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TO THE

HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH VOLUME

OF THE

North American Review.

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Alger, William Rounseville, his life of Edwin
Forrest, notice of, 379-381.
America in Africa, article on, by Gilbert
Haven, 147-158-Africa the realm of
romance, 147-progress of discovery in
Africa, 148- Africa as a market, 149
activity of European nations in African
trade, 150 Africa as an outlet for popu-
lation, 151- Africans in America, 152
attempts to establish American colonies in
Africa, 153-Part II., 517-528-produc-
tions of Africa, 517-its political condi-
tion and population, 518-its necessities,
521-traffic with islands and coast, 522-
annexation, 525-railroad to Cairo, 527.
American Constitution, The, article on, by
Oliver P. Morton, Part II., 68-78 de-
fects in American electoral system, 68
necessity for reform, 69-intentions of
framers of Constitution, 71- - departures
from original plau, 72-failure of Electo-
ral College to represent will of people, 73
- advantages of voting by districts over
present method, 74.

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Baker, James, his Turkey, notice of, 168-

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Crowe, J. A., and G. B. Cavalcaselle, their
Titian, notice of, 164-165.
Discovery, Progress in Astronomical, article
on, 363-370-lunar theory, 363 - recent
works on double stars, 363
- great tele-
scopes of the future, 365 -comets of 1877,
369- astronomical expedition to Ascen-
sion Island, 369,- new Durchmusterung,
370-new satellites to Mars, 370.
Douse, T., Le Marchant, his Grimm's Law,
notice of, 177-182.
Drama, Decline of the, article on, by Dion
Boucicault, 235-246- drama said to be
declining for two thousand years, 235-
criticisms of Addison and Goldsmith ap-

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plicable to entertainments of present day,
236 dramatic literature classified, 236
- sentimental drama,237-Shakespearian
educational progress, 238 --
demands of present century, 239 de-
structive influence of newspaper press,
240 information needed by dramatic
critic, 242-commercial management and
its evils, 243.

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Electoral Conspiracy, The, article on, by J.
S. Black, 1-34-public mind affected by
counting in" of Hayes, 1- indignation
of Democrats and satisfaction of Repub-
licans, 1-position of Democracy during
War of Rebellion, 3-pledges of Republi-
cans to Democrats broken, 4 injustice
of Reconstruction Act of 1867, 4-char-
acter of" carpet-baggers," 5-results of
carpet-bag rule, 7- responsibility of ad-
ministration, 10-unpopularity of carpet-
bag government, 11-origin of Returning
Board, 11 powers of Board, 12- its
illegality, 12-first acts of Board, 13—
efforts of Southern Democrats to preserve
electoral franchise, 14-charges of intimi-
dation against Democrats unsustained, 15

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revolt of negroes against carpet-baggers,
16- personnel of Board, 17 — alteration of
election returns, 18- - Republican wit-
nesses of Louisiana count considered, 19-
course pursued by Gen. Grant, 21
pointment of Commission by Congress, 23
-duties of Commission, 24- decision in
support of fraud by Commission, 25-at-
tempt of Board to justify its conduct, 25

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- hedging for Oregon, 26- evidence sup-
pressed by Commission, 28 -case of Flor-
ida, 29-veneration for forms of law by
Commission, 32 — unreasonable discrimi-
nations made by Commission, 32- right of
American people to elect their chief mag-
istrate, 33.

Electoral Conspiracy Bubble Exploded, The,
article on, by E. W. Stoughton, 193-234

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antecedents of Judge J. S. Black, 193
-statements made by him, 194-base-
ness of his charges, 196-position of coun-
try, 197-provisions of Electoral Bill, 198
-charges of conspiracy analyzed, 199-
motives of lawyers who appeared before

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Commission, 200-duties of Commission,
201-powers of State and Congress, 201-
finality of legislative decisions, 202-jus-
tice of system practised, 203 -illustration
by case of Louisiana, 204 intentions of
framers of Constitution, 206- results that
would follow were Congress given greater
power, 207-governors not organs to de-
clare electors, 208- situation in Oregon,
209 Florida, 211 ·quo warranto pro-
ceedings, 213-legality of action of Com-
mission, 215-Judge Black as attorney-
general, 217- his participation in Rebel-
lion, 219-Northern men and capital in
South, 222 outrages in South, 225
causes for creation of Returning Board,
227 witnesses of count of electoral vote,

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Fields, James T., his Underbrush, notice of,

594-595.

