AMERICAN REVIEW: A WHIG JOURNAL OF POLITICS, LITERATURE, ART AND SCIENCE. "TO STAND BY THE CONSTITUTION." VOL. II. Pulchrum est bene facere Reipublicæ, etiam bene dicere haud absurdum est. NEW-YORK: GEORGE H. COLTON, 118 NASSAU STREET. 1845. INDEX TO VOL. II. A. Adventures on the Frontier of Texas and Mexico. No. II, (Charles Winterfield,) 365 No. III., 505-No. IV., 599. Alfieri, Autobiography of, translated, notice of, 546. American Drama, the, 117-Has the Drama declined? 117-Sheridan Knowles, 118 -Tortesa, the Usurer, ib.-Synopsis of the Play, 119-20-Intrigue-Plot, 121— Analysis of the Play, 122-3-Spanish Student, (Longfellow's,) 124-Extracts, 125-Originality, 126-Synopsis of the Plot, 127-Deficiency of the author's skill, 128-9. \American Enterprise in Steam Navigation, 75-First Oceanic Steamship, ib.-Letter respecting John Fitch, 77. American Institute, Eighteenth Annual Fair of, 538. An American Lady, Mrs. Grant's memoirs of, notice of, 668. Ancient Tear, the, a Poem, (Author of "Pen and Ink Sketches,") 384. "Angels and Ministers of Grace," (Il Secretario,) 694. Annexation, 452. Anti-Rent Movement and Outbreak in New York, 677-General Survey of the Times, Public Licentiousness and its dangerous Tendencies, 575-Terms of the Early Settlement of the Van Rensselaer Estate, 579-Origin of the Concerted Repudiation of the Rents, 580-First Anti-Rent Outbreak, Helderberg War, 581-Repu diation defined, 582-Murder of Sheriff Steele by the "Indians," ib.-True Relations between Tenants and Landlords, 583-Nature of the estates held by the Tenants of Albany and Rensselaer, ib.Shown not to be "Feudal Tenures," 584 -Title of Stephen Van Rensselaer, 587Rent paid for County and City Property on the same Principle, 588-City and County Tenants on the same Footing, 591-Objections to Paying Rent on Account of Particular Provisions in the Contracts met, 591-Reservation of Quarter Sales along with the Right of Preemption, 592-Tenants might at any time have relieved themselves from Rent on fair terms, 593-Terms published by Stephen Van Rensselaer,ib.-Question of 66 Perpetuities,” 595—Manner in which Birney, James, 4. Blennerhassett, Biographical Sketch of, (by W. Wallace,) 133-Origin, ib.-Arrival at New York, 134-Letter from Aaron Burr, 135-Intrigues and Speculations of Col. Burr, 135-6-His abandonment by Wilkinson, ib.-His visit to Blennerhassett, 137-Blennerhassett induced to join in his enterprises, ib.-Blennerhassett involved in the odium attached to Burr, and his property destroyed, 138Arrested in Lexington, Ky., on charge of high treason, ib.-Blennerhassett's Brief, 139-Conclusions with regard to designs of Burr and Blennerhassett, 146 -Final Residence and Death, 148Character of Burr, 149-Appendix, ib. C. Campbell, Thomas, 44. Carlyle's Life of Schiller, notice of, 668. Cases of Conscience-Political Abolitionism, (Prof. Tayler Lewis,) 3-Tribunal established to interpret the Constitution, ib. First serious injury inflicted upon the Constitution, ib.-Jackson's assumption of Executive interpretation, 4-Birney's position in relation to the Constitution, ib.-Garrison Abolitionists, ib. -Birney's Letter to Shapter, 6-Analysis of Mr. Birney's position, 7-8. Challenge of Barletta, translated, notice of, 325. Chatham, a chapter on, 568. Convention in New York State-Reorgan- culture, 218-Manual of Ancient and Modern History, Taylor's, 220-History of Oregon and California, Greenhow's, 220-The Missionary Memorial, 663Wolff's Mission to Bokhara, 665-Elements of Reading and Oratory, H. Vaudeville, 656-Crabbe's Synonyms, ib. The Family Library, No. 173, 667-Promissi Sposi, by Manzoni, 667-Carlyle's Life of Schiller, 668-Mrs. Grant's Memoirs of An American Lady, ib.-Warren's Law Studies, ib.