in their c.:onlesl with us, and can any one be so blind as lo believe lhal lhcy will acknowledge our independence unlil Lhey are forced lo do it. I trust until Lhcy are forced to do it, l can lrusl there is no one who has any thing lo do with Lhe Govt. who entertains the opinion lhal the Independence of Texas is secure. We have gone lo sleep a second Lime upon our post-we are abusing one another and laying famiJy foundations for future offices, while the feelings of millions in Lhe United States are excitedly lo the highest point of sympathy in our favor-now is our time lo all-now while we may concentrate a Brave and hardy army upon this frontier, who can meet the first advance of a savage and barbarous foe and drive him back until his power Lo enslave his own nation as well as our lillle bands is destroyed then & not Lill Lhen may people rest quiet al their homes in Texas. Those charged with the functions of Government can if they will concentrate here a force that will secure our rights and Leach barbarians some useful lessons in the principles of moral philo- sophy. The officers of the Mexican Army on their return have sworn vengeance ngainsl the colonists in a second campaign- Sesma has gone to Zacatecas Urrea to Durango and both with Lhe avowed purpose of marshalling their forces-lo redeem as they say their losl honors & if we remain completely quiel we deserve lhe fate which wilhoul an accident we shall meet no time is to be lost no means left untried which are likely to increase our treasury & regular army if we are to sit down at ease and on a calculation of dollars and cents attempt to negotiate ourselves inlo existence as a nation. J desire to disconnect myself with any such falacy at once. I could say more and enough I tl'link Lo convince any mind that it is our duty and intercsl Lo make the strongest kind of preparations for a war if however this is a debatable question with the Cabinet I decline any argument whatever upon a proposition so plain lo my mind for if argument is necessary argument would be of no avail- In as much as the Government have once or twice requested of me suggestions of what would be my plan of operations and nolwilhslanding I have differed in some instances in opinion with the me,nbers of the Cabinet-still I have that confidence that they will allribule it lo correct motives 1 am induced lo say n few words on that subject Isl. We oughl Lo make every effort lo borrow money for our provisions and munitions of war.
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