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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR
Write to us General and let us know who is to be the Congressmen By the way I can't see why they are flinging at Gen. Green. He seems to speak handsomely of every body but Houston and his book 45 had as I thought a favorable effect- I say nothing of its literary merits. If Gen. McLeod should come to Congress I hope he will bring his lady with him that I may have an opportunity of making their acquaint- ance. Gen. C. can't find words to express his esteem. I do not know whether he bore my message but I have not for- gotten my love for Mrs. Moffitt and her daughters and would be glad to have as much said to them. Pray write
Most Sincerely
J. M. Storms
[Addressed]
[Endorsed]
Gen. M. B. Lamar Austin Travis Co
J.M. Storms to MB Lammr
Texas
No. 2217
1846 Apr. 5, J. H. STARR NEW ORLEANS, fLOUISIANA] TO M. B. LAMAR, AUSTIN, TEXAS. 48 New Orleans Dear General April 5th. 1846 As Col. Horton leaves here this evening on the Galveston Steamer I improve the opportunity to write you a few lines upon a subject in which we are . alike somewhat interested- Of course our legislature during its present session will provide for auditing the pub- lic debt in anticipation of its ultimate liquidation either by Texas di- rectly, or the general Government as an equivalent for our public do- main, and in order that the public mind may be disabused in regard to the origin of our indebtedness a plan should be adopted which will shew distinctly the consideration or basis of each item- Justice to yourself- and to all who acted with you during your Administration of the Govt- requies this- The Arch Slanderer has charged to your Administration not only the current expen$eS of your term of office but the entire amount. of previous claims which ,v'ere audited or ex- changed during that period- The latter class includes the claims audited by the AuditoriaI Court (which chiefly originated in the burn- ing of San Felipe & similar acts during the campaign of '36)-a large am't of similar claims audited under acts of Congress- and a still larger amount of Promissorv notes paid out in redemption of mili- tary claims previously audited- These charges should fall where they belong- - When the account shall be made up in this measure it will be ready to enter into the history of the country side by side with the evi- dences of advancement during the several administrations of the Re- public- The negociations & treaties with foreign powers, the expan- "Green, T. J., Journal of the Teaiian Ea:pedition against Mier. ..A. L. S.
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