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 stood by the English and Americans, i. 108.

Arts, the fine, their cultivation by the Americans, ii. 49. The proficiency in, by the Americans, ii. 55.

Associations, intellectual and moral in the United States, ii. 118. Public influence of newspapers on, ii. 119. Their limited responsibility and restricted independence, ii. 332. Their requiring state license, ii. 332.

Authors, American, their characteristics essentially English, ii. 58. Literary fame of, eagerly sought for in England, ii. 58. Their relation to the social and political condition of a nation, ii. 62. Their numbers and characteristics in a democracy, ii. 63. Their model in writing essentially English, ii. 67.

Bankrupts, indulgence shown to, in the United States, ii. 252.

Black-letter law-books, extracts from relating to honour, ii. 256.

Body politic in the United States, activity which pervades all branches of the, and its influence on society, i. 270. More difficult of perception, than the freedom and equality which reign there, i. 271. Difficulty for an American to confine himself to his own business, i. 272. The political agitation which extends to all social intercourse, the cause of the commercial activity of the Americans, i. 275. Indirect advantages to society from a democratic government.

Books, numerous in the United States, ii. 57. Reprinted from English editions, ii. 58. Their scarcity among the ancients, ii. 64.

Buildings, public, their construction in the United States, ii. 53.

Callings, all honest, honourable among the Americans, ii. 162. Industrial, generally followed by the Americans, ii. 164.

Capital punishment, its rarity in the United States, ii. 177. No instance of for political or state offence, ii. 177.

Capitol, the, at Washington, &c., ii. 55.

Captiousness of the Americans, ii. 238.

Caste, the divisions of, among an aristocratic people, ii. 174. Its distinctions and grades, &c., ii. 189.

Causes which influence the events of history, ii. 91.

Cautiousness of the Americans, the causes which induce it, ii. 235.

Central power, recognised in ages of equality, ii. 312. In what manner it offers a powerful counteraction to the transformations of society, ii. 312.

Centralization, its import, as applied to the local and federal governments, i. 88. Of government,