After dispatching a letter to you yesterday I received yours of 12th.

I wrote to you saying that you could not depend on me, for the purpose of freeing myself from any thing like an engagement to you—or rather that you might not be disappointed hereafter if I should not be able to meet your expectations of me. I have not determined not to go on your business, my heart is in it, but I am under the necessity now, much more than I have been, of making a permanently lucrative disposition of myself. I shall be closely engaged for a month or more to come. My eyes have failed lately & I have lost a fortnight in writing in consequence. So I shall not immediately form determined plans. Probably I shall come to Boston as you wish, to see you early in September.

I at present incline to think that Texas should be considered as a secondary & entirely subordinate field and that all possible capital, study, forecasting & statesmanship, should be given immediately to Neosho. I believe a coup de main will be attempted there and it is better that New-England be depopulated than it succeed. Anything & everything can be suspended, if not sacrificed, to gain that position. I am disposed to think therefore that whatever is done in Texas should be done chiefly with reference to Neosho. The chief object of large (general) operations in Texas, at this time should be, to gain the land-interest & revive the German Anti-Slavery party.

The Kansas Zeitung, has been well noticed in the Tribune; I don’t know about the German press of New York-will enquire; you can send some copies to Mr. Kapp & I will call on him, & see that [it] is noticed & seconded in the Post & Times.

I hope to hear of your success with the Land T. Comp. soon.