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D.

Democratic Review, 262.
D'Israeli's Coningsby, or The New Ge-
neration, 513.

E.

England under Seven Administrations,
480-496; torpid for the last few
years in literary productions, 484;
Archibald Alison, ib.; Carlyle,
485; Sidney Smith, ib.; Fon-
blanque's England, 486-490; the
seven administrations of which he
treats, 490-495; his love of the
Drama, 496.

Exploring Expedition, The 1-70 and
265-299; command given to
Lieut. Wilkes, 3; instructions, 6;
description of Madeira, 7; the har-
bor of Rio Janeiro, 10; expedition
first meets with icebergs, 14;
reaches Valparaiso, 16; early his-
tory of the revolution of Chili, 17
-24; Peru less flourishing than
Chili, 24; visits the Pomatu, King
George's and Navigator's groups
in the Pacific, 26-37; arrives at
Sydney, 38; discovers the Antarc-
tic Land, 40; French claim of
prior discovery, 42; visits New-
Zealand, the Friendly and Feejee
Islands, 50-65; treacherous mur-
der of Lieut. Underwood and Mid-
shipman Henry by the Feejees,
59; arrives at the Sandwich Isl-
ands, 65; shameful conduct of
Capt. La Place, 265; condition of
the Mission, 267; Salt Lake, 268;
volcano of Mauna Loa, 269; Co-
lumbia River, 271; Astoria, 272;
Fort Vancouver, 273; falls of the
Willamette, 274; Oregon, 275; di-
versity of Indian languages, 276;
missionary success, 278; Joe
Gimblet, ib.; Drummond's Isl-
and, 279; one of the crew mur-
dered, ib.; Mulgrave Islands, 280;
loss of the Peacock, 281; Capt.
Suter, 282; California Indians, ib.;
their condition since the suppres-
sion of missions among them, 283;
Philippine Islands, 286; Manilla
hemp, 287; varieties of rice, ib.;
duck rearing, 288; Sooloo Pirates,
289; Balabac Straits, 292; Singa-
pore, 293; St. Helena, 296; Uni-

ted States' whaling fleet, 298.
Eugene Sue's Wandering Jew, 517.
F.

Foreign Reviews, 263.
Fuller's, Dr., Sermon on the death of
Dr. Brantly, 256.

H.

Harpers' Illuminated and illustrated
Shakspeare, 261 and 519.
Historical Collections of Virginia, 260.

J.

John Ronge, the Holy Coat of Treves,
and the New German Catholic
Church, 518.

L.

Legare, Hugh S., writings of, 257.
Library of Select Novels, 263.'
Life, Character and Speeches of the
late Robert Y. Hayne, 496-513; his
early years, 497; part he took in
last war, ib.; member of the Le-
gislature, 498; Attorney General,
499; United States' Senator, ib.;
opposition to the Tariff, ib.; Go-
vernor,500; Compromise Act, Oct.,
501; Charleston and Cincinnati
Rail-Road, ib.; Mayor of Charles-
ton, 502; his death, ib.; distin-
guished as a jurist, 503; as a
speaker, ib.; as a statesman, 504
-508; as an accomplished wri-
ter, 508; as a soldier, 509; his
prudence illustrated, 510-512.
Longstreet's Letters on Slavery, 527.
Lord's Poems, 523.
Letters and Sermons, 524.

M.

Maxcy, Dr., Remains of, 244.
Medicine, 261.

Michelet's History of France, 525.
Mississippi Affairs, 361–379; abuse
of the taxing power, 363; led to
the rebellion of the Israelites a-
gainst the Egyptians, 364; sepa-
ration of the twelve tribes, ib.;
American Revolution, ib.; South-
ern excitement in 1831 and '32, ib.;
repudiation, 365; Constitution of
Mississippi opposed to the bonds

of 1838, 366-373; constitutions
more powerful than Legislatures,
373; Kentucky Resolutions of
1798, 376.

N.

National Institute, 379-407; Mr.
Poinsett chosen President, 381;
various collections, 382; the Mo-
tril Cotton, 384; discoveries of
Ehrenberg, 387; Mantell's Won-
ders of Geology, 391; the Smith-
son bequest, 393; suggestion of
Mr. Rush, 394; native copper near
Lake Superior, 396; Mr. Inger-
soli's Preamble, ib.; Greenough's
statue of Washington, 399; whe-
ther Congress should make appro-
priations for the Institute, ib.; ar-
gument of Mr. Woodbury, 400;
Dr. Morton, 404; Rosellini's
Egypt, ib.

Northern Pacific, the; California, Ore-
gon and the Oregon Question, 191-
244; Pacific countries of North-
America long unknown, 194; at-
tempts to find a passage from
ocean to ocean, ib.; coasts of the
Pacific opened by the discovery of
the straits of Magellan, ib.; Mr.
Forsyth's offer to Mexico for Ca-
lifornia, 197; remarks on the Sand-
wich Islands, 201-205; Oregon,
its physical characteristics, 205-
209; its Aborigines, 210; resources
and products, 211; present condi-
tion, population and prospects, 213
-217; claimed, at different times,
by five nations, 217; Russian
claim, ib.; French, 218; Spanish,
219; British, 220; Britain had as-
serted no claim in 1778, 221; in-
duced to the step by the results of
Capt. Cook's voyages, 222; very
questionable if Drake sailed as
high as the Spaniards before him,
223; the Nootka Convention, 223
-228; Spanish treaty of cession,
228; Louisiana purchase, ib.; dis-
covery of the Columbia, 229;
Meares, ib.; Gray and Vancou-
ver, 230; Jonathan Carver, 231;
Lewis and Clarke, 232; Astoria,
ib.; right from contiguity, 334;
treaties of 1818, 24, 27, 235-237;
Lord Ashburton, 237; some claim
of Great Britain admitted by the

fact of treaty, 238; Whitney's
rail-road to Oregon, 240.

