misrepresentations that are afloat in the Country I am told that It is believed by many that I have trampled upon the Civil authorities of the Country on the contrary I have strictly obeyed them and many times in opposition to my own opinions and judgement and have not in the slightest degree interfered with the civil authority in any but one instance which was the arrest of & detention of Gen! Woll and my only regret is that I did not retain him till the present however I trust the next meeting of Congress will settle all matters and that peace and quiet will prevail through the Country united we are safe divided we are yet in danger of losing our liberty I will avail myself of your kind invitation to correspond with you and will communicate with you frequently and upon aU matters of importance that occur here our force is now about fifteen hundred strong supplies are Scarce If we could have the cooperation of the navy and Government our friends in Mattamoras should hear from us soon and I am decidedly of opinion that the pride of Mexico must be humbled before we can expect peace unless we can get in to the United States and of that I have not much present hopes I sent your first letter over to the Cavalry which are sixty or seventy miles in advance of us and requested Gen Huston who is in Command to send back the printers desired I have a subscription paper to which some names are attached but which I can not this moment lay my hands upon I will however send them on as soon as I do I am Sir Truly Your friend Thomas J. Rusk To Gail Borden Junr. [3920) [SOMERVELL to BURNET]
Quintana, 8th August, 1836.
To his Excellency, D. G. Burnet, President of Texas:
Sir,-Owing to pecuniary embarrassments, I am constrained to tender for your acceptance the resignation of my appointment as Secretary of War, with a hope that you will accept it. I should not have left the Government, but from the conviction that my duty lo my creditors, at this time, is paramount to my duty to my country; and al the same Lime to
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