THE AUST1N PAPEHS 1081 lti~present that opinion, accept of the appointment in good faith; and tnruly, firmly and fearlessly represent that opinion, as it was my duty too do as nn agent, and for having done so, I am calumniated and al1bused by the sa1ne men who, as they say, were the first to excite that J){)opular opinion ! ! I cannot comprehend these matters. In my letter to the Ayuntamt 0 of Austin from Monterrey dated 17 JlJanuary 1,ast, and in all my letters written since my return to this eity (I wrote you in ::May, and Oliver Jones and vVilliams in June) I hihave earnestly requested of my friends not to suffer themselves to be ~ficited on account of my arrest and imprisonment. I have also ad- m~ed and recommended the most prompt obedience and submission tio the authorities of the State and Genl. Government, and an e:x:pres- ~ion in writing, by some public act of the gratitude of the people for tithe remidies that have been applied by the State and Genl. Govts, to tithe many evils that were threatening Texas with ruin. I have ad- nised the people of the colony to discountenance all violent or dis- oorderly politicians or men~ and especially all political adventurers •and all political fanatics. I now repeat the same advice, and will add ! ! 0 it a rule which if strictly followed will be the m~ans of preserv- :mg peace and harmony in Texas, and of advancing its prosperity : rapidly. The rule is, to discountenance in the most unequivocal, and 'efficient manner all peTsons who m·e in tlte habit of speaking OT writ- ing in violent 01· dis-respectful te1"Tns, or in the language of contempt rn defiance of the 1lf exican peovle 01· autliorities. This rule is a necessary consequence of the motto before stated. I have no doubt that motto will be adopted, and publically avowed and sustained by all my personal friends and. I hope it will also be by all the friends of Texas of o-ood order and of commonsense. I ,. b ' earnestly recommend that it mny be. It will become a sound and distingui~hing centre of union and operate as the magic of a name o~en does, by which unity is given to a party or to a whole commumty. I do riot believe there is any anti-l\foxican party in Texas but if there be, the adoption by the people of the motto and rule above btated, will soon detect and mark it, and render its mem- bers harmless, for there is so much honesty and sound sense in the mass of the people that a revolutionist need only be known to be put down. . A g~sconading and silly letter dated Brazoria 4 ::May was pub- ~•shed m the Bu11etin newspaper of New Orleans, and republished m the T:legrafo in this city. It has injured me very much and I presume it was written by some enemy of mine for the express pur- p:se of injuring me. ,I disapprove of such things very much and t ank no man for putting my name into the news papers in such ~70-28--69
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