Chapter 3

JOURNALISM IN 1828. Old Georgetown--The Union Tavern--A Natal African Salute--President George Washington--Major L'Enfant--Newspaper Organs--The National Intelligencer--The National Journal--Matthew L. Davis--James Gordon Bennett--Mordecai M. Noah--Other Washington Correspondents--A Notable Briton--Gambling-Houses--Senatorial Card Playing--Social Games of Whist.