P.

Past and Present, The 255.
Plato contra Atheos, 259.
Pinckney, Mr., Oration of, 254.
Pocket edition of Select Novels, 264.

R.

Rail-Road Communication between
Charleston, Savannah and Nash-
ville, 298-318; main object, 300;
best interests of several States de-
mand it, 301; the route practica-
ble, ib.; cost of American rail-
ways, 302; important improve-
ment of Ross Winans, ib.; reve-
nues of the Georgia and South-
Carolina roads, 304-306; resour-
ces of Tennessee inexhaustible,
306; her stock, 307; agricultural
products, ib.; mines of iron, ib.;
tedious route down the Mississippi
avoided, 310; probable profits from
passengers, 311; coal mines of
Tennessee, 314.

Roman Law, The 93-117; disposi-
tion to reject it at the present day,
94; political evils connected with
its origin, ib.; Solon, 95; Papyri-
an Laws, 96; laws of the twelve
tables, 97; Flavian law, 99; Elian,
ib.; laws made by the people, 100;
Senatus Consulta, 101; constitu-
tions of the Emperors, 102; edicts
of the Prætors, ib.; Hadrian's per-
petual edict, 103; responses of ju-
rists, 104; Justinian's Institutes,
Pandects, Codes and Novels, 106
-109; obscured by the barbarian
invasion, 109; their introduction
in the school due to a woman, ib.;
excellence of civil law, 110; its
various actions, 111; origin of
trial by jury traced to it, 112;_its
simplicity, 114; arranged by Do-
mat, 115; Huneccius, 117.

S.

Simms' new work, "The Wigwam and
the Cabin," 518.
Slavery Correspondence, 253.
Slavery in the Southern States, 317-
361; Esop's fable of the blacka-

moor, 317; Professor Dew, 320;
Dr. Cartwright, ib.; British phi-
lanthropy, 322; Bishop of London,
324; Clive, ib.; Hastings, 325;
Chinese war, 326; British passion
for acquisition, 327; Warburton's
"Crescent and Cross," 328; Pen-
insular war, 329; passion of the
English for libelling their neigh-
bors, 330; American repudiators,
332; South Sea bubble, ib.; whe-
ther slavery is a sin, 334; recog-
nized and regulated by the Old
Testament, 335; not condemned
by our Saviour, ib.; nor by his
Apostles, ib.; Dr. Wayland, 337
-341; Dr. Fuller, 342; Chancel-
lor Harper, 343; whether better
that slavery should or should not
exist, ib; English operatives in
effect slaves, 346; Gov. Ham-
mond's letters, ib.; objections to
slavery answered, 349; the Afri-
can greatly improved since his
transfer to America, ib.; cannot
unite with the whites, 351; pau-
perism a necessary attendant on
free labor, 353; the manumitted
negro will not work, 354; much
of the Southern country too un-
healthy for white labor, ib.; ex-
tinction of the black race, the ne-
cessary consequence of emancipa-
tion, 355; Lord Sydenham's let
ters, 358.

Southern Periodicals, 261.
State of Georgia, The-its duties and

its destiny, 421-480; Dr. Church's
address, 423; Mr. Cheves' letter,
424; what constitutes a State, 425;
situation of Georgia, 427; the Ra-
bun Gap, 428; her rail-roads, 429;
variety of soil, 430; sea-island cot-
ton, 431; scenery, 432; mineral
wealth, 433; water power, 434;

climate, 435; settled by General
Oglethorpe, 436; his benevolent
design, ib.; her early attention to
public education, 437; first Con-
stitution, ib.; plan of her Univer-
sity, 439; Dr. Waddel, 441; Col-
leges, 442; causes of her inferiori-
ty in wealth, manufactures and
civil polity, 444-450; what her
obligations, 450; religious educa-
tion, to reform her, 452; diversity
of pursuits necessary, 456-460;
duty of the State to make educa-
tion common to all, 465-474;
school plan, 475-480.
Stevens' Thanksgiving Sermon, 527.
Swedenborg's Poems, 248.
Smyth's Dr. work on Ruling Elders,
528.
W.

Welby, Mrs. Poems of, 407-421; her
"Rainbow," 411; "Little Stepson,"
413; freedom from affectation, 411;
sad tone of her pieces, 416; her
"Ocean-Burial," 416; does not in-
dulge in love ballads, 418; her
imitation of Mrs. Hemans, 419;
friendly advice, 420.

Writings of Washington Irving, 69—
93; Life of Columbus, 70; perso-
nal character 71; exalted opinion
of the fair sex, ib.; originated
"Americanism in Literature," ib.;
Cotton Mather, 73; Barlow's Co-
lumbiad, 74; Trumbull's M'Fin-
gal, ib.; Salamagundi, 74-83;
Knickerbocker's history of New-
York, 84; Prescott's Mexico, 86;
Chronicle of the Conquest of Gra-
nada, 87; Sketch-book, 88; tales
of a traveller, ib.; Bracebridge
Hall, 89; Irving not a genius in
the common sense of the term,
91; his humor, 92; pathos, ib.

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