that those States are enabled to procure the cotton, rice, &c. required for the exchanges of foreign commerce. The great bulk of the articles upon which a Carolina gentleman of large fortune, whose expenditures are at all liberal, lays out his income-including the prodigal waste of absenteeism-are Northern and Western products-articles of the description alluded to in the following observation of M. Say-an observation of great importance in itself, but unhappily not quite applicable to our situation. "But even in this point of view, the exclusive system is pregnant with injustice. It is impossible that every class of production should profit by the exclusive system, supposing it to be universal, which, in point of fact, it never is in practice, though possibly it may be in law or intention. Some articles can never, in the nature of things, be derived from abroad; fresh fish, for instance, or horned cattle-as to them, therefore, import duties would be inoperative in raising the price. The same may be said of mason's and carpenter's work and of the numberless callings necessarily carried on within a communityas those of shopmen, clerks, carriers, retail dealers and many others. The producers of immaterial products, public functionaries and fundholders lie under the same disability. These classes can none of them be invested with a monopoly by means of import duties, though they are subjected to the hardship of the monopolies granted in that way to other classes of producers." (p. 110.) Even butcher's meat from NewYork is sometimes sold in this city and from the most important products of art and industry down to the coarsest and most humble, through all their imaginable varieties, this State pays for what it consumes, and that, with two and only two commodities-cotton and rice. How much of its annual income is added to its capital, and goes to swell the products of its land and labour-it is hard to say. Subject to a perpetual drain by absenteeism and emigration-buying every thing and paying dearly for whatever it buys-it is feared that its annual savings are very little. By the operation of natural causes-such as the geographical and political connexion between the South and North, the comparative unproductiveness of slave-labour, at least, in trades requiring skill, climate, &c.-the manufacturing States, have, without the interference of the government, immense advantages over us in our mutual intercourse. We stand towards them in the same relation as Poland towards Holland, and even a worse. But surely that is no reason why a most onerous system of taxation should be added to the evils inseparable from our condition, and that, because we have one sort of product which they have not, we should be compelled by our government to let them in for a larger share of that, than they would at all events have.
We need not add, that when we speak of our whole consumption being supplied from the other States, we do not forget that we import a good deal from Europe. We refer, particularly, to that immense mass of products, of which the greater part, ought to be, and, in most countries, is, as Say remarks, furnished by domestic industry.
By accident the subjoined addition to the Note at page 338 in the article upon Griffin's Remains, was omitted.
"What we have said of the abuse of Cæsura is equally applicable to other prosodial figures, synalæpha, ecthlipsis, &c These are poetical licenses to which poets only are entitled; they are inadmissible in the crade productions of schoolboys. Exceptions are not rules. What would be boldness in Pindar, is mere impudence in the writer of such verses as are here under consideration, and, under proper instructors, would never have been attributable to Mr. Griffin. Of him we delight to form a more favourable estimate; for, judging by the portrait prefixed to these volumes; by the character given by Dr. M'Vickar; and by various specimens of his prose works, we do not hesitate to believe and to say that he was, in the most enlarged sense:
“Ingenui vultus puer, ingenuique pudoris.”
Owing to the absence of the Editor, many errors crept into the article on Canal Navigation and Fluids in our Fifteenth Number. The able writer of that article has already published a list of them in a daily journal.
In correcting the press, "high" was inadvertently substituted for "low" at page 300, line 8.
In the same article the reader is requested to add the e wherever it is wanted in Piraeus
At page 431, "admonishes" for admonish.
Bank of the United States, the, 2-41-the objections to, stated and discussed, 3- 36-tracts in favour of, dwell more on its utility than constitutionality, 3-on what grounds its constitutionality is advocated, 3-5-these grounds con- troverted.6-23 -General Washington's sentiments on the, not known, 10- Mr. Madison's speech against, in 1731, quoted, 9-Mr. Gallatin's argument in favour of, is opposed to every Ameri- can and republican maxim, 11-many constitutional objections to the, have not yet received a reply, 12-Judge Clayton's pamphlet referred to as con- taining most of these, ibid; the char- ter of the, erects a money-dealing. money-speculating monopoly, 14- Judge Clayton's pamphlet on, quoted, 16, 17-the evils which gave origin to the, are now seen and fully under- stood, 24-the means by which those evils, if they should arise again might be remedied without the, ibid; whe- ther the, with its present powers, be an institution dangerous to the com- munity, inquired into, 27-the powers and privileges of the, stated, 28-the, even at this day, is enabled to set the government at defiance, 29-extract from Mr. M'Duffie's report on, ibid; what modification of, or what substi- tute for the present, can be adopted when its charter expires, considered, 36-a Convention of the States should be procured to act on the subject, 37; the benefits of the Banks are most egregiously overrated, 39--the poor and working classes are the principal sufferers from fraudulent and exces sive issues of bank paper, a statement
of the present circumstances of the, quoted, 40-41.