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France, The Situation in, article on, 529-
543- diversity of political conceptions in
Europe, 529-English views of French
action, 530- need of uniformity in Con-
servatism, 531 French ideas of foreign
criticism, 532-prospect of Radical rule
considered, 533-terrors of apprehension,
534 statements of members of cabinet,
535-estimates of opposing forces, 536
- personal pecuniary interest a defence
against Radicalism, 537-re-establishment
of monarchy improbable, 538-mistaken
policy pursued under Marshal Mac Mahon,
539- his position, 540- Socialism de-
stroyed by free institutions, 541 — arbi-
trariness of Conservatives, 542-respon-
sibility of originators of Act of 16th of
May, 543.

Furness, Horace Howard, his New Edition

of Shakespeare, notice of, 392-393.
Gill, William F., his The Life of Edgar Allen
Poe, notice of, 580-582.

Gobineau, his Nouvelles Asiatiques, notice of,

182-183.

Grisebach, Eduard, his Study of a Chinese
Novel, notice of, 159-161.
Halleck, Fitz-Greene, article on, by Bayard
Taylor, 60-67 monument to Halleck,
60- Halleck a pioneer in literature, 60
-nature and early development of his
genius, 61- his prominent poems, 62-
quality of his productions, 62- his char-
acter and opinions, 63- his personal ap-
pearance, 64his last days, 66.
Hassard, John R. G., his Richard Wagner
at Bayreuth, notice of, 162-163.
Hodgkins, George, his Report on the Ontario
Exhibit, notice of, 391-392.
Hoffman, Wickham, his Camp, Court and
Siege, notice of, 171–172.
Holland, J. G., his Nicholas Minturn: A
Study in a Story, notice of, 588-589.
Hugo, Victor, his Art d'être Grand-Père,
notice of, 393-394.

Huxley, Roscoe, and Balfour Stewart, their
Science Primers, notice of, 165 - 166.
Huxley, Thos. H., his American Addresses,
with a Lecture on the Study of Biology,
notice of, 595-596.

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Judaism, Reformed, article on, by Felix Ad-
ler, 133–146 — peculiarities of Jews, 133
changes within last century, 134-
purity of their domestic relations, 134
their schools, 137 organization of syna-
gogue, 139 influence of persecution,
140. Part II., 327 350- Mendelssohn,
327 Bible, 328-social standing, 332-
Paris, the New Jerusalem, 334 - Liturgy,
Hep-Hep," 339 - science of Ju-
scientific theology, 341-
principles, 345- prospects, 349.
Kitchin, G. W., his A History of France, Vols.
II. and III., notice of, 576-578.

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daism, 340

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La Marmora, Alphonse, his Secrets d'État
dans le Gouvernment Constitutionel, notice
of, 382-383.

Lange, his Commentary on the Holy Scrip-
tures, notice of, 183-185.

La Salle, Cavelier de, article on, by Francis
Parkman, 427-438-origin and charac-
teristics, 427-letters, 428-plans, 429-
difficulties first encountered, 480-jour-
ney from Peoria to Fort Frontenac, 431 —
destruction of fort and colony in Illinois,
433 exploration of Mississippi River,
434 answers to criticisms, 435-official
power turned against him, 437-deficien-
cies as a leader of men, 438.

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, his Life and Letters of
George Cabot, notice of, 582-584.
MacDonald, George, his Marquis of Lossie,
notice of, 383-384.

Mc Coan, J. C., his Egypt As It Is, notice of,
584-585.

Meyer, Bruno, his Studies and Criticisms,
notice of, 173-175.
Michelangelo and the Buonnarroti Archives,

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article on, by T. Adolphus Trollope, 499-
516-will of Cavaliere Buonnarroti, 499-
early surroundings of Michelangelo, 500
development of his genius, 501 —
- his ac-
quaintance with Vittoria Colonna, 502 —
his poems, 503-his manners and personal
appearance, 504- his art-works in middle
life, 505- his letters to Lionardo, 506—
his plainness of speech, 508- his religious
sentiments, 509-his labors at St. Peter's
Church, 510-his happiness, 511- his
death, 512 his operations at Sistine
Chapel, 513 details of his painting at
chapel, 514- his methods of work, 515-
his genius, 516.

Miller, Joaquin, his Baroness of New York,
notice of, 591 - 592.

