... April 11, 1856, in almost his last letter from Washington, he explains most of his troubles as follows: My heart does not break easily, but these mail features are hard to bear. On Tuesday, Henry Waldron , of Michigan, made a glorious speech. He is one of our best men; never spoke before, and probably will not again. I sat down and wrote a telegraphic despatch about it, then a letter. Wednesda...