I felt rejoiced with every other friend of Texas for the
victory of San Jacinto - and the Capture of Santa Ana-
l congratulate you and the cause of Texas, on your elevation lo Lhe chief command of the armey - and have every confidence in your skill and experience in military affairs courage and pmclence, are lhe firsl qualificahons in a soldier & combined with discipline and good order in the commander are well calculated to insure success in the field. From my acquaintance with you, l feel fully assured you possess all these qualifications in a high degree - Hence I have reason to congratulate Texas, on the event of your promotion. You !1ave many Georgia and Alabama friends whose ardent desires for your triumphant success, will attend you in every struggle & in every battle for the Liberty of your country. The sympathy and feelings of our people are now strongly enlisted in your cause - And all tht is required to draw additional volunteers from among us whenever they may be required, is lo make appeals Lo us to that effect, and they no doubt will be forth coming- I expect lo visit the Virginia Springs this summer for the purpose of having my health fully restored, if possible. If in the fall I should find myself sound and well again, l expect if nothing happens to pay you a visit in Texas, and see how you come on - If you desire any thing done in the United Stales, for you, that l may have power of performing I wm attend to it for you \\ 1 ith great pleasure, if you will send me the necessary authority - Whether it be for the purpose of raising volunteers, money, or provisions - As a considerable part of my time this fall will he spent in the Western country, J shall have a favourable opportunity of serving your cause in that region of country I do believe if the invasion of Mexico and the conquest of the City of Mexico, was held out as an inducement for Volunteering in such an expedition 10,000 choice troops could be raised in the Western country alone for that object - But it may be a question of much doubt, whether such a move at this time would have a favourable tendency on the Texas cause- Yet T am convinced the course will not only be a judicious one, but absolutely necessary if Lhe Mexicans should determine to protract and keep up the war al all hazards - You know it was the successful policy of Scipio to carry the war into Carthrge by which means Rome herself was freed from invasion. Let a strong expedition be fitted out and make a successful invasion into mexico, and it would completely relieve Texas from all invasion. If such a measure is ever Lo be allemptc<l. perhaprs I, it would he best,
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