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which designed, a course, such as that pursued by the Hon Stan- bery. Nothing but the blackest malignity can justify the per- verseness and vindictiveness of this man! Insensible -to every manly emotion, he is incapable of an attempt to rise in the scale of being, and seeks only to drag others to his own loathsome degradation. His vices are too odious to merit pity, and his spirit too mean to deserve contempt. Sam Houston 1 The Globe (Washington, D.C.), July 10, 1832.
TO JAMES PRENTISS 1
'Washington 10th July 1832 My dear Sir: Some days have passed away, since I have heard directly from New York, and since the receipt of your last favor. On tomorrow, or the next day I must be off for Nashville, and from thence by way of Cant. Gibson Arkansas. I have made arrangements with a gentleman now here, who will pass by way of Cant Gibson, to the neighborhood of Nacogdoches: and from thence I will find no _trouble for company,-! feel no disposition to urge my friends in New York, to forego the arrival of Genl Mason, and indeed I insist that they rnay not yield anything to all my former opinions as expressed, or to any that I may now entertain, but just so sure, as you live, you will have a full har- vest of Repentence !- Butler too will give you full reason,- ask no questions: but let this rest as my Prophecy! At Nashville, I will see what can be done, on the business, in which we have hopes of effecting about the Leftwich Grant &c. If any thing can be done, I will do it, if not, and I deem proper, I will send you the Scrip, back from that point, unless I see that I can re- tain it, to our mutual advantage! My friend Major Carson had left here before your last letter came to hand, and of course noth- ing was done: in the matter nor will I see him before I leave the U. States. Mr. Noland has declined going in consequence of the delay, in hearing from you on the subject of his going with me, nor do I know that he would be of any advantage; un- less some accident taking place with me, which I do not antici- pate. I would have been off before now had it not been that I thought fit to answer the Report of one of the Committee on the fraud matter. You will find it in the Globe~ of tomorrow, and let me know at Nashville, what you think of it. ·write to me at Nashville, and let all the matters be settled by that time. I will
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