WRITINGS OF. SAM HOUSTON, 1850
To SAM HousToN, JR. 1
Washington, 29th July, 1850. My Dear Son, I send you a picture of a life Boat. Your Dear Ma, can explain it to you. This morning I wrote your Ma, but my letter was not a long one. I do wish I cou [l] d send your Ball home. I know you would be delighted with it. It will never wear out if you do not let i~ get very hot. India Rubber will not stand heat, but will stand wet. I am perplexed about getting the Canary birds home. I have now, no less than six, and they are very pretty, or "beautiful." I suppose, my soi1, you can't write yet, but are learning. I will try & get some useful and handsome presents for you. Now my Dear Boy, I want to know, how prettily, you will kiss your Ma, Grand Ma, and little sisters for me. Tell Mr. Johnson & Kitty howda, and say howda to the servants. Thy Father, Sam Houston. Sam Houston, Jr. 1 The original letter is in the New York Public Library; a photostatic copy is in The University of Texas Library. Sam Houston, Jr., was about seven years old in 1850. ON THE TEXAS-NEW MEXICO BOUNDARY, JULY 30, 1850 1 Mr. President, I regret exceedingly that it seems necessary for me to offer any remarks upon the subject now before the Senate; but I feel myself called upon by the remarks of the honorable Senator from Missouri [Mr. Benton] to place myself, as well as my colleague, in our appropriate position. It has been repeatedly remarked that the Texas Senators govern their votes upon th,is subject by the amount of money that might be offered or con- tained in the bill. Texas has asked no money; she has brought no land into market for sale; she has asked for the definition of her boundary, and that the Senate would aid in the ascertainment of her rights; but she has proposed the sale of no lands, nor has she stipulated for any particular sum; for whatever the Senators here might be disposed to vote for would be referred to the State of Texas and her Legislature, and we have not been advised upon that subject-the only thing there suggested being to have a boundary fixed. We do not ask any new boundary. It is for the ascertainment of our proper and legitimate boundary we are con- tending here. We have no new boundary, for we have usurped
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