SOUTHERN QUARTERLY REVIEW.
Amazon, Valley of the, reviewed,
135; history, growth and political
system of Brazil, 137-42; early
explorations of the Amazon, 143-9;
description of the river, 150–2;
character of population, 153; valu-
able products, 155-9; Amazonian
forests, 160; animals, 161-4; in-
sects, 165-6; birds, 166-8.
Audubon, J. J., see Quadrupeds of
North America.
Bachman, Rev. J., see Quadrupeds of
North America.
Brougham, Lord, Political Philoso-
phy by, referred to, passim, 464-504.
Burke, Edmund, opinion of, on the
doctrine of instructions, 494; his
claims to practical Statesmanship,
508.
Cæsaris Commentarii, new edition,
noticed, 535.
Calleja, Don Felix Maria, commands
the royal forces in Mexico against
Hidalgo, 364; his successes and
eruelties, 365-6.
Carolina Sports, by the Hon. William
Elliott, reviewed, 67; general char-
acter and peculiarities of the au-
thor's writing, 67-73; description
of the scene of the sports, 74-6;
fishing sports, 76-82; land sports,
83-5; preservation of game, 88-90.
Chalmers, Dr. Thomas, life and wri-
tings of, reviewed, 441; general
character of his works, 442-3;
events of his life, 444; his article
on Christianity analyzed, 446-55;
his Bridgewater Treatise, 456-8;
Astronomical Discourses, 459–61 ;
literary character, 462-3.
Chancellors, Lord Campbell's Lives
of, reviewed, 375; character of the
work, 376; origin and growth of
the office, 377-80; Series of Chan-
cellors, 380-408; Thomas Becket,
381; Queen Eleanor, 384; Burnel,
386; Parnynge, 389; Cardinal
Beaufort, 392; Fortescue, 394;
Russell, 395; Wolsey, 397; More,
397-400; Ellesmere, 401; Bacon,
405; Shaftesbury, 407.
China, the political, social, moral
and industrial condition of, review-
ed, 1; historal aspect of, 2-3;
British war with, 4-5; Dunn's mu
seum, 7; the opium trade, 8-10;
Canton, without and within, 11-17;
a Chinese dinner party, 18-26;
courtship and marriage, 27-30;
the Emperor, 31; education of the
people, 32-5; Confucius, 36-9;
prevailing religions, 39-45; agri-
culture, 46-7; recent treaties with
China, 48.
Cooper, Thomas, opinion of, in re-
gard to instructing representatives,
495; treatise of, on law of libel,
reviewed, 236.
Hall, Rev. Robert, Writings and
character of, reviewed, 51.
Hidalgo, Miguel, heads the first in-
surrection in Mexico, 361; his
successes, 362-4; his fate, 367.
Homes and Haunts of the British
Poets, by Howitt, noticed, 269.
Devil-fish, description and capture of, Kidder, D. P., Sketches of Brazil by,
reviewed, 135.
Ecclesiastical History of England, by
Rev. F. Thackeray, reviewed,
170; early history of Britain,
174; Roman conquest and goy-
ernment, 175-8; the Druids, 179-
81; Christianization of the Bri-
tons, 182,-of the Saxons, 190.
Edwards, W. H., Voyage up the
Amazon by, reviewed, 135.
Elliott, Hon. William, Carolina
Sports by, reviewed, 67.
Fanny Kemble, (Mrs. Butler,)a Year
of Consolation by, reviewed, 191;
her first appearance on our Stage,
ibid; her retirement, 196; duties of
the marriage state, 197-223; char-
acter of the book, 234.
Fox, Charles James, character of,
as a Statesman, 508.
French Reader, Rowan's,noticed, 536.
Gelves, Marques de, Viceroy of Mex-
ico, monopolizes the corn, 351;
contest with the Archbishop of
Mexico, 353; escape from the
mob, 358.
Greece, History of, by Grote, noticed
521; plan of the work, 522; inter-
pretation of evidence, 523-4; char-
acter and uses of Greek Legend,
525-30; merit of the work as his-
tory, 531.
