THE AUSTIN PAPERS 1015 lice my property and life to serve Texas and the substantial settlers, the formers and working men-but I would not willingly do that much for men who would cut me, if they could. I have drawn on N. 0 (Beers, St John and co) for one thousand dollars on the letters of credit you sent me. I think I shall not need any more. Get the titles from·Padilla (3 leagues) and make the transfers of the Aguirrie tract for as they now stand your death would loo~ them, as you will see by examining the subject. The tract that Brown surveyed east of colorado I wish to keep and will not part from at present. Also close the Cole business and in fact all other matters and be ready for anything that may happen. :My present opinion is that all will result fortunately (that is if you all keep quiet at home) but in these ticklish times, almost every day brings in unexpected change of some kind. I fear much difficulty about the state from one quarter, and I have just been told that an effort would be made from that source to make it a territory under the plan of the territories in the U. S. I replyecl t.hat I should protest against it, and told the President so or rather showed him my instructions on that point-besides this: there is no constitutional power in congress to make it a territory. To be more plain I am just now informed that Za. [Zavala] is in farnr of a territory tho he told me the reverse not two days since. I told him I should protest against it. Since then he has not said anything to me about it. [Sn:PHEN F. AuSTIN.]
AUSTIN TO AYUNTAi'lfIEN'IO OF SAN .A~"'IONIO
Desde mi ultimo oficio fha 2 del presente mes los negocios pnblicos ban tornado un aspecto mas favorable. Por la cnpitulacion de Arista en Guana.juato ya se ha considerado pa terminada la revolucion, y el congreso se ha dedicado a las grandes reformus que se necesitnn para quitar las anomalias monstruosns q. han ecsistido en In practica y derecho en su administracio~ del gobierno tnn opuestns y contradictarias al sistema repubhcnno federal. La cumnrn de diputaclos se ocupn ·actualmto con la ley de 6 de abril de 1830 q. tanto ha perjudicada a Tejns. La comicion presentado su clictamen en fabor de la deroo-acion clel articulo 11 de la citnda Icy 0 Ysu discusion est.a sefialacla p 11 el dia de maiiana. No se puedc mover el asunto de Ia admision de Tejns de la feder~- cion en clase de estado ht 11 q. se concluya el de Jn ley de 6 de nbril.
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