Froze last night to harden mud; cold and clear this morning;
warm and bright all day. We feel rather lonely — so many gone. One regiment
departed.
We hear of the resignation of Cameron and Welles. What does
this mean? I think we must gain by it. I hope such men as Holt and Stanton will
take their places. If so, the Nation will not lose by the change.
Read Nat Turner's insurrection of 1831. I suspect there will
be few such movements while the war continues. The negroes expect the North to
set them free, and see no need of risking their lives to gain what will be
given them by others. When they discover their mistake and despair of other
aid, then troubles may come.
SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams, editor, Diary and
Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Volume 2, p. 189-90
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