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position　on　which　it　can　settle　down　and　be　at　ease。



Again；　it　is　a　singular　omission　in　this　message　that　it　nowhere

intimates　when　the　President　expects　the　war　to　terminate。　　At

its　beginning；　General　Scott　was　by　this　same　President　driven

into　disfavor　if　not　disgrace；　for　intimating　that　peace　could

not　be　conquered　in　less　than　three　or　four　months。　　But　now；　at

the　end　of　about　twenty　months；　during　which　time　our　arms　have

given　us　the　most　splendid　successes；　every　department　and　every

part；　land　and　water；　officers　and　privates；　regulars　and

volunteers；　doing　all　that　men　could　do；　and　hundreds　of　things

which　it　had　ever　before　been　thought　men　could　not　doafter　all

this；　this　same　President　gives　a　long　message；　without　showing

us　that　as　to　the　end　he　himself　has　even　an　imaginary

conception。　　As　I　have　before　said；　he　knows　not　where　he　is。　　He

is　a　bewildered；　confounded；　and　miserably　perplexed　man。　　God

grant　he　may　be　able　to　show　there　is　not　something　about　his

conscience　more　painful　than　his　mental　perplexity。



The　following　is　a　copy　of　the　so…called　〃treaty〃　referred　to　in

the　speech：



　　　　　〃Articles　of　Agreement　entered　into　between　his　Excellency

David　G。　Burnet；　President　of　the　Republic　of　Texas；　of　the　one

part；　and　his　Excellency　General　Santa　Anna；　President…General…

in…Chief　of　the　Mexican　army；　of　the　other　part：

　　　　　〃Article　I。　General　Antonio　Lopez　de　Santa　Anna　agrees　that

he　will　not　take　up　arms；　nor　will　he　exercise　his　influence　to

cause　them　to　be　taken　up；　against　the　people　of　Texas　during　the

present　war　of　independence。

　　　　　〃Article　II。　All　hostilities　between　the　Mexican　and　Texan

troops　will　cease　immediately；　both　by　land　and　water。

　　　　　〃Article　III。　The　Mexican　troops　will　evacuate　the　territory

of　Texas；　passing　to　the　other　side　of　the　Rio　Grande　Del　Norte。

　　　　　〃Article　IV。　The　Mexican　army；　in　its　retreat；　shall　not

take　the　property　of　any　person　without　his　consent　and　just

indemnification；　using　only　such　articles　as　may　be　necessary　for

its　subsistence；　in　cases　when　the　owner　may　not　be　present；　and

remitting　to　the　commander　of　the　army　of　Texas；　or　to　the

commissioners　to　be　appointed　for　the　adjustment　of　such　matters；

an　account　of　the　value　of　the　property　consumed；　the　place　where

taken；　and　the　name　of　the　owner；　if　it　can　be　ascertained。

　　　　　〃Article　V。　That　all　private　property；　including　cattle；

horses；　negro　slaves；　or　indentured　persons；　of　whatever

denomination；　that　may　have　been　captured　by　any　portion　of　the

Mexican　army；　or　may　have　taken　refuge　in　the　said　army；　since

the　commencement　of　the　late　invasion；　shall　be　restored　to　the

commander　of　the　Texan　army；　or　to　such　other　persons　as　may　be

appointed　by　the　Government　of　Texas　to　receive　them。

　　　　　〃Article　VI。　The　troops　of　both　armies　will　refrain　from

coming　in　contact　with　each　other；　and　to　this　end　the　commander

of　the　army　of　Texas　will　be　careful　not　to　approach　within　a

shorter　distance　than　five　leagues。

　　　　　〃Article　VII。　The　Mexican　army　shall　not　make　any　other

delay　on　its　march　than　that　which　is　necessary　to　take　up　their

hospitals；　baggage；　etc。；　and　to　cross　the　rivers；　any　delay　not

necessary　to　these　purposes　to　be　considered　an　infraction　of

