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season of enjoyment and ease. Their land^cost them 97 but little there is not much difficulty in getting a piece of land given to an industrious person. It is their own & their childrens, as proud land to look up to, No tythes or taxes, no game laws & to use an American expression "the ? freed & ? is free" and enjoying life^ as family, certain that want can never approach their door.

 For a 'Poor Gentleman' this is a bad country, the sooner he learns to work^the settler may beg

for something to do - if only as Paddy says 'to be a Bricklayers Valet' thus he will learn habits of industry, and any laborour is well paid for his services let them be what they may. Professional Men make heavy charges, & were their bills punctually paid they would soon be rich.

8th. Visited the House of Representatives during a debate upon the War Question. Business was carried

on judiciously & gentlemanly, considering the 'excitement' of the question before them - the government^party appears to be in the majority, & the 'War Party' in the minority. It is warmer here than in Galveston, there is not so much Sea breeze^ thus Agues are occasionally felt