ca, an asylum for the, 87.

Oppression, awakens sympathy, 19.

. Order, and harmony, in the army, 165.
Ordinances, religious, 384.

Orphans, 391.

Orvilliers, Admiral d', 113.

Palatinate, 396.

P.

Palladium, The national Union com-
pared to it, 46. The title applied to
the Militia of the United States, 186.
Pallas, 267.

Palliating faults, 312.
Pardon of criminals, 255.
Parliament. Imposes the Stamp Act on
the Colonies, 30. Disregards the re-
monstrances of the Colonies, 144.
Party. Disputes, 75. Spirit, its evils,
25, 55, 57; alleged benefit of, 56.
Passions, 313.

Patriarch of liberty, W. so called by
Lafayette, 151.

Patriot. His alternative, 148. The best
soldier, the best patriot, 169. Chief,
267. His dependence, two-fold, 275
His only fear, 155. His happiness, 278.
At home, 304. His offering, 278. His
great object, 276. Refuses a crown,
280. His reward, 278. His vow, 268.
Army, 175, 176; arms and accoutre-
ments of, 178. Soldiers, 153.
Patriotism, 276 ss. Female, 281. And
interest, 185. Useful lesson of, im-
pressed on mankind, by the soldiers of
the American Revolution, 27, 28. Its
sacrifices and rewards, 275, 276, 277.
Patterson, Colonel, 277.

Paulding, James K., his tributes to W.,
329, 335, 340.

Peace. Establishment, 186; one of the
pillars of American Independence, 44.
Honorable, contended for, by the Colo-
nies, 37, 101. With other nations, 97.
With all the world, 98. The policy of
the United States, 99, 100. Without
independence, to be deplored, 102, 103.
Proclaimed, 419. With the Indians,

205.

Peake, J., his tribute to W., 390.
Pendleton, Colonel, 293.
Pennsylvania. Gazette, 357. German
counties of, 196. Levies, mutiny,161,410.
People. Affections of the, 70. Army of
the, 170. Devotion of W. to the, 246.
Their duties, 74. Happiness of the,
268. Knowledge among the, 281.
Their influence, 76. Military rank,
their gift, 155. The people, not the
President, 77. Voice of the, 74.

Permanent national alliances, 92.
Personal. Experience, 327.

ship, 242. Hostility, 246.

Friend-

Philadelphia, 293, 374. Christ Church
at, 883, 391. General Convention at,
410. Epidemic fever at, 391.

Piety, vital, 384.

Pitt, William, the patron of America, 142.
Plundering, 172.

Plutarch's Lives, 248.
Pohick Church, 381.
Policy. Fabian, 167.

Change of, 168.
Virtu-

National, as to foreigners, 192.
ous, commended, 17.
Political. Disagreement, 242. Equity,
310. Happiness, 352. Improvements,
in Europe, 19. Infallibility, 18. In-
telligence, circulation of, 189. Maxims,
17 ss. Opinions, standard of, 18. Sui-
cide, 79. System of the United States,
compared to a clock, 39. Unity, 375.
Poor, provided for, by W., 390.
Popular. Commotion, 75. Education,
225. Favor, 316. Spirit, 278.
Popularity, duty and virtue before, 317.
Population of the United States, 83.
Porter, American, 137.

Post Office, of the United States, 189. Its
importance, 140.
Posts, war of, 167.
Potomac. Banks of the, 300. Company,
394, 395. River, 409.
Poussin, M., his remarks on religion and
democracy, 352.
Power. Military, 158. The source of,
74.

Predilections, American, national, 191.
Prejudices, local, evils of, 44.
Presbyterian Church, General Assem-
bly of the, 384.
Present duty, 327.

Presents to Indians, 206.
Presidency of the United States, accept-
ed by W., 282.
President of the United States, the treaty-
maker, 107, 108.

Princes, politics of, 110.
Princeton, battle of, 409.
Principle. Sacrifices to, 274. Triumph
of, 317.

