THE AUSTIN PAPERS 1085 harmony and pTosperity in Texas. I hope the State question is totally dead and will so remain. Another important matter is to bury all personal animosities and. vindictive feelings-no one has as much just cause as I have to entertain such feelings. I am the only one who has suffered, the only one whose total ruin has been attempted and intended-and I will be the first to forget it all, and even embrace my personal enemies, pro\'ided they meet me on the basis established in the above motto. I have no object but the good of Texas, and of :Mexico and will make any sacrifice to that object. S. F. AusTTN I send this by New Orleans.
A usn.N <ro E. ,v. GnEconY
[ l•'rom Williams Papen,, l:osenl!l'r~ £.ibrnry, Gall"eston, 'l'ex.]
:Mexico 26 August 1834
Mr. E.W. GREGORY
DEAR Sm. I enclose you a letter for my brother in law :Mr. James F. Perry, of Brazoria which I must beg the favour of you to forward by the first safe opportunity I am still in confinement but expect a favourable change in my situation soon The political affairs of this country are all quiet I have no doubt that the political intentions of the President Gen Santa Ana are sound and patriotic, he wishes to get a general congress togather in January next, fr_eely elected by the people, with the powers of a National convention in order to reestablish the Constitution which has been so dreadfully outraged by all parties that none respect it. I do not think he has designs to change the system of Government. At least,not in its principal features. He has put a ~Sop to the system of banishment and imprisonment, and recalled all the banished a very just humane and necessary measure. The past events in Texas have cost me very dear. l"was precipi- tated into them by the excitements and circumstances of the times . It is a consolation to me that I am the only one who has suffered by them and that much good hns resulted to Texas and also to the :Mexican republic from those events. The evils complained of in Texas have been remedied by the government on the one hand nnd on the other the people of the country have become convinced of the dangers of political excitements and of listening to political fanatics and political aclventure:-s they will consequently be on their gunrcl
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