not permitted myself lo be lulled inlo a belief from your letter of February that you woul<l certainly be rcliPved hy or hcfore the first of this month, l should long since have moved what r today have performed. Y 011 have some friends here who respect and e~tccm vou for \'arious reasons and with the exception of Chambers and some one or two others of our Countrymen no biller enemies-not one 1 think among the natives- As for Chambers l shall try my strength on him, And all I rerp1irc of you is lo look on and if you cant be for me don't be against me- The Texas people thal is East of Bejar in order to be consistent with their vole in Scptcm. voted the old Ticket, consequently McKinney is suplcnle, my absence pre\'ents his leaving, and the Brazos department goes unrepresented. Individually I am pleased because 1 dislike beyond l\leasure a popular appointment- I consented to serve in this instance bul think I shaU never do so again,- By next session, if the Census is taken, Brazos and Nacogdoches will each have two members. In Jan and Feb 2000 persons arrived in al the mouth of the Brazos. Emigration has been tremendous this year, and still continues. This Legislature is liberal and arc determined, to be the last to yield up the Federal system. I have in union with others recommended the establishment of schools and a College to be founded out of Monies arising from lands. The Government refuse to acknowledge the families about Trinity and Nacogdoches etc etc as a part of those belonging lo the New York Companies contracts. those who have been possessioned by their Commissioner remain \\ith their lands-but they will not be counted for the Company. I have not yet gotten my business before Congress, my documents are all ready-and in the hands of the members as individuals, unlcs.s they deceive me I shall succeed- Don Marcial Borrego-(a man of the mosl weight here) first counsellor and acting Governor in the absence of Viesca, and who was a member of the last Legislature, and by the way with Augustin Viesca, the supporters of Robertson, is my friend and assisting me in my business, confesses they have been deceived, but does not want the matter so remedied as to compromit the decoro of the Gov I have told him, that redress is what we want, and that as citizens do not wish lo stigmatise the Gov under which we live- I have letters from home lo the 17th inst all are well, my own family and my friends desire lo be remembered lo you they think you arc at this place. Tlw complain of a backward spring, much rain and cold- With a hope of hearing from you by the next mail that you arc released and al,oul starling home, 1 will close this asuring you that I shall inform all in Texas of your situation and
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