976
AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
Whatever Ideas and opinions may have heretofore existed as to Mr Fisher they should now be consigned to oblivion and forgotten. He returns as an officer of the Govt and as such it is the duty of the People to respect and sustain him. I will also observe that I have investigated very minutely all the past transactions in which he was concerned and have formed the opinion that the excitements which unfortunately grew out of them were produced by misconception and suspicion too hastily entertained and not from intention to do wrong or injure any one. I believe there were misconceptions on both sides and probably as much on one part as on the other-Mr. Fisher will-make a usefull collector his knowledge of the English language will give more facilities in his intercourse with the people than could exist with a collector who was unacquainted with that language. I therefore particularly recommend the utmost harmony and that he be sustained in the discharge of his duties by all, regard- less of the clamour of a few Transient Traders who would involve the honest farmers in difficulty with the authorities if they could increase their own profits thereby. The political events of the past year necessarily produced a tempo- rary and partial disorganization in the regular administration of the Govt all over the nation which as a matter of course extended to Texas everything is now settled down again upon the constitutional basis and the regular operation of the Inws and of all the legal authorities has been .restored. The temporary and provisional measures which the peculiar exigencies of the times may have ren- dered necessary to pursue the public tranquility and protect persons and property are consequently ceased all over the nation and I have assured the Comt. General that they will also cease as a matter of course in Tejas. I therefore particularly recommend that what ever temporary deviation of the J\ililitia or in any other matter should be corrected without delay nnd everything restored again to the legal basis as has been done all over the nation. The Gen 1 Con- gress adjourned on the 20 th of this month and ns there will not _be another regular session untill January next--my Journey to Mex1_co was rendered measurably useless. I have also been very much debil- itated by Dysentary or Olwlorina which prevails here. These con- siderations determined me to postpone my trip to the Capital for the present and I forwarded the memorial of the convention through the Comt General. Since then my health has improved nnd an oppor- tunity haveing very unexpectedly offcred of a passage to Vera Cruz by sea I have concluded to embrace it and shall depart in a few hours. I will close by assuring you that I have the most unlimited con- fidence in the patrotism liberality and Justice of the Govt and I rely with full confidence upon the people of Tejas to sustain fo·m~y nll the authorities both federal and State and to obey the laws strictly.
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