[Transcript of letter from David G. Burnet to Stephen F. Austin, March 10, 1829] Page: 2 of 3
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is quite in the dumps, she hasn't even a little finger in the
C'3 pie- her Jackson zeal is co^li^g as fast as if it had been
immersed in ice water, and I doubt not she will soon repSi^t
of her folly- The Cabinet Is unquestionably, by large add odds-
the weakest and most inefficient that this government has ever
witnessed- BsBF&etswn is artful, intriguing and by no means
conscience bound- his political experience is limited- he had
principally figured in the State politics of New York wheM he
was the invariable and inveterate opponent of DeXitt Ceimtan
and his policy which had has contributed so much to the aggran-
disment of that ^tate- He and Calhoun, who it is understood
will be brought in to the privy council, will be like two dogs
at a bone, pulling different ways and ever and anon, growling
at each other- they are decidedly hostile and* mutually jeal-
ous- both look to thex z succession and both I trust will be
disappointed- Calhoun has more talents than the whole Cabinet
the old Chief included, and no one doubts but he will give tone
to the whole administration- Jackson's deplorable incompetency
will soon be developed so that he who runs may re&d—
Infhant'is a second rate man in all things but ptHBSsy zeal,
and many beleive he has an "it** "itching palm"-
Branch the Mz&x North Carolinian is perhaps worthy of his Rtate,
famed for pitch and x nn sweet potatoes- Katon is probably the
most obnoxious of the whole tribe- his late matrimonial con-
nection has rendered his appointment peculiarly odious to the
^ petticoat politicians of the RxpX Capital-his Spouse late the
O widow Timberleok Is notoriously considered of bad fume at
7?ashington where she wan reared These political notions are
not merely my own, for you will readily imagine x that I
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[Transcript of letter from David G. Burnet to Stephen F. Austin, March 10, 1829], letter, March 10, 1829; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth216574/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.