this　agreement。

　　　　　〃Article　VIII。　By　an　express；　to　be　immediately　despatched；

this　agreement　shall　be　sent　to　General　Vincente　Filisola　and　to

General　T。　J。　Rusk；　commander　of　the　Texan　army；　in　order　that

they　may　be　apprised　of　its　stipulations；　and　to　this　end　they

will　exchange　engagements　to　comply　with　the　same。

　　　　　〃Article　IX。　That　all　Texan　prisoners　now　in　the　possession

of　the　Mexican　army；　or　its　authorities；　be　forthwith　released；

and　furnished　with　free　passports　to　return　to　their　homes；　in

consideration　of　which　a　corresponding　number　of　Mexican

prisoners；　rank　and　file；　now　in　possession　of　the　Government　of

Texas　shall　be　immediately　released；　the　remainder　of　the　Mexican

prisoners　that　continue　in　the　possession　of　the　Government　of

Texas　to　be　treated　with　due　humanity；any　extraordinary

comforts　that　may　be　furnished　them　to　be　at　the　charge　of　the

Government　of　Mexico。

　　　　　〃Article　X。　General　Antonio　Lopez　de　Santa　Anna　will　be　sent

to　Vera　Cruz　as　soon　as　it　shall　be　deemed　proper。



〃The　contracting　parties　sign　this　instrument　for　the

abovementioned　purposes；　in　duplicate；　at　the　port　of　Velasco；

this　fourteenth　day　of　May；　1836。



〃DAVID　G。　BURNET；　President；

〃JAS。　COLLINGSWORTH；　Secretary　of　State；

〃ANTONIO　LOPEZ　DE　SANTA　ANNA；

〃B。　HARDIMAN；　Secretary　o　f　the　Treasury；

〃P。　W。　GRAYSON；　Attorney…General。〃









REPORT　IN　THE　HOUSE　OF　REPRESENTATIVES；

JANUARY　19；　1848。



Mr。　Lincoln；　from　the　Committee　on　the　Post…office　and　Post

Roads；　made　the　following　report：



The　Committee　on　the　Post…office　and　Post　Roads；　to　whom　was

referred　the　petition　of　Messrs。　　Saltmarsh　and　Fuller；　report：

That；　as　proved　to　their　satisfaction；　the　mail　routes　from

Milledgeville　to　Athens；　and　from　Warrenton　to　Decatur；　in　the

State　of　Georgia　（numbered　2366　and　2380）；　were　let　to　Reeside

and　Avery　at　1300　per　annum　for　the　former　and　1500　for　the

latter；　for　the　term　of　four　years；　to　commence　on　the　first　day

of　January；　1835；　that；　previous　to　the　time　for　commencing　the

service；　Reeside　sold　his　interest　therein　to　Avery；　that　on　the

a　a　th　of　May；　1835；　Avery　sold　the　whole　to　these　petitioners；

Saltmarsh　and　Fuller；　to　take　effect　from　the　beginning；　January

a　1835　；　that　at　this　time；　the　Assistant　Postmaster…General；

being　called　on　for　that　purpose；　consented　to　the　transfer　of

the　contracts　from　Reeside　and　Avery　to　these　petitioners；　and

promised　to　have　proper　entries　of　the　transfer　made　on　the　books

of　the　department；　which；　however；　was　neglected　to　be　done；　that

the　petitioners；　supposing　all　was　right；　in　good　faith　commenced

the　transportation　of　the　mail　on　these　routes；　and　after

difficulty　arose；　still　trusting　that　all　would　be　made　right；

continued　the　service　till　December　a　1‘837；　that　they　performed

the　service　to　the　entire　satisfaction　of　the　department；　and

have　never　been　paid　anything　for　it　except　_____　；　that　the

difficulty　occurred　as　follows：



Mr。　Barry　was　Postmaster…General　at　the　times　of　making　the

contracts　and　the　attempted　transfer　of　them；　Mr。　Kendall

succeeded　Mr。　Barry；　and　finding　Reeside　apparently　in　debt　to

the　department；　and　these　contracts　still　standing　in　the　names

of　Reeside　and　Avery；　refused　to　pay　for　the　services　under　them；

