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Show T Lincoln to Mary Owens. VandalU, Deo. 13. 1S38. Mary I have been sick ever since my arrival or I should have written sooner. It Is but little difference, however, at 1 have very little even yet to write. And more, the longer I can avoid the mortification mortifi-cation of looking In tho poatofflce for your letter and not finding It tha better. Tou Me, I am mad about that old letter yet. I don't Ilka very well to risk you again. I'll try you onco more anyhow. The new State House la not yet finished, and consequently the legislature Is doing little or nothing. The governor delivered an Inflammatory political message, and It la expected there will ba some sparring between tha parties about It as soon as the two houses get to business. Taylor delivered up his petitions for the new county to one of our members this morning. morn-ing. I am told he despairs of ita success on account of all tha members from Morgan Mor-gan county opposing It. There are names enough on the petition, I think, to justify tho members from our county In going for It, but If tho members from Morgan oppose op-pose It, which they say they will, the chance wilt be bad. Our chanco to take tho seat of government govern-ment to Springfield Is "better than I expected. ex-pected. An Internal Improvement convention con-vention was held hero slnco we met. which recommended a loan of several million of dollars, on tho faith of tho state, to construct con-struct railroads. Some of tho legislature aro for It and some against It. Which has tho majority I cannot tell. There la great strlfo and struggling for the office of fho United States senator hero at this time. It Is probable we shall ease their pains In few days.. The opposition men havo no candidate of their own, and consequently thoy will smile as complacently at the angry anarl of the contending Van Duren candidates nnd their respectlvo friends as tho Christian does at Satan's rage. Tou recollect that I mentioned at the outset of this letter that I had been unwell That Is the fact, though I believe I am about well now. Dut that, with other things I cannot nccount for, have conspired con-spired and havo gotten my spirits so low that I feel that I would rather be any place In the world than here. I really cannot endure the thought of staying here ten weeks. Write back as soon, as you got this and. If possible say something that will please me, for really I have not been pleased since I left you. This latter Is ao dry and atupld that I nm ashamed to send It. but with my present feelings I cannot do any better. |