PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
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thorough knowledge of the Spanish language, writing it and speaking it fluently, should you feel disposed to accept my services, as Sec'y, or · an attache of Legation, I would endeavour to make myself useful to you, and to merit your approval If Genera\, you will do me the honor to appoint an hour, convenient to you, when I may have the pleasure of waiting upon you, I will avail myself of the opport:qnity to present my respects in person, and to sub- mit to your notice the crede~tials to which I have refer'd. I have the honor to be with high respect Your Ob't. Sert. JAMES, EDMONSTON [Endorsed:] Jas Edmonson Lamar D.' 24 /57-
No. 2561. J. N. QUIN•TERO TO LAMAR
Austin, Texas Dec 25th 1857
Gen. M. B. LAMAR. Washington City. DEAR GENERAL.
Gen. McLeod informs me that you intend to spend the winter in that city and I hasten to forward a Biographical Sketch of Santa Anna which old Antonio Navarro sent for you a few days ago I feared it would riot have reached you safely in Buenos Ayres or Central America. - I also enclose an article on your family published a few weeks ago and your beautiful poem "Grieve not sweet flower &c." which I clip from the Charleston Courier. Dona Carmelita, My Gem of Delight and many of the poems contained in the Verse Memorials are going the round of the newspaper press almost every day. The Texas Almanac for the ensuing year has already appeared. It brings a sketch and an awful engraving purporting to be your portrait. The former has been mutilated and-in regard to the latter I will only say that both the engraver and the printer ought to be hung or at least indicted for libel. I expect Mrs Lamar will coincide with me as soon as she takes a glance at such a picture. Poor Rusk looks like a Mexican peon and Gen Sherman as if he had just run off from the Lunatic Asylum I will soon forward your Biographical Sketch and a poem dedicated to Mrs Lamar-both in Spanish-to be published in Central America. You will please attend to their publication in any of the newspapers of that country Do not forget to send me your address I am at present Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives. Fontaine has been elected Chaplain of the Senate. Gibson continues to be one of the' SHINING MARKS of the defunct K. N. party. He is still swindling some fair one out of her share of his "bed and board" I have. not done my duty to the State or obeyed the Bible (Gen. Chap. 1. v. 28) So, you will perceive that times are glorious with me. I have many dimes and no children My kind regards to Mrs Lamar and Mrs. Budd, Pray ask Carrie, if she has received two letters I addressed her at Richmond They
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