Portland Bro. Wilford I usually receive letters from you some three days earlier in the month than this, hope to soon however but dare not delay writing you longer fearing it will not reach Independence soon enough for the mail by 1st Sept. I wrote you by the last mail enclosing note (the one you gave some two years since) to you, which I hope you will receive safely. Dr Bernhisel has just paid Gov. Young's Draft, so that is settled. I do not hear a word from Horner nor none of his friends in any shape, [furthermore] on your part toward him has [caused] to be a virtue, if there is any such a thing as securing that, even at some inconvenience to him I should do it certain. Business is dull in the States, Cholera is prevailing to some extent in many places. Political parties are very much deranged. Gov. Pierce is very un popular. there will from present appear ances be a great change in political matters at the coming elections, and I think that there is great need of it. how different it would be if those who are strictly righteous should rule.