Category: History - American
Journey to Washington City.--A day at Wheeling, in Virginia.-- Ride to Cumberland over the Alleghany mountains.--Extremely cold weather in a crowded Stage.--Arrival at Cumberland two hours too late to take the Rail-road cars to Baltimore, through the management of stage driver...
Officers of both houses of Congress.--Vice President Mangum.-- Speaker Jones.--Members of Congress, their labors and unenviable state.--Eloquence of members.--Senators Choate, C...
15. CHAPTER VII.Visit to Mr. Calhoun, Secretary of State.--Alexandria, its early history.--Reminisences of General Washington.--Memoir of Mr. Anthony Charles Cazenove; a most interesting tale.-...
10. CHAPTER II.Journey from Washington to Philadelphia.--A day at Philadelphia. --Journey to New York on the rail-road.--Stop on Broadway.--A dinner consisting of ice water and one mouthful of...
9. CHAPTER I.Journey to Washington City.--A day at Wheeling, in Virginia.-- Ride to Cumberland over the Allegheny mountain.--Extremely cold weather in a crowded Stage.--Arrival at Cumberland...
11. CHAPTER III.Return to Washington.--The different degrees of temperature in the atmosphere at different places seen in the thickness of the ice in the rivers from New York to Washington incl...
12. CHAPTER IV.Mr. Dana’s speech against the military Academy.--Objections-- it is an aristocratic institution.--1st in its selection of candidates--2nd in its monopoly of military commissions...
16. CHAPTER VIII.Officers of the government.--Remarks on the permanency of the seat of government.--No authority in the constitution to remove it. --Monomaniacs, one who fancies himself in parad...
13. CHAPTER V.This chapter is serious, grave, gay and mysterious.--Good advice to Uncle Sam.--A dream which clears up the mystery of beards and mustaches, and accounts for some things, but ca...
2. CHAPTER II.Journey from Washington to Philadelphia.--A day at Philadelphia. --Journey to New York on the rail-road.--Stop on Broadway.--A dinner consisting of ice water and one mouthful of...
3. CHAPTER III.Return to Washington.--The different degrees of temperature in the atmosphere at different places seen in the thickness of the ice in the rivers from New York to Washington incl...
1. CHAPTER I.Journey to Washington City.--A day at Wheeling, in Virginia.-- Ride to Cumberland over the Alleghany mountains.--Extremely cold weather in a crowded Stage.--Arrival at Cumberlan...
4. CHAPTER IV.Mr. Dana’s speech against the military Academy.--Objections-- it is an aristocratic institution.--1st in its selection of candidates--2nd in its monopoly of military commissions...
5. CHAPTER V.This chapter is serious, grave, gay and mysterious.--Good advice to Uncle Sam.--A dream which clears up the mystery of beards and mustaches, and accounts for some things, but ca...
6. CHAPTER VI.Officers of both houses of Congress.--Vice President Mangum.-- Speaker Jones.--Members of Congress, their labors and unenviable state.--Eloquence of members.--Senators Choate, C...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Officers of the government.--Remarks on the permanency of the seat of government.--No authority in the constitution to remove it. --Monomaniacs, one who fancies himself in parad...
7. CHAPTER VII.Visit to Mr. Calhoun, Secretary of State.--Alexandria, its early history.--Reminisences of General Washington.--Memoir of Mr. Anthony Charles Cazenove; a most interesting tale.-...