Seward has run off to Auburn and left Stanbery to attend upon the Hawaiian dowager, Queen Emma. He finds it awkward and embarrassing, but do...

The naval nominations were confirmed as submitted. I have labored hard to have as little wrong committed as possible, and yet I fear injusti...

Not much of special interest in the Cabinet. Seward read dispatches to Washburn, the poor Minister at the poor Government of Paraguay, expre...

Had a long talk this afternoon with the President on the condition of affairs and especially in regard to the proposed national convention. ...

After current business at the Cabinet was closed, I inquired of Seward if it was true that he had sent out a special official certificate of...

Fox called on me last evening and unexpectedly bade me farewell. Said he would not trust himself to call at the Department to-day. He was ve...

The papers to-day contain a synopsis of what took place yesterday in the Cabinet on the subject of Reconstruction. I have no doubt that the ...

This being the anniversary of the assassination of President Lincoln, the several Departments were closed by order of the President. Had a...

I think the President, though calm and reticent, exhibits indications of not being fully satisfied in some respects with the conduct and cou...