The stupid absurdity of the professed Union savers, who met at Baltimore the other day to nominate a candidate for President, and another fo...

Boston , May 17,1860. My Dear Henry ,   . . . On Friday I made my address to the Natural History Society on their thirtieth anniversary...

Newport , 3 June, 1860. . . . Are you pleased that Mr. Everett has consented to take the nomination for the Vice Presidency? His letter...

Boston , April 17, 1861. Dear Henry , — I don't wish to court notoriety by offering my service to Governor Andrew, but shall be gla...

Amos Kendall, a gentleman who for more than a quarter of a century figured extensively in our country as a politician of the Democratic scho...