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。
  Richardson's　resolutions；　introduced　before　I　made　any　move　or
  gave　any　vote　upon　the　subject；　make　the　direct　question　of　the
  justice　of　the　war；　so　that　no　man　can　be　silent　if　he　would。
  You　are　compelled　to　speak；　and　your　only　alternative　is　to　tell
  the　truth　or　a　lie。　　I　cannot　doubt　which　you　would　do。
  This　vote　has　nothing　to　do　in　determining　my　votes　on　the
  questions　of　supplies。　　I　have　always　intended；　and　still　intend；
  to　vote　supplies；　perhaps　not　in　the　precise　form　recommended　by
  the　President；　but　in　a　better　form　for　all　purposes；　except
  Locofoco　party　purposes。　　It　is　in　this　particular　you　seem
  mistaken。　　The　Locos　are　untiring　in　their　efforts　to　make　the
  impression　that　all　who　vote　supplies　or　take　part　in　the　war　do
  of　necessity　approve　the　President's　conduct　in　the　beginning　of
  it；　but　the　Whigs　have　from　the　beginning　made　and　kept　the
  distinction　between　the　two。　　In　the　very　first　act　nearly　all
  the　Whigs　voted　against　the　preamble　declaring　that　war　existed
  by　the　act　of　Mexico；　and　yet　nearly　all　of　them　voted　for　the
  supplies。　　As　to　the　Whig　men　who　have　participated　in　the　war；
  so　far　as　they　have　spoken　in　my　hearing　they　do　not　hesitate　to
  denounce　as　unjust　the　President's　conduct　in　the　beginning　of
  the　war。　　They　do　not　suppose　that　such　denunciation　is　directed
  by　undying　hatred　to　him；　as　The　Register　　would　have　it
  believed。　　There　are　two　such　Whigs　on　this　floor　（Colonel
  Haskell　and　Major　James）　The　former　fought　as　a　colonel　by　the
  side　of　Colonel　Baker　at　Cerro　Gordo；　and　stands　side　by　side
  with　me　in　the　vote　that　you　seem　dissatisfied　with。　　The　latter；
  the　history　of　whose　capture　with　Cassius　Clay　you　well　know；　had
  not　arrived　here　when　that　vote　was　given；　but；　as　I　understand；
  he　stands　ready　to　give　just　such　a　vote　whenever　an　occasion
  shall　present。　　Baker；　too；　who　is　now　here；　says　the　truth　is
  undoubtedly　that　way；　and　whenever　he　shall　speak　out；　he　will
  say　so。　　Colonel　Doniphan；　too；　the　favorite　Whig　of　Missouri；
  and　who　overran　all　Northern　M