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know he in some way or other always gives positive ·relations of all things. The only·official information which "the Ayish people have received was a few days since from the Chief of Dept_of Bexar in w_hich the peaceful and useful citizens were permited to keep posses- sion of the lands which they were cultivating and reside on this appeared to give rise to new life nnd vigor among them. I am clearly of opinion that confusion _will prevail more or less tho~gh without oposition to the Govt until we have established at this place a Mexi- can as (Xefe de partido) who is an inteligent and virtnous man who will guard over the civil nnd military authorities of this qnnr- ter and keep them in their proper channel and to whom the Alco.Ides co'uld apply for instructions without danger of receiving unholsome counsel but as we are now situated we nil Know every thing and in reality none know nny thing no presedents no general rules estab- lished amongst us. such a man being established here nothing would be wanting to complete the happiness .of the settlers on this earth except the arrival of the commissioner to give them titles to lands an oficer of the Govt to whom they could apply with confidence for necessary instructions who knew his duty und folfilled his obliga- cions would readily settle down the local confusion which prevails among us which proceeds from no other cause except a want of a source upon which they can rely through which they could derive their legal instructions acording to the constitutional sistem of the State.- The indians too have been much disapointed by Bean who to gratify his own vanity tells. them many things which they find him uncapable of fulfilling and the Gen 1 song among them is that Bean lie heap and Bean lately( 1) lower. the Shawnec·s have talked of going for some time to see a big man at St ..A.ntonio •who they say is a good man no lie and a good friend to the indians Ruis 1 I think If I was not decieved in ~im when he was here would be admirably calculated to suit this country and Ahumado: more especially how- ever I suppose their connection with the Military would render it out of their powe:i:- to have any thing to do with the civil jurisdi_ction. I have tqus given you in my profuse manner my idias of things_as they stand at present. lf we had means and men to establish and support a ~espectable Govt independant of thn.t of Mexico I am of opinion it would be satisfactory to many of the inhabitants to be Govourned by Americans but an idia of an attempt..of that kind 'would be perfect madness ,while we stanp. in any thing ·like our presant situation and I am sure no man would move such a measure except on_e who had a thirst for being a great ~an in little things. 1 Col. Francllco Rutz; commanding th'e sarrlnon at Bexar. • Mateo Ahumada, commander ot the troopa which put down the Fredonlan rcbelllon 1n 1827.
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