Bell, H. G. his Life of Mary Queen of Scotts, referred to, 345.
Benton, Mr. his speech in the Senate against renewing the charter of the U. States Bank, referred to, 2.
Boeckh, Augustus, the public economy of Athens, by, referred to, 265-the work divided in four books, and the subject of each, referred to, 269. Bonaparte, his political and military ca- reer after his return from Egypt to France, 193, 196-his aims at the throne of Spain, 195-proceedings at Bayonne, 196-the indignation of the Spanish nation at his conduct and their resistance to it, 197, 198.
Bravo, a tale by the author of the Spy, referred to, 382.
Bryant's Wm. C. poems reviewed, 443. Buffon, De Count, his theory of the globe stated, and commented upon, 71,72.
Butler, Charles, his Memoir of the Life and, of H. F. D'Aguesseau, referred to, 399.
Campaigns, Peninsular, annals of the, reviewed, 192–312.
Catechism of Political Economy, refer- red to, 492.
Clayton's, Judge, pamphlet on the Bank of the United States, quoted, 16. 17. Congress of the United States, their pow- ers are general, 13-have no right to legislate for or against, any individual or class of individuals, ibid; their pow er to erect corporations, repeatedly rejected, under every form of intro- duction in the Convention, 16-also the power to emit bills of credit, 20. Cooper's Bravo, reviewed, 382-the me- rits of the work and the scene of the
story, 383-character of the Venetian Government, 384, 385-an analysis of the work, 385-397-quotations from, 389-394, 396-397-much of the beau- ty of Italian scenery owing to its sou- thern latitdue and fine climate, 398- analogies between our institutions and those of Europe, sought in vain, ibid; the present degenerated condition of Venice, referred to, 399.
Cuvier's, G. Baron, discourse on the re- volutions of the surface of the globe, and the changes thereby produced in the animal kingdom, 69-89. Cyril Thornton, youth and manhood of, reviewed, 42-69.
D'Aguesseau, 399-443-his character, birth, and parentage, 408-he took a decided lead ainong the sagest coun- sellors in the Parliament of Paris, at the age of 22, and was appointed Avo- cat-General, 410-the condition of the French bar at the time he first appear- ed at it, quoted, ibid; extract from Butler's Memoir, explaining the func- tions of the Avocat and Procurer Ge- neral, 412-while Procurer General he wrote for his eldest son a plan of studies proper to form the mind of the future magistrate, 421-much that is obsolete to be found in his works, 422 -appointed to the Chancellorship, in 1817, by the Regent, Duke of Orleans, 423-as Chancellor of France he be- came the "mouth of the Prince," and the first man in the kingdom, ibid; re- sisted the Prince and his unprincipled Court in the famous Law and Missis sippi scheme, for which he was order- ed into exile, 442-composed in his banishment two highly valuable and profound papers on the engrossing subjects of the day. ibid; restored to power after the failure of the Missis- sippi scheme, 425-censured by Vol- taire for resuming the seals, and, for suffering the exile of Parliament, ib.; his conduct defended,426-438-two of his works referred to, as shewing how profoundly and systematically he had reflected upon the principles of uni- versal law, 430-specimens of his style, quoted, 440-he was educated in the school of Boileau and Racine, his beautiful panegyric in the civil law, quoted, 442.
Davy, H. Sir, referred to, 119. Delavigne's Poems, merits of, discussed, 88, 114-the character of, contrasted with that, of Beranger's, 89-his po- ems are of two widely different clas- ses, ibid; his lyrical pieces examined,
90, 98-his poems commendable for their purity and freedom from all low personalities, the somewhat deficient in excitement, 93-they are most con- spicuous manifestations of the public sentiment now dominant in France, 95-extract from, 96, 98-his dramas noticed, 99, 112-extract from these, 100, 112-his latest production, the ablest, 107-he was the first to com- mence a new march of intellect by violating the fundamental canons of French taste, in his dramatic pieces, ibid; he possesses decided merit as a lyrist, but is entitled to no very high rank, as a national poet, 113-his in- fluence lies principally with the litera- ry circles, ibid; as a dramatist, he possesses great powers, 114. Dissertation, a, on banks and currency, l. Distribution of wealth, the subject consi-
dered, 180, 192-an equal distinction of property not advocated in this re- view, 180-the benefits to society, aris- ing from the accumulation of very large estates, inquired into, and the arguments in favour, stated, 181, 186— the disadvantages, and evils to socie- ty of these large estates, considered, 186, 188-the most effectual check to the accumulation of wealth is the abo- lition of primogeniture as in the Unit ed States, 189-indirect taxation the favourite mode, where an ignorant community willingly becomes the prey of a wily government, 190-in- come-tax the fairest kind, ibid; all expense of education ought to be fur- nished, gratuitously by government, to every citizen, 191.