Moral Reflexions, by a Japanese Traveller,
7993 Americans attach too much
value to names, 79-vices and virtues of
countries differ, 79 American missiona-
ries, 80 Christians compared with Ma-
hometans and Buddhists, 81 - effects of
Christian example upon people of Japan,
82-corruption of Christian cities, 82-
teachings of Confucius, 83- -disrespect
towards public officials, in America, 83-
Phariseeism of America, 85 - sale of
Christian clergymen and churches, 85
appreciation of character in Japan, 86
Confucius on hypocrisy, 87-Commer-

cial experience of Japan with Christian.
countries, 88-business practices in Lon-
don and New York, 88-duties of clergy-
men in financial affairs, 88-
petrated by professors of religion, 89-
- frauds
per-
effects of observations of Japanese travel-
lers, 90
Morgan, Lewis H., his Ancient Society, or
way of heaven, 91.
Researches in the Lines of Human Prog-
ress, from Savagery through Barbarism
to Civilization, notice of, 589–591.
Nineteenth Century, The, notice of, 172 -

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Novels, New American, article on, by Ed-
ward L. Burlingame, 309
American, 309-its literary finish, 309
321 The
its intellectual character, 310- its dissim-
ilarity to previous works by its author, 311
its hero, 312-contrasts in personages
described in it, 313 defects in its de-
nouement, 314
ties of its style, 315-
Garth, 315- - peculiari-
316
its inconsistencies,
A Modern Mephistopheles, 316
its plot, 317
o' Lowrie's, 318-description of charac-
-its merits, 318- That Lass
ters delineated, 318-The Jericho Club,
The Barton Experiment, The Scripture
Club of Valley Rest, 319-their tentative
character, 319-
Nimport, First Love is Best, 321.
relative merits, 320
Parkman, Francis, his Count Frontenac and
New France under Louis XIV., notice of,
585-587.

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Payer, Julius, his New Lands within the
Arctic Circle, notice of, 163-164.
Perpetual Forces, article on, by Ralph Wal-
do Emerson, 271-282
employing every advantage, 271 — opera-
- importance of
tion of natural agencies, 272-compensa-
tions of nature, 274-parallels between
mind and matter, 273-ability of man to
use the elements, 275-
276 value of persistency, 277
- man's resources,
cealed
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powers, 278.

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effects of sensibility,
desire of man to make use of forces
of nature for private ends, 280 - disasters
logically follow attempts to do without jus-
tice, 281 timidity discreditable, 281.
Perry, Arthur Latham, his Introduction to
Political Economy, notice of, 185-186.
Prosperity, How shall the Nation regain?
article on, by David A. Wells, 110-132
equality of results of labor, 110— advan-
tages possessed by United States, 112-
wages and interest, 113-abundance of
supplies and lack of demand, 115
bility of nations to purchase, 116
ina-
quirements of families, 119-
re-
trade produced by improvements, 122
- changes in
increase in power of production and dis-
tribution manifested in novel manner, 124
disposition to be made of surplus labor,

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opportunities for effecting desir-
able social and economic changes becom-
ing fewer, 128-duties of public teachers,
131-Part II., 283-308-illimitability of
man's wants, 284-principles involved in
trade, 286 reasons why demand for
productions of United States is not greater,
287-evil effects of restrictions upon com-

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operation
General

merce with British Provinces, 288 - value
of domestic freight exchanges, 289-ad-
vantages to be secured by free trade with
Canada, 290 annexation considered, 291
-resources of Canada, 294
of Reciprocity Treaty, 295
Grant's views in regard to San Domingo,
298 trade with Canada examined, 299
- relations with Canada not exceptional,
300 - effect of legal enactments upon
commerce with Chili, 301-advantages
possessed by English manufacturers, 302
-character of trade between England and
Chili, 303-effect of duties upon traffic
with Argentine Republic, 306
with Australia and New Zealand, 308-
results
Part III., 544-556-necessity for enlarged
markets in foreign countries, 544-need
of steamship transportation, 545 - Ameri-
can shipping decreased, 546-early sec-
tional interests affecting navigation, 547—
compromise between sections, 548-
sage of arbitrary laws, 549-
ions, 550-illustrations of their operation,
- their provis-
551-additional legislation, 552-remov-
al of restrictions in other countries, 553
opposition to free trade in England, 554
increase of tonnage in England resulting
from free trade, 555.

