... topics; he spoke of many persons, of various events, and always in a kindly, genial, pleasant tone. He was greatly wrought up on the last two days of his going to the Senate by the report that Baez , who was already in New York, was to receive a complimentary dinner in Boston. He wrote letters to F. W. Bird, Governor Claflin, and E. L. Pierce, expressing indignation that a testimony of honor t...