do it firmly without flinching. But if things are to be settled by conciliation, and North and South are to come together on friendly terms for a new departure, then I venture to think that Mr. Hayes is an able and good man, whose personal character, manner, and surroundings well fit him to carry out such a policy. But to make such a policy possible it is absolutely necessary that the South should honestly accept the 15th Amendment. GEORGE CAMPBELL. May 10, 1879. CONTENTS. PAGE 3 Inducements to Visit America. General Features of the Country The Races Composing the Population 19 Language Hotels and Food Railway Travelling Social Arrangements Manners The Cities The Country Districts Commercial Morality Protection and Reciprocity The Drink Question Religion The Political System Home Rule in the States The Position of Canada Taxation in the States The Land System The Currency Question Opportunities for Emigration and Investment Feeling towards England 5 10 12 18 21 22 23 26 27 29 32 34 57 71 77 79 84 89 97 109 PAGE A Visit to the Rice Districts . An American ‘Ryotwar' Settlement |