Every Expert Was Once A Beginner.

I Prefer To Make No New Declarations [on Southern Policy Beyond What Was In The Letter Of Acceptance]. But You May Say, If You Deem It Advisable, That You Know That I Will Stand By The Friendly And Encouraging Words Of That Letter, And By All That They Imply. You Cannot Express That Too Strongly.

My Judgment Is That Neither House Of Congress, Nor Both Combined, Have Any Right To Interfere In The Count. It Is For The Vice-president To Do It All.... There Should Be No Compromise Of Our Constitutional Rights.

Last Evening Attended Croghan Lodge International Order Of Odd Fellows. Election Of Officers. Chosen Noble Grand. These Social Organizations Have A Number Of Good Results. All Who Attend Are Educated In Self-government. This In A Marked Way. They Bind Society Together. The Well-to-do And The Poor Should Be Brought Together As Much As Possible. The Separation Into Classes--castes--is Our Danger. It Is The Danger Of All Civilizations.

No Capitalists After Any War Were Ever So Well Paid For Money Loaned To The Nation That Carried It On. No Class Of Money-makers Ever Gained Such Prosperity By Any Other War, As Our War For The Union Brought To The Money-getters Of America. All This Was Due In Great Measure To The Rank And File Of The Union Army. Now Let No Rich Man Haggle With A Needy Veteran Of That War About His Right To A Pension!

Youth, However, Is A Defect That She Is Fast Getting Away From And May Perhaps Be Entirely Rid Of Before I Shall Want Her.