Champlainlivedawholewinterquitealoneamongthesebarbarians，withoutbeingunderanyalarmforhispersonorproperty。
AppendixE
AlthoughthePuritanicalstrictnesswhichpresidedovertheestablishmentoftheEnglishcoloniesinAmericaisnowmuchrelaxed，remarkabletracesofitarestillfoundintheirhabitsandtheirlaws。In1792，attheverytimewhentheanti—ChristianrepublicofFrancebeganitsephemeralexistence，thelegislativebodyofMassachusettspromulgatedthefollowinglaw，tocompelthecitizenstoobservetheSabbath。Wegivethepreambleandtheprincipalarticlesofthislaw，whichisworthyofthereader’sattention:\"Whereas，\"saysthelegislator，\"theobservationoftheSundayisanaffairofpublicinterest;
inasmuchasitproducesanecessarysuspensionoflabor，leadsmentoreflectuponthedutiesoflife，andtheerrorstowhichhumannatureisliable，andprovidesforthepublicandprivateworshipofGod，thecreatorandgovernoroftheuniverse，andfortheperformanceofsuchactsofcharityasaretheornamentandcomfortofChristiansocieties:—Whereasirreligiousorlight—mindedpersons，forgettingthedutieswhichtheSabbathimposes，andthebenefitswhichthesedutiesconferonsociety，areknowntoprofaneitssanctity，byfollowingtheirpleasuresortheiraffairs;thiswayofactingbeingcontrarytotheirowninterestasChristians，andcalculatedtoannoythosewhodonotfollowtheirexample;beingalsoofgreatinjurytosocietyatlarge，byspreadingatastefordissipationanddissolutemanners;BeitenactedandordainedbytheGovernor，Council，andRepresentativesconvenedinGeneralCourtofAssembly，thatallandeverypersonandpersonsshallonthatdaycarefullyapplythemselvestothedutiesofreligionandpiety，thatnotradesmanorlabourershallexercisehisordinarycalling，andthatnogameorrecreationshallbeusedontheLord’sDay，uponpainofforfeitingtenshillings。
\"Thatnooneshalltravelonthatday，oranypartthereof，underpainofforfeitingtwentyshillings;thatnovesselshallleaveaharbourofthecolony;thatnopersonsshallkeepoutsidethemeeting—houseduringthetimeofpublicworship，orprofanethetimebyplayingortalking，onpenaltyoffiveshillings。
\"Public—housesshallnotentertainanyotherthanstrangersorlodgers，underpenaltyoffiveshillingsforeverypersonfounddrinkingandabidingtherein。
\"Anypersoninhealth，who，withoutsufficientreason，shallomittoworshipGodinpublicduringthreemonths，shallbecondemnedtoafineoftenshillings。
\"Anypersonguiltyofmisbehaviourinaplaceofpublicworship，shallbefinedfromfivetofortyshillings。
\"Theselawsaretobeenforcedbythetything—menofeachtownship，whohaveauthoritytovisitpublic—housesontheSunday。Theinnkeeperwhoshallrefusethemadmittance，shallbefinedfortyshillingsforsuchoffence。
\"Thetything—menaretostoptravellers，andrequireofthemtheirreasonforbeingontheroadonSunday;anyonerefusingtoanswer，shallbesentencedtopayafinenotexceedingfivepoundssterling。Ifthereasongivenbythetravellerbenotdeemedbythetything—mansufficient，hemaybringthetravellerbeforethejusticeofthepeaceofthedistrict。\"（LawofMarch8，1792;GeneralLawsofMassachusetts，vol。i。p。410。）
OnMarch11，1797，anewlawincreasedtheamountoffines，halfofwhichwastobegiventotheinformer。（Samecollection，vol。ii。p。525。）OnFebruary16，1816，anewlawconfirmedthesesamemeasures。（Samecollection，vol。ii。p。405。）SimilarenactmentsexistinthelawsoftheStateofNewYork，revisedin1827and1828。（SeeRevisedStatutes，PartI。chapter20，p。
