disposition, evidence

African race, mental inferiority
of, 235.

A good master, 170.
Addison, Jos., 201.
Ahasuerus, 221.
Ajobardus-Bishop of Lyons-
his wise views, 180.

Alexandria, The "fool's tax" in,
180.

Alexander the Great, 251.
Alexander, Archibald, 168.

James and Joseph A.,

16.
Aid-de-Camp to Govenor of Vir-

ginia appointment to, 98.
America, official delinquencies in,
166.

Ambition, his want of, 55.
Amusing trial of a horse-thief,
61.

Anderson, Joseph R., 86.
Anecdote of a gallant boy, 11, 12.
General Andrew Jack-

son, 63.
Apoplexy-a form of disease com-
mon to the Peytons, 305.
Alleghany, Virginia, the district
beyond, 131.

Ameliorating effect of public
work on the population, 144.

American government, one of

economy, 197.

Anarchy worse than the worst
Government, 250.

Argument of Wm. M. Peyton in
behalf of public works, 133–165
Armed neutrality recommended
to Virginia in 1861, 281.
Aristocracy, the Shoddy, 298.
Astrologers, foolish belief in,
181.

Aspirations, the folly of political,
218, 219.

Baldwin Briscoe, G., 6, 92.
character, 95.

His

Baldwin J. B., 240, 306.
Bayly Thos. H., 189. 190.
Barnett, David, 119.
Berlin decrees of Napoleon, 4.
Barbour, James and Philip, 6,
240.

Benton, Thos. H., 124.

Bayard, The modern, 210.
Beauty and booty, 37.
Berrian, John M., 16.

Beautiful Virginian scenery, 168.
Blair F. P., 3.

Boys, Dr Wm., 22.
Boyden, Rev. E., 44.
Boys, Mrs. Wm. 75.
Boone county, 231.

Beaumont, Francis, (Colleague of
Fletcher), 51.

Boy, a gallant, 11, 12,

Biography, motive for writing, 2.
Brown, Mrs. Fanny Peyton, 74.
Brown, Orlando, 3.

Domestic life in Roanoke, 169.
D'Orleans, Father- his fictions
inventions 178.

Dupes always ready found by
Charlatans, 180.
Douglas, Stephen A., 237.

Eastern Empire, fall of, 87.
Early, Gen. J. A., 240.
Edmundson. J. P., 86.
Edmunds, J. R., 129.
Education, popular, advocated,
200, 204.

English literature, Angustan
period of, 201.

England, cause of her war with
U. S. in 1812, 3, 4.
Enquirer, The Richmond, 210.
Eskridge, Alexr. P., 86, 302, 304,
307.

Elmwood, Roanoke, 89, 90.

Executive power, Danger of an
extension of, 109, 111.
Executive patronage, 124.
Eulogy on Henry Clay, 227.
Ewing, E. H., 294.

Evil supposed to follow appear-
ance of a comet, 184.
Escape of Col. Peyton from New
York, 190.

Experienced member of the Leg-
islature, 212.

Extremist, prevented a settle-

ment between North and South
in 1861, 258.
Express (Newspaper) Editor's
introduction to Col. Peyton's
letter, 245.

how acquired by
States, 189, 271.

United

Floyd, John B., 86, 241.
Florence and the Medici, 87.
Flournoy, Thos., W., 86.
Fools tax in Alexandria, 180.
Fontaine Ed., 116.

Fraternal affection, 45, 46.
Friendship, an old author's idea
of, 60.

Free-schools, in Va., views in
favour of, 200, 210.
Fultz, D., 70.

Gaston, William, 16.

Gamaliel-President of the San-
hedrim, under Tiberius, 213.
Gall, Francis Jos. 65.

Garnett, General R. S., 241.
Gentlemen-the Virginian of the
old school, 41.

Gilmer, T. W., 86.

J. H., 240.

General Knowledge, value of,
174.

Goggin, Wm., L. 86.
Good Moses, C., 116.
Griffeth, Dr., 86.

Greenbrier river, named by John
Lewis, 30.

Gray, Col. A. S., 87.

Government, the three basis on
which all rests, 153.
Gratton, Peachy, 240.

Greece, flight of wise men from
87.

Gulf States, their political follies,

249.

Hay, George, 6.

Habits, a boy's good, 61.
Halcombe, J. P., 86.
Hamilton, Alexr. 261.
Harrison, Randolph, 86.
Peyton, 87.

Hartford convention, 5, 270.
Hamon, 221.

Hill, Berry, or Bury 33.
Health, how to preserve, 21.
Hessian prisoners, how employed
in Virginia, 31.
Harrison, Mr. 64.
Hot Springs, 81.

Host, an accomplished, 87.