Senate Chamber 23d Feb. 1848 MY DEAR ANDREW, The treaty with Mexico has just been laid before the Senate, and read. It will be warmly oppo...

Snowing—Senate went into executive session at 1 P. M and continued till 5. SOURCE: The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 528

In Senate all day SOURCE: The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 529

In Senate until after 4 P. M. Lieut M. D. Hardin called to see me at night. SOURCE: The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 529

In Senate until late. After tea went with Sheffield to the Presidents—Genl. McClellan came in whilst there. He said but little. Does not see...

In Senate until after 7 P. M. The bill making Treasury notes a tender under consideration. Collamer made a powerful speech against both th...

Attending the Senate SOURCE: The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 530

This has been a bright and pleasant day, the first in a long time. M. this morning stood at 20. The snow has mostly thawed off in the street...

At 1 O'clock P. M. the Senate proceeded to the Hall of the House, where Washingtons Farewell address was read in the presence of both Ho...

In Senate SOURCE: The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 532

[January 16, 1885.] . . . My re-election to the Senate for the fifth time is unprecedented in the history of Ohio, and for this I am indeb...

I have received your letter of the 16th, and somehow felt unusually gratified that you had been elected senator for the fifth time in the St...

I send you papers which will show the close of the long contest here in Massachusetts. The New York “Tribune” of Friday, April 25, candidly ...

I would not affect a feeling which I have not, nor have I any temptation to do it; but I should not be frank if I did not say to you that I ...

[Court Street, April 25, 1851.] MY DEAR SUMNER, — I cannot congratulate you on your election, because, with my political connections, that...

My aim, while attending to all the duties of my post, will be to do something to secure a hearing for our cause; and I wish in advance to be...

WASHINGTON, November 1, 1851. DEAR COOMBS [ sic ],—I received your kind and friendly letter, for which I thank you. My position in respect...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 1851. DEAR ORLANDO,—Before this can reach you, the senatorial question will have been disposed of, and, as I anticipa...

WASHINGTON, December 5, 1851. MY DEAR SIR,—You and other friends have been so remiss in writing to me that I have been, and am still, to a...

WASHINGTON, December 8, 1851. MY DEAR SIR,—I received to-day your letter of the 3d inst. You know precisely how much and how little I have...