Isonanan's Cave Declared at Niagara Falls 1824
An 1824 chronicle from Niagara Falls praises a new cave then named Isonanan's Cave after its explorer. The piece ties sublime natur e imagery to the falls and notes the proposed naming and opening under Josten W. Ixenanam of Boston. It also recalls Niagara life and a separate reflection on why men do not propose in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isonanan
Niagara Falls
Schosver Fall
Prospect Island
Josten W. Ixenanam, Esq
Boston
London New Monthly Magazine
Prince Puckler Muskau
Russia
Columbia
Society OF Alumni
Eniing
Hamilton
Hayne
McDuffie
Calhoun
Preston
C. Eustor
Fanny Kemble and Her Book Faces Mixed Reactions
A fragment from the Albany Daily Advertiser notes Fanny Kemble’s diary writings provoke sharp critique from some readers who attack her for truth telling while others defend her satire of society. The piece questions American tastes and the gentility of fashionable circles, contrasting faults and authentic remarks about U.S. manners and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albeny Daily Advertiser
Fanny Kemble
Messrs. Editore
Fanny
Musral
America
Fashionable society mocked as idle and pretentious
A Southern reader criticizes fashionables in cities as idle, shallow, and parasitic, contrasting them with hardy interior towns. The piece argues merit should earn honors, not birth, and denounces European aristocratic pretensions while praising industrious independent Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Miss
Executive Patronage in Senate Report on 1833 Revenue
The U S Telegraph summarizes the Senate select committee report on executive patronage. It estimates 100,079 government dependents when including dependents and notes patronage rises from increased spending land sales and public funds control. The report compares 1825 to 1833 showing an 86 percent growth, with discussion of removals for party reasons and banking deposits influencing influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate of the
United States
Carnocw
Army and Navy
Military and Indian Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Post Office
Fintist
Mississippi
Union
Senate
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
U. S
Calhoun
Benton
Messrs
Bibb
King
Geo
Southard
Webster
Bank of Missouri
Treasury Department
Mes Ae
Darlin
Jones
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T. H. Bayly
Southern Agriculturial
East-Indies
Daeitant
U. S. Telegraph
Ranaway
Winney
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