OF THIS Letter-press EDITION 500 COPIES HAVE BEEN PRINTED FOR SALE December, 1886 No. G. P. Putnam's Sons 147-42 10-2 HENRY CABOT LODGE 37 66 AUTHOR OF "LIFE AND LETTERS OF GEORGE CABOT," A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH "" 64 99 66 "" "L 77 "" STUDIES IN HISTORY "The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or "We are laboring hard to establish in this country principles more and more national, VOL. IX. NEW YORK & LONDON G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS The Knickerbocker Press 1886 Purpose of the series to show the utility of the Union to political No. III. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED The Union a protection against such dangers, by removing the usual causes of just war, and by preventing violations of compacts and treaties, on account of greater efficiency and better character than are possessed by the State governments-The Union also better able to No. IV. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED Unjust causes of war avoided-Greater ability to compel respect of other nations and prevent their attacking us from jealousy of our No. V. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED Union secures us from foreign influence in the several States which would exist if they were not united, and prevents their alliance with No. VI. CONCERNING DANGERS FROM DISSENSIONS BE- Reasons for these dissensions if States remain disunited, and espe- cially the dangers from personal ambitions in small States-Historical 26 |