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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
En la semana espero una resolucion final de todos los asuntos de Tejas. Concidero dudosa. la resolucion sobre la cuestion del estado y por lo mismo reitero la opinion espresacla en mi ultimo oficio, q. todos los ayuntamientos deven ponerse de acuerdo para organizar un gobu 0 local bajo el art 0 de la ley de 7 de Mnyo de 1824, luego q. se sepa la resolucion clel congreso sobre la materia. . Dios y Libertad y Federacion, ·Mexico, 16 de Octubre de 1833. Ayuntamto de Bejar. ESTEBAN F. AUSTIN. Es copia Bejar Nove 18 de 1833. . J. '..Maria Balmaceda srio. int 0 •
AUSTIN TO SAMUEL M. WII..LIAMS [From Wlllinms Fnpers, Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Tex.]
~fexico Novr. 26 1833
Dr Sm. The law repealing the 11 a.rticle of the law of 6 april 1830, was passed by both houses, as I informed you in former letters, but, un- fortunately it was not sent to the executive untill the day of San- tanas entrance into this city from Guanajuato. Gomez Farias went out that day and the he1·0 went into the presidential chair-he re- tained the law 9 days and returned it on the 10th to congress request- ing that its operation should be suspended for six months. This was unanimously agreed to by both houses, and the law was finally published on the 21 instant so that the repeal does not take effect untill the 21st May next. I think it doubtfull whether my letters reach Texas, I will there- fore merely say that I leave in about ten clays for home by land- perhaps I shall go on with Gent Pedro Lemus who is appointed Com 0 t Gen 1 in place of Felisola. . l\1ejia has the.command in chief in the South where the civil war. [is] Still raging tho I think that Mejia will soon terminate it. he is in the direction of Acapulco. and Gent Victoria is in Oaxaca. . . ·Texas matters are all right. n~thing is wanted there but qutet. No troops go with Gen 1 Lemus-Santana hung up the State question and wished to have Texas made a territory, and I believe that I have been the means of preventing it and that question is also hung up. This has made me a goodly number of enemies here who wished for a Territory--nada importa---all will go right. C~ose up all pending matters. It is now very important to harmonise with Besar. Keep this in view. I shall be at home soon. . • • [STEPHEN F . .A.usTIN,) [Addr~ssed:] Don Samuei M Williams San Felipe de Austin Texas.
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