205
PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BUON.A.PARTE LAM.AR
informing me of the active and I am in hopes, efficient interest that you, Cazeneau and himself had taken in my application for Office - I will not attempt to express the feelings which this most disinterested manifestation had impressed upon me - that it is properly appreciated you will not doubt - In my answer to Gnl. Green I stated that after having sug- gested my wishes for the office of Collector, I learned from my brother Isaac that some of his friends were about to make an effort to procure the Post Office at Cincinnati for him, and that I consequently felt some apprehension that my application might possibly conflict with his and that if such could be the case, I would prefer to withdraw - mine - Since then I have received a letter from my brother urging me by no means to withdraw under a full assurance that the one application cannot in the least interfere with the other they being for differPnt and remote States - Under this v:iew of the matter I would prefer to continue my application, and if Genl. Green has intimated a with- drawal that you will renew it, on condition always that Govr. Runnels shall resign - He told me expressly, when I was at Galveston in De- cember, that he intended to resign whether he ran for Congress or not - and I understood that he would resign at the close of the then ensuing quarter - I believe he is running for Congress and I conclude he will soon resign if he has not already done so. I am in great need of some aid - for in my present position I can scarcely get along at all - and I cannot but feel that I have some claims on the office in this State of Texas - •I am much gratified that you did not mention my applica- tion to any one of the Texas delegation, for it would be painful to re- flect that I was in the slig-htest degree indebted to either one of them for anything said or done in my favor, if indeed either of them would say or do anything of the kind -- At the outset of my application I wrote to Mr. Calhoun and Mr. Webster - and gave a very free expres- sion of my opinions of and relations with the Bfo Dog. Houston. I covet his opposition always, in preference to his aid, for I should sus- pect myself of seeking something wrong, if his approbation were to accompany my searching - I have not seen his tirade against Mr Calhoun - but on first hearing- of it. I suspected the vascillating Mis- sourian was at the bottom of it - Old Sam may be a very ('Onvenient Cats' paw to such a man as Benton, who has more talent than, con- scien<>e and more industrv than, integ-ritv - and more of either than Old Sam himself - If you should e~tend your travel to New York, I be!!' yon will make some enoniry ahout my manuscrint review of KPn- nedvs Texas - which vou will recollect was sent to Mrs Storms - She wrote me that Ben.nett of the HerAld hAs borrowed it and refused to return it, 11t the instance it is presumf'<l, of the scoundrel Houston - I should like to g-et the ms: h:wk if ;t cfln be <>onveniently done hut dont care to have anv fuss about it - its of no value anv how - Is Green with von still - Genl Cazneirn T nrei:-ume r"s left - I shall not soon forget the interest they have taken [sic] my affairs - I tru,it when you return that we shall have the pleasure of seein!!' vou at Oaklnnd - I am trvinq to enlarL'e mv little cahin. and make it more comfortable - hut ~hall he hard pushed to do so if nothinq turns up to help me out - We are blessed with good health and no lack of cm-
Powered by FlippingBook