Prisoners. Comfort of, 197. Enlisting
of, 194. Exchange of, 200. Kindness
to, 250. Letters to, 199. Treatment
of, 196.

Private virtues, 312.
Privateers, 219.
Profanity, 331.
Professions of friendship, 240.
Promises, 312.
Property. Wanton destruction of, 171.
Secured by government, 17, 20. Pri-
vate, seizure of, 172. Tory, 172.

Rebellion, the Colonies to be driven into,
28, 29.

Reciprocity, 60, 63.

Recollections, agreeable, 302.
Reconciliation, 396.
Recrimination, 326.
Recruits, 154, 157.

Rectitude, 276. Conscious, 274, 318.
Reed, General Joseph, 316, 321, 828.
Regulars, and recruits, 154, 157.
Reliance on divine Providence, 362.
Religion. Christian, its divine author,
365. And Government, 352. And Mo-
rality, 354. And the State, 852 ss. Sup-
port of, 377.

Religious. Acts and emotions, 859 ss.
Differences, and political unity, 875.
Disputes, 373, 375. Duties of nations,
855. Gratitude, 361, 385. Influence
of the Union, 352. Liberty, 870 ss.;
universal, 876. Maxims, 341 ss. Ordi-
nances, 384. Tenets, and civil rights,
872. Thanksgiving, national, 356. Tol-
eration, 370, 371.
Remembrancer, a periodical so called,

219.

Reports, evil, 824.

Representation, free and equal, 69.
Representatives, duties of. 69.
Republicanism. Its advantages, 20.
Approves of armorial devices, 23.
Reputation, 316. National, S7.
Resignation, Christian, 401.
Retaliation, 337. And humanity, 251.
Revelation, the light of divine, 867.
Revenue of the United States, 117.
Revolution, American. Its momentous
influence, 41. Its influence in Europe,
24. Spirit of the, 27, 149. Unsullied
by a crime, 28.
Revolution, French, 26.
Revolutionary. War, 142 ss. Worthies,
death of, 401.

Revolutions, national, 18. Rapidity and
magnitude of, 18.

Scipio, 396.

Scriptures, quoted, 182.

Scruples of conscience, 374
Scylla and Charybdis, 99.
Secrecy, and despatch, 312.
Security, false, 100.
Self-control, 276.
Sense of honor, 311.

Sensibility, to public approbation, 328.
Sentiments, national, 111.
Service, military, American and British
contrasted, 185.
Sevelingues, L. di, 213.
Severities, 335.

Sewall, J. M., his tribute to W., 244.
Shaking off acquaintances, 245.
Shawnese language, 889.
Ship, miniature, 137.
Ships of War, 219.
Sick, cared for, by W., 250.
Sickness, composure in, 408.
Slanders, antidote to, 320.

Slavery. Abolition of, 256. Lafayette's
abolition scheme, 257. Mode of abol-
ishing, 258.

Slaves. Policy of arming, 195. Eman-
cipation of, 256, 258, 259. W. provides
for emancipating all his, 259, 261, 262.
To be taught to read and write, 260.
Not to be sold, after receiving their
freedom, 260.

Smith. Rev. Samuel Stanhope, his trib-
ute to W., 400. William, of Baltimore,
138.

Social. Courtesy, 244.
Society, happiness of.
moted, 17. The end

17.

Maxims, 237 ss.
How best pro-
of government,

Soldier. An agent of civil power, 152.
The best soldier, the best patriot, 169.
And citizen, 166. His duty, 151, 152.
His discipline, 159, 160. His views of
danger, 154. His loyalty, 162. His
motto, 156. His personal sacrifices,
173. His incentives in battle, 154. The
Regular, and the Recruit, 154.
Soldiers. Patriot, 153. American, their
families maintained, 172, 173; their
pay, 172, 173; their character and trials,
28; their courage at Boston, 149; their
courage at Charlestown, 149; their pun-
ishments and rewards, 149, 150. W.'s
appeal to them, 149.

