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18. I called on His Excellency the President & Congress 112 is still in session - 19. Left Houston for Galvaston. here once more I enjoyed the cool & grateful Sea-breeze. Things are looking very flat. "Poverty is staring us in the faces, our Imports exceed our Exports this year, our 'difficulties' are very pressing." The Congress has not adjourned, but all important business has been gone into. The War bill, with its amendments by the opposition gives the President more power than he believes judicious to exercise, and it is supposed that he will Vitoe it, on the grounds of unconstitutionality. So poor? to this government that the 6X per day cannot be paid to the Members of Congress or Exchequer Bills may be paid but they are at 70% discount. The times will come when Members of Congress will not requires that their expenses be paid by the Treasury. 23. General Canales, ( a base traitor to Texasx why dont he pay his debts in Galvaston?) who headed the Lepantitlan Marauders, has had it in contemplation to form a 'Northern Mexican Republic! But General Arester? coquett?

x This too referred to the period when Indian? & many Texan Volunteers went to arrest him