Majority, the rights and nature of,
414 restricted by the constitu-
tion of the Union, 415- and of
the several States, 416- Madison
on, cited, 432. See People.
Mann, Horace, Report on Education
by noticed, 518.

Maple sugar, manufacture of, 324.
Margrunetto, capture of the, 318.
Marina, Doña, the Mexican, 192.
Maryland, amount of the debt of,
125 -taxes necessary to be levied
in, 126-can and ought to pay,
127-power of the government
of, to make public works, 128.
Massachusetts, report of the land
agent of, reviewed, 299-buys
Maine of Gorges, 303-grants
privileges to the people of Maine,
305-firm conduct of, 306 — re-
stricted in her second charter, ib.
governors of, quarrel about timber,
308 disposes of lands, 310-
liberal management by, 312- dis-
content in, caused by the restric-
tions on the timber trade, 317
manufacture of tar in, 319-poli-
cy of, respecting the forests, 329.
See Forest and Timber. Consti-
VOL. LVIII. NO. 123.

-

tution of, how ratified, 413 - how
amended, 416-irregular conven-
tion in, 429 the Shays rebellion
in, 431.

Massachusetts House of Representa-
tives, Cushing's report of proceed-
ings in the, in January, 1843, no-
ticed, 243.

Mathews, Cornelius, poems by, no-
ticed, 509.

Maupertuis, observation of, on
storms, 341.

McCulloch on national architecture,
444.

McNutt, Gov., message of, reviewed,

109. See Mississippi and Debts.
Meistersingers, poetry of the, 85.
Messiah, Klopstock's poem of the,
90.

Mexico, History of the Conquest of,
by W. H. Prescott, reviewed, 157

-

- attractive qualities of the sub-
ject, 160 external features of,
161, 168 materials for the histo-
ry of, 164, 203 - ancient inhabit-
ants and government of, 169 —
arts of social life in, 170-women
in, 171 scientific culture in, ib.
religion of, 172-horrid prac-
tices in, 174 origin of the civ-
ilization of, 176-expedition of
Cortés into, 180-grand and beau-
tiful scenery of, 183- the Valley
of, 184
battles fought by the
conquerors of, 186.

-

-

-

-

--

- how soon

conquered, 191 beautiful me-
chanical execution of the work,
210. See Prescott.

Michigan refuses to pay a part of her
debt, 134- history of the circum.
stances, 135-moral obligation to
pay, 136.
Minnesingers, poetry of the, 83-
inferior to that of the Troubadours,
84.

Minot's history, cited, 432.
Miracles, efficacy of, as proof, 47.
Mississippi, history of repudiation
in, 130 morally bound to pay
her debts, 131 -state of public
opinion in, 132- peculiar opin-
ions of the planters in, respecting
their debts, 133- may be sued in
her own courts, 153.
Monteleone, Duke of, a descendant of
Cortés, 167.

Montezuma, character of, 192.
Morton, Marcus, A reply to the letter
57

Pennsylvania, amount of the debt of,
122 great resources of, 123 –
her conduct not fraudulent, 124-
revolt of 1789 in, 433.
People, the, power of, over the con-
stitution, 413-rights of the ma-
jority of, 414-under the United
States constitution, 415- in the
several States, 416-power of, 421
— patriotism a duty of, 435. See
Majority.

Pepperell, Sir W., a mill-owner, 323.
Percival, J. G., merits of, as a poet,
19-quoted, 20.

Phillips, W., speculates in timber
lands, 323.

Piron, remark of, on Voltaire, 268.
Pitkin's history, cited, 433.
Pitman, Judge, memorial by, 381,

-

their

Poets and Poetry of America, by R.
W. Griswold, reviewed, I great
number of, 2 compared in num-
ber with the English poets, 4
compared in merit also, 5-
profession not a lucrative one, 6-
wisdom of not depending on it, 7-
characteristics of Charles Sprague,
8 of R. H. Dana, 13- of W.
C. Bryant, 18—of J. G. Percival,
19-of F. G. Halleck, 21 — of H.
W. Longfellow, 22-of O. W.
Holmes, 29 of J. G. Whittier,
30 of Maria Brooks, 33 - of
other female poets, 34 of other
minor poets, 35. See America.
Poetry of Germany. See Gervinus
and German.

Ponce, collection of historical docu-
ments by, 165.

