quiet of our adopted and at present disorganized and distracted country. Allow me lo assure you that the immediate call of a convention with these plenipotentiary powers would meet the views of a great majority of the army and also of those citizens with whom I have met on my return from camp. A conscientious conviction of the importance and correctness and indeed indispensibility of this measure; a belief that the choice of commissioners should proceed from a body with powers less questionable than those of the Consultation & whose declaration was more definite and tangible induce me to decline the honor of acting as commissioner. I hope you know me well enough to believe without any protestation on my part, that no considerations of trouble, absence, expense or other personal nature would induce me to refuse the mission, if I thought that I 'could render the country important services. My life and fortunes are identified with Texas and until the war-cloud [illegible] and until order and legitimate government are restored, I am ready to discharge to the best of my abilities the labors and duties of any / post in which I think I can be useful, without reference to the honor or emolument attached to such post. I understand that arrangements have been made to borrow $100,000 on the faith of Texas, which with the other aid in the power of the governor council to bestow will be amply sufficient to sustain the army and provide for other emergencies until a new Convention can meet. In conclusion allow me to say that I believe the sustaining of the army at present in the field, and the raising of a regular army lo take its place, and the immediate convocation of a Convention with radical powers are more important, than all things else put together, and also permit me to hope and recommend, that no pains will be spared to effectuate these purposes within the powers of the Provisional Government. A belief in the importance of sustaining the army will induce me to return immediately to it with all the recruits that I can possibly raise. Very respectfully, yours &c. William H. Wharton. P.S.-The army is much in want of Sugar, Coffee, Flour, Tobacco Clothing &c., if not furnished as soon as possible great dissatisfaction will ensue. Be so good as to communicate as much of this as is necessary lo the Governor and Council.
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