sexes, they argue also, in them, the nonexistence of love, and

its kindred passions. This we think unjust, as it robs them of

the honours of a system of education, which is life-long, and whose

sole object is to attain the mastery of all feeling, physical or

mental. The view taken of this subject by Robertson, in his History

of America, to us, seems most accordant with truth. He says: "The

amazing steadiness with which the Americans endure the most exquisite

torments, has induced some authors to suppose that, from the peculiar