Perley S Reminiscences Of Sixty Years In The National Metropoli
Chapter 4
PROMINENT SENATORS OF 1827. The Nineteenth Congress--Vice-President John C. Calhoun--Martin Van Buren--Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina--Thomas Hart Benton --Randolph, of Roanoke--Duel between Clay and Randolph--An Offended Virginian--A Future President--Prominent Senators--Senatorial Control of Society--The Dancing Assemblies--Fashionable Attire-- Belles of the Period--The Code of Honor.