675。）IntheseitisdeclaredthatnooneisallowedontheSabbathtosport，tofish，toplayatgames，ortofrequenthouseswhereliquorissold。Noonecantravel，exceptincaseofnecessity。AndthisisnottheonlytracewhichthereligiousstrictnessandausteremannersofthefirstemigrantshaveleftbehindthemintheAmericanlaws。IntheRevisedStatutesoftheStateofNewYork，vol。i。p。662，isthefollowingclause:—
\"Whoevershallwinorloseinthespaceoftwenty—fourhours，bygamingorbetting，thesumoftwenty—fivedollars，shallbefoundguiltyofamisdemeanour，anduponconvictionshallbecondemnedtopayafineequaltoatleastfivetimesthevalueofthesumlostorwon;whichshallbepaidtotheinspectorofthepoorofthetownship。Hethatlosestwenty—fivedollarsormoremaybringanactiontorecoverthem;andifheneglectstodosotheinspectorofthepoormayprosecutethewinner，andobligehimtopayintothepoor’sboxboththesumhehasgainedandthreetimesasmuchbesides。\"
Thelawswequotefromareofrecentdate;buttheyareunintelligiblewithoutgoingbacktotheveryoriginofthecolonies。Ihavenodoubtthatinourdaysthepenalpartoftheselawsisveryrarelyapplied。Lawspreservetheirinflexibility，longafterthemannersofanationhaveyieldedtotheinfluenceoftime。Itisstilltrue，however，thatnothingstrikesaforeigneronhisarrivalinAmericamoreforciblythantheregardpaidtotheSabbath。Thereisone，inparticular，ofthelargeAmericancities，inwhichallsocialmovementsbegintobesuspendedevenonSaturdayevening。Youtraverseitsstreetsatthehouratwhichyouexpectmeninthemiddleoflifetobeengagedinbusiness，andyoungpeopleinpleasure;andyoumeetwithsolitudeandsilence。Notonlyhaveallceasedtowork，buttheyappeartohaveceasedtoexist。Neitherthemovementsofindustryareheard，northeaccentsofjoy，noreventheconfusedmurmurwhicharisesfromthemidstofagreatcity。Chainsarehungacrossthestreetsintheneighborhoodofthechurches;thehalf—closedshuttersofthehousesscarcelyadmitarayofsunintothedwellingsofthecitizens。Nowandthenyouperceiveasolitaryindividualwhoglidessilentlyalongthedesertedstreetsandlanes。Nextday，atearlydawn，therollingofcarriages，thenoiseofhammers，thecriesofthepopulation，begintomakethemselvesheardagain。Thecityisawake。Aneagercrowdhastenstowardstheresortofcommerceandindustry;
everythingaroundyoubespeaksmotion，bustle，hurry。Afeverishactivitysucceedstothelethargicstuporofyesterday;youmightalmostsupposethattheyhadbutonedaytoacquirewealthandtoenjoyit。
AppendixF
Itisunnecessaryformetosay，thatinthechapterwhichhasjustbeenread，IhavenothadtheintentionofgivingahistoryofAmerica。Myonlyobjectwastoenablethereadertoappreciatetheinfluencewhichtheopinionsandmannersofthefirstemigrantshadexerciseduponthefateofthedifferentcolonies，andoftheUnioningeneral。Ihavethereforeconfinedmyselftothequotationofafewdetachedfragments。IdonotknowwhetherIamdeceived，butitappearstomethat，bypursuingthepathwhichIhavemerelypointedout，itwouldbeeasytopresentsuchpicturesoftheAmericanrepublicsaswouldnotbeunworthytheattentionofthepublic，andcouldnotfailtosuggesttothestatesmanmatterforreflection。Notbeingabletodevotemyselftothislabor，Iamanxioustorenderiteasytoothers;and，forthispurpose，Isubjoinashortcatalogueandanalysisoftheworkswhichseemtomethemostimportanttoconsult。
AttheheadofthegeneraldocumentswhichitwouldbeadvantageoustoexamineIplacetheworkentitled\"AnHistoricalCollectionofStatePapers，andotherauthenticDocuments，intendedasMaterialsforaHistoryoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica，\"byEbenezerHasard。Thefirstvolumeofthiscompilation，whichwasprintedatPhiladelphiain1792，containsaliteralcopyofallthechartersgrantedbytheCrownofEnglandtotheemigrants，aswellastheprincipalactsofthecolonialgovernments，duringthecommencementoftheirexistence。
