Washington, D. C. London, July 30, 1861. My Dear Sir,–I arrived here the day before yesterday, and through the kindness of a mutual friend had an interview of an hour’s duration, last evening, with Lord Palmerstbn, in one of the private galleries of the House of Commons. The length to which his lordship allowed our [...]
Paris. New York, June 18, 1861. As far as it lies in my power, I shall continue to give you the most accurate information of the march of events here. I have already expressed to you, repeatedly, my conviction, that unless aided by the moral support of France and England the Southern rebellion has no [...]
Secretary af the Treasury, Washington, D. C. New York, June 18, 1861. My Dear Sir,–I have the pleasure of handing you inclosed copies of the decrees of the Emperor Napoleon, and of the report of his Minister of Finance, relative to the last national loan of five hundred millions of francs, issued during the last [...]
London New York, June 18, 1861 While I was in Washington I had a two hours’ interview with our Secretary of State. Mr. Seward is clear in the position which he has taken with reference to the rebellion and the attitude into which the recognition of the Southern Confederacy, by any European government, will place [...]
To The Hon. W. H. Seward, Washington, D. C. New York, June 6, 1861 My Dear Sir,–In your last kind letter, you requested me to inform you, from time to time, of the phases of public opinion in Europe, as they may come to my knowledge. I shall do so with pleasure, but hope that [...]
To The Right Hon. Lord DUNFERMLINE, House of Lords, London. New York, June 3, 1861 My Dear Lord Dunfermline,–The friendly relations which have existed during several years between us, and which I shall always cherish among the bright recollections of my sojourn at the Hague, induce me to address you this letter, for which I [...]
To The Hon. W. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C. New York, May 29, 1861 My Dear Sir,—I am extremely obliged to you for the very kind and flattering manner with which you speak of a letter of mine to Baron Rothschild, of which a copy had been handed to you by Mr. [...]
To Baron LIONEL de ROTHSCHILD, M.P., London. New York, May 28 Dear Baron,—Since my letter by the Africa steamer we have received the proclamation of the Queen, commanding a strict neutrality to her subjects in the struggle in which the government of the United States is now engaged against a portion of its citizens, now [...]
MAY 15, 1861. Colonel Blenker And Gentlemen Of The First Regiment Of Rifles,—I have the honor to present this stand of colors to your regiment. It is the flag which for three-quarters of a century has been hailed in every quarter of the inhabited globe as the emblem of Constitutional liberty, and the beacon [...]
To The Hon. W. H. SEWARD, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. New York, January 17, 1861 My Dear Sir,–I had intended for the last few days to express to you my sincere admiration of your patriotic and statesmanlike speech in the United States Senate, on Saturday last, but have been prevented by indisposition until [...]
To The Hon. S. A. DOUGLAS, Washington, D. C. New York, December 31, 1860 My Dear Sir,—Your kind favor crossed with the letter which I had the pleasure of addressing you last week. I have read carefully your resolutions for a conference, and they meet my entire approval. The South cannot ask for more, and [...]
To The Hon. HERSHEL V. JOHNSON, Speir’s Turnout, Jefferson County, Ga., New York, December 30, 1860 My Dear Sir,—Since I wrote you last, I have seen, with much pleasure, that you have been elected a member of your State convention. Your eloquence and popularity will give you great influence in that body; I still have [...]
To The Hon. S. A. DOUGLAS, Washington, D.C. New York, December 26, 1860 My Dear Sir,—I have not written to you during all the troubles which have overtaken us since the unfortunate result of the election. You, whose patriotic heart beats warmly for our beloved Union, must feel deeply the terrible situation into which we [...]
To the Hon. J. J. CRITTENDEN United States Senate, Washington, D.C. New York, December 26, 1860 My Dear Sir,—Please accept my respectful thanks for the copy of your compromise propositions, which you were kind enough to send me under your frank. I have yet to meet the first conservative Union-loving man, in or out of [...]
To Governor WM. SPRAGUE, Providence, R.I. New York, December 19, 1860 My Dear Sir,—I have been confined to my bed for the last few days, and therefore was unable to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of 16th inst. before this. I hail with the most heartfelt satisfaction the expression of your intention to call [...]
To JOHN FORSYTH, Mobile, Ala. New York, December 19, 1860 My Dear Sir,—Your favor of 8th inst. reached me a few days ago, but I was prevented by indisposition from replying to it before. It was very gratifying that you should have deemed my last letter to you of sufficient import to give it a [...]
Albany, N.Y. New York, December 19, 1860 Allow me, though a comparative stranger, to express to you the heartfelt satisfaction with which I have read your very able and patriotic article of last Monday. The statesmanlike view which you take of our present difficulties, and the wise and conciliatory course which you, with so much [...]
To Governor WM. SPRAGUE, Providence, R.I. New York, December 13, 1860 My Dear Sir,—I am much obliged for your favor of 10th inst., but regret that you take the view that the repeal of the personal-liberty bill, by your State, at this moment could be looked upon as a concession made under the pressure and [...]
To Governor WM. SPRAGUE, Providence, R.I. New York, December 6, 1860 My Dear Sir,—The deep solicitude which the events in the South must call forth in the breast of every American citizen induces me to address you these lines. The secession of South Carolina, which must be looked upon now as an accomplished fact, will [...]
To William Martin, Charleston, S.C. New York, November 30, 1860. My Dear Sir,—I have received your letter, and you will have heard from my house, that we are entirely satisfied with the execution of our small exchange orders. The unfortunate state of our politics, which in your State particularly have assumed a most threatening aspect, [...]
To John C. Bradley, Huntsville, Ala. New York, November 28, 1860. My Dear Sir,—I have received your letter of the 23d inst., and am rejoiced to see that the conservative men of your part of the country have moved in the right direction. The patriotic men of the country look to the Douglas and Bell [...]
To Julius Izard Pringle, Charleston, S.C. New York, November 26, 1860 Dear Pringle,—I note the contents of your note of the 22d inst. The present political and financial crisis will, I trust, soon pass over and every thing turn back to its regular channels. It will then appear clearly a qui la faute of the [...]
To the Hon. Herschel V. Johnson Speir’s Turnout, Jefferson City, Ga. New York, November 22, 1860. My Dear Sir,—I have seen with great satisfaction that amidst all the turmoil of passionate madness, fed by the incendiary speeches of Yancey and Toombs, your patriotic voice is loud in favor of the Union. Heaven grant that the [...]
To JOHN FORSYTH, Mobile Ala. New York, November 11, 1860 My Dear Sir,—I have followed, with the most intense anxiety, the events which the election of Lincoln has called forth at the South. While I fully appreciate the legitimate grievances of your section of the country, I deprecate sincerely the means which a large portion [...]
November 4, 1860 Fellow Citizens,—In thanking you for the honor which you have conferred upon me, I cannot refrain from addressing you a few brief remarks at this critical juncture of our political affairs. In less than four days you will be called upon to record your votes at an election, upon the result of [...]