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direct from Havre to Galveston. By this means you would economi~e more than 200 per Cent on your purchases, you would find a suitable l\farket for your Products and the State would besides reap great ad- vantages by the levying of Tonnage & Import Duties on the Ships & their Cargoes, without mentioning the facilities which this line would procure for me to dispatch Emigrants direct. Under any circumstances be persuaded Sir that I am and always shall be entirely deYoted to the Government of Texas & that all my wishes tend towards promoting its prosperity, of which I hope to be able to give you constant proofs. I should be highly flattered, Sir, to learn that these observations have met your approbation, and that you have thought fit to submit them to the consideration of the Senate which I hope may be convinced of their importance. Receive, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration Th. Barbey [rubric] 24. Rue del ' Echiquier P. S. I am very anxious to be put in possession of a Copy of your Customs Duties & Regulations, in order that I may have it in my power to answer the numerous enquiri~s on this subject; & I should esteem it a favor if you would be obliging enough to forward me one. No. 2051 1841 June 12, JAMES AR~ISTRONG, JASPER, [TEXAS] TO LAMAR, AUSTIN, TEXAS 92 Jasper, June 12th 1841 Honored Sir I take the liberty of writing to you- I have heard nothing respecting your health since your return, and then only what was said in the news- papers- I hope you are at this time in good health and alrn securd against the malignant calumnies of your enemies. I have nothing new nor strange to communicate- Hard times press on every side but they are the consequence, :vhere there are so few cultivators of the soil, and so many poor gentlemen as are in Texas, who have emigrated here to find money growing on trees, and it would be too much condescension on their part to labour, after having had such fine anticipations- In my humble opinion the great remedy for hard times is the cultivation of the Earth Many-there are, foolish enough to think that Congress ought make some law to put money in thefr pockets, and when that is not done raise a woful clamor against all the functionaries of Govt It seems the big Mingo 93 has been showing himself to his humbk, servants at San AuguRtine, who emulate one another in worshiping him. They seem to be sufficiently beatified if they can only touch the hem of his garment or be permitted to converse with Esau.. He, the Mingo finds it too mean an employment to converse with his servile constituents of San Augustine, so he wisely gave them to understand that his servant
12 .A. L. S. "'Sam Houston.
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