ST. LOUIS, April 3, 1886. Dear Brother: . . . I shall go to California to be in San Francisco August 3d-5th for the Encampment of the G. A...

ST. LOUIS, April 13, 1886. Dear Brother: Your letter was duly received, and the quotation from Corwin's speech will be all I want. I ...

(From Vicksburg Weekly Whig , October 20, 1847.) Washington City, May 19, 1847. My Dear Sir:—The Secretary of War will transmit to you, ...

SEPT. 8, 1850. Texas has not a particle of rightful claim to all the north-western region this bill contends for; but she has passed a law...

SEPT. 9. Eureka! Eureka! or at least almost Eureka! The House has passed a resolution this morning to adjourn three weeks from to-day. It ...

SEPT. 10. This is Tuesday, my black-chalk day; for, on this day, I get no letter from home. The House is now discussing the question, whet...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 1850. I must say, my dear Downer , for the friendliness of your letters turns the esteem and regard which I have alwa...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 1850. MY DEAR DOWNER, I received yours of the 26th to-day. We are at last at the hand-to-hand encounter. The Texas Bo...

AUG. 29. The first question about the Boundary Bill was, "Shall it be rejected?" This was decided in the negative by a very larg...

Washington, October 2, 1850. DEAR FLETCHER,—It is my hope to reach Boston on Monday evening next. For the two or three weeks, more or less...

AUG. 5, 1850. We are rejoiced at the defeat of the Omnibus Bill. It strengthens the chances of the Territories for freedom. All delay in a...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 1850. S. DOWNER, Esq. MY DEAR SIR,—Perhaps you will think my prophesying is not from above, because I said the Comprom...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 1850. S. DOWNER, Esq. MY DEAR SIR,—Nothing is more agreeable to me than your letters. I feel, on seeing them, that th...

Washington, August 10, 1850. MY DEAR SIR,—So many things have occupied my attention of late, that I have neglected those I love most, and ...

(PRIVATE.) Washington, September 12, 1850. MY DEAR SIR,—I use the confidential hand of another to write you a short letter, my eyes holding ...

On the 13th of June, 1850, in the House of Representatives, an amendment to the bill admitting California was rejected, to the effect that t...

JUNE 18, 1850. Yesterday Mr. Webster made his last and special declaration. A motion was pending, that it should be no objection to the ad...

OUR IMMEDIATE ANTISLAVERY DUTIES. SPEECH AT A FREE-SOIL MEETING AT FANEUIL HALL, NOVEMBER 6, 1850. MR. CHAIRMAN, AND YOU, MY FELLOW-CITIZE...

SYDENHAM NEAR PHILADELPHIA, [Pa.], April 3rd, 1852 . MY DEAR SIR: My thanks for your Report on a change in the coinage, which I have not f...