The last word he received from Rese was dated February 26, 1836. The long silence does not please him. If he is in disgrace he asks the Bishop to rebuke him. He is the same man he was 5 and 6 years ago, 30 years and 2 months old. The vexations of the years '34 and '35 gave way to peace. His reputation there is as good as Rese would wish him to have. Jesus still uses him as a very improper instrument. What he told Rese about the churches has become a fact as Rese can see in the press. The prudence that he may have needed in times past seems now to guide him. For the first time since his ordination ha has written to the Superior General. Father Nicholas D. Young, O.P. has never written him. Last November he went on a visit to St. Louis and met the Bishop. Rese has promised Mazzuchelli a visit but want of time has probably prevented the visit. The Bishop Joseph Rosati has the same excuse. Mazzuchelli asks Rese to pity a priest 300 miles from a bishop and 200 miles from a priest. Should the Holy See decide to erect Wisconsin Territory and the Northwest into a diocese much good could be accomplished. Bishop Rosati is of that opinion. Mazzuchelli believes that a new diocese is indispensable since the population is going to the West, so that West of the Mississippi will also soon be a diocese of itself. :: III-2-g A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.