tension of the Roman empire, ib.;
consequences of the downfall of
the republic, ib.; introduction of
Christianity, 15; adapted to the
condition of the world at the time,
ib.; civilization must precede chris-
tianization, ib.; paganism, slight
hold of it upon the affections of
the people, 16; effects of christian-
ity on the progress of civilization,
15, 16; influence of the conquests
of the barbarian on religion, learn-
ing and the arts, 17.
Roper, R. W. his Report on a Geo-
logical and Agricultural Survey of
South-Carolina, 449.
Robertson, James Burton, his Memoir
of Schlegel, and edition of his
Lectures, 263:
Rudge, Barnaby, by Dickens, plot,
interest and design poorly sustain-
ed, 446.
Schlegel, his Philosophy of History,
263; history not to be studied as a
series of disconnected events, ib.;
but to be viewed as the chart of
the moral, social and intellectual
advancement of mankind, 264;
what it is to study history philo-
sophically, and what is the philo-
sophy of history, ib.; the latter a
branch of knowledge of late ori-
gin, ib.; claims of different authors
to be regarded as its founders, con-
sidered, 265; the palm assigned to
Giambattista Vico, 266; his great
work on the Scienza Nuova when
it appeared, ib.; Michelet's edition
of, ib.; various writers on the phi-
losophy of history enumerated, ib.;
contributions to this department by
the French and German schools,
ib.; Taylor's Natural History of
Society, character of the work,
267; Parisian School of the pre-
sent day far in advance of any
other, 268; Herder and Schlegel
almost the only writers on the sub-
ject, in the English tongue, ib.;
Schlegel's Philosophy of History
open to many objections, ib.; what
they are, 269; form of lectures un-
suitable for the discussion of such
a subject, ib.; objects of the sci-
ence, what they are, explained by
Schlegel, 272; his views unsatis-
factory, imperfect and erroneous,
273; Vico's preferred, 274; human
institutions regarded as evidences
of the condition and progress of
society at any particular epoch,
275; nations-the law of advance-
ment and decline common alike to
all, 276; several important consid-
erations overlooked by Vico, enu-
merated, 277; a third theory of the
philosophy of history introduced,
279; its defects pointed out, ib.;
the systems of Vico and Montes-
quieu combined by Michelet, 281;
almost without a rival as a writer
on history, ib.; compared with
Gibbon and Niebuhr, ib.; the three
systems of Vico, Montesquieu and
Schlegel shadowed forth by the
words, Humanity-Nature-Provi-
dence, 282; the true theory, the
union of the three, 283; the first
divine law of nature, what it is,
according to Schlegel, 284; first
historical fact, what it is, 285;
curse of Cain a psychological phe-
nomenon, 286; the flood, reflec-
tions on, 287; man a social being,
and civilization, not barbarism,
the natural state of man, 288-9;
the question considered, 289-90;
different ground taken, ib.; severa!
races enumerated incapable of civ-
ilization, 290; case of the Hay-
tiens specially considered, 292;
unity of the human race, some re-
flections on the, ib.; seven conclu-
sions drawn as forming a basis for
the science of history, 293; ear-
lier period of history treated by
Schlegel ethnographically-the la-
ter period synchronically, 295;
reasons assigned by him for this
course insufficient, and better giv-
en, 296-7; the political develop-
ment of modern times the most
striking feature of civilization-
whence it arises, 298; Schlegel's
three divisions of the philosophi-
cal history of the world fanciful
and obscure, ib.; if the division be
confined to three, what it should
be, 301-2; the import of Jewish
history not properly understood,
302; two epochs, as divisional
lines, preferred to three, 303; de-
velopment of humanity owing
solely to the constant struggle a-
gainst external influences, 305;
schemes of the ancient and mod-
ern epochs, how distinguished,
306; civilization of antiquity e-
mancipates humanity from the
thraldom of matter-modern civ-
ilization, from the tyranny of man,
ib.; illustrated by the history of
the Reformation, 306-7; by the
civil wars in France and the
reer of the puritans in England,
308; principal influences which
effect and modify the advances of
humanity considered, 309, 312;
distinctive character of the races
specially dwelt upon, 311; princi-
pal developments of human feeling
and intellect which form the pro-
gress of humanity, literature, reli-
gion, politics, 314-15-16; grand
lessons inculcated by the philoso- ·
phy of history, what they are, 317.