England, history of, by Sir James Mc- Intosh, reviewed, 462. English Civilization, 462-the intimate intellectual relation connecting Eng. land with America, examined, 463- the estimate to be placed on, and the influence it has on America for good or ill. considered, ibid; England's greatest civil glory was when she stood alone among nations in the practice of any thing called liberal 465-British liberalism has a wholly different ba sis from every other, ibid; the con- duct of England with respect, to Ge- noa, to Saxony to Denmark, to Spain, referred to, 446-448-the part she took in the abolition of the slave trade, commented upon, 469-her adminis tration of international maritime law is tyrannical both in theory and in practice, 470-Canning's memorable speech on sending troops into Portu-
gal, referred to, 470-a lower estimate to be put on English civilization, be- cause of the absence of the ideal which runs through it all, 472-the unsus- ceptibility of the English for the arts, referred to, 475-remarks on some points of English literature, 483-on the actual degree of refinement in England, 484-the influence of Eng- lish language and literature upon Ame rica, considered, 485.
Fairbairn, William, his remarks on ca- nal navigation and the resistance of fluids, reviewed, 119-153. Fielding and Smollett, contrasted as to their respective merits as novelists,
Griffin, Edmund D. Rev. Remains, and a Biographical Memoir, referred to, 326.
Herschel's remarks on the importance, to mankind, of a knowledge of the laws of nature, quoted, 123.
I & J. Jefferson, Mr. his objections to the Bank of the United States, referred to, 2. Indirect Taxation, 213-260-Mr. Mc- Duffie's positions respecting the ope- ration of the tariff on the Southern States, examined and defended, 213- 223-the relative burdens and bene- fits imposed and conterred by the ta- riff upon the planting and manufac- turing States, inquired into, 224-the operation of the system of federal taxation, upon the supposition that Southern planters manufactured in- stead of exporting their cotton, and were subjected to an excise duty upon their manufactures, equivalent to the present tariff upon their imports, ex- amined, 226-the manner in which a repeal of the present duties would op. erate, first, upon the different classes and sections of the Union, and, se- condly, upon the value of cotton, ex- amined in detail, 233-no just or ad- equate conception can be formed of the injustice and inequality of the pro- tecting system by those who regard its operation upon consumers merely, 241-extract from an article on "free trade" in the Westminster Review, forcibly presenting the effect of pro- hibitory duties upon the different class- es of domestic producers, 212-245- the unequal action of the System' illustrated by a supposed case, 246- Mr. McDuffie's exposition of the dis- tressing effects of unequal govern-
ment-disbursements, quoted, 249-the unequal disbursements of the revenue attributable, in the nature of things, to greatly and permanently unequal taxation, 251-extract from Mr. Mc- Duffie's speech in Charleston, expos- ing the ruinous effect of the tariff up- on the Southern States, 252-254-an examination into what would be an equal system of indirect taxation, 254 -such a system is essential to the ve- ry existence of political responsibili- ty on the part of the government, 255 -the question how the Constitution is to be euforced upon the govern- ment, when powers not granted are usurped, considered and discussed, 258-260.
Johnson's, Dr. Rambler, quoted, 120. Jurisprudence, looked upon as a science by the Roman lawyers, and hence the great advantage of the manner in which they treated subjects, 403-the illustrious names which France has to boast of in the science of, referred to, 407--D'Aguesseau entitled to the highest place among civilians, ibid.
Letters of Brutus to George McDuffie, Esq. referred to, 1.
Life of Mary Queen of Scots, 345-382— reflections upon history in general, 345-347-the injustice met with by Mary from most historians, remarked, 348-351-her birth and early life, 352 -the constant interference of France in the concerns of Scotland consti- tute one of the most signal of the evils which beset the life and reign of Ma- ry, 353-the foundation of Elizabeth's hatred towards Mary, noticed, 354- the interesting and amiable character of Mary, 356--her return to Scotland and subsequent marriage with Darn- ley, and the assassination of Rizzio, referred to, 359-the character of Darnley and circumstances attending the assassination of Rizzio, noticed, ibid; the murder of Darnley, noticed, 360-no proof whatever that Mary was in any way concerned in that plot, various circumstances proving the contrary, 360-366-the attempt of several Scottish historians to prove the existence, on the part of Mary, of a previous passion for Bothwell has utterly failed, 365-she indignantly rejected a proposal made to her by her privy council, to divorce, ibid; she spoke, to her nobility, kindly of her husband, 267-Elizabeth's con- duct towards Mary most infamous and odious, 369-her letter, when in pri-
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