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 GOVERNMENT. 11 among all the more highly civilized tribes ; for ex- ample, the Javanese, the Balinese, and the Malays, ^0 doubt, the arbitrary maxims imported along with the Mahomedan and Hindu relio^ions have contributed, with these internal causes of change, to the establishment of uncontrolled despotism among these tribes. From what has been here laid down, it will ap- pear, that, among the tribes and nations of the In- dian islands, there are no fewer ihanjive distinct forms of social union, besides numerous varieties of each particular form, — beginning with the rudest sa- vages, among whom no subordination is recognized, and none required, and^roceeding successively, — to the simplest form of elective magistracy, — to the establishment of hereditary monarchy, — of elective confederacies ; — and, lastly,"^ ending with the estab- lishment of unlimited despotism. Among the civilized tribes, the two last forms of government only exist. To these, therefore, it will be necessary to devote more particular atten- tion. With this view, I shall furnish the reader in detail with an example of each, choosing for the federal government a sketch of that of the people of Boni in Celebes, and for the despotic government a similar one of that of the Javanese, supplying as I proceed any necessary or interesting illustrations from the other modifications of social union. The federal state of Boni consists of eight petty