NEW ORLEANS, January 31, 1849. MY DEAR SIR,—The breaking out of the cholera here prevented my meeting General Taylor in this city, as had ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 1850. MY DEAR DOWNER,  I see by the date of my letter that it is Forefathers' Day; and I cannot but ask myself w...

In answer to your inquiries, let me say that there are signs of a contest in Massachusetts such as very rarely occurs. The bitterness of the...

BROWNSVILLE, [PA.], August 25th, 1855. DEAR HUNTER: I received your letter of the 20th instant this morning and have just shipped the box ...

SPEECH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JULY 19, 1850, ON THE ADMISSION OF THE DELEGATE FROM NEW MEXICO IN ADVANCE OF HER TERRITORIAL ORGANI...

Our movement here is part of the great liberal movement of Europe; and as “law and order” are the words by which reaction has rallied in Eur...

WASHINGTON, June 13, 1850. S. DOWNER, Esq. MY DEAR SIR, You must excuse me for not answering all your kind letters. I should be glad to do...

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

(Private.) RICHMOND, [Va.], June 14th [1852]. DEAR SIR: I beg to call your attention, to that portion of Judge Conrad's speech in the ...

MARCH, 1850. To S. DOWNER. MY DEAR FRIEND,—Mr. Webster astonished almost all Northern men here. We are recovering from the shock; but it w...

APRIL 6, 1850. Public affairs are looking worse here,―more dangerous for the cause of liberty than ever. The defection of Mr. Webster is d...

Our Free Soil convention was very spirited. The resolutions are pungent, and cover our original ground. On this we shall stand to the end. I...

Nothing is clearer to me than this. Our friends should if possible secure the balance of power in the Legislature, so as to influence the ch...

The enemy has done his work, by skill, determination, will, backbone. 1 It is as I have feared. On your account and for your personal comfo...

NEWPORT, R. I., September 9, 1850. My Dear Sir—I regret that it will not be in my power to attend the meeting of our friends at the Adams ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 1850. E. W. CLAP, Esq. MY DEAR SIR, . . . You must be entirely mistaken in your speculations. The Free-soil party, wit...

WHEATLAND, near Lancaster, 14th June, 1850. GENTLEMEN—I have been honored by the receipt of your invitation to the public dinner to be giv...

Fort Hill 5th Nov 1849 MY DEAR SIR, I am very desirous, on every account, to be in the same mess with Martha and yourself. I would prefer ...

Washington 2 Dec r 1849 MY DEAR AND W , I had a very pleasant and safe journey on. The weather was fine throughout; but is now very bad. ...

Washington 8th Dec 1849 MY DEAR SIR, . . . Congress has been in Session now for four days without being able to elect a speaker. It is unc...