ADAMS, James Hopkins, statesman, b. in South Carolina about 1811; d. near Columbia, S. C., 27 July, 1861. He was graduated at Yale in 1831. ...

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...

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

Washington D.C.      The old year passed away in gloom and sadness and the new one opens today without affording one hopeful ray of light in...

Matters look more hopeful for the Country today. It is now known that the President refused to acknowledge the Commissioners as being anythi...

The affairs of the Country appear so desperate that the subject engrosses the attention of all men in all places. Public questions are discu...

There has been no startling News today, but the right of Secession is contested by all northern men who with the president consider it Revol...

The discussions in Congress are now very pointed and interesting. An attack upon Fort Sumpter is expected since the Pres t  flatly refuses t...

United States troops are quietly being brought here and are now quartered in different parts of the City. The President is undoubtedly infor...

There was a little snow last night and this morning it rained and the streets were in an awful condition. I did not go to the office until 1...

WILLARD'S HOTEL, WASHINGTON,} February 12, 1858. } MY DEAR LYDIA—I was delighted last evening to receive your letter, with one from Lydi...

( Private .) MARTINSBURG, VA.,  July  23, 1857. MY DEAR SIR: Though I have ceased to take interest in politics, and hang on loosely to t...

WASHINGTON, D. C.,  July  25, 1857. DEAR SIR: Having a few moments leisure, I have concluded to address you on the subject of the Senatori...

NEW YORK, January 17, 1858. MY DEAR MR. DICKINSON—Upon taking up this morning's  Herald  I was deeply pained to learn that by being th...

DYKELAND, AMELIA CO., [VA.],  March 11 , 1857. DEAR HUNTER: Supposing that you will be at Washington during this week I address to you the...

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

. . . Universal sympathy for poor Fowler, except from a very few Buchananizing Democrats. Isaiah Rynders has not yet succeeded in arresting ...

BINGHAMTON, December 25, 1856. MY DEAR ROGERS—Myself and family send to you and to Mrs. Rogers the kindly salutations and wishes of the se...

BINGHAMTON, January 24, 1857. MY DEAR SIR—My best acknowledgments are tendered you for numerous favors conveyed with a generous partiality...

NEW YORK, [N. Y.], October 18, 1856. MY DEAR SIR: The glorious results of the elections of the 14th Inst in Pennsylvania, Indiana and even...