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 Magistrates, their being elective, a cause of the prosperity of the United States, ii. 112.

Mahometanism, the system of, inconsistent with a state of general intelligence, ii. 23.

Majority, the desires of, subordinates all authority, a natural evil of democracy, i. 143. Increasing power of, in the United Slates, i. 278. Its tyranny, i. 280. How the principle of the sovereignity of the people is to be understood, i. 280. Precautions necessary to control its action, i. 281. The consequences of these having been remitted in the United States, i. 281. An instance of its despotic power at Baltimore in 1812, note, i. 282. Effects of its unlimited power upon the arbitrary authority of the public officers in the United States, i. 283. The power it exercises upon opinions in America, i. 284. Its decisions final, the reasons of this, i. 284. Its moral power and influence, i. 285. Despotism, deprived of its physical instruments, its sway on the minds of men, i. 286. Effects of its tyranny on the national character of the Americans, i. 287. Why more seen in the manners than in the conduct of society, i. 288. Its influence in checking the development of leading characters, i. 288. Why there is more patriotism in the people, than in those who govern, i. 291. Dangers which proceed from the exercise of its great power, i. 292. Its abuse of the power, i. 292. How its power is more centralized and energetic than those of the monarchies of Europe, i. 293. The dangers to be apprehended from this, i. 293. Opinions of Hamilton and Jefferson on the subject, i. 293. Some causes which mitigate its tyranny in the United States, i. 295. Its absence of central administration, i. 295.

Man, philosophical description of, ii. 80. The true subject of poetry, ii. 80.

Man, physically considered in connexion with the lower animals, ii. 157.

Manners, how they become softened and refined as social conditions become more equal, ii. 173. Other causes which tend to their improvement, ii. 173.

Manners, American, cold and often coarse, ii. 185. Some reflections on, ii. 230. Deficient in dignity, ii. 130. Ludicrous delineation of, ii. 231.

Manners in a democracy contrasted with those in an aristocratic country, ii. 232.

Manufactures, tendency of a democracy to foster, ii. 169. Characteristics of those who embark in them, ii. 170. Their growth a means of strengthening a government, ii. 329.

Manufacturing classes, their general distress, &c., ii. 201.