THE AUSTIN PAPERS 1117 Austin to Colonel .Jose de las Pieclras, June 12, 1830. States his fnterpre- t.11uiou of the law of April 6, 1830, which excludes his colony from its operation. UUrges Piedras to cooperate with him in maintaining tranquility. llanuel de .Mier y 'l'eru.n to Austin, Matamoros, .June 14, 1830. Quoting n liletter to Colonel Piedras nt Nacogdoches which informs llim that the law of l!prll 6, 1830, does not apply to colonies already established. Austin to Musquiz, .June 14, 1830. Reporting tranquility, good prospects for ocrop, nnd completion of a sawmill. AU£tin to Thomas F. Leaming, .June 14, 1830. Reasons for undertaking to OC'Olontze Texas, and difficulties encountered. Worked noiselessly to avoid •e.1citing apprehensions of Government. The present law of .April 6, 1830, •does not apply to his colony. Friends inserted provisions exempting from its •operation colonies already established. Desires to remain subject to Mexico, 1 but fears that time may force separation from Mexico, in which case he 'll"ould favor independence if Texas bad sufficient population. Suggests Swiss :and German colonists. His map designed as n bait to promote colonization 1 by spreading information about Texas. Austin to Thomas F. Leaming, June 14, 1830. Instructions to be followed by iDllDigrants coming to his colony. Slavery. Law of April 6, 1830. Austin to James :b'. Perry, June lG, 1830. Instructions for shipping goods to Texas. Rumors in l\1exico that United Stntes will take Texas by force of arms. Anxious to close his public business nnd rest. J. D. Harrison to Austin, .June 16, 1830. Disagreement concerning lam.I. (Omitted.) Austin to Richard Ellis, et al., June 16, 1830. Interpretation of law of April 6, 1830. La,v and constitution against slavery will be rigiclly enforced. Austin approves of this. Does not want Texas to become a slave country. Austin to S. Rhoads Fisher, June 17, 1830. Politics of Me:s:ico settling, but no hope of permanent quiet. Policy has apparently changed toward colonization. Reasons for change partly in imprudence of Poinsett and sus- picions of the United States. Discussion of colonization of Texas with Swiss and Germans, exclusion of slaves, final independence of Texas if Mexico disin- tegrates. Suggests that Fisher discuss such topics in Philadelphia papers. Austin emphatically opposed to union with the United States. Austin and Bartlett Sims, June 19, 1830. Agreement concerning purchase ot certniu improvements. (Omitted.) Jose de las Pieclrns to .Austin, Nucogdocbe~. June 21, 1830. Agrees ,vith Austin's interpretation of law of April 6, 1830, to this extent: (1) It does not atl'ect contracts which Austin has already filled; (2) it does not exclude from Te:s:as families with whom Austin bas already contracted for settlement. Be asks Austin to send him a list of such fnmilies, so that be can pass them across the frontier without cleluy. Presumably other immigrants will L>e stopped, ' Thomas McKinney to Austin, Nacogdoches, June 24, 1830. Asks for inror- Inntion of political affairs. Fears that arrest of Padilla will prove to be a great injury to his section. Joseph lliller to Austin June 24 1830. Agreement to deliver 20,000 cypress shingles. (Omitted.) ' ' • J.M. Ybarra to Austin. .Tune 2G, 1830. Urging election Juan Vicente Campos to be governor. (Omitted.) Editorial by Austin in Texas Gazette, June 2G, 1830. Arguing the beneficial aspects of the law of April 6, 1830. (Omitted.)
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