My article did not appear this morning but is promised for tomorrow. I requested that particular attention should be paid to the typography. In the mean time more leisure is given to me for working upon my great subject. I went to the Office for the purpose of dispatching my usual work. Mr. A. H. Everett called in to ask me to dine with him on Friday. He told me that he had concluded to write for Mr. Hallett and should begin when I had done. I told him that I should still be obliged to hold the columns of the Paper for some time as my argument would be long.

I then went to the Athenaeum for the purpose of looking up authorities and stopped to see Mr. Hallett at his house for the purpose of arranging with him how they should be furnished to the Centinel. We had much conversation in which we pretty clearly matured the plan 159of operations for the campaign. Thus is as I hope a nucleus formed for a party organization which shall save us from the undermining action of treacherous friends.

I spent the whole time until dinner in the Athenaeum, then home. Afternoon continuing the work which I opened out to it’s full extent. I must now proceed to redraw and improve by putting in strength. With the exception of an hour’s walk with Louisa and an hour in the evening with my Wife, I worked.

The weather for days past has been much cooler. I went to the Office. My No. 9 appeared this morning very well printed and I think will answer. After doing a good deal of work on Diary and Accounts which detained me longer than I wished I returned home and sat down to my usual work. Made a redraught of No. 1 which I hope will answer. I feel inclined to submit them to my father and yet I never knew an instance where two minds go together upon a subject. Worked much of the Afternoon.

Edward Brooks called in to see my Wife and as I was sent for by mistake I went down to see him. Conversation amusing. He went away and I took a walk with Louisa. Evening an hour with my Wife who is I thank Heaven getting better slowly. Of the extent of my domestic blessings I hope I am duly aware. My only regret in them is that they cannot be shared by a person who needs them, my father in law, without a sacrifice too serious to be long continued.

Fine morning after a gentle rain during the night. I went to the Office after writing a good deal of my new draught of my numbers. The Centinel in reply to me is so feeble that I consider the question for the most part abandoned by it.1 I have now nothing left but the Appeal which I am going to subject to my father’s examination although I know it will discourage me.2 After a visit from Mr. Walsh and working upon my Accounts I returned home and wrote the remainder of the morning finishing the argumentative part of the second number.

Mr. Frothingham and Mr. Davis dined with me and had a pleasant time after which the latter accompanied me to Quincy. We found my father and mother quite nicely and the former in an agreeable, talkative mood. We thus enjoyed an agreeable discussion upon matters of 160literature, history and government in which my father as usual showed his extraordinary powers of memory. I think this is the defect of my education.

After remaining there until after tea, we left. I called upon Mrs. T. B. Adams for the purpose of having off my mind the payment of money which she must need. Found her at Mrs. Miller’s whither I followed her. The intrusion was perhaps thought singular with so great a collection of ladies, but I accomplished my work and then returned home to Boston which we reached late.