Download e-book for iPad: The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston: 1848-1852 by Madge Thornall Roberts

By Madge Thornall Roberts

ISBN-10: 1574410636

ISBN-13: 9781574410631

Volume III of Sam Houston’s own correspondence maintains the projected four-volume sequence of formerly unpublished own letters to and from Sam Houston. This quantity starts off within the fall of 1848 as Houston returns to Washington for the second one consultation of the 30th Congress after the shut of the Mexican conflict. His first concentration was once on settling the Texas boundary and different difficulties when it comes to the welfare of his kingdom. as soon as those have been solved he heavily thought of resigning his senate seat. although, he sensed the arriving Civil conflict and appeared to consider that he may still do all in his energy to avoid it.

Houston’s letters mirror the political actions as he struggled to keep up a robust Union stand opposed to the radicals who preferred secession. exciting new info involves gentle at the plot to distract Houston, and maybe get him out of the Senate, with an assault on Margaret’s personality via their ward Virginia Thorne, leading to Margaret’s indictment in 1850 on fees of attack and battery. His letters about the presidential election of 1852 are fairly fascinating, as they're jam-packed with colourful observations of the Washington social scene, in addition to his ideas touching on his personal attainable candidacy.

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If any persons call, read it aloud to him, and I dare say the most of your visitors would soon excuse themselves. Page 22 The [blurred] piety and holy austerity of Luther would soon repulse a fashionable trifler. Read it my love, and I have great hopes, that the same spirit which brought the great reformer out of darkness into marvelous light, will dawn upon your soul and fill your heart with Heavenly peace. I recd the package of seeds and will comply with your directions. I searched in the record book for the papers which you mentioned, but could not find them.

My love to Mrs [Jane] Graham and your relations, Mr [John] Houston's family. If you get any news from sister Polly, 7 I pray you, let me have it. Thy ever devoted wife M. L. Houston 1This refers to the Houstons' Huntsville home, still standing, which has two small rooms in back, one behind the bedroom and one behind the parlor. , and was called the dining area. The entire house is part of the Sam Houston Memorial Museum. 2Sam Houston Wilson, the son of Benjamin and Jane Wilson, mentioned in the previous letter.

I know you will be so delighted with it, that even while I am reading it, I feel as if you were at my side and sympathising with me. I recommend it to you as an antidote against Sunday visitors. If any persons call, read it aloud to him, and I dare say the most of your visitors would soon excuse themselves. Page 22 The [blurred] piety and holy austerity of Luther would soon repulse a fashionable trifler. Read it my love, and I have great hopes, that the same spirit which brought the great reformer out of darkness into marvelous light, will dawn upon your soul and fill your heart with Heavenly peace.

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