposure to in-
novation in a democracy, ii. 70.
Law, respect paid to, in the United

States, i. 268. Attachment which
the Americans retain for it, i. 269.
Personal interest of every one to
increase the authority of the law,
i. 269.

Law, profession of the, in the United

States serves as a counterpoise to
democracy, i. 297. Habits of the
members of the legal profession,
i. 297. Their influence on the
future, i. 298. In what manner

the pursuits of lawyers give an
aristocratic turn to their ideas, and
the causes of this, i. 300. Causes
which tend to check this, i. 300.
Use of lawyers to a despot, i. 299.
The aristocracy of America to be
found mainly in the bench and at
the bar, i. 302. The influence of
lawyers on American society, i.
303. Their peculiar magisterial
habits, how they affect the legis-
lature, the administration, and the
people, i. 305.

Legislation, uniformity of, in a dem-

ocratic nation, ii. 308.
Legislative power, the, of the state,
i. 86.

Legislative body, its division into

two branches, their respective
functions, &c., i. 86.

Liberty of the press, its paramount
importance in a democracy, ii. 348.
Life in the United States, anti-poetic,
ii. 79.

Literary characteristics of aristocrat-

ic and democratic countries, ii. 59.
Literature, the trade of, in aristo-

cratic and democratic nations, ii. 63.
Literature, ancient, contrasted with
modern among a democratic peo-
ple, ii. 65. Characteristic differ-
ences of, ii. 92.

Literature, advantages to be derived

from its study, ii. 65.

Local authorities, their activity and

completeness, i. 82.

Local peculiarities of the United
States, ii. 280.

Local administration in the United
States, and its political influence,
i. 88. Not centralized in Amer-
ica, i. 89. Evils resulting from
this, i. 90.

Louis XIV., the age of criticisms on
the dramatic productions of, ii. 87.
Love of well-being, a prominent fea
ture in a democratic age, ii. 26.
Love of physical gratification in aris-
tocratic and democratic countries
compared, ii. 139.

Love of display in foreign countries,
a characteristic of the Americans,
ii. 184.

Love of gain, the prevailing passion
among the Americans, ii. 243.
Love of peace, in a democracy, its

dangers and their remedies, ii. 284.
Love of repose, prejudicial to military
pursuits, ii. 292.

Love of public tranquillity in demo-
cratic countries the ruling senti-
ment, ii. 313.

Lower orders, the rudeness and in

civility of, in aristocratic countries,
the cause of, i. 23.
Lower orders in England, the present
state of, ii. 319.

Luxury, the hypocrisy of, a charac-
teristic of a democratic nation, ii. 52.

M.

Magistrates, their being elective, a
cause of the prosperity of the Uni-
ted States, ii. 112.
Mahometanism, the system of, incon-
sistent with a state of general in-
telligence, ii. 23.

Majority, the desires of, subordinates
all authority, a natural evil of de-
mocracy, i. 143. Increasing power
of, in the United States, i. 278. Its
tyranny, i. 280. How the princi-
ple of the sovereignity of the peo-
ple is to be understood, i. 280.
Precautions necessary to control its
action, i. 281. The consequences
of these having been remitted in
the United States, i. 281. An in-
stance of its despotic power at
Baltimore in 1812, note, i. 282.
Effects of its unlimited power upon
the arbitrary authority of the pub-
lic officers in the United States, i.
283. The power it exercises upon
opinions in America, i. 284. Its
decisions final, the reasons of this,
i. 284. Its moral power and influ-
ence, i. 285. Despotism, deprived
of its physical instruments, its
sway on the minds of men, i. 286.
Effects of its tyranny on the na-
tional character of the Americans,
1. 287. Why more seen in the
manners than in the conduct of so-
ciety, i. 288. Its influence in
checking the development of
leading characters, i. 288. Why
there is more patriotism in the
people, than in those who govern,

i. 291. Dangers which proceed
from the exercise of its great pow
er, i. 292. Its abuse of the power,
i. 292. How its power is more
centralized and energetic than
those of the monarchies of Europe,
i. 293. The dangers to be appre-
hended from this, i. 293. Opinions
of Hamilton and Jefferson on the
subject, i. 293. Some causes
which mitigate its tyranny in the
United States, i. 295. Its absence
of central administration, i. 295.
Man, philosophical description of, ii.

80. The true subject of poetry, ii. 80.
Man, physically considered in con-
nexion with the lower animals, ii.

157.

Manners, how they become softened
and refined as social conditions
become more equal, ii. 173. Other
causes which tend to their im-

provement, ii. 173.
Manners, American, cold and often
coarse, ii. 185. Some reflections on,
ii. 230. Deficient in dignity, ii. 130.
Ludicrous delineation of, ii. 231.
Manners in a democracy contrasted
with those in an aristocratic coun-
try, ii. 232.
Manufactures, tendency of a democ
racy to foster, ii. 169. Character-
istics of those who embark in them,
ii. 170. Their growth a means of
strengthening a government, ii.

329.

Manufacturing classes, their general
distress, &c., ii. 201.

Massachusetts, colony of, the charter
of King Charles granted in 1628,
i. 36.

Masters and servants, the relation of,
how affected by the democratic
principle, ii. 187. Their condition
in England, France, and America,
compared, ii. 187. Their condition
in revolutionary times, ii. 194.
Materialism, the doctrine of, its per-

nicious tendency, ii. 154.
Metempsychosis, the doctrine of,

compared with materialism, ii. 155.
Mexico, its conquest by the Span-

cients, ii. 297.

Military discipline among democratic

armies not counteracted by the
principle of equality, ii. 296. Its
characteristics in democratic ar-
mies, ii. 296.

Milton, John, his additions to the
English language, ii. 68.
Mississippi, its source, tributaries,
Indian name, &c., i. 18.
Mississippi, valley of the, its grand
aspect, probable origin, &c., i. 19.
Montaigne, his additions to the

French language, vide note, ii. 68.
His remarks on virtue, &c., ii. 130.
Moral code of the United States
compared with that of France, ii.
227.

Morals in America, how aided by
equality of condition, ii. 218.
Morals of Americans superior to
those of the English, as depicted
in their literary productions, ii. 217.
Municipal bodies and townships,

their system of operation in Amer-
ica, i. 61.

Mutual obligations, originating in
the laws of society, 11. 174.
Mutual relations, influence of the
democratic principle upon, ii. 202.