XVII Emigration of the Colored People of the United States XVII XVIII "Republic of Liberia" XVIII XIX The Canadas XIX XX Central and South America and the West Indies XX XXI Nicaragua and New Grenada XXI XXII Things as They Are XXII XXIII A Glance at Ourselves—Conclusion XXIII APPENDIX A Project for an Expedition of Adventure, to the Eastern Coast of Africa APPENDIX Sincerely dedicated to the American People, North and South. By Their Most Devout, and Patriotic Fellow Citizen, the Author PREFACE The author of this little volume has no other apology for offering it to the public, than the hurried manner in which it has been composed. Being detained in the city of New York on business, he seized the opportunity of a tedious delay, and wrote the work in the inside of one month, attending to other business through the day, and lecturing on physiology sometimes