THE AUSTIN PAPERS 1059 pected it would have been done, If I am calumniated I consider that it is a duty of the people there to defend me by a statement of fact.s-an able and clear but short exposition to the public. I hear from rumor that the state legislature have past a law to sell the vacant lands-such a law is necessary-public sales is the best, and only true basis for a land law, It will benefit the state of Conhuila and Texas greatly and fill its treasury and also benefit Texns-I recommend this system to the ministers here and the estab- lishment of the trial by jury and the minister of relations informed me that he had recommended both to the Government of the state by order of the Vice president. The aspect of things here indicates a great change or a civil war of some kind, But Goel knows what, the people of Texas, in my opinion ought to have nothing to do with their family political quar- rels and I hope they will not. All you need in Texas is peace, a dead calm, and to make good crops. Remember me to all who remember me, Show this to Capt. Martin, to D. G. Burnett and to Miller- S. F. AusTIN June 2nd I have just heard of the laws past by the state in favor of the local government in Texas the establishment of three depart- ments; judges, trial by jury, land law etc. In short every evil com- plained of has been remedied-this fully compensates me for all I . have suffered I do not regret it; I think it is the duty of the people of Texas, to return thanks to the State Govt, in a public manner through the Ayuntamientos for these laws, and to make a most positive and clear declaration of their attachment and firm adhesion and union to the state of Coahuila and Texas and to the Mexican confederation. This ouo-ht to be done-it is due to the state-and • b it ought to be published in the news papers of the U. S. in order to ~orrect the erroneous opinions, that have existed there as to the mtentions or objects of the people of Texas,-they have been sound- they asked for a competant organization of their local government an_d nothing else, and they never had any other object, It was for this I came to :Mexico and for this I am suffering-all this might be embodied in the document above mentioned And the people of Texas would thus do justice to the State, themselves, and to me all at the same time. Some of the enemies of Texas are beginning to snear at those people by reporting in this city that they have aban- doned me and wished me sacrifised-such an idea is injurious to the character of those people and totally false, and ought to be refuted by a plain, frank, and public statement of facts s. F. AUSTIN Mr. JAMES F. P ERRY Sm I send you the above letter which arrived here on the 9th inst I have receive[d] your letter, as also Guy's pothing new, there will
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