otherwise　than　by　credits　to　Reeside　；　afterward；　however；　he

divided　the　compensation；　still　crediting　one　half　to　Reeside；

and　directing　the　other　to　be　paid　to　the　order　of　Avery；　who

disclaimed　all　right　to　it。　　After　discontinuing　the　service；

these　petitioners；　supposing　they　might　have　legal　redress

against　Avery；　brought　suit　against　him　in　New　Orleans；　in　which

suit　they　failed；　on　the　ground　that　Avery　had　complied　with　his

contract；　having　done　so　much　toward　the　transfer　as　they　had

accepted　and　been　satisfied　with。　　Still　later　the　department

sued　Reeside　on　his　supposed　indebtedness；　and　by　a　verdict　of

the　jury　it　was　determined　that　the　department　was　indebted　to

him　in　a　sum　much　beyond　all　the　credits　given　him　on　the　account

above　stated。　　Under　these　circumstances；　the　committee　consider

the　petitioners　clearly　entitled　to　relief；　and　they　report　a

bill　accordingly；　lest；　however；　there　should　be　some　mistake　as

to　the　amount　which　they　have　already　received；　we　so　frame　it　as

that；　by　adjustment　at　the　department；　they　may　be　paid　so　much

as　remains　unpaid　for　services　actually　performed　by　them　not

charging　them　with　the　credits　given　to　Reeside。　　The　committee

think　it　not　improbable　that　the　petitioners　purchased　the　right

of　Avery　to　be　paid　for　the　service　from　the　1st　of　January；　till

their　purchase　on　May　11；　1835；　but；　the　evidence　on　this　point

being　very　vague；　they　forbear　to　report　in　favor　of　allowing　it。









TO　WILLIAM　H。　HERNDONLEGAL　WORK



WASHINGTON；　January　19；　1848。



DEAR　WILLIAM：Inclosed　you　find　a　letter　of　Louis　W。　Chandler。

What　is　wanted　is　that　you　shall　ascertain　whether　the　claim　upon

the　note　described　has　received　any　dividend　in　the　Probate　Court

of　Christian　County；　where　the　estate　of　Mr。　Overbon　Williams　has

been　administered　on。　　If　nothing　is　paid　on　it；　withdraw　the

note　and　send　it　to　me；　so　that　Chandler　can　see　the　indorser　of

it。　　At　all　events　write　me　all　about　it；　till　I　can　somehow　get

it　off　my　hands。　　I　have　already　been　bored　more　than　enough

about　it；　not　the　least　of　which　annoyance　is　his　cursed；

unreadable；　and　ungodly　handwriting。



I　have　made　a　speech；　a　copy　of　which　I　will　send　you　by　next

mail。



Yours　as　ever；



A。　LINCOLN。









REGARDING　SPEECH　ON　MEXICAN　WAR



TO　WILLIAM　H。　HERNDON。



WASHINGTON；　February　1；　1848。



DEAR　WILLIAM：Your　letter　of　the　19th　ultimo　was　received　last

night；　and　for　which　I　am　much　obliged。　　The　only　thing　in　it

that　I　wish　to　talk　to　you　at　once　about　is　that　because　of　my

vote　for　Ashmun's　amendment　you　fear　that　you　and　I　disagree

about　the　war。　　I　regret　this；　not　because　of　any　fear　we　shall

remain　disagreed　after　you　have　read　this　letter；　but　because　if

you　misunderstand　I　fear　other　good　friends　may　also。　　That　vote

affirms　that　the　war　was　unnecessarily　and　unconstitutionally

commenced　by　the　President；　and　I　will　stake　my　life　that　if　you

had　been　in　my　place　you　would　have　voted　just　as　I　did。　　Would

you　have　voted　what　you　felt　and　knew　to　be　a　lie？　　I　know　you

would　not。　　Would　you　have　gone　out　of　the　Houseskulked　the

vote？　　I　expect　not。　　If　you　had　skulked　one　vote；　you　would　have

had　to　skulk　many　more　before　the　end　of　the　session。

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