CONTENTS. 7 



Fage 

 people : Agriculture, Manufactures, 

 "Hunting, Commerce,the profits of Labor. o52 

 CHAPTER IX. 



State of Society. Customs and Manners : 

 Education, early Marriagts, Activity, 

 Equality, Economy, and Hospitality of 

 the people. 369 



CHAPTER X. 



State of Society. Religion : Importance 

 of this Principle, Danger of any Control 

 in it, Equality of all Denominations, Ef- 

 fect of this Equality, Grants and laws for 

 the Support of Religion, iLxtent of Reli- 

 gious Liberty, Connexion of Religion 

 with Science and Education. 389 



CHAPTER XL 



State of Society. Nature of the American 

 Government. Constitution of Vermont, 

 Laws, Counties, and Coiirts, Annual Ex- 

 pense of Gofvernment, Public Revenue, 

 Militia, Popularity of the Government. 391 

 CHAPTER XH. 



State of Society. Population : Causes on 

 which this depends, the mean Period of 

 Human Life in the American States, 

 Period of doubling^ in Vermont, com- 

 parative View of Population in new and 

 old Countries. 416^ 



CHAPTER XIH 



State of Society. Freedom : Destroyed 

 in some Countries by the State of Soci- 

 ety, produced by the Settlement of A- 

 merica, the Cause and Effect of the A- 

 merican War, cannot be preserved by 

 Government, depends on the state and 

 condition of the people. 426 



