THE AUSTIN PAPEBS 585 more than usually severe. My credential was presented to day and refered to the usual committee who will report tomorrow, and I take my seat next day. I am in good quarters, with Padre Musquis and the member from the Partido of Monclova (Canales)-up to this time, great harmony has prevailed in the Legislature among the members, they all appear pleased that I have come on. I hope these appearances may be all solid realities. I have had the pleasure of a visit from el Cura de Austin, y Vicario gra 1 de Texas, Doctor Miguel Muldoon-he has been here about a week. I am truly pleased with him, he is a very intelligent and gentlemanly man, and quite liberal in his ideas. I must believe that if the general Govt. wished to har- rass us, they would not have sent a man as vicar gen 1 of Texas, who is so liberal and so enlightened, on religious subjects. Sin embargo, there are some things to be bourne in mind-he has always been the W9,rm and bosom friend of Gen 1 Teran, and as I am told of Alaman- but he is also a great favourite of both .Agustin and Gov• Viesca, who have known him intimately several years, and speak highly of him, he puts up at the Gov••-he has been accustomed to the best society in Mexico and in Europe, the Society of the nobility and gentry, and I fear he will think us rather a rough set in Texas. I should prefer that he take lodgings with you, on his first arrival, untill a house can be prepared for him, and there ought to be no delay in pre- paring one. Col Butler has recommended him to me in the strongest terms, and I do assure you that I am greatly pleased with him. He says that there will be a very considerable imigration from Mexico to Texas composed of the first families of the City in point of wealth and standing. querie-is it not probable that the white portion of the Mexicans look towards Texas, as a retreat in case the indians of ·i.he South should finally succeed?-pueda ser. Jorge [Fisher] is writing a book at Matamoros to prove to the Govt. what the American Settlers and Col A-- are. The ground he takes is that he was per- secuted by a faction of which I was the head-that the mass of the settlers are my enemies and are opposed to me, that the publication by the Ayto is all false etc-that the settlers are bad immoral, and only want a pretext to rebel etc-I give you this as I have heard it from a person who was some time in Matamoros- Should any such publication be made, I would recommend thnt the Ayto. call the whole colony together in masse by a notice published in the Gazette, and when they meet, that they appoint a president and secretary to give form to the meeting-that Fishers publication be then taken up and a committee appointed to answer it in the name of the whole colony. My character belongs to the colony and any unjust attack upon me situated as I now am, is in fact an attack upon all. This will shew that it is not a faction. S8370-28---38
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