The darkest and most dismal day that ever dawned upon the earth, except one. There was no light when the usual hour came round, and later th...

A clear night and frosty morning. We have no news except that gleaned from Northern papers. Gen. Hood is unable to cross the Tennessee Riv...

The provisions of the bill, commonly called the fugitive slave bill, and which Congress have submitted to the President for his approval and...

Dined with Mr. Thomas Baring. Mr. Holland, son of Sir Henry, and his wife, daughter of Sir Charles Trevelyan, Mr. Coolidge, Count Straleski,...

A number of days have passed since I opened this book. On Friday, 25th, we had a pleasant Cabinet-meeting. Speed read an elaborate opinion o...

The meeting at the Cabinet was interesting, the topics miscellaneous. Vice-President Johnson's infirmity was mentioned. Seward's ton...

Clouds and sunshine-cool. No war news except what appears in the papers. There was a rumor yesterday that several of the companies of th...

Another bright and beautiful day; and vegetation is springing with great rapidity. But nearly all my potatoes, corn, egg-plants, and tomatoe...

Bright morning—cloudy and cold the rest of the day. No reliable war news to-day; but we are on the tip-toe of expectation of exciting news...

A slight snow on the ground this morning—but bright and cool. Last night, after I had retired to bed, we heard a brisk cannonading, and voll...

Cold and clear. Congress adjourned yesterday, having passed the bill suspending the writ of habeas corpus for six months at least. Now the ...

Last night, the weather being very pleasant, the President's house was pretty well filled with gentlemen and ladies. I cannot imagine h...

Hundreds were skating on the ice in the basin this morning; but it thawed all day, and now looks like rain. Yesterday the President veto...

We have read without surprise, but not without indignation, the Proclamation of the President of the 8th of July, 1864 . The supporters ...

I have been requested, Fellow-citizens, as Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements for this meeting, to make a statement of the reasons f...