Source of all blessings, 842.
Southern States, their views of monarchy,
21; and fear of aristocracy, 22.
Spain. Behind the other nations of Eu-
rope in liberal policy, 113. Favorable
disposition of, to the American Colonies,
88. Her mediation with England, re-
jected, 114. Her navy, 38, 216; and
maritime resources, 112.

Sparks, Jared, his tributes to W., 148, 203,
222, 381.

Spies, 155.

Spirit. Of Christianity, 868.

dom, 269. Of the Gospel, 367.

149.

Of free-

Of '76,

Sponge, using the, 123.

Spotswood, Colonel Alexander, 193.
Stamp Act. Its passage, condemned, 30,
31. An attack on civil liberty, 30. Its
repeal, 32.

Standard of infallibility, 18.
Standing Army, 179, 180. And econo-
my, 187. Importance of, 181. Preju-
dices against, 181.

State. Funds, 121. Rights, 66, 67.
States. Duty of the, to the Federal Gov-
ernment, 45. Too many of their ablest
men withdrawn from Congress, 39.

Motives of the Eastern, to preserve the
Union, 48; of the Northern, 48; of the
Southern, 48; of the Western, 48, 51.
Stiles, Rev. Ezra, 219. His tribute to W.,
400.
Stockton, Major, 197.
Stony Point, 410.
Story, Chief Justice, 203.
Submission to God, 365.
Subordination, 159.

Success, the flattery of, 101.
Sufferers, in the Indian wars, 249.
Suffering humanity, the cause of, 398.
Suicide, political, 79.
Sunday, observance of, by W., 377, 383.
Supplies, military, 223.
Support of religion, 377.
Surprisals of enemies, 156.
Sympathy. National, 106.

897.

T.

Universal,

Talents. Rectitude, and patriotism, 276.
Without virtue, 308.

Tax on spirituous liquors, 161.
Taxation. Great Britain's systematic
plan, to fix the right and practice of it
upon the Colonies, 33. A question of
right and honor, 34. Its dishonesty, 85.
Petitions on, unavailing, 33.
Taxes of the United States, 117.
Tea Act, 29. Duty on tea, 34.
Temper, 278.

Temple, Colonel Ben., 377, 383.
Temporary army, 182.
Tenderness, 334.

Territory, acquisition of, 218.
Tertius Cato, 249.

Thanksgiving, National Religious, 356.
Thunder, son of, an epithet applied to
Lord North, 36.
Time, biding the, 814.
Tippling houses, 330.
Titles, the most enviable, 309.
Toleration. Religious, 370, 871. Of the
Jews, 373.

Tories. Lenity to, 335, 336. Their
property, 172.

Tow-cloth hunting shirts, 209.
Towns, and the army, 170.

Trade, 133. With Great Britain, 134;
scheme of the Colonies to starve it, 144,
145 With Indians, 205.
Tranquillity, 301.
Treachery, Indian, 211.
Treaties. Nature of, 106. Treaty-ma-
king power, 107, 108. Ratification of,
108. Oppressive treaties, 109. Equita-
ble treaties, 109.
Treaty, of the United States. With
France; see France. With Great Bri

Union, of the States. Not mere alliance,
51. Its importance, 44, 59. Its power, 49.
Its extent, 49. Its value, 46. Requires
reciprocity, 60. Our Palladium of safe-
ty, 46, 63. Its religious influence, 352.
Motives for preserving it, 47, 48. Evils
of its dissolution, 46. Causes of its dis-
turbance, 50. Measures to dissolve it,
reprobated, 45. See United States.
United Brethren, or Moravians, 388.
Their settlement at Bethlehem, 388.
United States, Government of, 20. Its
founders, 87. Its policy, 85, 91, 95. Its
situation and prospects, 41, 85, 86. Pe-
culiar circumstances of its foundation,
42. Emigration to the States, 89; home
of industry, 88: the world's granary,
88; asylum for the oppressed, 88.
false security, 115. Its Militia, 184. Its
Navy, 219 ss. Its Revenue, 117. Its
Taxes, 117. Its Resources, 118. Its
Debt, 119, 120.

Unity, political, 375.

