A pleasant dinner, at the close of which we heard the news of Sumner's election. In the evening came Lowell and Gurowski and Palfrey, an...

The papers are all ringing with Sumner, Sumner! and the guns thundering out their triumph; meanwhile the hero of the strife is sitting quiet...

[January 24, 1850.] DEAR HENRY, Whittier is here on a short visit. I go to-night with Miss Bremer to hear Wendell Phillips, and to-morrow ev...

Wednesday Eve., April, 10 o'clock, 1851. My Dear Mann : — I am sad and sick at heart at the probable issue to-morrow. You know I ha...

Peterboro , October 23,1846. Hon. Stephen C. Phillips , of Salem, Mass.: Dear Sir — This day's mail brings me the speech which yo...