THE AUSTIN PAPERS 997 drop me a line to say that the few ties that are left to bind me to life.are still alive you say they have been sick (my sister and family) but you say nothing of Stephen or anyone else. I think the decision ·of Congress will be in favor of a State, but I fear they will ·send it to the other States for their approbation. this will cause some delay, tho my friends here think it will be dis: patched by the.first of January. I have had a hard trip. so far and have more difficulties to work through here ·than you can .well form an idea of-but I hope to get along and that Texas will be a State of th113, or the U.S. repub- • lie before another year, for .I am so weary, that life is hardly worth having_situated as we now are. . The vice President and ministers profess great friendship for Texas and say that their measures will be very different from the last administration. .I think they are sincere-but time will show. There are conflicting interests-or what are supposed to be so by some persons, that I fear will do harm-one article in the constitu- tion which in reality means ne:d; thing to nothing I fear will do some harm. . .• Send word to E~ily th~t I am well. The cholora is at hand and very fatal. So I bid you farewell in case this should be the last. S.F.A. To John Austin [Address:] Al Sor Don Samuel M. Williams San Felipe de Austin
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E. S. En desempefio de la comision q. me confirio In convencion de Tejas, tengo el honor de presentar 11 V. E. la represent~cion hecho. por Ja misma convencion solicitando q. se derogue el arhcnlo 11. df la ley de 6. de Abril de· 1.830. 2 Respecto 6. este asunto permitame V. E. Hamar la atencion del Gobn° {i la rcpresentacion del .A.yun- tamto de Austin fha. 15 de feb 0 de 1.832. 3 y la del de Bejar fhn. 19. de Diciembre del mismo afio • y a la iniciativa de la Legislatura del Estado de Coahuila y Tejas de este afio, todas solicitando In derogacion de_la citada ley. De mi pnrte solo afiadire ~- ~a ope_r~- cion del citado :articnlo es en sumo graclo ruinoso,.pues Im 11npcdino la emigracion de familias bonradas y capitalistas, sin estorbnr en lo
1 Ibid. . • ,\bovc, .Apr. 13, 1833. . • Above, Feb. 18, 1832. .
0~3-1193 'Copy f.n Fillsola, Memorlas para la Hletorln de In Guerra de TeJaa, I, "'' • •
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