Sources of National Wealth, 352; in-
vasion of Britain by Julius Cæsar,
353; state of the country at that
time, ib.; its present condition, ib.;
present condition of the United
States compared with the state of
the country on the landing of the
pilgrims, ib.; progress of Boston,
N. York and Baltimore, 354-5-6;
wealth, in what it consists, 355;
lands, fences, food, houses, fuel,
clothing, roads, railroads, canals,
public vehicles and shipping, con-
sidered, 356-7-8; coin of a country
bears but a small proportion to its
other property, 359; money has
no intrinsic, but only a representa-
tive value, ib.; annual consump-
tion of a nation amounts to one-
fifth of its whole property, 360;
the wealth of a nation vast-how
it is kept up, ib.; agricultural in-
dustry to be first considered, 361;
soil of the United States capable
of sustaining 200,000,000 inhabi-
tants better than it sustains 17, ib.;
population of England and Wales
eighty years ago, what it was, ib.;
annual agricultural productions
since increased to $200,000,000,ib.;
what is meant by a market, 362;
second source of national wealth,
manufacturing industry, ib.; the
fall of water in the town of Lowell
made to do the work of a million
of human beings, ib.; why the bal-
ance of trade is in favor of the
North, ib.; merchants; their influ-
ence on the poorer classes of soci-
ety, 363; the agriculture of a coun-
try its stomach, merchants, its
heart, ib.; lawyers, a productive
class in the community, 364; same
true of physicans and clergymen,
364-5; influence of education and
good government on the wealth
and prosperity of a country con-
sidered, 366-7.
State Debts, 142: a State, what it is,
ib.; Taylor's definition extended,
ib.; rule which applies to the pe-
cuniary obligations of individuals,
equally applicable to States, ib.;
American character abroad im-
properly estimated, 143; causes of
this improper appreciation, ib.;
doctrine of repudiation in Missis-
sippi, its history given at length,
144, 151; public sentiment in Ala-
bama on this subject, what it is,
151; question of the moral obliga-
tion of the State to pay its bonds
considered, ib.; State, in what res-
pect, not to be regarded as an agent
of the Union bank, ib.; right of
the legislature, to touch past con-
tracts made with the State, consid-
ered, 152-3; certain propositions
made for the payment of the States'
debts, 153: pronounced extreme
measures, ib.; amount of debts to
be provided for by Alabama and
Mississippi, stated, 154; the pro-
jects of providing for these debts
from the profits of the banks, and
from taxation respectively consid-
ered, 154-8; another plan of meet-
ing the difficulty propounded and
discussed, 158, 166.
Smyth, his Lectures on Apostolical
Succession, one of the ablest works
of theological controversy of the
present century, 534; division of
the subject, 535.
Virginia and New-York Controvery,
318; subject has excited a deep
interest, and increases in impor-
portance as it advances, ib.; the
case stated, ib.; and the history of
the proceedings thereon, 319; re-
fusal of the Governor of N. York
to surrender the felons, placed on
the ground sf the law of nations,
320; principles of international
law not generally applicable be-
tween the States, although sove-
reign and independent, 321; the
constitution, the rule governing
their relations to each other, ib.;
how their sovereignty is affected
by the adoption of this rule, and
on what occasions it may be ap-
pealed to and exerted for the re-
dress of grievances, lb.; the law
of nations, what it is, 322; the
States of the Union not nations,
and the law of nations not appli-
cable to them, 323; steam power,
the probable influence it will exert
on international law, considered,
ib.; summary of Governor Sew-.
ard's propositions, 325; discussed,·
at length, 325, 336; course pre-
scribed by the New-York legisla-
ture for the recovery of fugitive
slaves, also discussed, at length,
338, 341; abolitionism not dead at
the North, 341; New-York an ab-
olitionist State-her great func-
tionaries abolitionists, 342; the
principle asserted by New-York,
strikes at the very foundation of
rights to our slaves, ib.; her fun- '
damental axiom on the subject, ib.;
the question with Governor Sew-
ard one of power simply, not of
right, ib.; open invitation by New-
York to insurrection, rebellion, pri-
vate assasination, poisoning and
all other schemes of vengeance,
344; the spirit of abolitionism in-
defatigable, its plans, the instru-
ments it employs for carrying out
its designs, described, ib.; what
ground ought to be taken by Vir-
ginia under the circumstances, 346;
serious and alarming consequences
that will inevitably result from the
present state of things, ib.; con-
duct of Virginia thus far remark-
ably temperate, forbearing and
dignified, 348; should not appeal
again to New-York, much less to
the Federal government, but must
rely on herself for the maintenance
of her own rights, ib.; a conven-
tion of the Southern States reeom-
mended, 348; useless to rely on
the sense of justice of our Northern
sisters, 350; abolitionists as a party
marked out by geographical lines,
ib.; the people of those States who
do not own slaves, the enemies of
slavery-the people of those States
where slavery prevails, the friends
of the institution, ib.; the South
adequate to its own protection, 351.
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