Seward was quite exultant over the elections; feels strong and self-gratified. Says this Administration is wise, energetic, faithful, and ab...

Springfield, Mass. , March 31, 1857. Dear Brother And Sister Adair , — I received Mr. Adair's most welcome letter to-day, and am gr...

An exceedingly hot day, which gives bad promise of comfort for the Federal soldiers, who are coming, as the Washington Government asserts, ...

Philada ., Feb. 8, 1860. . . . The safer principle to adopt in regard to the Dred Scott case, I think, is, that when the Constitution h...

R. M. Field 14 brot' to my office and introduced to me, his college mate, Judge Saml. Miller , of Rochester N. Y. He is retired from b...

North Shore , 13th April, 1860. My Dear Pinkerton , — Thanks for your kind response. I have had the same suspicion of Pennsylvania, but...

THE IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT ROCHESTER, OCTOBER 25, 1858. The unmistakable outbreaks of zeal which occur all around me, show that yo...

SPEECH IN ACCEPTANCE OF NOMINATION AS UNITED STATES SENATOR, MADE AT THE CLOSE OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION, SPRINGFIELD, ILL., JUNE 1...