I am wailing lo sec what Lhe Convention will do 011 the subject of raising money before ] atlempl lo obtain it on your own accounl. l believe Lhcy will raise il. They ought to do it I am certain- Last night was a cold and stormy night, and ] thought of you and the army-Lhal perhaps you ~re in the broad prairy without cover and perhaps deslilule of wood. I regret to hear your. health is nol good; and fear, the hardships of Lhe Camp and whal is worse, the labor of the mind will endanger your heallh. Had a conversation with Genl. Houston today-I believe he has the inlcrcsl of our country al hcarl. He made the best speech yesterday I have ever heard; the whole lenour of il went lo harmonize the feelings of Lhe people and lo produce unanimity of sentiment. I think there is little doubt of such aid and assistance from Lhe United Slates. Had the favor this evening of seeing your letter Lo Dr R Peebles in which you advise to suspend for the present, any farther locations in land. Lillie business has been done in the land office for some Lime pasl, and I can assure you no advanlagcs has, or will be taken of those who are in the field. Mr. Jack however can tell you whal has been done. Now on another subject. I have wrillcn lo brother Tom, that without we had more materials in our printing establishment, it was impossible lo do work to any extent lhal it was all imporlanl, as well for ourselves as the interest of the Country lo send an agent immedialcly lo N. Orleans for the purpose of gelling what articles we want, .md extend our subscription list, without a great patronage, can not. stand the heavy expense of carrying on the office- We have sufficient weight of type, bul not proportion ~Ir. Baker can not b<' spared, because he is our only lranslalor-I can nol go for the reasons of my pressing business, as well of olhcr things, as the improvement of the printing office. This is, therefore, lo rt'tlllt'st you to give Thomas a furlough so soon as you think lw cm, be spared Lhal he may go lo the U S for the purposes abov<' 11:1mc1l. My reason for saying so much lo you is, that I discovered from his lasl lellcr he was dclcrmined not lo come home till after the campaign; and unless you thought he could h<'ller servt· tlH·
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