St. Louis, Feb. 24, 1859. To Messrs. J. PHILIPS PHOENIX, WILLIS BLACKSTONE, H. M. BININGER, DAVID J. LILET AND H. R. SMITH, Committee, New...

Nephew of James Mercer Garnett (q. v.), and Robert Selden Garnett (q. v.); born in Virginia, in 1819; graduated from the United States Milit...

SEPT. 9. Eureka! Eureka! or at least almost Eureka! The House has passed a resolution this morning to adjourn three weeks from to-day. It ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 1850. MY DEAR DOWNER, I received yours of the 26th to-day. We are at last at the hand-to-hand encounter. The Texas Bo...

AUG. 29. The first question about the Boundary Bill was, "Shall it be rejected?" This was decided in the negative by a very larg...

JUNE 18, 1850. Yesterday Mr. Webster made his last and special declaration. A motion was pending, that it should be no objection to the ad...

FELLOW-CITIZENS: I feel impelled, by a strong sense of duty, to address to you this communication. If it shall seem to you more appropriate ...

Private. Cincinnati , Nov. 17, 1850. My Dear Sir , Your letter, like the “royal Charlie” of the Cannie Scots “was long in coming.” It...

Washington , Aug. 14, 1850. My Dear Hamlin , I find your letter of the 11h of July among my unanswered letters but my impression is ver...

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled , That all that part of the ...