International Law — Naturalized Citizens — Their rights as such, against the claims of their Native Country — The Mo. Democrat of June 10 ...

[Rights of Naturalized Citizens Abroad.   Secretary Cass renders the following decision, in answer to a communication of a naturalized c...

Wrote a long letter to S. Colfax 92 of Inda. shewing plainly my views of the slavery question and the Dred Scott decision— Sent him also co...

Barton 95 has been with us two days, it being too wet to plough at home. . . . Senator Green The Weekly Mo. Rep:[ublican] of June 17 co...

Today attended some of the closing exercises of the students of Washington University. Barton will leave us tomorrow morning. He has been ...

[Cold, rainy weather.] Barton I suppose will not go today — nor Coalter, who rides his (B[arton]'s) saddle horse, while B.[arton] drives...

Very warm summer day-Breakfasted at Dr Browns with Mrs Brown alone, he being in the Country     The letter of Hon Edw Bates to me declaring ...

Men as old as I am, it is said, are apt to be croakers and to complain of the degeneracy and corruption of the times. Certainly I am deeply ...

Fine day. Attending Court. Wrote to Hon Edw: Bates in reply to his of 28th ult: SOURCE:  The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning , Vol. 1, p...

Went with Julia to Florissant, 52 to vis[i]t Julian 53 and Sally. 54 Dined with them and returned in the evening. I never saw Sally so ha...

Note — Subscribed for the National Intelligencer For Julian, and pd. the bill for one year — $6.00 see receipt of Mr. James, the agent. M...

Slavery in the District of Columbia. It is strange to see how suddenly and totally men and parties do change their opinions upon even grea...

To day, Sarah Bates , by one single deed, set free all her remaining slaves — being 32 in number. The deed was proven in Court, by John. S. ...

"A fool with a majority on his side, is the greatest tyrant in the world." — 2. Carlisle's [sic'] Fred[eric]k the Great, p...

The N. York Commercial advertiser of May 23d. contains a very complimentary notice of my letter to the Whig Committee, 62 and extracts the ...

I regret to find that Thomas Hare, coachman, is disagreeable to the rest of the servants, in consequence of which he has given me warning, l...

Paid (at the Mechanic's Bank) my note for $100 — date Nov 1. 1854, due at fifty four months — endorsed by W. H. Barksdale, Treasr. — Thi...

It rained hard yesterday afternoon, which again interferes with the planting of seeds — The weather is warm, and for the first time this sea...

Fine day—At work in office. out at Cox's to tea. “Help me Cassius or I sink” received a long letter from Hon David Davis, Tho s A Marsh...

Springfield, Ills May 21 1860 Dear Browning— There must be no mistake about carrying Illinois— Our honor is pledged to it— To conduce to...