Letter from George Albert Smith, 8 July 1856
Washington DC
Answered April 2nd
1857
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Washington DC Juuly 8 1856
My Dear Brother Woodruff your very kind
Letter of my 28 came to hand yisterday I am
very much Obliged to you for the Information
it contained I congratulate ^y[ou]^ for your recovery from
your ^Arms^ Poisened and its dreadful consequences
my health has been very good most of the time since
I Left home I have had the Back door trott for A few
days which have kept me near to Quarter most of
the time I find it Expensive Living here
The Republican Party have got up A Great
opposition to us & made Polyamy the scare crow
for the Demo^c^rats & the fun of the thing ^is^ they are
all scut about it the north seem to unite very
Generally upon Fremont for President
& there is considerable fear that the Whole North
will go the Black Republican or Blue Law ticked
to day the Senate are at work upon the House Bill
to admit Kansas on the free State Constitution
& the House are Quareling about Kansas such
& Bedlam as they get up is astonishing to Look
at I have heard muck in my life about this mass
& confusion in the House of Representatives of the U S
But it exedes my Imaginations
Our Prospects are Dark & Dr Bernhisel says they
grow darker every day the feeling against us is
very bitter the most so now then since he was here first
