THE AUSTIN PAPEBS 329 Col A Winston. I wish to say to you that we have been ied into an error by a proclamation of the l\foxican president as to the libera- tion of slaves. Perhaps he only meant bound servants such as has been by the civil Law for 200 years, but you know such is the sensitive feelings of the Slave holders on that subject, that the least agitation will deter them from emigration, and I really begin to believe with you that it is shortly to be a great evil among us. £or it has pre- vented me from sending on negros to my son in Law James N. Smith until it is too late to make a crop. The first objection is the expense of sending them on, at this late season, and a person to super- intend them, the second is, every practical planter knows it is too late to make a crop even to 1·ent land; ( the worst of all evils) but the 3rd is one which I lmow will plead my excuse to you; when I state my own situation, for it seems one ~isfortune never comes alone but (as Shakespear says) treads on the heels of another; 2 or 3 months after the date of the last receipt of the payt of ,v. Pettus's debts, (ns this will show) I had the 12th instant, a large portion of my cotton crop burnt to ashes in the warehouse of the Messrs. Harts in the city of New Orleans and Mr. J. N. Smith's with it.. I refer you to my son for the amt. and the details; ( not insu-red) Please accept my best wishes for your happiness and prosperity. RIOHARD ELLIS. Col 0 • S. F. Austin
THOMAS BARNETT TO Ral\lON l\ifusQuIZ
[From Bexar arcbl'l"cs]
Jusgndo de Austin.- Me es muy sensible hallarme en un estado incapas de dar cumplimt 0 11. mis deveres y a mis deseos; llamado por los votos de mis considudnnos al cargo de .Alcalde me hallo ·sin uno de los requisitos p 0 poder dar cumplimt 0 6. mis cleveres, que es no entender el idioma castellano. El Sor. William en quien con- taba P" desempefiar los deveres de Srio. del Ayto no tjniere tomar el empleo, ya por q 0 no hay fondos pn pargarle pr su trabajo, y11 por q• el Sor. Pettus sindico procurador y el no son amigos. Ademas el Sor. D 0 Estevan Austin esta ausente y el Sor William ha estado tan ocupado en otros asuntos que no ha poclido hacer nada p• ausiliarme, mas me h:1 prometido arreglar la correspond• p• el correo proximo venidero, quando tendre la satisfacion de man- darle a V. S.-Dios y Libertad Villa de Austin a 1 de Febrero de 1830.- Hon Barnete [Thomas Barnett].- Sor. Gefe del Dept 0 Ciud 110 Ramon Musquiz. . 88370-28--22
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