THE AUSTIN PAPERS 1013 Much has already been said in what has been written concerning the separation of Texas from Coahuila, and much more that you heard here personally, showing you clearly that we have none of the elements, physically and morally, for sustaining a local govern- ment. It is beyond all doubt, .therefore, that this project neither can nor· ought to be entertained by any citizen of Coahuila and Texas who recognizes the interests of bis country and of himself. In conclusion, this corporation entreats you, inasmuch as the st.ate of revolution in which the colonies of this department., especially that of which you are empresario, have been placed since last year seems about to be •terminated ·by the measures of leniency and prudence which the supreme government of the state has lately decreed, that you bethink yourself and do not ·provoke a nc,v motive for disturbance, which, as you will see if you clearly -examine it, must be more injurious to the.colonists than to any one else, and particularly ·to yourself. · We desire the progress of t.his country, and with it our own and that of the colonists established in it, our co-laborers for the attainment of the desired end. But we desire that this be attained by legal and peaceful measures which shall not jeopardize .the tranquillity of the department, and that we may assure to ourselves and to our children forever the possession of the properties that we acquire in it; and there is no doubt that the measure which you propose is exceedingly rash. God and Liberty. Bejar, Oct. 31, 1833.
A US'l'IN TO S.A:MUEL :M. w· ILLLWS
[From Wllllnms Pnpers, nose11berg Library, Galveston, Tex.J
:Mexico Novr. o-1833
Dr Sm. A number of cases occurred here during the Cholera of persons who died, were taken to the grave and then came to life again-one man, rolled up in a blanket was thrown into a pit with many others, lime was first spread over them. It operated on this man so as to stimulate him to life again-he got up and walked home. His ap- pearance there could .not have caused a more sudden and agreable surprise, thnn the sight of your letter of 17 sept. did ~o me. ? 0 1 B..[Butler] reca letters from C. [Coles1] and W. [Whiteside] st~hng in the positive that you and Ca.p Martin were dead. D~tor Rivers wrote the same from l\1onclova so that I had no doubt of 1t. I really congratulate you and Sarah that they were·mistaken.
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