The country traveled over by strangers is generally the most barren, and the inhabitants a coarse sample of the state. When I have expressed an opinion which appears not to be liberal, it is intended to apply to the lower class, of whom there is a large majority. A gentleman or lady is the same all over the world, and although in the different states there are many characters of the first respectability, and although some of the French are rich, liberal and gentlemanly men, yet this memorandum is strictly correct when applied to the general mass. RICHARD LEE MASON. * * * * * Transcriber's note Minor punctuation errors have been corrected without notice. A few obvious typographical errors have been corrected, and they are listed below. All other inconsistencies are as in the original. The author's spelling has been maintained. Page 17: "covered wth forest" changed to "covered with forest". Page 18: "was this day week that" changed to "was this day last week that". Page 73: "opinion which is contains" changed to "opinion which it contains".