TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916 239 gest- but there may be a better one and if so I hope it will be adopted. Immediate action is of vital importance- The next full moon may bring n disastrous state of things-Your politi- cal position gi,·es .vou the confidence of the military authorities - you already hav~ the confidence of the people, for I hear but one expression of opinion and that is that your appointment is the most proper one that could have been made- even those who dislike the remoYal of Gov. Throckmorton almost all express the opinion that you are the right man to take the office- Whate,·er ~•ou ma~: recommend or request in reference to the frontier will be well received by men of all parties. No gov- ernor of other public man ever lost any thing by taking the highest ground in favor of protecting the frontier. and acting upon it.- I have written more than I intended when I commenced-I fear too much for your time to be taxed to read- but my excuse is the terror in which the people on the frontier are now con- stantly under-The Indians are worse now than at any previous period their inroads are more frequent and they are more suc- cessful in getting off- One word as to myself- I hav~ withdrawn from the prac- tice of law is San Antonio- I found it incompatible with my health and promising no profitable results at present- I shall practice in the Counties adjacent to my residence and reside on my farm in Kendall County- If your time permits I should be glad to hear from you in relation to Indian matters and such others as you think proper- My Post Office is Hodges Mill Kendall County and there is a direct mail to it from Austin leav- ing every Sunday evening or Monday mornings- It rained very heavily here to-day and also yester- day - I hope you will have a prosperous administration and do much towards restoring the State to her position in the Union-
I am most truly
Your friend etc. WM. E. JONES
To Hon. E. M. Pease Austin f r:ndorxed] New Braunfels Aug. 1867
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