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 Obtrusiveness of the Americans illustrated, &c., ii. 182.

Officers, the, of government in a democracy, hatred of, by the people, ii. 315.

Opinions, individual, why prevalent in the United States, ii. 2.

Opinions, unsettled, of the Americans, a result of their condition, ii. 74.

Opinions of interest in aristocratic ages, ii. 129.

Opinions of the majority in the United States, their arbitrary character, ii. 274.

Opinions on the probable tendencies of governments, ii. 350.

Panics, commercial, their causes, ii. 168.

Pantheism, causes of its existence in democratic ages, ii. 31. In France and Germany, ii. 31.

Parental authority, its condition in the United States, ii. 202. Causes of its limitation, ii. 203. In aristocratic countries, ii. 204.

Parliament of England, the influence of its debates, ii. 97.

Parties, division of, in the United States, their different characteristics, i. 186. Great extent of, in America, i. 187. Federalists, republicans, &c., defeat of the former, i. 188. Difficulty of creating in the United States, i. 190. Contest of General Jackson with the bank, i. 191. Members of, their duty to their constituents, ii. 95.

Party, aristocratic, remains of, in the United States, its characteristics, i. 191.

Pascal, the motives which impelled his deep research, ii. 44. His remarks on religious belief, ii. 134. His opinions on quality, &c., ii. 260.

Patriotism of the Americans, remarks on, ii. 240. Absence of it in the feudal ages, ii. 240.

Peace, the desire of, a characteristic of democratic ages, ii. 280.

People, the, why they may strictly be said to govern in the United States, i. 184.

People, the source of power, a sentiment advancing in the European states, ii. 310.

People, the, different sense of the term in ancient and modern times, ii. 64.

Personal interest involved in a desire for the general good, ii. 129.

Philosophical method of the Americans, remarks on, ii. 1.

Physical well-being, prevalent taste in America compared with England, ii. 136.

Physical gratifications, their tendency to materialism, ii. 141.

Pilgrims, the, Morton's account of the departure of, i. 33.