Porter, Gov., message of, reviewed,

109. See Pennsylvania and Debts.
Potter, Elisha R., Considerations on
the Rhode Island question by, re-
viewed, 372-quoted, 383, 393.
Prescott, William H., History of the
Conquest of Mexico by, reviewed,
157 great success of his former
work, 158 predecessors of, in

-

-

-

-

this history, 161-how led to the
subject, 164 materials used by,
ib. 203 extent and value of these
materials, 166- account of the
Aztec civilization by, 168-sketch
of the golden age of Tezcuco by,
175-essay on the origin of Mex-
ican civilization by, 176 high
merits of his Introduction and Ap-
pendix, 178- his rich and finished
style, 179- his opinions compared
with Stephens's, 180-his mode
of narration, 181 — quoted, 184,
194, 199, 205-judgment shown
in the use of his materials, 186
collateral matter used by, 187
his sketch of Montezuma, 194
of Cortés, 199― of Bernal Diaz,
205 moral judgments of, 202-
critical sketches of his authorities
by, 207 style and general char-
acter of, 208. See Mexico.
Presbytery and Prelacy, by Thomas
Smyth, noticed, 512.
Proceedings of the Massachusetts
House of Representatives in Jan-
uary, 1843, by L. S. Cushing, no-
ticed, 243.

-

discovered by, fully verified, 340
-opposed by Espy, 344-modi-
fies his first conception, 354-op-
posed by Dr. Hare, 355 his rules
to guide the seaman, 355. See
Storms and Espy.

Reid, Lt. Col. W., on the law of
storms, reviewed, 335-high mer.
its of his work, 341-facts and
laws discovered by, 342- -account
of the storm in 1780 by, 346. See
Storms and Espy.

---

Repudiation, origin of, 130 — limita-
tions of, 142-true character of,
143 right of property always sa-
cred, 145 pretexts for, refuted,
148. See Debts.
Review of Dr. Wayland's Discourse
on the Rhode Island question, re-
viewed, 371-contemptible char-
acter of the, 412.
Revolution, right of, 434. See Amer-
ican.

Rhode Island, history of the recent
contest in, 372-nature of the
question in, 373-early republican
government of, 376-charter of,
how ratified, 377- government of,
not destroyed by the Revolution,
378, 424 -acts performed by, un-
der the charter, 379-history of
the right of suffrage in, 381
qualifications of freemen in, 382-
inequality of representation in, 383
-history of attempts to change
the government of, 384-change
in the population of, 385-con-
vention of 1824 in, 386-the con-
stitutional party in, 388-begin-
ning of the agitation in, 389
landholders' convention in, 390 —
proceedings of the Suffrage Asso-
ciation in, 391 the people's con-
stitution for, 392-frauds in vo-
ting in, 393-rejection of the
landholders' constitution for, 395
- great excitement in, 396-elec-
tions in, 397-the governor of,
applies to the President for aid,
398 military movements in, 399

-

Dorr returns to, 401 - attack on
the arsenal in, 402-attack on
Dorr's head-quarters, 403-con-
tinued agitation in, 405 camp
formed at Chepachet in, 406-end
of the rebellion in, 408- new con-
stitution established in, 409-pub-
lications relating to, reviewed, 410

-

Gov. Morton's interference in
the affairs of, 411-nature of the
question in, 413 the case of, ex-
amined, 414-theory and practice
of the Suffrage party in, 417-
authority for changing the govern-
ment in, 418-legal character of
the government of, 423- proceed-
ings in, not sanctioned by the doc-
trines of the Revolution, 428.
delegates of, to the old Congress,
429 parellels to the rebellion in,
430-aggravated character of the
revolt in, 433. See People.
Rhecus, by Lowell, 289, 294.
Richter, Jean Paul, character and
writings of, 100-his love of com-
position, 101 particular mention
of his works, 103.
Robertson, Dr., history of the con-
quest of Mexico by, 161.
Roenne, Baron, his letter on the
treaty with the Hanse Towns,
criticised, 71, 75.

Rousseau's testimony for Christiani-
ty, 54.

Rural Architecture, by Edward
Shaw, reviewed, 436. See Archi-
tecture.

Saw-mills, history of, 320- in New
England, 321-curious old grants
for, 322 owners of, ib. num-
ber of, in 1840, 324.

Scamozzi, as quoted by Chambers,
445.

Schiller, a dramatist by nature, 106

- compared with Goethe, ib.
Scituate, grant for a saw-mill in, 322.
Scott, pictorial imagination of, 277.
Shakspeare's boundless range of
characters, 274.

Shaw, Edward, Rural Architecture

by, reviewed, 436-qualifications
of, 475 absurd designs of, 476.
Sigourney, Mrs., poetry of, 34.
Smith, John, speaks of woods in
New England, 300.

