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elected Speaker of the Senate, when I would have resigned ·and left the world without the slightest noise, and left it in darkness, as to the cause and all things connected with the whole matter. Therefore I said I was "satisfi€d." I was as to the course I would, and ought to pursue. It is stated that my treatment induced her to return to her Fathers house for protection. This is utterly false, and without foundation. By the pub!ication of my letter they adopt a contrary state of facts, for in that I aver that I never was unkind to her, and I refer to her to bear witness. If I had been would she not have said so, and would they not have published the fact to the world? Yes, they surely would have done so. They alledge as an excuse that public sympathy was excited in my behalf. Who did this? I did not. I would not claim, nor even wish sympathy to be extended to my case by mortal being. To me the thought of it is as cold as the breezes of Norway. I never sought to injure her with any one. To you, even you, Sir, in whose estimation I have been proud to stand most honorable and fair, I appeal to know of your heart, if I cast the slightest reflection upon her, or her immediate family. But I have drank the cup, and the d1·egs only remain for me to con- sume. I feel well satisfied, nor will I ever permit myself to abandon the ground which I have assumed. I have sacrificed everything that was Glorious to my peculiar necessities & con- scious honor, and rectitude only remain as my companions. They are old friends, and will not desert me in time to come. This recent attack would not have been made upon me, if it had not been supposed that I was down in society. I am not down. The affections of the people of Tennessee are with me, and if I would present myself to them again, they would shew the world that they have confidence in me, and care nothing about my private matters, which they cannot understand. So soon as I reach home, I will let you know the condition of the Indians, and whether the Mexican Troops have reached the Bor- ders of the U. States. I pray you to accept my best wishes for your health and happiness, with assurances of my perfect respect. Sam Houston Genl Jackson. 1 Jackson MSS., U.S. Congressional Library. Photostat, The University of Texas Library. 2see Houston to John Allen, April 9, 1829.
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