INTRODUCTION. 
^ Commencement of a work of such magnitude, 
So novel in this country, some account will 
be expected, of the motives of the 
of 
fesj 
'»ith 
and of the nature and intended execution 
Work. As to the former of these, it is 
Pcctfuby submitted, that, amusement blended 
tlig 
1..I . ’^'s^fuction, the correction of numerous errors 
"'hich n 
nave been introduced into this part of the 
th history of our country, and a wish to draw 
attention of my fellow-citizens, occasionally, 
j discordant jarrings of politics, to a con- 
^^ion of the grandeur, harmony, and wonderful 
nature, exhibited in this beautiful portion 
onl^^'^ ®“*nial creation, are my principal, and almost 
no/ 'n the present undertaking. I will 
®ny that there may also be other incitements. 
Classed . i 
’ ntmost from infancy, by a fondness for 