-The Lights and Shadows of Scottish Life, ib.-Tupper's Poems, ib.-Sermons of Dr. Blair, ib.Observations on the East, Dr. Durbin, ib. -The Rhine, Victor Hugo, ib.-The Raven and other Poems, Edgar A. Poe, ib. -Western Clearings, ib. D. Domestic Economy, Treatise on, Catherine Dream, the, Sonnet, (Laurens,) 162. Elements of Reading and Oratory, H. Vaudeville, notice of, 666. Eulalie, a Song, (Edgar A. Poe,) 79. F. Facts of M. Valdemar's Case, (Edgar A. Fairies, The, from the German, 258. Farmer's and Emigrant's Hand-Book, 'no- Fevers of Zanzibar, 230. Flight of Helle, a Poem, 365. 136. Hall, Bishop, selections from the writings Headley's Letters from Italy, 100. Hindoo Doctrine of Immortality, (E. B. Hoyt, Rev. Ralph, Chaunt of Life and other Human Rights according to Modern Philo- I. Italy, Headley's Letters, 100. E. Elf-Land, a Poem, 457. Elliot, Ebenezer, 57. J. Jay, Life and Character of, (William H. Y. Journal of a Whale Cruiser, Extract from, (J. Ross Brown,) 230. Judiciary, Reorganization of, 474. Keats, 49. K. P. Pan and Laïs, a Poem, (by Cujus,) 471. Paraphrase of Horace, Ode* Book III., (Hermeneutes,) I16. Plato, the Study of, review of "Plato contra Atheos," (Prof. Tayler Lewis,) 163. Kyffhäuser, the, a German Legend, (Mrs. Poe's Tales, review of, 306. Ellet,) 299. La Bruyère, 495. L. Lake Erie, Commerce of, 189-Changes since the exploration in the north-west, ib.-Vessels upon the Lake in 1818, 190 -Amount of Trade previous to the opening of the Erie Canal, ib.-Number of Vessels, Amount of Merchandise at different periods, up to the year 1844, 191-2 -The Ports of Erie, Cleaveland, Sandusky, Milan, Toledo, Detroit, Mackinaw, St. Joseph's, Racine, Southport, Chicago, 193-4-5-Lumber Trade and Fisheries, 196-Buffalo, 198. Lardner, Dr., Lectures on Science and Art, 214. Legare, Sketch of the Life and Labors of, (Il Secretario), 414. Lights and Shadows of Scottish Life, the, notice of, 669. Lord, W. W., Poems of, 315. Lyell's Tour, review of, 403. Poets and Poetry of England, (E. P. Whipple,) 30-Shelly, 33-Walter Scott, 37 -Coleridge, 41-Southey, 43-Moore, 44-Thomas Campbell, ib.-Tennyson, 45-Proctor, (Barry Cornwall,) 48Keats, 49-Ebenezer Elliot, 51-T. B. Macaulay, ib.-Mrs. Hemans, 53-Miss Barrett, ib.-P. G. Bailey, 55. Political Elements of the Constitution, Historical Notes on its Adoption, 205Meeting of the Convention, 206-Opinions of different members, ib. Powers, Genius and Sculptures of, 199. Prayer, the, Sonnet, (Laurens,) 153. Proctor, (Barry Cornwall,) 48. Progress and Disorganization, (Il Secretario,) 90. Promissi Sposi, Manzoni, notice of, 667. Prussia, (William Darby,) 625. R. Reid's Dictionary of the English Language, notice of, 433. Rejected Treasure, from the Swedish of Nicander, 459. Reorganization of the Judiciary.-The Con vention, 474-The Judiciary, ib.-Errors in the Organization of the Common Law Judiciary of the State, 475-Theory of Reform, 477-Rights and Duties of the Judiciary, 479-Organic Principles of a Judiciary, ib.-Universality of Jurisdiction, 480-Intercommunity of Jurisdiction, 481-Judiciary Elective, 482 -Perpetuity of Official Tenure, ib.Amotion of the Judges, 484-Judicial Unity, ib.-Plurality of Judges, 485Eligibility, 486-Gradual Promotion, ib. -Prohibition of Fees, &c., 487-One General Appellate Court, ib.-Final Decisions, ib.-System of Subordinate Appeal, ib.-Present Division of the Law Judicature of the State of New York, 489-Report of the Committee of Judiciary Reform, in 1837, 490-Plan of Reformation Proposed, 491-Conclusion, 493. Reproof, the, Sonnet, (Laurens,) 153. Rhine Wine Song, from the German, 256. River, the, from the Swedish of Tegner, 357. Romanism, History of, notice of, 435. S. Scenery and Resources of Maine, (Rev. Charles Upham,) 262. |