For several days have been so much engaged that I have found no time to open this book and innumerable private letters go unanswered. An a...

I had a letter last evening from Secretary McCulloch, inclosing copy of one addressed to the President, requesting that Commodore S. P. Lee ...

The Philadelphia movement is gaining strength, but at the same time encountering tremendous and violent opposition from the Radicals. I trus...

Am beset by disappointed naval officers who think they have not had due promotion. This may be the case with some, but the more I examine th...

The President submitted two long telegrams, one from himself to General Sheridan inquiring as to the difficulties at New Orleans and Sherida...

Judge Blair gave me yesterday a carefully prepared paper intended for the Philadelphia Convention. It had twelve specifications, — declarati...

A strange dispatch was read to-day from Commodore Winslow, written at Pensacola, exhibiting intense partisan bitterness in the New Orleans d...

Seward was not at Cabinet, having had a sudden call to Auburn. It was a dodge to avoid an open committal with the Philadelphia Convention. A...

Read Commodore Winslow's letter and correspondence relative to New Orleans riot and my reply to the President, who was pleased and appro...

Secretary McCulloch arrived this A.M. Met him at the President's. His trip has been of benefit to him. McCulloch has grown upon me since...

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...

There are comparatively few persons here in attendance on the President or Departments. The Philadelphia Convention has drawn off most of th...

We are having, I think, as warm weather as I have ever experienced. The papers have a curt letter from Speed resigning his office. He has al...

Still excessively warm. Not much at the Cabinet to note. Stanton read a strange dispatch from Gen. George H. Thomas at Nashville, stating th...

The President tells me that Dennison did not intend to leave, — that his purpose was to maintain his party relations but conform to the Admi...

The Democrats have had a large meeting at Reading in Pennsylvania. Mr. Blair is reported to have made an ultra speech, denouncing the intrig...

I learn that the President to-day sent in the nomination of Mr. Stanbery for Attorney-General. He made no mention of it in Cabinet. There is...

The Senate has altered and passed the resolution and preamble concerning the right of Tennessee to be represented, Congress, or the Radical ...

Had a discussion last evening with McCulloch and Doolittle in the council-room, the President being by, respecting the preamble and resoluti...

Busy through the day until dark on the subject of promotions, except for a short time at the Cabinet. The promotions will, unavoidably, give...