Amongstotherauthenticdocuments，weherefindagreatmanyrelatingtotheaffairsofNewEnglandandVirginiaduringthisperiod。ThesecondvolumeisalmostentirelydevotedtotheactsoftheConfederationof1643。Thisfederalcompact，whichwasenteredintobythecoloniesofNewEnglandwiththeviewofresistingtheIndians，wasthefirstinstanceofunionaffordedbytheAnglo—Americans。Therewerebesidesmanyotherconfederationsofthesamenature，beforethefamousoneof1776，whichbroughtabouttheindependenceofthecolonies。
Eachcolonyhas，besides，itsownhistoricmonuments，someofwhichareextremelycurious;beginningwithVirginia，theStatewhichwasfirstpeopled。TheearliesthistorianofVirginiawasitsfounder，CaptainJohnSmith。CaptainSmithhasleftusanoctavovolume，entitled\"ThegenerallHistorieofVirginiaandNewEngland，byCaptainJohnSmith，sometymesGovernorinthoseCountryes，andAdmirallofNewEngland\";printedatLondonin1627。Theworkisadornedwithcuriousmapsandengravingsofthetimewhenitappeared;thenarrativeextendsfromtheyear1584to1626。Smith’sworkishighlyanddeservedlyesteemed。
Theauthorwasoneofthemostcelebratedadventurersofaperiodofremarkableadventure;hisbookbreathesthatardorfordiscovery，thatspiritofenterprise，whichcharacterizedthemenofhistime，whenthemannersofchivalrywereunitedtozealforcommerce，andmadesubservienttotheacquisitionofwealth。ButCaptainSmithismostremarkableforunitingtothevirtueswhichcharacterizedhiscontemporariesseveralqualitiestowhichtheyweregenerallystrangers;hisstyleissimpleandconcise，hisnarrativesbearthestampoftruth，andhisdescriptionsarefreefromfalseornament。ThisauthorthrowsmostvaluablelightuponthestateandconditionoftheIndiansatthetimewhenNorthAmericawasfirstdiscovered。
ThesecondhistoriantoconsultisBeverley，whocommenceshisnarrativewiththeyear1585，andendsitwith1700。Thefirstpartofhisbookcontainshistoricaldocuments，properlysocalled，relativetotheinfancyofthecolony。ThesecondaffordsamostcuriouspictureofthestateoftheIndiansatthisremoteperiod。Thethirdconveysveryclearideasconcerningthemanners，socialconditions，laws，andpoliticalcustomsoftheVirginiansintheauthor’slifetime。BeverleywasanativeofVirginia，whichoccasionshimtosayatthebeginningofhisbook，thatheentreatshisreadersnottoexercisetheircriticalseverityuponit，since，havingbeenbornintheIndies，hedoesnotaspiretopurityoflanguage。Notwithstandingthiscolonialmodesty，theauthorshowsthroughouthisbooktheimpatiencewithwhichheenduresthesupremacyofthemother—country。InthisworkofBeverleyarealsofoundnumeroustracesofthatspiritofcivillibertywhichanimatedtheEnglishcoloniesofAmericaatthetimewhenhewrote。Healsoshowsthedissensionswhichexistedamongthem，andretardedtheirindependence。BeverleydetestshisCatholicneighborsofMarylandevenmorethanhehatestheEnglishgovernment:hisstyleissimple，hisnarrativeinteresting，andapparentlytrustworthy。
IsawinAmericaanotherworkwhichoughttobeconsulted，entitled\"TheHistoryofVirginia，\"byWilliamStith。Thisbookaffordssomecuriousdetails，butIthoughtitlonganddiffuse。
ThemostancientaswellasthebestdocumenttobeconsultedonthehistoryofCarolina，isaworkinsmallquarto，entitled\"TheHistoryofCarolina，\"byJohnLawson，printedatLondonin1718。Thisworkcontains，inthefirstpart，ajourneyofdiscoveryinthewestofCarolina;theaccountofwhich，givenintheformofajournal，isingeneralconfusedandsuperficial;
