e is allowed to visit him, I
learn.

Three P.M. Saw Judge Campbell, who will lay my paper before the military
authorities for reconsideration to-morrow. He thinks they have acted
unwisely. I said to him that a gentleman's _word_ was better than an
enforced oath--and that if persecution and confiscation are to follow,
instead of organized armies we shall have bands of assassins everywhere
in the field, and the stiletto and the torch will take the place of the
sword and the musket--and there can be no solid reconstruction, etc. He
says he told the Confederate States authorities months ago that the
cause had failed, but they would not listen. He said he had telegraphed
something to Lieut.-Gen. Grant to-day.

The salute some say was in honor of Johnston's surrender--others say it
was for Lee's--and others of Clay's birthday.

APRIL 13TH.--Raining. Long trains of "supply" and "ammunition" wagons
have been rolling past our dwelling all the morning, indicating a
movement of troops southward. I suppose the purpose is to _occupy_ the
conquered territory. Alas! we know too well what military occupation is.
No intelligent person supposes, after Lee's surrender, that there will
be found an army anywhere this side of the Mississippi of sufficient
numbers to make a stand. No doubt, however, many of the dispersed
Confederates will join the trans-Mississippi army under Gen. E. Kirby
Smith, if indeed, he too does not yield to the prevalent surrendering
epidemic.

Confederate money is valueless, and we have no Federal money. To such
extremity are some of the best and wealthiest families reduced, that the
ladies are daily engaged making pies and cakes for the Yankee soldiers
of all colors, that they may obtain enough "greenbacks" to purchase such
articles as are daily required in their housekeeping.

It is said we will be supplied with rations from the Federal
commissariat.

APRIL 14TH.--Bright and cool.

Gen. Weitzel and his corps having been ordered away; Major-Gen. Ord has
succeeded to the command at Richmond, and his corps has been marching to
Camp Lee ever since dawn. I saw no negro troops among them, but presume
there are some.

Gen. Weitzel's rule became more and more despotic daily; but it is said
the order dictating prayers to be offered by the Episcopal clergy came
from Mr. Stanton, at Washington, Secretary of War. One of the clergy,
being at my house yesterday, said that unless this order were modified
there would be