BY MICHAEL CHEVALIER.
TRANSLATED FROM THE THIRD PARIS EDITION.
BOSTON:
WEEKS, JORDAN AND COMPANY.
1839.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1839,
By Weeks, Jordan & Co.
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
TUTTLE, DENNETT AND CHISHOLM'S
POWER PRESS,
No. 17 School Street, Boston.
M. Chevalier was sent to this country in 1834,under the patronage of Thiers, then Minister of theInterior, in France, to inspect our public works. Butattracted by the novel spectacle presented by societyin the United States, he extended the time of hisstay and the sphere of his observations amongst us,and spent two years in visiting nearly all parts of theUnion, and studying the workings of our social andpolitical machinery. His letters give the results of hisobservations, the impressions made on his mind, hisspeculations in regard to the future destiny of our institutions,rather than a detailed narrative of facts andevents, which, however, is introduced when necessaryfor illustration or proof. The translator is not, ofcourse, to be considered responsible for all the opinionsand statements of the original; but it will be found,in his judgment, that M. Chevalier has studied withdiligence and sagacity, drawn his conclusions with cautionand discrimination, and stated his views in a clear,forcible, and interesting manner. He seems to be perfectlyfree from any narrowness or prejudice, ready torecognise whatever is good or of good tendency, wheth[Pg iv]erin character, manners, modes of life, political andsocial institutions, habits, or opinions, without regard tomere personal likes and dislikes; and to be equallyfrank in condemning, whenever he perceives, in ourpractices, a violation of our own principles, or of thoseof an enlightened philosophy. He tells many hometruths to all parties and classes. Some passages of theletters and many of the notes, which have no particularinterest in this country, have been omitted. M.Chevalier's work has been very favourably received inhis own country, where it has passed through severaleditions.
T. G. Bradford.
Boston, October, 1839.
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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 | |
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