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 roast beef!--
Bill of fare, but no fare.--Thefts and burglary.--Broadstreet
Hotel corner of Broad and Pearl streets.--Fare excellent, but no
BILL OF FARE on the table at dinner.--Charles A. Clinton and Dr.
Hosack.--Mrs. Lentner’s on Amity street, where Colonel Trumbull
lived and died.--Albert Gallatin and his lady on Beekman street.
--Mr. Gallatin’s eventful life.--How employed in the study of
Indian languages.--His inquiries concerning his old friends in
the District of Columbia.--Their feeling towards him and Mrs.
Gallatin, and the comparisons they are now daily compelled to
make.--The trade of New York city, its vast amount and probable
increase, which will eventually render it the greatest commercial
emporium in the world.--Rail-road to the Pacific ocean and a fair
prospect of its connecting our Atlantic cities with China and the
Pacific islands, by means of rail-roads and steam vessels.--The
future wealth, grandeur and moral glory of this republic.

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 inclusive.--Long interview
with the President. His misfortunes rather than his faults.--
His cheerfulness, and his views as to Liberia.--Supernumeraries
ought to be set to work and sent off.--Beautiful situation of
Washington.--The Congress library, its officers and the agreeable
company usually in the library room.--Army of little officers
in and about the capitol.--Judge Upshur, personal acquaintance
with him, his character and death.--The tragedy on board the
Princeton.--Great funeral and a whole city in tears for the loss
of so many distinguished citizens.

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.--Its
expenses are enormous and wholly disproportioned to any advantages
to be derived from it.--Its positive evils, as it operates on the
officers and on the private soldiers.--Mr. Dana might have added,
that if this republic is in danger from any quarter, its danger
lies in this institution.

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 cannot account for
others, until the author dreams again; perhaps not even then!--
Inquiries and doubts, not answered or solved in this chapter.

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, Crittenden,
Morehead, &c. &c.--The Tariff, Oregon and Texas to go down to
the foot of the docket and be postponed until next session of our
honorable court.

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.--He was the
old partner of Albert Gallatin, at New Geneva, Pennsylvania.

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 paradise! and the other
expects to be elected the next president!--Other monomaniacs
equally crazy.--LOCAL INFORMATION.