WASHINGTON, February 7, 1854. DEAR SIR,—The bill to organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas, with a provision to repeal the Missou...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1852. MY DEAR DOWNER, - There is nothing of much moment transpiring here. Cabell of Florida, in the House, a few days...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 13, 1852. C. PIERCE, Esq. MY DEAR SIR,—We heard from you authentically through our common friends, from whom we had a...

CHESTERTOWN, [MD.],  October  17, 1856. MY DEAR SIR: I fear that I shall not be successful in the money affair. There is a shyness about a...

Washington 10th Dec 1847 MY DEAR SIR, . . . I have not been here long enough to form an opinion, what course parties will take during the ...

Warm day—The convention was occupied all day on credentials, rules and resolutions. The platform was adopted late in the afternoon, when we ...

Washington 20th Feb: 1848 MY DEAR DAUGHTER, . . . As to politicks, things are very much as they were, when I last wrote Mr Clemson. We hav...

The stupid absurdity of the professed Union savers, who met at Baltimore the other day to nominate a candidate for President, and another fo...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 1851. MY DEAR MR. COMBE, — . . . I have nothing to write on political subjects that can afford any gratification to a ...

Washington 7th March 1848 MY DEAR SIR, The last Steamer brought a letter from Anna to me, the only one received by it. I am happy to learn...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 1850. C. PIERCE, Esq. MY DEAR SIR, —I am glad to hear from you, and that you think of putting on the harness again. I...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 1850. MY DEAR DOWNER,  I see by the date of my letter that it is Forefathers' Day; and I cannot but ask myself w...

I do not see our future on the Presidential question. The recent declaration of Toombs seems ominous of a break-up, in which I should rejoic...

Marshfield, April 15, 1851. MY DEAR SIR,—I was very glad to receive your letter last evening, and to learn that there was nothing occurrin...

In the House of Representatives, Wednesday, September 11, 1850,—On the report of the Select Committee appointed April 22, 1850, to examine i...