excited by, 291 - Edanus Burke's pamphlet against, 293- - first General Meeting of, 294- Washington on the opposition to, 295- still exists under its original constitution, 296 — its cha- racter discussed, ib. — hard fate of the French members of, 297-subsequent history of, in America, 299— the seve ral State branches of, ib.- forms on the admission of a new member into, 301 queer names of the early mem- bers of, ib.- change proposed to pro- long the life of, 302—Note to the arti- cle on the, 530.
Coalition ministry formed, 402- its fate,
Cobden, John C., on the White Slaves in England, noticed, 531.
Cole, Thomas, The Life and Works of, by L. Noble, reviewed, 302 — early life of, 303 -amusements of his child- hood, 304 various residences and employments of, 305-his study of nature, 306 early longings of, 307 - his first means of studying art, 308 - becomes an itinerant portrait paint- er, 310 travels and mishaps of, 311 discouragements of, 312-his pov- erty at Philadelphia, 313-removes to New York, 314- begins to succeed, 316 his choice of subjects, ib.— sails for Europe, 317-travels there, 318 his Course of Empire begun, 319- his residence at Catskill, 320 — visits Europe again, 322-his associates and pursuits at Rome, ib. -personal re- miniscences of, 324-particular works of, 326 sickness and death of, 327 — as an artist, 328-as a writer and a man, 329.
Colvin, Col., proposals of, for works of irrigation in India, 445, 453. Competition, unrestricted, real evils of,
Congress, ill-timed prodigality and par- simony of, in publishing government reports, 246.
Conybeare, W. J., Life and Epistles of St. Paul by, reviewed, 173 merits of, 194 criticised, 195 — cited, ib. See Paul.
Correspondence of the American Revolu- tion, edited by J. Sparks, reviewed, 80 -a valuable contribution to history, 81
-variety of character shown in the, 82 cited, 86.
Cotton, Rev. Mr., letter of, to certain Eng-
lish noblemen, 352- his theocratic code of laws, 369.
Courtenay, Earl of Devon, a suitor of Mary Tudor, 509.
Dickens, Charles, Bleak House by, re- viewed, 409-his mode of publishing a novel piecemeal, 410 disadvan- tages of this mode, 411-loses the benefit of revision, 414-obliged to write at fixed periods, 415-writes too hastily, 416 his portraits are caricatures, 417-contrasted with Thackeray, 418-careless in his style, 419-ephemeral popularity of, 420 tries very hard to be funny, 421 cited, 422-his manner burlesqued, 423-declining interest of the later works of, 424-hangs too many of his characters, 425-deals too much in horrors, 427 and in spontaneous combustion, 429-a specimen of, in this line, 430. Dickson, Bishop of Down, dramatic stu- dies of, 380.
Dighton rock, Schoolcraft's account of the inscription on the, 252-Indian inter- pretation of it, 254. Duplessis, Mauduit, cruel fate of, 297.
Eclipse of Faith, by H. Rogers, reviewed, 60 an argument for Christianity against transcendental deism, 61 ridicule employed in, 63 — cited, 73 merits of, 80. Edward VI., hard character of, 499. Edwards, Prof. B. B., Writings and Me- moir of, by E. A. Park, reviewed, 219 -early life of, 220 — his employments after leaving college, 221-his labors as an editor, 222 establishes a new periodical, 223-great amount of work performed by, 224 - as Professor of Biblical Literature, 225-on Hebrew poetry, 226-his personal character, 227 his pupils' estimate of, 228- his candor, 229-his labors for the blacks, 230-visits Wordsworth, 231
- his travels in Europe, 232 - his labors after his return, 235- failure of his health, 236 his closing days, 237 funeral of, 239-writings of, 240-as a preacher, 241 - on the characteristics of Wordsworth, 242. Elizabeth, Queen, compared with her sis- ter Mary, 494 - her early training neglected, 500 - vigorous but unami- able character of, 501. Empedocles on Etna reviewed, 1-cha- racterized, 12-other poems of the author of, 13.
England, relations of, with France and America, 118-officious and insulting policy of, 120-stands in dread of France, 121-ground taken by the liberal party in, during the French
Revolution, 123 conduct of, during the war, and towards Napoleon, 124 - disposed to libel France, 125 insulting but vacillating conduct of, towards the French President, 133- fears invasion, ib.- continental policy of, 135-meddlesome conduct of, 136 -social condition of, 144 · -war with America popular in, 384- how af- fected by the Seven-Years' War, 388- begins the controversy with America, 389 ill-success of, in the war, 392 - yields the independence of the Colo- nies, 397 inglorious condition of, at the close of the war, 399- attempt to buy an alliance with Russia, 404 - and to limit the influence of France,
Epistles of St. Paul characterized, 187- their importance, 188 have given occasion to false doctrine, 189apho- ristical interpretation of, 191 - style of, 193.
