WASHINGTON, March 16, 1861. Every day affords proof of the absence of any settled policy or harmonious concert of action in the administra...

BATON ROUGE, LA., March 11th, 1861. MY DEAR SIR: I was most pleased in receiving your letter from St. Louis and gratified to learn some of...

OFFICE ST. LOUIS RAILROAD COMPANY, St. Louis, April 4 ,  1861 . MY DEAR FRIEND: I promised you all to keep you advised of my whereabouts t...

ASHEBORO, May 30th, 1861.   *           *           *           *           *           *           * We are in the midst of war and rev...

[ Strictly Private. ] WASHINGTON, (D. C.) FEBRUARY, 1864 SIR: The movements recently made throughout the country to secure the renom...

Am urged to go to Baltimore but do not deem it advisable. Some talk with Blair respecting Chase and Seward, who, though not assimilating an...

A late dispatch on Saturday night from Cairo informs me that a dam at Alexandria has been constructed and our fleet is passing the falls. L...

Galena , April 19, 1S61. Mr. F. Dent— Dear Sir: I have but very little time to write, but, as in these exciting times we are very...

Neither Seward nor Chase nor Stanton was at the Cabinet-meeting to-day. For some time Chase has been disinclined to be present and evidentl...

The President read to the Cabinet his letter to the Missouri radicals, and also a letter to General Schofield. Both exhibit tact, shrewdnes...

Resolved, That the Democrats of New York point to their uniform course of action during the two years of civil war through which we have pa...

I am no sycophant, no parasite. What I think I say. These acts have been perpetrated over and over again by our generals, and without rebuk...

Made an early call on the President with Joseph P. Allyn, one of the Judges for the Territory of Arizona, on the subject of Governor for th...

Information is received of the death of Governor Gurley. He was a native of Manchester, Connecticut, born within a few miles of my home. He...

Laird's friend Howard telegraphs Fox that he has a letter of F.'s which conflicts with my letter to Sumner, and, while he does not ...

The Northern papers say Hooker's grand division crossed the Rappahannock, ten miles above Falmouth, several days ago. Burnside h...

Word comes that the Oreto has escaped from Mobile and destroyed some vessels. Our information is vague and indefinite, but I doubt not it i...

GLENWOOD, May 5 , 1861 . Hon. S. CAMERON: MY DEAR SIR: Reached home last night by way of New York. You have no conception of the dep...

No. 1. I feel perfect confidence in the fact that Fort Sumter will be evacuated in the next five days, and that this is felt to be a me...

Burlington, Iowa , December 16, 1860. James Pike : I am fructified in spirit to see “J. S. P.” again at the foot of a Washington letter...