Chapter XX: 1842

Pages 310-334.

SECOND IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA. AET. 30.

Second letter 310
International copyright 311
Third letter 311
The dinner at Boston 312
Worcester, Springfield, and Hartford 313
Queer traveling 313
Levees at Hartford and New Haven 313
At Wallingford 314
Serenades 314
Cornelius C. Felton 315
Payment of personal expenses declined 315
At New York 315
Irving and Colden 315
Description of the ball 316
Newspaper accounts 317
A phase of character 317
Opinion in America 318
International copyright 318
American authors in regard to it 319
Outcry against the nation's guest 319
Declines to be silent on copyright 319
Speech at dinner 320
Irving in the chair 320
Chairman's break-down 321
An incident afterwards in London 321
Results of copyright speeches 322
A bookseller's demand for help 322
Suggestion for copyright memorial 323
Henry Clay's opinion 323
Life in New York 324
Distresses of popularity 324
Intentions for future 325
Refusal of invitations 325
Going south and west 325
As to return 326
Dangers incident to steamers 326
Slavery 327
Ladies of America 327
Party conflicts 328
Non-arrival of Cunard steamer 328
Copyright petition for Congress 328
No hope of the Caledonia 329
A substitute for her 330
Anxiety as to letters 330
Of distinguished Americans 330
Hotel bills 331
Thoughts of the children 331
Acadia takes Caledonia's place 332
Letter to C. D. from Carlyle 332
Carlyle on copyright 332
Argument against stealing 333
Rob Roy's plan worth bettering 334
C. D. as to Carlyle 334