Europe, Alison's History of, reviewed, 118, 136 revolutions and reaction in, 119.
lightened skepticism leads to, 63 in the resurrection of the dead, 65. Female character difficult to be de- scribed, 211-two classes of, 213. Feroze Toghlak, irrigating canal built by, 443.
Fielding characterized as a novelist, 200
Thackeray compared with, 203 — his mode of delineating character, 207. Filicchi, Mr., the friend of Mrs. Seton, 155-generous conduct of, 156. Fitzpatrick, Richard, an associate of Fox in private theatricals, 380. Fox, Charles James, Memorials of, re- viewed, 373 his Papers and Life published in a chaotic state, 375- parentage and early promise of, 377 -travels and scholarship of, 378 strives to do every thing well, $79 his passion for private theatricals, 380
personal appearance of, 381 -a dandy while young, 382-engages in politics, 385 - as a minister under Lord North, 386 urges the prosecu- tion of Woodfall, 387 - dismissed from the ministry, 388- opposes Lord North, and defends the Colo- nies, 392- - hated by the King, 394 contest of address between Lord North and, 395 enters the Rockingham ministry, 396 separates from Lord Shelburne, 400-coalizes with Lord North, 401 minister again, 403
supports a grant of money to the Prince of Wales, ib. - objects of his foreign policy, 404 letters of, to the King, 406-India bill of, 407- missed from office, 408-injured by the coalition, ib.-his policy respect- ing the French Revolution, 409. France, England, and America, 118 — a formidable rival of England, 121 once punished for attempting to gov- ern herself, 123-persecuted by Eng- land, 124 - wronged and misrepre- sented, 125 under Louis Philippe, 126 farcical revolution of February in, 127 Louis Napoleon chosen Pre- sident of, 128 -state of parties in, 129-Napoleon's coup d'état in, 131
condition of, thus greatly improved, 132-military power and ambition of,
Hamilton, Alexander, his letters during the Revolutionary War cited, 97. Hancock, President of Congress, letter of, 94.
Hebrew poetry, characteristics of, 226. Henry VIII., odious character of, 495 destitute of human feeling, 496-sa- crificed his best friends without re- morse, 497-compared with Francis I. ib. the children of, 499, Henry Esmond, by W. M. Thackeray, reviewed, 199-characterized, 216. Hillard, George S., Six Months in Italy by, noticed, 522.
canals to the west of the Jumna in, 446 awful famine in, 449 - canal from the Ganges in, 452- other ca- contrast of nals proposed in, 462 — the English with the former rulers of, 464 - rule of the East India Company in, 465 Note to the article on Irri- Indian Tribes, H. R. Schoolcraft on the gating Canals in, 531. History and Condition of the, reviewed, 245-national character of the work, 247 - Oneida stone reverenced by the, 251 — inscription on Dighton rock and the skeleton in armor, as antiquities of the, 252- other in- scriptions by, 254-pictography of, - engravings to illustrate the arts of the, 256-legends and myths of, 258- vital and industrial statistics of,
Italy, Six Months in, by George S. Hil- lard, noticed, 522.
Knighthood, orders of, in America, 272 order of the Horseshoe, in Virginia,
Libri, M., note to the article on the case of, 533.
Life-Drama, by A. Smith, analysis of the, 5.
Lincoln, General, character of, 91-let- ters of, 92.
Livingston, Robert R., admitted into the Cincinnati, 301.
Louis Napoleon, Political and Historical Works of, reviewed, 118 called to the throne by the French people, 121 -conduct of, after the revolution of February, 128-political ideas of, 129 on the constitution of America, 130 -his coup d'état, 131-great success of, 132. Louis Philippe, government of, 126.
Mary Tudor, Queen, did not deserve the epithet of Bloody, 494-training of, under her admirable mother, 499 never accused of levity, 501 — precise, religious, and charitable, 502-gene- rous and grateful, but not amiable, 503 -sharp and shrewish, 504 - gives a committee of the Council a sharp scolding, 505-too much attached to Spain, 506-doubtful friendship of the emperor for, 507 — gives audience to his ambassador, 509 - policy of France respecting, 511- her fancy for Philip ripens into passion, 512- betrays her feelings unconsciously to Renard, 513 accepts the offer of Philip's hand, 518 ungrateful to her subjects, 519-allows Renard to speak of them as enemies, 520-de- ceived in all her hopes, 521. Massachusetts, Society of the Cincinnati in, 293, 300 — Early History of, 331 - how it should be studied, 334-sa- gacity and statesmanship of the found- ers of, 335-court of Assistants in, 342-original plan of the settlement of, 343- had a right to exclude all who were not invited to come thither, NO. 161.