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Reade, Charles, his A Woman-Hater, notice
Publications Received, 190-192, 396, 598.
of, 389 390.

Reid, T. Wemyss, his Charlotte Bronté, no-
tice of, 394-395.

Resumption of Specie Payment, article on,
by Hugh McCulloch, William D. Kelley,
David A. Wells, Thomas Ewing, Joseph
S. Ropes, and John Sherman, 397-426
opinion of Hugh McCulloch, 397-404
plethora of paper money, cause of finan-
cial troubles, 397-protection against
over-issue by banks, 397-impropriety of
legal-tender acts, 398-probable inability
of government to redeem its notes in 1879,
399-impracticability of repealing Re-
demption Act of 1875, 400-manner in
which legal-tender notes can be with-
drawn, 401-reduction of currency not
likely to cause large decrease of prices, 402
disadvantages of use of silver as a stand-
ard, 402- opinion of William D. Kelley,
404-408-cause of paralysis of indus-
tries and trade, 405-origin of Resump-
tion Act, 405-impossibility of its execu-
tion, 406 extract from letter by Henry
C. Carey, 407-opinion of David A.
Wells, 408-412-difficulties in way of
repeal of Resumption Act, 408 - obliga-
tion of government to pay interest in case
of delay in paying principal, 409 — pro-
priety of funding legal-tender notes, 410
-powers of Secretary of Treasury to
carry Resumption Act into effect, 411
opinion of Thomas Ewing, 412-416-ob-
ject of Resumption Act to destroy legal-
tender notes, 412-resumption cannot be
maintained without large and rapid reduc-
tion of circulation, 413-
British Resumption Law, 414- results to
operation of
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portance of repealing act, 416 — opinion
of Joseph S. Ropes, 416-420 - difficulty
lies not in re-umption, but in re-establish-
ment of specie standard, 416-effects of
uncertainty, 417-amount of currency
possible to be sustained on par with specie,
418-means of resuming safely, 419-
opinion of John Sherman, 420-426-
error of attributing financial distress to
Resumption Act instead of to inflation,
420-object of Resumption Act, 422-
new plans for resumption not desirable,
423-
-projects considered, 424- power
given by Resumption Act, 425-public
faith not likely to be impaired, 426.
Russia, New, article on, by M. W. Hazeltine,
94-109 abolishment of serfdom, 94-
gradual progress of, 96 unequal effects
of, 96-disappointment of liberated serfs
in, 97 essential features of communal
system, 98-stability of, 99- causes of
immorality connected with, 102-condi-
tion of woman, 102-moral and religious
status of clergy, 103-social position of,

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106-progressive tendency of noblesse,
107-failure to create intelligent aristoc-

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present form of Southern problem more
difficult than former one, 478-condition
of South after war, 479-question of races
now the only question, 481-injustice of
government in giving control of South to
negroes, 482-abuses under negro rule,
483 -necessity for frank statement of
Southern views, 484-restoration of self-
government, 485-natural tendency of
strong races to destroy weak ones, 486-
sexual relations between whites and
blacks, 487 negro presumption, 488-
prejudices between mulattoes and negroes,
489-hybrids, 490 unreasonableness of
claims of hybrids to represent blacks po-
litically, 491-importance of races being
kept as distinct as possible, 492-distri-
bution of patronage according to color
an outrage, 493-the South better quali-
fied than the North to settle the posi-
tion of the negro, 494 -Caucasian suprem-
acy essential to peace and prosperity, 495

confidence of negroes in white men, 496
- future to bring relief for difficulties, 497
-object of author, 498.
Spencer, Herbert, his Principles of Sociology,
notice of, 167 -168.

Spry, W. J., his Cruise of Her Majesty's
Ship Challenger, notice of, 386 - 387.
Squier, E. George, his Peru, notice of, 374-

379.

Stephen, Leslie, his Essays on Free Think-
ing and Plain Speaking, notice of, 592-

594.

Strikes, The Recent, article on, by Thomas
A. Scott, 351-362-review of facts in
connection with, 351-origin of, 352
causes of general financial depression, 853

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business interests assisted by railways,
354-responsibility of railway employés
for disturbances, 355-right of railways to
protection, 356-necessity for prompt ac-
tion by authorities, 357 - inadequacy of
present means to suppress riots, 358 —
losses to government by strikes, 359-im-
portance for distribution of military forces,
360-demand of early Congressional ac-
tion, 361-just intentions of railway man-
agers, 362.