butitcontainsaverystrikingdescriptionofthemortalitycausedamongthesavagesofthattimebothbythesmallpoxandtheimmoderateuseofbrandy;withacuriouspictureofthecorruptionofmannersprevalentamongstthem，whichwasincreasedbythepresenceofEuropeans。ThesecondpartofLawson’sbookistakenupwithadescriptionofthephysicalconditionofCarolina，anditsproductions。Inthethirdpart，theauthorgivesaninterestingaccountofthemanners，customs，andgovernmentoftheIndiansatthatperiod。Thereisagooddealoftalentandoriginalityinthispartofthework。LawsonconcludeshishistorywithacopyofthechartergrantedtotheCarolinasinthereignofCharlesII。Thegeneraltoneofthisworkislight，andoftenlicentious，formingaperfectcontrasttothesolemnstyleoftheworkspublishedatthesameperiodinNewEngland。Lawson’shistoryisextremelyscarceinAmerica，andcannotbeprocuredinEurope。Thereis，however，acopyofitintheRoyalLibraryatParis。
FromthesouthernextremityoftheUnitedStates，Ipassatoncetothenorthernlimit;astheintermediatespacewasnotpeopledtillalaterperiod。Imustfirstpointoutaverycuriouscompilation，entitled\"CollectionoftheMassachusettsHistoricalSociety，\"printedforthefirsttimeatBostonin1792，andreprintedin1806。ThecollectionofwhichIspeak，andwhichiscontinuedtothepresentday，containsagreatnumberofveryvaluabledocumentsrelatingtothehistoryofthedifferentStatesinNewEngland。Amongthemareletterswhichhaveneverbeenpublished，andauthenticpieceswhichhadbeenburiedinprovincialarchives。ThewholeworkofGookin，concerningtheIndians，isinsertedthere。
Ihavementionedseveraltimesinthechaptertowhichthisnoterelates，theworkofNathanielNortonentitled\"NewEngland’sMemorial\";sufficiently，perhaps，toprovethatitdeservestheattentionofthosewhowouldbeconversantwiththehistoryofNewEngland。Thisbookisinoctavo，andwasreprintedatBostonin1826。
ThemostvaluableandimportantauthoritywhichexistsuponthehistoryofNewEngland，istheworkoftheRev。CottonMather，entitled\"MagnaliaChristiAmericana，ortheEcclesiasticalHistoryofNewEngland，1620—1698，2vols。8vo，reprintedatHartford，UnitedStates，in1820。\"*bTheauthordividedhisworkintosevenbooks。ThefirstpresentsthehistoryoftheeventswhichpreparedandbroughtabouttheestablishmentofNewEngland。Thesecondcontainsthelivesofthefirstgovernorsandchiefmagistrateswhopresidedoverthecountry。Thethirdisdevotedtothelivesandlaborsoftheevangelicalministerswho，duringthesameperiod，hadthecareofsouls。InthefourththeauthorrelatestheinstitutionandprogressoftheUniversityofCambridge（Massachusetts）。InthefifthhedescribestheprinciplesandthedisciplineoftheChurchofNewEngland。Thesixthistakenupinretracingcertainfacts，which，intheopinionofMather，provethemercifulinterpositionofProvidenceinbehalfoftheinhabitantsofNewEngland。Lastly，intheseventh，theauthorgivesanaccountoftheheresiesandthetroublestowhichtheChurchofNewEnglandwasexposed。CottonMatherwasanevangelicalministerwhowasbornatBoston，andpassedhislifethere。HisnarrativesaredistinguishedbythesameardorandreligiouszealwhichledtothefoundationofthecoloniesofNewEngland。
Tracesofbadtastesometimesoccurinhismannerofwriting;butheinterests，becauseheisfullofenthusiasm。Heisoftenintolerant，stilloftenercredulous，butheneverbetraysanintentiontodeceive。Sometimeshisbookcontainsfinepassages，andtrueandprofoundreflections，suchasthefollowing:—
\"BeforethearrivalofthePuritans，\"sayshe（vol。
