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 Townships and municipal bodies, the system of, in America, i. 61. Of New England, description of, i. 63.

Trades and professions, the emulation in, less in democratic than aristocratic countries, ii. 50.

Trial by jury, in the United Slates considered as a political institution, i. 307. Extract from Mr. Story, upon, i. 308. An instrument of the sovereignty of the people, i. 308. Composition of juries in the United States, i. 308. Effects of the system upon the national character, i. 309. Its tendency to advance the education of the people, i. 312. Its tendency to establish the authority of the magistrates and to extend a knowledge of law, among the people, i. 314.

Union, the natural causes of, existing among confederated peoples, beside laws, i. 178.

Union, American, the causes in favour of its duration, and what dangers threaten it, i. 413. Reasons why the preponderating force lies in the states, i. 413. Why it will only endure, so long as the states choose to belong to it, i. 414. Causes which tend to keep them united, i. 420. Its utility for resisting foreign enemies and to prevent the existence of foreigners in America, i. 421. No natural barriers between the several states, i. 422 No conflicting interests to divide them, i. 422. Reciprocal interests of the northern, southern, and western states, i. 423. Intellectual ties of the Union—uniformity of opinions, &c., i. 424. Dangers to which it is exposed, resulting from the different characters and passions of its citizens, i. 425. Character of the citizens in the north and south, i. 431. The rapid growth of the Union, one of its greatest dangers, i. 433. Progress of the population to the northwest, i. 434. Passions originating from sudden turns of fortune, i. 435. Whether the existing government of the Union, tends to gain strength, or to lose it, i. 436. Various signs of its decrease, i. 437. Internal improvements, i. 438. Waste lands, i. 439. Indians, &c., i. 440. The bank and its advantages, i. 443. The tariff, i. 444. General Jackson, i. 447.

United States, the advantages of the federal system of, 173.

Utilitarianism, the doctrine of, its existence and influence in the United States, ii. 22.

Vanity of the Americans, excessive, ii. 238.