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where· to <lirect to you. ~lllcc you ieit, every tmug llu:s IJceu 11u1et & still at J-s., so 1ar as l have hearu- ·.niere seems to exist tu11 LStcJ as much harmony as there ever did at auy previous per100.- 'i'hey nsit together (tno not at my house) walk out together, ride together, & make love together. He seldome leaves home_ without her, & she never without him- l have not heard a word said of previous di.tli;culties, or the causes which led to them- l presume they have concluded to bury all in oblivion- Your name has been mentioned only once in my presence l,y him, & that in terms of friendly solici- tude for your illness· as a candidate for the U. S. Senate. I suppose you have seen that the paper at this place has associated your name & Genl. Rusk's together as candidates for the Senat~ It seems to give very general satisfaction here. Major Lester told me last evening that he & other Gentlemen were about to address a joint letter to Doctor Moore, stating that altho' the West has heretofore patronized his paper, & felt desirous for his individu_al prosperity, still, there has been much in his political course which they could not approve, & some things which they most decidedly con- demned- Among those things was his hostility to you, & they now declared, unless the course of his paper in that respect was changed, & brought into the support of the favorite candidate of the West, they would no longer patronize it themselves, but would use all proper means to withdraw from it the entire patronage of the West. I have none nothing yet in respect to the District Judge- ship father [sic] than what was done while you were in Austin- M:y success in the matter will be doubtful, because I take it for granted that Houston will do all he can to prevent it, & it is said, his influ- ence with Col. Polk is great- I think however 11n opposite influence might be brought to be11r which would be greater than his, provided the·wires were properly worked- For instance, thro' Genl. Hamilton, the South Carolina Deleg-ation might be brought actively into the mat- ter, & possibly Mr. Calhoun himself, & as So. Carolina has asked for nothing, 1my request from that quarter would be attended to the more readily. It is however rather a delicate subject for me to write upon to Genl. Hamilton, notwithstanding our intimacy & friendship- I have no doubt you could secure most if not. all the Georgia Delega- tion- I don't mean their bare friendship, for that wo\l.ld do no good, but their active persooal. exertion- & probably your influence with portions of the Delcg-ation!l from some other states would be equally great & efficacious- & if not with members of Con~ess, at least with prominent individuals, some of whom could exercise a greater influence than ever r sic l members of Cong-re1>s. A letter from you to Mr. Polk directly, would he eminently serviceable, & letters to sucl1 members oi his cabinet as von fpp] 1rnthorized to write to woulcl no doubt be bene- ficial- I do not think this the proper time to ]av beforp the President forma1l11 & 0-/nciaH,1 the application- th11t could hardly be properly done before the faw wn,: pasi-:ed to establish the Court - but flS th~ passage of such II law is as certain as 11nnexation itself, would it not be better to prepare the way by a few private letters nowf- It mii?ht prevent previous promises or ple<lg-es to the friends of others- Mr. Polk mig-ht be informed by a prfrrrfe letter from you, or throug-h the instrumentality of i,ome frirnd. th11t my m1mc would be presented to
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