i。chap。iv。），\"thereweremorethanafewattemptsoftheEnglishtopeopleandimprovethepartsofNewEnglandwhichweretothenorthwardofNewPlymouth;butthedesignsofthoseattemptsbeingaimednohigherthantheadvancementofsomeworldlyinterests，aconstantseriesofdisastershasconfoundedthem，untiltherewasaplantationerecteduponthenoblerdesignsofChristianity:andthatplantationthoughithashadmoreadversariesthanperhapsanyoneuponearth，yet，havingobtainedhelpfromGod，itcontinuestothisday。\"Matheroccasionallyrelievestheausterityofhisdescriptionswithimagesfulloftenderfeeling:afterhavingspokenofanEnglishladywhosereligiousardorhadbroughthertoAmericawithherhusband，andwhosoonaftersankunderthefatiguesandprivationsofexile，headds，\"Asforhervirtuoushusband，IsaacJohnson，HetryedTolivewithouther，likeditnot，anddyed。\"
[Footnoteb:AfolioeditionofthisworkwaspublishedinLondonin1702。]
Mather’sworkgivesanadmirablepictureofthetimeandcountrywhichhedescribes。InhisaccountofthemotiveswhichledthePuritanstoseekanasylumbeyondseas，hesays:—
\"TheGodofHeavenserved，asitwere，asummonsuponthespiritsofhispeopleintheEnglishnation，stirringupthespiritsofthousandswhichneversawthefacesofeachother，withamostunanimousinclinationtoleaveallthepleasantaccommodationsoftheirnativecountry，andgooveraterribleocean，intoamoreterribledesert，forthepureenjoymentofallhisordinances。Itisnowreasonablethat，beforewepassanyfurther，thereasonsofhisundertakingshouldbemoreexactlymadeknownuntoposterity，especiallyuntotheposterityofthosethatweretheundertakers，lesttheycomeatlengthtoforgetandneglectthetrueinterestofNewEngland。WhereforeIshallnowtranscribesomeofthemfromamanuscript，whereintheywerethentendereduntoconsideration:
\"GeneralConsiderationsforthePlantationofNewEngland\"First，ItwillbeaserviceuntotheChurchofgreatconsequence，tocarrytheGospeluntothosepartsoftheworld，andraiseabulwarkagainstthekingdomofAntichrist，whichtheJesuitslabourtorearupinallpartsoftheworld。
\"Secondly，AllotherChurchesofEuropehavebeenbroughtunderdesolations;anditmaybefearedthatthelikejudgmentsarecominguponus;andwhoknowsbutGodhathprovidedthisplacetobearefugeformanywhomhemeanstosaveoutofthegeneraldestruction？
\"Thirdly，Thelandgrowswearyofherinhabitants，insomuchthatman，whichisthemostpreciousofallcreatures，isheremorevileandbasethantheearthhetreadsupon;children，neighbours，andfriends，especiallythepoor，arecountedthegreatestburdens，which，ifthingswereright，wouldbethechiefestofearthlyblessings。
\"Fourthly，Wearegrowntothatintemperanceinallexcessofriot，asnomeanestatealmostwillsufficeamantokeepsailwithhisequals，andhethatfailsinitmustliveinscornandcontempt:henceitcomestopass，thatallartsandtradesarecarriedinthatdeceitfulmannerandunrighteouscourse，asitisalmostimpossibleforagooduprightmantomaintainhisconstantchargeandlivecomfortablyinthem。
\"Fifthly，Theschoolsoflearningandreligionaresocorrupted，as（besidestheunsupportablechargeofeducation）
mostchildren，eventhebest，wittiest，andofthefairesthopes，areperverted，corrupted，andutterlyoverthrownbythemultitudeofevilexamplesandlicentiousbehavioursintheseseminaries。
\"Sixthly，ThewholeearthistheLord’sgarden，andhehathgivenittothesonsofAdam，tobetilledandimprovedbythem:
why，then，shouldwestandstarvinghereforplacesofhabitation，andinthemeantimesufferwholecountries，asprofitablefortheuseofman，toliewastewithoutanyimprovement？
\"Seventhly，Whatcanbeabetterornoblerwork，andmoreworthyofaChristian，thantoerectandsupportareformedparticularChurchinitsinfancy，anduniteourforceswithsuchacompanyoffaithfulpeople，asbytimelyassistancemaygrowstrongerandprosper;butforwantofit，maybeputtogreathazards，ifnotbewhollyruined？