Its

ents, 808. Trial of, 311. And Vice,
807 ss.

Virtues. Private, 312. Domestic and
public, to be encouraged, 366.
Vital piety, 884.

W.

War, 148 ss. Deprecated as an evil, 142,
143. Resort to, in defence of freedom,
144. Of the Revolution, its happy con-
clusion practicable, 35. Employment
of Indians in, 212. The last resort,
144. Prisoners of, 194, 250. Readiness
for, 223. Offensive operations of, 224.
War of Posts, 167. And agriculture,
131. Ruinous, in Europe, in 1795, 143.
Warfare, Indian, 209.

War-horse of W., 249.

Washington. Augustine, father of Gen-
eral W., his death, 409. Bushrod,

290.

Washington College, 895.
WASHINGTON, General George. Princi-
pal events in the life of, 409, 410. His
birth, 409. His birth-day celebrated,
295. Death of his father, 409. Sur-
veyor of lands, 409. Voyage to Barba-
does, 409. Aid to General Braddock,
409. His military appointments, 409.
410. His marriage, 291. His devotion
to the people, 246. His refusal of the
offer of a crown, 280. His farewell to
the army, 288. His acceptance of the
Presidency of the United States, 282-
284. His progress to the seat of gov
ernment, 284. His refusal of pecuniary
compensation, 285. He declines a mili-
tary escort, 285. Particular attachment
to Lafayette, 237, 238. His Farewell to
Congress, 289. He retires from office,
286. His domestic virtues: filial rev-
erence and love, 294; conjugal affection,
293, 294. His religious character:
public worship, 877, 381, 383, &c.;.
prayers in the camp, 881; private
prayer, 383, 384; vestryman, 881; com-
municant, 384. His death, 406-408.--
Tributes to him, by

John Adams, 16.

Fisher Ames, 267, 306.
Benedict Arnold, 334.
John André, 334.
Aaron Bancroft, 381.
Albert Barnes, 383.
Felix Bodin, 236.
M. Brissot, 405.

Lord Brougham, Preface.
Earl of Buchan, 338, and Preface.
Lord Byron, 267.

William E. Channing, 284, 888.

George T. Chapman, 384.
Marquis de Chastellux, 307.
Thomas Conway, 306.
George W. P. Custis, 406.
Miss P. Custis, 384.

J. Dunham, 406.

Lord Erskine, 340.

Benjamin Franklin, 142.

Old French Generals, 142.

M. Fontanes, 151, 244, 307, 838.

Charles Fox, 315.

James Grahame, 267.

M. Guizot, 43, 291.

Alexander Hamilton, 287, 806.
John Hancock, 236.

J. T. Headley, 151.
William Jackson, 291.
John Jay, 236.

Thomas Jefferson, 16.
Paul Jones, 37.
Rufus King, 306.
J. T. Kirkland, 340.

M. de Lafayette, 24, 151.
Henry Lee, 291, 307.
Dr. Letsom, 396.
Robert Lewis, 884.

Roswell W. Lewis, 284.

William Linn, 341.

M. C. M'Guire, 329, 405, 406.

John Marshall, 340.

Lee Massey, 381.

Gouverneur Morris, 405.
Jedidiah Morse, 405.
Napoleon Bonaparte, 17.

James K. Paulding, 329, 338, 840.

Weems, Rev. M. L., his tributes to W.,
877, 383, 406.

Weights, and Measures, 127.

West Indies, 38.

Western Country of the United States,
the second land of promise, 143, 144.
Western Insurrection, 161, 162.
Whang-ho, 219.

White, Right Rev. Dr., 391.
Wickedness, and Ignorance, 308.
Widows and Orphans, 391.

William and Mary College, 281.
Winchester, tippling-houses in, 380.
Wines, use of, 329.

Wisdom, 277. And goodness of God, 343.

Women, children, and the infirm, 249.
Woolford, Colonel William, 152.

World, the opinion of the, 322.

Worship. Public, 381. Private, 388, 384.
Wrangham, Rev. Francis, 248.