Friday Feb 6th  I am still getting better.  You must not think that I have been verry sick, for I have not & had you been a nervous or desponding woman instead of the brave & cheerful wife that I know you to be, I should not have said anything about it, for I have been able to, all around, each day.  It is nothing more than what is termed yellow Jaundice, a verry nauseous & disagreeable complaint.  I am using wild cherry bark tea, I think Austin had it once, he can tell you about how I have felt.  Well I have read Gerrit Smith's speech & think it the true doctrine & it is the slow progress of his doctrine that makes me almost despond & then there is so much corruption in all the departments of our Government.  But the great drawback at present is the sympathy the Rebels have in the North & even in our own Army I was perfectly disgusted while at Camp Chase where we received the news that Indiana & Illinois had by a vote of their legislatures said that they would not furnish any more men or money to carry on the war & also that they had or would call home their troops already in the field.  I noticed in our own Co many eyes began to brighten & sparkle & when they said they hoped Iowa would do the same thing