\"Eighthly，Ifanysuchasareknowntobegodly，andliveinwealthandprosperityhere，shallforsakeallthistojoinwiththisreformedChurch，andwithitrunthehazardofanhardandmeancondition，itwillbeanexampleofgreatuse，bothfortheremovingofscandalandtogivemorelifeuntothefaithofGod’speopleintheirprayersfortheplantation，andalsotoencourageotherstojointhemorewillinglyinit。\"
Furtheron，whenhedeclarestheprinciplesoftheChurchofNewEnglandwithrespecttomorals，Matherinveighswithviolenceagainstthecustomofdrinkinghealthsattable，whichhedenouncesasapaganandabominablepractice。Heproscribeswiththesamerigorallornamentsforthehairusedbythefemalesex，aswellastheircustomofhavingthearmsandneckuncovered。
InanotherpartofhisworkherelatesseveralinstancesofwitchcraftwhichhadalarmedNewEngland。Itisplainthatthevisibleactionofthedevilintheaffairsofthisworldappearedtohimanincontestableandevidentfact。
ThisworkofCottonMatherdisplays，inmanyplaces，thespiritofcivillibertyandpoliticalindependencewhichcharacterizedthetimesinwhichhelived。Theirprinciplesrespectinggovernmentarediscoverableateverypage。Thus，forinstance，theinhabitantsofMassachusetts，intheyear1630，tenyearsafterthefoundationofPlymouth，arefoundtohavedevotedPound400sterlingtotheestablishmentoftheUniversityofCambridge。InpassingfromthegeneraldocumentsrelativetothehistoryofNewEnglandtothosewhichdescribetheseveralStatescomprisedwithinitslimits，Ioughtfirsttonotice\"TheHistoryoftheColonyofMassachusetts，\"byHutchinson，Lieutenant—GovernoroftheMassachusettsProvince，2vols。8vo。
ThehistoryofHutchinson，whichIhaveseveraltimesquotedinthechaptertowhichthisnoterelates，commencesintheyear1628，andendsin1750。Throughouttheworkthereisastrikingairoftruthandthegreatestsimplicityofstyle:itisfullofminutedetails。ThebesthistorytoconsultconcerningConnecticutisthatofBenjaminTrumbull，entitled\"ACompleteHistoryofConnecticut，CivilandEcclesiastical，\"1630—1764，2
vols。8vo，printedin1818atNewHaven。ThishistorycontainsaclearandcalmaccountofalltheeventswhichhappenedinConnecticutduringtheperiodgiveninthetitle。Theauthordrewfromthebestsources，andhisnarrativebearsthestampoftruth。AllthathesaysoftheearlydaysofConnecticutisextremelycurious。SeeespeciallytheConstitutionof1639，vol。
i。ch。vi。p。100;andalsothePenalLawsofConnecticut，vol。
i。ch。vii。p。123。
\"TheHistoryofNewHampshire，\"byJeremyBelknap，isaworkheldinmeritedestimation。ItwasprintedatBostonin1792，in2vols。8vo。ThethirdchapterofthefirstvolumeisparticularlyworthyofattentionforthevaluabledetailsitaffordsonthepoliticalandreligiousprinciplesofthePuritans，onthecausesoftheiremigration，andontheirlaws。
Thefollowingcuriousquotationisgivenfromasermondeliveredin1663:—\"ItconcernethNewEnglandalwaystorememberthattheyareaplantationreligious，notaplantationoftrade。Theprofessionofthepurityofdoctrine，worship，anddiscipline，iswrittenuponherforehead。Letmerchants，andsuchasareincreasingcent。percent。，rememberthis，thatworldlygainwasnottheendanddesignofthepeopleofNewEngland，butreligion。Andifanymanamongusmakereligionastwelve，andtheworldasthirteen，suchanonehathnotthespiritofatrueNewEnglishman。\"ThereaderofBelknapwillfindinhisworkmoregeneralideas，andmorestrengthofthought，thanaretobemetwithintheAmericanhistorianseventothepresentday。
AmongtheCentralStateswhichdeserveourattentionfortheirremoteorigin，NewYorkandPennsylvaniaaretheforemost。
