matters a little; and such Preface I am now doing myself the honour to write. 3. For want of a map, I must resort to a description by words. The States lie in the following order, along the side of the Atlantic from North to South, _Maine_, _New Hampshire_, _Massachusetts_, _Rhode Island_, _Connecticut_. The four latter are called the New England States, _Maine_ being a new territory or State lying to the North and going on to the British territory of _New Brunswick_. After Connecticut, going on to the Southward, come _New York_, _New Jersey_, _Pennsylvania_, _Delaware_ and _Maryland_. These five are called the _Middle States_. Then come, on to the Southward, _Virginia_, _North Carolina_, _South Carolina_, _Georgia_ and the _Floridas_. These are called the Southern States. Then, going back to the North again, _Vermont_ lies in at the back of the four New England States, on the western side of a long ridge of mountains. At the back of Pennsylvania are the States of _Ohio_, _Indiana_, and the district of the ill-fated creatures that have followed Mr. BIRKBECK, called the _Illinois_. At the back of _Virginia_ is _Kentucky_, at the back of North Carolina is _Tennessee_, at the back of _South Carolina_ and Georgia and _Florida_ are _Alabama_, _Mississippi_ and _Louisiana_. Some of these are not yet recognised as independent States. Now then, all to the South of _Maryland_, front and back, containing ten States, and, I believe, _Indiana_ into the bargain. However, all to the South of _Maryland_ is real unmodified, unmitigated, unrestrained Slavery; and this is that part of the United States which produces tobacco, cotton, sugar, and rice. This is the rich part of the United States; twice as extensive as all the rest; continually growing in population and cultivation; and, as Mr. TORREY observes, containing a larger portion of personal slavery, than any other part of the globe.