HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SECOND VOLUME
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
- 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
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.
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
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,
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,
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.
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
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
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
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.
Ordinance of 1787, its authorship, 229 -
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-
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 -
Preston, Margaret J., her Cartoons, critical notice of, 459–461.
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-
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.
Reumont, Alfred von, his Lorenzo de' Me- dici il Magnifico, critical notice of, 437 - 446.
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.
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- - desul- 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.
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- ment of Philadelphia and Montreal, 391
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.
Cambridge: Printed by Welch, Bigelow, & Co.
« AnteriorContinuar » |