his theory unestablished bv * 
meat, the science he has embodiJr 1 * 1 ''; 
the facts collected and arranged ’ and 
portof it, with the steady perseveW 
ht has maintained in the face of the s ort's 
8Dd ftf 5 ot "nd assuming men 
! "' ou ‘ d beal ’ a testimonial to his talents and 
■ worth,- which the best of his species 
would ever delight to acknowledge. 
, I ask, totefore, of my fellow citizens, 
jii they ieel so littie interest in the fame 
oi leir - juntry, or in the merited advance¬ 
ment of this worthy mail, as to permit 
him to remain unaided in the important 
i^search, which so many years of invest!- 1 
gallon have constantly rendered more pro- 
oabie; a; winch to be finally completed, re¬ 
quires more means than are within his 
reach : or will they nobly unite their efforts 
j V^ith Ins, to obtain for our common countrv 
an unequalled fame, and to its author the 
reward he so justly merits. f 
SC i I'NT] A. 
