AMERICAN REVIEW:

A WHIG JOURNAL,

DEVOTED TO

POLITICS AND LITERATURE.

"TO STAND BY THE CONSTITUTION."

NEW SERIES, VOL. III.-WHOLE VOL. IX.

NEW YORK:

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PUBLISHED AT 118 NASSAU STREET.

1849.

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INDEX.

A.

Algonquins, Historical and Mythological Tradi-

tions of the, with a translation of the Walum-

Olum, or Bark Records of the Linni-Lenape,

(E. G. Squier,) 273.* Aborigines of Ame-

rica, as found by the first explorers, 273 ;

uncertainty of the early accounts, 274;

importance of investigating their religious

dogmas and practices, ib.; the Walum-Ölum,

275; extent and mode of picture-writing,

276; Song I.-The Creation, (interlinear

translation,) 177; idea of a Supreme Unity

prevalent among the Algonquins, 181; gen-

eral traditions of the deluge, ib.; Song II.-

The Deluge, (ibid.) 182; Song III.—Migra-

tions, 185; Song IV.-The Chronicle, 186;

Song V.-The Chronicle continued, 187

Song VI.-The Modern Chronicle, 189;

probable authenticity of these records, 190;

confirmed by the account of Heckewelder,

191; by the traditions of other tribes, 192.

American Ethnology, (E. G. Squier,) 385.
Comprehensive character of the science,
385; eminently an American science, 386;
results of Dr. Morton's craniological investi-
gations-essential homogeneousness of the
American race, 387; apparent diversities but |
superficial-uniformity of general character-
istics, 388; concurrent testimony of other
writers, 389; conflicting hypotheses, 390;
philological researches-their languages sui
generis, and alike in their general structure,
ibid; their religious conceptions--general
similarity among all primitive races, result-
ing from common causes, 392; paucity of
results from psychological inquiries, 395;
peculiar moral and intellectual traits of the
Indian character, ib.; views of Dr. Von Mar-
tius-evidences of distinct psychological
character of the American race, 396; un-
soundness of his conclusions in respect to
their moral and intellectual capacity, 398.

American Indians, The, (Ka-ge-ga-gah-bowh,

a chief of the Ojibway nation,) 631.

Birth of Freedom, The, verse, (J. D. W.) 561.

C.

California, 331. Significance of our acquisi-

tions on the Pacific-a new centralization

of the nations of the earth, 331; reasons for

their remaining an integral part of the na-

tion--rapid communication by railroad and

telegraph, similitude of character, &c., 332;

will change the commercial relations of the

globe, 333; America destined to become the

centre of the world, physically and morally,

334; the Divine idea in history-disciplin-

ary education of the human race, ib.; grand

portents of the coming age, 335; Chris-

tianity the hope of the world, ib.; must be-

come an organic moral power in its his-

torical life, 336; futility of all other schemes

of social perfection, demonstrated by the

66 age of reason," ib.; such a scene can

never be re-enacted, 337; the worldly, self-

willed spirit of the age, the grand obstacle

for Christianity to contend against, 338.

Carlyle's Heroes, (Joseph H. Barrett,) 339.

Charlotte Smith, sketch of, and review of her

Cheese of Vif, from the French of Marie Ay-

works, (G. F. Deane,) 619.

Child, The, and the Aurora Borealis, verse, (A.

card, (Mrs. St. Simon,) 408.

Collamer, Hon. Jacob, of the House of Repre-

M. W.,) 498.

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.-Meeting of Con-

sentatives, biographical sketch of, 202.

gress-death of Hon. Dixon H. Lewis-Re-

port of the Secretary of the Treasury, 208;

Slavery in New Mexico, 210; Railroad

across the Isthmus of Panama, 211, 319;

cession of the Everglades of Florida, 214,

420; the Southern Convention, 313; Gov-

ernment of the New Territories, 318; the

Mexican Treaty-the Protocol, 320; Postal

Convention between Great Britain and the

United States, 323; Drainage of swamp

lands, 421; case of a New York Santa Fé

trader, 422; a new Department of the Gov-

ernment, ib.; Civil and Diplomatic Appropria-

tion Bill, 423; Slavery in the New Terri-

tories-debate in the House of Representa-

tives, 424; the Bill relating to California,

427; President Taylor's Inaugural Address,

428; List of the new Cabinet, 429; Called