When I finished my late work on Society in America, I had not the most remote idea of writing anything more on the subject of the New World. I have since been strongly solicited to communicate more of my personal narrative, and of the lighter characteristics of men, and incidents of travel, than it suited my purpose to give in the other work. It has also been represented to me that, as my published-book concerns the Americans at least as much as the English, there is room for another which shall supply to the English what the Americans do not want—a picture of the aspect of the country, and of its men and manners. There seems no reason why such a picture should not be appended to an inquiry into the theory and practice of their society; especially as I believe that I have little to tell which will not strengthen the feelings of respect and kindness with which the people of Great Britain are more and more learning to regard the inhabitants of the Western Republic. I have, therefore, willingly acceded to the desire of such of my readers as have requested to be presented with my Retrospect of Western Travel.

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CONTENTS

OF

THE FIRST VOLUME.

	Page.
The Voyage	13
First Impressions	35
The Hudson	43
Pine Orchard House	57
Weddings	63
High Road Travelling	71
Fort Erie	90
Niagara	96
Priestley	109
Prisons	123
First Sight of Slavery	139
Life at Washington	143
The Capitol	164
Mount Vernon	186
Madison	189
Jefferson's University	199
Country Life in the South	208
City Life in the South	223
Restless Slaves	242
New-Orleans	254

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RETROSPECT

OF

WESTERN TRAVEL.

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