Symonds, John Addington, his Renaissance
in Italy, The Revival of Learning, The
Fine Arts, notice of, 371-374.

Tegnér, Esaias, his Frithjof's Saga, no-
tice of, 187-189.

Ulrici, Herman, his Treatises upon Art His-
tory as Applied Esthetics, notice of, 175 -
177.

Unbelief, The Functions of, article on, by
Thomas Hitchcock, 462-471- mankind
naturally divided into believers and un-
believers, 462-unbelief most conspicu-
ous in religious matters, 463-moral
character independent of belief, 464-
results that would follow suppression of
unbelief, 464-unbelief a preventive of
imposture and fanaticism, 465-punish-
ments inflicted upon unbelievers in un-
civilized times, 465-believers receiving
benefit of work done by unbelievers, 466
religious faith purged of error by scepti-
cism, 467-wholesome influence of unbe-
lief in political affairs and criminal juris-
prudence, 469-unbelief and the doctrines
of immortality, 469-mental condition of
believers and unbelievers compared, 470.
Ultramontane Movement in Canada, The,
article on, by Charles Lindsey, 557-575

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Canadian pre-eminence in Catholicism,
557-operations of Zouaves, 558-con-
trol of press, 559-liberty of religious
opinion prohibited, 560-teachings of
priests, 561-claims of jurisdiction, 562
condemnation of civil marriages, 563
punishments inflicted upon newspapers,
564first attempt to control elections,
565-right to control political affairs
claimed, 566-rulings of bishops, 567
contradictory orders, 568- support of ex-
treme measures by Pope, 569-objections
from people, 570-influence of priests
upon electors, 571-priests sustained by
a judge, 572- their action condemned by
Supreme Court, 573 repeated cases of
intimidation, 574-1 rupture between civil
and ecclesiastical powers, 575.

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Van Laun, Henri, his History of French
Literature, III., notice of, 597.

Viking Tales of the North, notice of, 187-
189.

Wages, Fair, article on, by A Striker, 322-

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326 newspapers arrayed against work-
ingmen, 322-relations between labor and
capital before and after War of Rebellion,
323-claims of working classes, 324-rail-
way statistics, 324-right of laborer to be
shareholder, 325-responsibility of rail-
way companies, 326.

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War in the East, The, article on, by George
B. McClellan, 35-59-decrease of Turk-
ish power, 35 - progress of Russia in
military strength, 36-national differences,
37-ambitions of Russia, 38- resources
of Russia and Turkey compared, 39 — to-
pographical features of Turkey, 41
roads of Turkey, 50- - operations of Mar-
shal Paskévitch in 1828 and in 1829, 53
probable plan of Russians, 55 - outline of
campaign of 1828 and 1829, 56-depen-
dence of belligerents upon action of other
powers, 58.- Part II., 246-270-miscal-
culation of Russian forces, 247-unex-
pected advance of Turks, 247 - victory of
Russiaus at Taghir, 248-: attack and re-
pulse of Turks, 249-rout of Turks at
Bayazeth, 249-defeat of Russians at Ze-
vin Dooz, 250-battle with doubtful re-
sult at Batoum, 250-advantages pos-
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252- Russian occupation of Principali-
ties, 253-crossing Danube, 255— Turk-
ish Quadrilateral, 258 - defeat of Turks
at Shipka Pass, 262 capture and loss of
Plevna by Russians, 263-disaster of
Russians before Plevna, 264. - Part III.,
439-461-positions of forces, 439-im-
portance to Russians of holding Shipka
Pass, 441 -contest upon summits of
Balkans, 443-bad management of Turks,
445-ability of Skobeleff's generalship,
446-small engagements near the Kara
Lom, 447-operations of Suleiman pre-
dicted, 448-description of Plevna and
vicinity, 449-fortifications of Plevna,
450 Lovatz and its surroundings, 451-
attack upon Lovatz by Russians, 452 - its
capture, 453-attempt by the Turks to
repossess it, 454-renewal of Russian
operations against Plevna, 455-carrying
of two points by Russians and ineffectual
effort to regain them by Turks, 456 — battle
of Eshek Kalias, 457-massacre of Chris-
tians by Turks, 458-Turks driven to Bay-
azeth, 459-height of Kazil Tepe taken
by Turks, 460.

Whetham, J. W. Boddam, his Across Cen-
tral America, notice of, 383-384.

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