Brownson's letter of May 19th inviting Mallet to attend a meeting of the committee on organization of the Catholic Congress was not received until long after the date of the meeting, Mallet them being in the Indian country travelling from place to place on official business. He now writes, although tardily, to acknowledge the receipt of the letter and to beg Brownson to hold him excused from any suspicion of lack of interest in the project, since his return to his home in Washington he has learned that the Congress is an assured success, and he greatly rejoices at it. He has several letters from the Eastern States which indicate that great interest is being taken in the movement both by bishops and eminent laymen. :: III-3-c A.L.S. 1 p. 8 vo.