THE AUSTIN PAPERS 309 This is the most liberal and munificent Govt on earth to eIIll- gra[n]ts- after being here one year you will oppose a change even to Uncle Sam- I can now help you-but if you delay it will be out of my power- now then is the time- All the difficulties as to Slaves about which I wrote you are re- moved, by a new law excepting Texas from the Gen 1 emancipation law of 15 Sepr this applies to Slaves brought in before the time expired for introducing them-this shews that the principle of Slavery is admitted as to Texas, and I have no doubt that in a few years this will be a Slave State- I have no doubt that it is the Settled policy of the present administration of this Govt to fi~ up Texas with emigrants from the U. S. as soon as possible and from it into a State of this confederation, it will be the best State in the Mexican Union- Now is the golden Opportunity-if you loose it, such another will never oft'er- I send this by way of Opelusas tomorrow I will write by way of Orleans and in a few days by way of N achitoches for fear some of the letters may miscarry. I shall tax you for postage, but the object is worth it for if you come to this country I see nothing to prevent your being rich very rich in a few years- 11 Leagues of land is near 50.000 acres- try and bring some of the breed of English cattle, nature never made a better place for stock than the land I have asked for you- oysters and fish and fowls at your door etc the latitude is about 29° .10'- it is about 80 miles from this place- so soon as the grant comes in I will go in person and have it surveyed • S. F. AusTIN [Rubric] J. F. Perry and Emily :t\L Perry Bring all your capital it can be well employed here- I have said to the Govt that your capital is considerable-
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AUSTIN TO JuAN ANTONIO PADILLA
Sor CoMISIONAno GENERAL
Los primeros colonos que emigraron a esta colonia me hnn solici- tado elevar al conocim to del E:x.mo Sor Gob 0 r del Estado por con- ducto de V. sus solicitudes para aumento de tierras; y para ahorrar el trabajo y los gastos de porte en transmitir cada una separada n. S. E. me presento a V. en clase de agente de los dhos colonos, y con todo debido respeto hago presente que los Yndividuos que emigraron
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