THE AUSTIN PAPERS 421 A new Commissioner will be on shortly and I shall soon complete nil the titles- Did you call on the Comte at Nacogdoches and how did he treat you. Inform me wheither you intend sending out goods from Pn. it will be best to land them in the Brasos, I think, tho if the vessel is large she must come into Galveston I expect your best plan will be to ship them to Orleans and thence to this country. I will write by every opportunity, both to Potosi and to Phila- delphia to the care of ~rice and Morgan Tell all the emigrants to call on Breedlove for a passport, because the law makes it necessary- remember me to the children, I have received several letters from you of old date since you le~ and one from Emily. I saw Sam Browne yesterday, he is in very good health, but I had not time to Say more than how do you do, to him for it was mail day- s. F: AusTIN [Ri1bric] Jlme 16 1830
J. D. HARRISON TO AUSTIN
Navidad, June 16, 1830.
See Calendar.
AUSTIN TO RICHARD ELLIS, ET AL
San Felipe de Austin June 16 1830
GENTLEMEN, You have no doubt seen published in the news papers of the Tinited States, the law of the 6th of April last passed by the Mexi- can Congress relative to foreign emigration and other matters. The 10th article .of that law declares that no variation shall be made in those colonies already established. My colony is estab- lished, and no legal impediment will of course be interposed to the removal to it of those who have contracted to become settlers; for they properly belong to the colony as much as those who are here. The law requires that passports should be brought by the emi- grants from a :Mexican consul, and this must be done- The gov- ernment has ordered most positively that the 13th article of the State constitution shall be rigidly inforced, and I am of the opinion that Texas will never become n Slave state or coun~ry. I will be candid with you on this point, and say that I hope it never may. You will reco11ect that the 13th Article above alluded to is in these words-- No person shall be born a slave iii this state, after the publication of this constitution in the capital of each district,
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