Society, Manners and Politics in the United States / Being a Series of Letters on North America

CONTENTS.

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Introduction.
	Course of our Civilisation over the World.—Oriental Civilisation, European Civilisation.—Their approaching Contact.—The Arabians stand between them.—Movement of European Civilisation towards the East.—Two Routes to the East.—The Three European Types.—Latin Europe, Teutonic Europe, Sclavonic Europe.—Mixed Character of France and Austria.—The part to be played by France	9
LETTERS.
I.	The Railroad from London to Paris.
	Analogy between certain Political and Voltaic Phenomena.—France and England.—In what we should imitate the English.—Railroads.—Objects of a Journey in England.—The Feudal Castle of Heidelberg and the London Brewery	19
II.	Liverpool and Manchester Railroad.
	Impressions of the Railroad.—Railroads in France.—Steam Carriages will not interfere with Railroads.—Analogy between the present Condition of France and the State of England after the Expulsion of the Stuarts.—Religion in Liverpool	29
III.	War of the President of the United States upon the Bank.
	State of the Question.—History of Banks in the United States.—Creation of the Bank of the United States in 1816; it restored order in the finances of the country.—Causes of the Antipathy of the Body of the People against Banks.—Benefits which all Classes have derived from Banks.—Commercial Crisis	37
IV.	The Democracy.—The Bank.
	Democratic Movements in France.—Less Influence than in the United States.—Errors of the Local Banks.—Their Dividends.—Wisdom of the Bank of the United States.—Political Dangers of the great National Bank.—Services rendered by it.—The President's Accusations against the Bank.—The Multitude applauds	46
V.	Movement of Parties.—Bank Question.
	Industrial Crisis.—Backstairs Influence in Monarchies and Republics.—Party Demonstrations.—Imperfection of the Banking System.—Excess of Paper Money.—Modification of the Bank Charter.—Good Sense of the American Democracy.—How great Questions are settled in the United States	55
VI.	Progress of the Struggle.—New Powers.
	Length of the Debates in Congress.—The Bank must withdraw.—Old Dignities and old Politics.—New Dignities and new Politics.—New Power of Industry	69
VII.	Railroads in the United States.
	Rage of the Americans for Railroads.—Universal Use of Railroads.—Glance at Railroads in the United States	80
VIII.	The Banks.—Preservation of the Union.
	Truce between the Parties.—Possibility of a Compromise.—The Democracy must prevail.—The Bond of Union grows weaker.—Probability of the Preservation of the Union.—Changes which it may undergo.—The three Sections, North, South, and West	87
IX.	The First People in the World.
	Pretensions of every Nation to Superiority.—Pretensions of the Americans.—The Superiority passes from People to People.—New Peoples.—Russia and the United States.—English Opinions of the United States.—The Social System in the United States superior in respect to the Condition of the Labouring Classes	100
X.	The Yankee and the Virginian.
	Course of Emigration toward the West—Two great Columns of Emigrants.—Character of each.—Share of Europe.—Virginian Type.—Yankee Type.—Yankee Predominance in the last half Century.—The Virginian may in turn get the upper Hand.—Advantages of the Contrast of Character.—Two Types in History.—Nations of three Types.—Excess of Unity in France	109
XI.	The City of Lowell.
	Losses of the Jackson Party.—Aspect of Lowell.—Rise of American Manufactures.—Founding of Lowell.—Lowell Railroad.—Influence of Manufactures on the Happiness and Morality of the People	125
XII.	Factory Girls of Lowell.
	Results of Machinery.—The Locomotive Engine.—Wages in Lowell.—Factory Girls.—American Manners.—Measures of the Manufacturing Companies to preserve Good Morals in Lowell.—French Manners.—Will Good Morals last at Lowell?—Moral and Political Influence of the Public Lands.	133
XIII.	The Bank.—Slavery.
	Preparations for the Elections.—Bank Question.—Slavery gives the Means of saving the Bank.—States' Rights Party.—Concessions of the North in regard to Slavery.	145
XIV.	The Elections.
	The Jackson Party repairing its Losses.—Decisive Results in New York.—New Acts of Hostility against the Bank.—Hatred of Monied Men on both sides of the Atlantic.	157
XV.	Pittsburg.
	French Settlement of Pittsburg.—Aspect of Pittsburg.—Its Manufactures.—Rise and Growth of Towns in the United States.—Triple Symbol of the Church, of Schools and the Press, and of the Bank.	166
XVI.	General Jackson.
	Revolution effected by the General.—His Mi LETTERS ON NORTH AMERICA. Clyx.com