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THE AUS'.fl.N PAPERS
AUSTIN' TO SAMUEL M. WII,LIA.l\IS
l't'Iexico Sept 7 1834, Prison of the Acordada.
Dr Sm ,
My case has been travelling about from one tribunal to another up to the present time at first a military tribunal, then. a juez de letras, then to a district judge-thence to the Supreme Court. All the inferior courts decided that they had no jurisdiction over it, and it ,vas sent to the Supreme Court for the purpose of ascertaining what tribunal ought to try it. I have [now] been iniormed that the Supreme Court has decided that it must be tryed by the district j~dge of the Federal district, so that I presume I shall no~ get on a little faster. I have in eight months ascertained what court is to ~~m~~ . _I nm of the opinion that my·affairs will terminate favourably, and without much more delay. I think I shall be able to get my liberty by giving bail or [security] not to leave this city. I wrote to my brother in law James F. Perry [on the] 25 of last month. I refer you and my friends to that letter. I have nothing more to add to it, except to repeat the opinion that Texas ought to keep out [of] all kind of political excitements, and act in strict conformity with •the motto--Fulelit11 to 11/ exico and opposition to violent men or meas-ures. .Also all lcind of personalities, ought to be forgotten and buried.· I have been more [injured] by them, than any other, and I will be the first to forget _them and meet 1i1y enemies in harmony on the basis of the motto above stated. Yesterday I recd your letter dated New Orleans 31 July. ·I expect I shall have to draw on Beers·St John: and Co for another thousand dollars, to pay lawyers fees etc, you write.me in the ab~ve· letter that I can draw on them. I sent Perry a power of attorney to sell any of my property he thought proper, nncl I rely on you and him to save my property from the wreck that seems to have been intended by some persons, for me. I approve of your determination to devote yourself to commerce. Your family and friends in the United States are well known and have a standing in the com[merciul] world, that enables them to afford you great facilities and advantages as a merchant, and besides this, in that business you can reasonably expect some tranquility ~nd happi[ness] which you, nor no other man, need ever look for m public affairs [or] politics. Let ·them alone for the rest of your life if you wish for peace and [pros]perity. Send this to :Mr Perry-. I am in tolerable health, bnt have suffered a good deal from rheumatism. The State Govt. have [been] imposed upon and deceived. :My friends in Texas might undeceive them if they were disposed to do so. But "out of
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