Thebesthistorywehaveoftheformerisentitled\"AHistoryofNewYork，\"byWilliamSmith，printedatLondonin1757。SmithgivesusimportantdetailsofthewarsbetweentheFrenchandEnglishinAmerica。HisisthebestaccountofthefamousconfederationoftheIroquois。
WithrespecttoPennsylvania，IcannotdobetterthanpointouttheworkofProud，entitled\"TheHistoryofPennsylvania，fromtheoriginalInstitutionandSettlementofthatProvince，underthefirstProprietorandGovernor，WilliamPenn，in1681，tillaftertheyear1742，\"byRobertProud，2vols。8vo，printedatPhiladelphiain1797。Thisworkisdeservingoftheespecialattentionofthereader;itcontainsamassofcuriousdocumentsconcerningPenn，thedoctrineoftheQuakers，andthecharacter，manners，andcustomsofthefirstinhabitantsofPennsylvania。I
neednotaddthatamongthemostimportantdocumentsrelatingtothisStatearetheworksofPennhimself，andthoseofFranklin。
PartII。
AppendixG
WereadinJefferson’s\"Memoirs\"asfollows:—
\"AtthetimeofthefirstsettlementoftheEnglishinVirginia，whenlandwastobehadforlittleornothing，someprovidentpersonshavingobtainedlargegrantsofit，andbeingdesirousofmaintainingthesplendoroftheirfamilies，entailedtheirpropertyupontheirdescendants。Thetransmissionoftheseestatesfromgenerationtogeneration，tomenwhoborethesamename，hadtheeffectofraisingupadistinctclassoffamilies，who，possessingbylawtheprivilegeofperpetuatingtheirwealth，formedbythesemeansasortofpatricianorder，distinguishedbythegrandeurandluxuryoftheirestablishments。
FromthisorderitwasthattheKingusuallychosehiscouncillorsofstate。\"*c[Footnotec:ThispassageisextractedandtranslatedfromM。
Conseil’sworkuponthelifeofJefferson，entitled\"MelangesPolitiquesetPhilosophiquesdeJefferson。\"]
IntheUnitedStates，theprincipalclausesoftheEnglishlawrespectingdescenthavebeenuniversallyrejected。Thefirstrulethatwefollow，saysMr。Kent，touchinginheritance，isthefollowing:—Ifamandiesintestate，hispropertygoestohisheirsinadirectline。Ifhehasbutoneheirorheiress，heorshesucceedstothewhole。Ifthereareseveralheirsofthesamedegree，theydividetheinheritanceequallyamongstthem，withoutdistinctionofsex。ThisrulewasprescribedforthefirsttimeintheStateofNewYorkbyastatuteofFebruary23，1786。（SeeRevisedStatutes，vol。iii。Appendix，p。48。）IthassincethenbeenadoptedintheRevisedStatutesofthesameState。AtthepresentdaythislawholdsgoodthroughoutthewholeoftheUnitedStates，withtheexceptionoftheStateofVermont，wherethemaleheirinheritsadoubleportion。（Kent’s\"Commentaries，\"vol。iv。p。370。）Mr。Kent，inthesamework，vol。iv。p。1—22，givesahistoricalaccountofAmericanlegislationonthesubjectofentail:bythiswelearnthat，previoustotheRevolution，thecoloniesfollowedtheEnglishlawofentail。EstatestailwereabolishedinVirginiain1776，onamotionofMr。Jefferson。TheyweresuppressedinNewYorkin1786，andhavesincebeenabolishedinNorthCarolina，Kentucky，Tennessee，Georgia，andMissouri。InVermont，Indiana，Illinois，SouthCarolina，andLouisiana，entailwasneverintroduced。ThoseStateswhichthoughtpropertopreservetheEnglishlawofentail，modifieditinsuchawayastodepriveitofitsmostaristocratictendencies。\"Ourgeneralprinciplesonthesubjectofgovernment，\"saysMr。Kent，\"tendtofavorthefreecirculationofproperty。\"
ItcannotfailtostriketheFrenchreaderwhostudiesthelawofinheritance，thatonthesequestionstheFrenchlegislationisinfinitelymoredemocraticeventhantheAmerican。
