Land, a subdivision of, necessary to free form of government, 44;
  effect of taxation on division of, in England, 44;
  how holden in England in time of Henry the Seventh, 44;
  prophecy concerning subdivision of, on government of France, 44, 53.

Landing of Pilgrims at Plymouth, picture representing, 52.

Lands, Public, Mr. Foot’s resolution in regard to, 227;
  views of Mr. Webster concerning the disposition of, 237, 238;
  powers of government to donate for local improvement, 238;
  donations of, necessary for local improvement, 239;
  liberal reduction in price of, favored by New England, 241;
  whence obtained, 426;
  States have no sovereignty over, 426;
  question of revenue connected with, 427;
  liberal policy in respect to sales of, 427;
  revenue arising from sales of, 428;
  act making sales of, payable in gold and silver, 438.

Lansdowne, Lord, quoted on prohibitory duties, 86, 94.

Law, of the land, relating to individual franchise, 16;
  interest and duty of United States in international, 66;
  criminal, its object, 198;
  Mr. Webster’s respect for, 319;
  representation the foundation of, 643;
  the supreme rule, 643.

Laws, validity of, not to depend upon the motive, 301.

Laybach, circular of sovereigns at, 62.

Lay preaching and lay teaching, 513.

League, defined, 278.

Lee, Richard Henry, resolution of June, 1776, 163.

Legislation, society to be regarded in, 103;
  concurrent power of States with Congress, 116-118;
  will of the people ascertained by, 541.

Legislative Power, over charters, defined, 5;
  restriction imposed upon, 23.

Legislature, Acts of. See Acts of Legislature.

Legislature, power of King over corporations, limited by, 5;
  power of, to create corporations, 5;
  power of, over charters, limited, 6;
  cannot resume grants of land given for educational or religious
    purposes, 13;
  power of, to affect individual rights, 15;
  cannot repeal statutes creating private corporations, 20;
  power of, restrained by Ordinance of 1787, 234.

Legislatures, to support the Constitution of United States, 286.

Leigh, Mr., 412.

Letters of Marque, against France, asked by President Jackson, 420.

Liberties, defined, 11.

Liberty, love of religious, 29;
  characteristics of, 122;
  the contests for, 385;
  principles of American, 536;
  of Greece, Rome, and America, 641, 642.

Lincolnshire, Pilgrims in, 30.

Literature, its advantages in public life, 174;
  progress in, 649.

Liverpool Blue Coat School, 528.

Liverpool, Lord, 491;
  on freedom of trade, 86.

Livingston and Fulton, right of steam navigation granted by New York, 112.