344 defence of the peculiar limita- tion of suffrage in, 345- Old Planters admitted to vote in, 346- the law created but little discontent in, 347- the rights of non-freemen protected in, 348-great power of the Assist- ants in, 349-Council for life in, 351- policy of inviting noblemen and gen- tlemen to emigrate to, ib. early aris- tocratic spirit in, 352-carly develop- ment of republican feelings in, 353- contest of these two elements in, 354
unjust charges against the magis- trates of, 358-how a representation of the people was established in, 359 separate representation of the towns in, 362-how the first code of laws was established in, 364- first move- ment for a system of laws, 365 - Win- throp's idea of the manner in which a code of laws should grow up in, 367 danger that the laws of, might be dis- allowed in England, 368- Cotton's theocratic system rejected in, 369- excellence of the system finally esta- blished in, ib.-necessary severity of the government of, 370-persecuted by Roger Williams, 371 - stands in
Fox. 392-wishes to retire. 393- scene in the House at the resignation of. 335-coalizes with Mr. Fox. 401 Noretists. English, pictures of real life by, 200-Fielding at the head of. ib.
Oneida stone, Schoolcraft's account of the. 251.
Oswald. Mr., as a negotiator of the peace at Versailles, 397.
Paine, Thomas, revolutionary services of. 95-letters of, 96.
Park. E. A., Memoir of Professor B. B. Edwards by, reviewed. 219 - his work characterized. 244. See Edwards. Paul, St., The Life and Epistles of, by W. J. Conybeare and J. S. Howson, reviewed, 173-birth-place of, 174 — early training of, 176-conversant with different races and classes of men, 177-social position of, 178-quick and strong susceptibilities of, 180- magnitude of the work assigned to, 181 -his qualifications for it, 182-in- tegrity of, 183 - affections and tole- rant spirit of, 184-personal appear- ance of, 185 - his travels, 186 - his Epistles, 187-precise and logical as a writer, 192 - requires close atten- tion, 193 full of feeling, 194. Peirce, Franklin, Inaugural Address of, reviewed, 118.
Pendennis, The History of, by W. M. Thackeray, reviewed, 199. People, the, not identical with the govern- ment, 42 - are necessarily ruled, 45 create the government and then are subject to it, 47-do not own the offi- ces, 48-their voice not the voice of God, 106- may be foolish, ignorant, and vicious, 107must give up a portion of their freedom, 108. Philip, II., negotiations for the marriage of, with Mary Tudor, 509 - proposed Portuguese match for, 516-accepted by Mary, 518-failure of his expect ations, 521.
Pitt, William, first speech of, 393-re- fuses to succeed Lord Shelburne, 402. Plowden, Sir Edmund, founds an order of knighthood in New Jersey, 275 gives titles to his own family, 276, Note.
Poetry, Recent English, reviewed, 1
should come nearer to life and realities, 3-discrepant theories in, 21-Nature improperly deified in, 22. Political Philosophy, by Lord Brougham, reviewed, 31 -importance of pub- lic opinion in, 34-knowledge not the
chief source of power, 35-knowledge has not improved government morals. 36-power belongs to the resolute and the self-willed, 38-the time for studying. 39-cannot be summed up in a single principle, 40- possible im- provements in, 41-the government and the people not identical. 42-but radically distinct, 43-common ob- ject of all governments. 44- the peo- ple are necessarily ruled and con- strained, 45-government, though popular in its origin. becomes inde- pendent and can stand alone. 47- offices are not the property of the peo- ple, 48- the real life of this country is not in the government, but in the people, 50-principle of rotation in office, 51- the machinery of office- seeking. 52-principle of honor in, 54-office belongs to the most worthy, 56-the government should be rever- enced, 57- character of our own go- vernment, 58.
Portugal, alliances of, by intermarriage, with Spain, 516.
Public opinion, action of, on govern-
Puritan Library in Boston, attempt to found a, 235.
Putnam, General, letters of, 100. Putnam, Prof, on B. B. Edwards as a teacher, 228.
Raikes, Charles, Notes on the North- Western Provinces of India, by, re- viewed, 439-definition of a village in India by, 446, Note on the diffi- culties of a native deputy collector. 455, Note.
Reed, Luman, the liberal patron of American art, 319.
Renard, ambassador of Charles V. to
Mary Tudor, 507 instructions to, 508-admitted to an audience, 509 — secrecy of his proceedings, 510- his account of a conversation with Mary, 513 - treats the English peo- ple as enemies, 520. Resurrection of the dead, proof of the, 65
- human life otherwise incomplete and fragmentary, 66-death of the affections is improbable, 67 - not untrue because inconceivable, 69. Reveller, The Strayed, a poem, reviewed, 1, 20.
Revolution, American, Correspondence of the, reviewed, 80-principal actors in the, 82.
Rogers, Henry, Eclipse of Faith by, re- viewed, 60 uses ridicule freely, 62
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