Lovely, spring day. Time as usual. Quiet evening.

The season appears to open quite early. Office doing business with William Spear and others. The sensation here about the English War becomes greater in consequence of the reaction produced by the debates in Congress. Parties are agreed upon the subject. And a belligerent tone runs through all the proceedings. There appears to be no foundation for the suggestion respecting my father. The danger seems to be so imminent that in my opinion Mr. Van Buren could not do a wiser thing than to avert it by the measure proposed but it would be a concession to his superiority which can not be expected from a man who builds on party walls his defences. We are too commercial here to be warlike, and this news strikes like Ice.

Walk round by the South Cove to see the improvements which are already beginning. Antigone. Also at work finishing the fifth volume of Crevier and upon Burr.