MADE DURING

A TOUR IN THE UNITED STATES AND
IN CANADA.

BY HUGH SEYMOUR TREMENHEERE.

Huc geminas nunc flecte acies, hanc aspice gentem,
Romanosque tuos.

VIRGIL.

LONDON:

JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.

1852.

Gift
1-14-27

CONTENTS.

UNITED STATES.

THE PUBLIC SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN THE FREE STATES

OF THE UNION .

The Theory on which it is based—namely, that the

Religious instruction which is not given in the Day

Schools is given in the Sunday Schools-is not sup-
ported by facts, in reference to a large proportion of
the labouring population

That the injurious consequences of separating Religious
from Secular instruction are becoming evident to
some of the most observant persons and the most
zealous supporters of popular education

Reasons why another effort should be made to bring

all parties in this country to an agreement on the

principles on which a general system might be

founded

RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES

Their probable effect on the future price of wheat in

this country

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THE SECRET BALLOT AT THE ELECTIONS FOR THE STATE OF

Extract from Message of the Governor of the State of

New York on that subject .

THE PRESS

GENERAL REMARKS

123

Beneficial results of the present more frequent inter-
course between the educated classes of the United
States and of this country

Good feeling towards England prevalent among those

classes in the United States

143

144

Endeavours of the Press and of the Public Schools in

APPENDIX (A.) Estimated Cost of growing an Acre of

Wheat on a Farm of 200 Acres in the

wheat-growing districts of Ohio

(B.) Cost of Transport of Wheat from those dis-

157

tricts to Liverpool, and Selling Price there 159

(C.) Report to Cincinnati Board of Trade

(D.) Extract from Report on Boston Public

Schools

. 162

165

Inducements for persons of the upper class of society in

this country to settle in Canada

Mistakes of previous settlers

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