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The Mississippi - Departure for Louisville Steamboats
The Louisiana Journey to Natchez — Journey to Mem-
phis - Wood Stations Squatters - Indians in United States
- Memphis
.
72
CHAPTER IV.
Continuation of the Journey up the Mississippi — Fire on
Board the Steamboat - Passengers - Gamblers - A Night
on the Mississippi - New Madrid Mouth of the Ohio
Golconda Names of Towns - The River Ohio - Louisville
-
-Journey to Cincinnati — Letter of Benjamin Franklin — Cin-
Departure for Wheeling - Ohio River north of
Cincinnati - Portsmouth
Great Kenhawa - Logan-Blen-
nerhassett's Island - Wheeling - Departure for Washing-
ton - Alleghany Mountains Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road
107
CHAPTER V.
Washington - The President's House - The Capitol
The Hall of Representatives — The Senate Hall — Congress
- Tariff National Debt American Statesmen -The Pre-
sident's Drawing-room- Inauguration of the President 149
CHAPTER VI.
Constitution of the United States - Misrepresentations of
European Travellers -
CONTENTS.
Manners and Customs in America -
Departure for New York Fires and Firemen - Fanati-
cism
CHAPTER VII.
172
Prisons in the United States, and the new Penitentiary system
Prison at Singsing - Labour of Prisoners -- Prison Disci-
pline Prisons at Wethersfield and Auburn New Prison
- Benefits of Solitary Confinement and Employment - Re-
sults of the different Prisons
191
CHAPTER VIII.
Insult to the President
The President's Person not sacred
His Journey
His Reception in New York and Boston
Black Hawk in New York-Newport - Journey to Plymouth
-Stage-coach Companions-Whisky-punch and Temperance
Societies Plymouth Lowell Cotton Manufactories
Factory-girls- The 4th of July —- The 5th of July . 230
CHAPTER IX.
Departure for Albany - Steamboats-Anecdote - Albany
—Mohawk and Hudson Railroad — Canal, Bank, and Railroad
Schenectady
Companies Railroads in the United States.
and Saratoga Railroad-Ballston Spa-Saratoga Springs 254
Queenston
Kingston
312
Cruel Amusement. Departure for Montreal
Brock's Monument - Lake Ontario Oswego
- Rideau Canal - Prescott --An Indian Village
Montreal
grants
CHAPTER XII.
Cathedral Convents
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Population Emi-
Religion - Origin of the Name of Canada Cana-
dians, their Manners and Character - Departure for Quebec
-Banks of the St. Lawrence - Quebec - Fortifications - Cape
Diamond - View from Cape Diamond Montmorency Falls
Chaudière Falls Government of Canada -Condition of the
Country - Departure for New York-Lake Champlain —
Ticonderoga Lake George - Caldwell - Glen Falls
Mount Vernon
CHAPTER XIII.
332
- Italian Opera — American Theatres and Performers — Fine
The United States' Bank and General Jackson- Removal
of the Deposits - Consequences - Deputations The Se-
in Public Opinion - Whigs and Tories State of the Post
Office Department - Adjournment of Congress, 30th June,
1834-Tribute to the Memory of Lafayette - Departure for
Europe
386