Smith, Mrs. E. O., poetry of, 34.
Smyth, Thomas, on Presbyterianism
and Prelacy, noticed, 512.
Solis, history of the conquest of
Mexico by, 163.

South Carolina, constitution of, how
amended, 417.

Southey's opinion of Dr. Robertson,
162.

Sparks, Works of Washington by,
cited, 427-life of Morris by,
cited, 429.
Sprague, Charles, merits of the do-
mestic poems of, 8 -tone of his
poetry, 9-quoted, 10, 12 — his
poem of "Curiosity" stolen, 11
odes by, 12.

-

State Stocks and Revenues, review-
ed, 109. See Debts of the States.
Steeples in architecture, 463.
Stephens, Mr., on the origin of Mex-
ican civilization, 180.

Storms, Theory of, 335 — Frank-
lin discovers a law of, ib. — ro-
tary movement of, 336- general
laws of, 337 particular hurri-
canes, 339, 342, 345 - connexion
of, with electricity and magnetism,
343-Espy's theory of, 344, 358
-storm of 1780, 345- of Au-
gust, 1837, 351-newspaper ac-
counts of, 353-motion of torna-
dos, 364. See Espy, Reid, and
Redfield.

-

Street, A. B., as a descriptive poet, 5.
Strife and Peace, by Miss Bremer,
American and English translations
of, reviewed, 482- Mrs. Howitt's
version of, compared with the
American, 499 faults of the
former, 500-translation of the
mottoes to, 507. See Howitt.
Suffrage, history of the right of, in
Rhode Island, 381-qualifications
for, 382-under the landholder's
constitution, 390 -under the peo-
ple's constitution, 392-limitation
of, in the several States, 419. See
People.

-

Swift, Judge, digest of laws by,
quoted, 424.

T.

Tar, manufacture of, in New Eng-
land, 319.

Tariff League of Germany, 55-
formation of, 57-history and na-
ture of, 58, note-approved by
the industrious classes in Ger-
many, 59-increase of, 60 — in-
fluence of, 63-gains strength
and reputation in 1840, 64- prob-
able permanency of, 66-should
form treaties with the United
States, 69-changes effected by,
72-strongly favored by Southern
Germany, 73 Austria not ad-
mitted into it, 76 - probable ex-
tension of, 78. See Germany.
Taylor, S. H., Krebs's Guide for
Writing Latin, translated by, no-
ticed, 250.

Tegnér, the Swedish poet, 483.
Thompson's War, 319, note.
Tides, high, cause of, 342.
Timber Trade of Maine, the, 299-
royal restrictions on, 307 - quar-
rels about, 308 - how trespassers
were prosecuted, 309-laws about,
could not be enforced. ib. - early
progress of, 314-action of par-
liament on, 315-extent of, ib.
conduct of the lumberers at the
opening of the Revolution, 318-
statistics of, 323-shipping ports
for, 326 future prospects of, 327
-foreign competition with, 331-
sketch of the lumberer's character
and life, 332. See Forest and
Maine.

should treat with the Tariff
League, 67, 69-advantages pre-
sented by, to all commmercial na-
tions, 70-the commercial prosper-
ity of, up to 1836, 110-war be-
tween the government of, and the
U. S. Bank, 112-wild spirit of
speculation in, 113- increase of
population and commerce in, 116
- wonders accomplished in, 117
-commercial revulsion in, 119-
great distress in, 121 - right of
making internal improvements in,
129 courts in, for redressing the
injuries done to foreigners, 152
responsible for wrong done by the,
several States, 153. See Debts.
Duer's Lectures on the Constitu-
tion of the, noticed, 236.

-

V.

Vaughan, William, a land specula-
tor, 323.

W.

Wagenseil's "Tela Ignea Satanæ,"
48.
Walpole, Horace, on Burlington
House, 454.

Washington, on the desire for inde-
pendence, 427-on government,
432.

Wayland, Dr. Francis, Discourse on
the affairs of Rhode Island by, re-
viewed, 371.

Waymouth speaks of the trees of
New England, 300.
Webster, Mr., speech of, at Balti-
more, 55.
Wentworths, the, surveyer-generals
in Maine, 307.
West Indies, hurricanes in the, 339.
Whipple, John, Address on the

Rhode Island Question by, re-
viewed, 372- merits of, 410.
Whittier, John G., passionate charac-
ter of his poetry, 30 quoted, 31
- high qualities of, 32.
Wieland, C. M., character and po-
etry of, 90 reprodues the spirit
of the Middle Ages, 91- irregu-
lar opinions and career of, 92.
Willie Rogers, or Temper Improved,
noticed, 513.