Grote, George, notice of, 521.
Libel, Law of, reviewed, 236; Eng-
lish cases, 239-45; American
cases and laws, 252-63; princi-
ples, 264.
Lieber, Francis, Political Ethics by,
reviewed, 464.
Literatures, National, mutual influ-
ences of, reviewed, 306; Hebrew,
307; Greek, 311; Roman, 312;
Arabian, 315; Italian, 317; Eng-
lish, ibid; French, 319; Spanish,
320; German, 321; Scotch, 323;
true foundation of American Lite-
rature, 325-9.
Lynx, rufus, habits of, 294-5-6-303;
Canadian, description of, 304.
Mexican War, forthcoming work on,
noticed, 236.
Mexico, People and Revolutions of,
reviewed, 330; progress of politi-
cal liberty in Europe, 331-8; effect
of American and French revolu-
tions on the Spanish colonies, 339,
Spanish colonial system, 340-59;
character of the first Mexican re-
sistance, 360-7; position of Mex-
ico after her independence, 367-9;
aspect of the country, 370-1; in-
capacity of the people for self-
government, 373.
Modern Painters, estimate of, com-
pared with the old masters, no-
ticed, 521.
Naturalists, American, 290-1.
New-Orleans, Eight Days in, by A.
J. Pickett, noticed, 533.
Orators of France, by Timon, noticed,
504; American additions, 504-13,
Mirabeau, 501-13; Napoleon, 514;
de Serre-Manuel, 516-7; Thiers--
Guizot, 519; Lafayette, 520-1.
Pinckney, Gen. Charles C., country
residence of, on Broad river, de-
scribed, 81.
Pitt, William, Statesmanship of, 507.
Political Ethics, Lieber's, reviewed,
464; list of the author's writings,
ibid; political ethics defined, 465;
importance of principles in a free
State, 467; influence of laws on
national character, 469; definition
of our form of government, 472;
protection to persons and property
its first object, 477; what consti-
tutes "the people" in a State, 480;
the representative principle, 483;
what is a representative, 487; the
doctrine of instructions considered,
493-503.
Presbyterian Review, noticed, 535.
Quadrupeds of North America, by
Audubon and Bachman, reviewed,
273; distinction between birds and
beasts of prey, ibid; the pursuit
and slaughter of animals by man,
vindicated, 277-85; character of
the American naturalist, 285; ge-
nius of Audubon, 287; authors of
the quadrupeds and character of
the work, 290; genus Lynx, 292;
question of number of species,
294; change in the courage of
beasts of prey from the use of fire-
arms, 297; a cat hunt, 301.
Rives, W. C., Discourse by, com-
paring the American and French
revolutions, noticed, 534.
Slavery in the United States, review-
ed, 91; origin of negro slavery,
95; British measures for suppress-
ing the slave trade, 97; for eman-
cipation, 99-101; French emanci-
pation in Hayti, &c., 103; condi-
tion of that country, 105-10; re-
view of the British emancipated
colonies, 116-28; position of the
Southern States in regard to sla-
very, 129-32; suggestion of ame-
liorations, 133.
Smith, Captain John, Life of, by W.
G. Simms, noticed, 271.
Territorial Government of the U. S.,
reviewed, 409; early difficulties
about the title to the crown lands,
410; Articles of Confederation
gave no jurisdiction to Congress,
411, settlement of the dispute by
the cessions of the States, 414;
right of Congress to accept the
trust, 415; provisions of the seve-
ral acts of cession, 416-18; Ordi-
nance of 1787, 418; its anti-slavery
provision examined, with refer-
ence to the several sources of the
power of Congress, 420-3; incom-
patibility with the rights of the
new States, 423-8; the power of
Congress under the Constitution,
to limit slavery, 429-36; fundamen-
tal principle controlling this pow-
er, 438-40,
Webster, Daniel, claims of, to the
rank of a Statesman, 508.
Zerna, de la, Archbishop of Mexi-
co, resists the Viceroy, 353; his
fate, 356.
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