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quences you can imagine. You lmow your native countrymen and you also know that at this time the people in Texas have just causes and very many of them to complain. In this state of things, I wrote to the officer at the mouth of the River and told him what the true state of things was. My advise is to let this River alone and let things go on as they now are, and ns I indicated in my letter to Dominguez, I cannot understand the policy that is pursued as to Texas if you understand it I wish you would explain it to me. This is no time for ambiguity, for it will require all our management united to keep things quiet unless a more Liberal System is adopted towards the people. As we are now situated· the country will be totally broken up and all commerce totally annihilated. . Is that the object of the Government-if it is I wish to lmow it. This Goyt never had a firmer friend than I have been. do I merit or does the people of my colony merit to be shut out from the whole world and
have all their commerce destroyed. I think not. Please let me hear from you on this subject.
S. F. AusTIN
Col Juan D Bradburn A Copy [On margin:] A Copy of Col SF Austins Letter to Col Juan D Bradburn
EMIGRATION TO TEXAS FROM EUROPE.
December, 1831.
See Calendar.
AUSTIN TO };!.Any AUSTIN HOLLEY l
Austin, January 4, 1832
DEAR COUSIN' We are always more or less influenced by the state of the atmos- phere. \Vhile at Brazoria every thing around me was greatly above fever heat, and its influence could not but reach me. . The rwnour of difficulties has set in motion all the violent passions of the body politic, and there will not be wanting persons who will catch at straws to attack and injure me if they can, and some of those I have most served will be foremost to raise a clamour against me. How little they know me! The true interest of this country requires that it should remain united to :Mexico as a State that can legislate for itself in all local & Copy by M'r11. Holley, 1n tile ot July 19, 1831. Sec Au11tln to Tcr4n, Jo.n. 8; nnd Terll.D to A.uattn, Jnn. 27, 1832; also Austin to Holley, Feb. 19, 1832.
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