TheAmericanlawmakesanequaldivisionofthefather’sproperty，butonlyinthecaseofhiswillnotbeingknown;\"foreveryman，\"saysthelaw，\"intheStateofNewYork（RevisedStatutes，vol。iii。Appendix，p。51），hasentireliberty，power，andauthority，todisposeofhispropertybywill，toleaveitentire，ordividedinfavorofanypersonshechoosesashisheirs，providedhedonotleaveittoapoliticalbodyoranycorporation。\"TheFrenchlawobligesthetestatortodividehispropertyequally，ornearlyso，amonghisheirs。MostoftheAmericanrepublicsstilladmitofentails，undercertainrestrictions;buttheFrenchlawprohibitsentailinallcases。
IfthesocialconditionoftheAmericansismoredemocraticthanthatoftheFrench，thelawsofthelatterarethemostdemocraticofthetwo。Thismaybeexplainedmoreeasilythanatfirstappearstobethecase。InFrance，democracyisstilloccupiedintheworkofdestruction;inAmerica，itreignsquietlyovertheruinsithasmade。
AppendixH
SummaryOfTheQualificationsOfVotersInTheUnitedStatesAsTheyExistedIn1832
AlltheStatesagreeingrantingtherightofvotingattheageoftwenty—one。Inallofthemitisnecessarytohaveresidedforacertaintimeinthedistrictwherethevoteisgiven。Thisperiodvariesfromthreemonthstotwoyears。
Astothequalification:intheStateofMassachusettsitisnecessarytohaveanincomeofPound3oracapitalofPound60。
InRhodeIsland，amanmustpossesslandedpropertytotheamountof$133。
InConnecticut，hemusthaveapropertywhichgivesanincomeof$17。Ayearofserviceinthemilitiaalsogivestheelectiveprivilege。
InNewJersey，anelectormusthaveapropertyofPound50ayear。
InSouthCarolinaandMaryland，theelectormustpossessfiftyacresofland。
InTennessee，hemustpossesssomeproperty。
IntheStatesofMississippi，Ohio，Georgia，Virginia，Pennsylvania，Delaware，NewYork，theonlynecessaryqualificationforvotingisthatofpayingthetaxes;andinmostoftheStates，toserveinthemilitiaisequivalenttothepaymentoftaxes。InMaineandNewHampshireanymancanvotewhoisnotonthepauperlist。
Lastly，intheStatesofMissouri，Alabama，Illinois，Louisiana，Indiana，Kentucky，andVermont，theconditionsofvotinghavenoreferencetothepropertyoftheelector。
IbelievethereisnootherStatebesidesthatofNorthCarolinainwhichdifferentconditionsareappliedtothevotingfortheSenateandtheelectingtheHouseofRepresentatives。
Theelectorsoftheformer，inthiscase，shouldpossessinpropertyfiftyacresofland;tovoteforthelatter，nothingmoreisrequiredthantopaytaxes。
AppendixI
Thesmallnumberofcustom—houseofficersemployedintheUnitedStates，comparedwiththeextentofthecoast，renderssmugglingveryeasy;notwithstandingwhich，itislesspractisedthanelsewhere，becauseeverybodyendeavorstorepressit。InAmericathereisnopoliceforthepreventionoffires，andsuchaccidentsaremorefrequentthaninEurope;butingeneraltheyaremorespeedilyextinguished，becausethesurroundingpopulationispromptinlendingassistance。
AppendixK
ItisincorrecttoassertthatcentralizationwasproducedbytheFrenchRevolution;therevolutionbroughtittoperfection，butdidnotcreateit。Themaniaforcentralizationandgovernmentregulationsdatesfromthetimewhenjuristsbegantotakeashareinthegovernment，inthetimeofPhilippele—Bel;
eversincewhichperiodtheyhavebeenontheincrease。Intheyear1775，M。deMalesherbes，speakinginthenameoftheCourdesAides，saidtoLouisXIV:—*d[Footnoted:See\"Memoirespourserviral’HistoireduDroitPublicdelaFranceenmatiered’impots，\"p。654，printedatBrusselsin1779。]
\"……Everycorporationandeverycommunityofcitizensretainedtherightofadministeringitsownaffairs;arightwhichnotonlyformspartoftheprimitiveconstitutionofthekingdom，buthasastillhigherorigin;foritistherightofnature，andofreason。Nevertheless，yoursubjects，Sire，havebeendeprivedofit;andwecannotrefrainfromsayingthatinthisrespectyourgovernmenthasfallenintopuerileextremes。