...rm a book, and a book upon a very useful and curious subject. The State of Louisiana would in particular afford the curious phenomenon of a French and... ...I, Section 23; Kentucky, art. 2, Section 26; Tennessee, art. 8, Section I; Louisiana, art. 2, Section 22. 341 Tocqueville natural contempt of existen... ...numerous band of Choctaws (or Chactas, as they are called by the French in Louisiana). These savages had left their country, and were endeavoring to g... ...educed to a hundred indi- viduals, most of whom were about to pass over to Louisiana or to Canada. These French settlers were worthy people, but idle ... ...h within limits which scarcely suffice to contain them. In like manner, in Louisiana, almost all activity in commerce and manufacture centres in the h... ...y the Northern States which are in possession of ship- ping, manufactures, railroads, and canals. This difference is perceptible not only in comparing... ...n five hundred leagues in extent which separates the two seas. The longest railroads which have been constructed up to the present time are in America...