Birthdays
James Cantey
Turns 39 on this date
John White Geary
Turns 38 on this date
Samuel Hepburn Jr.
Turns 18 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 35th Congress is in a ten-day holiday recess until January 5, 1858 |
12/24/1857 to 01/04/1858 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “News from Kansas,” December 30, 1857 | 12/30/1857 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Southern Democratic Sentiment Concerning Northern Democrats,” December 30, 1857 | 12/30/1857 |