THE AUSTIN PAPERS 799 security debt. This [law] prevents any one from giving or asking a security except in cases where men have confidence and are willing to pay one another's debts. Men generally do not credit for more than one Year and their is some one that will oblige him if he is a good man and if not they hud better as they have been Obliged to do in this country suffer one year than be eternally ruined; For instance had there been plenty of provisions and clothing brought here and sold at the Enormous prices that the settlers would have given it would have been their ruin instead of that they have suffered and now are clear of debt and have plenty of provisions it may be said if one gets credit and dies the property is lost. It had better be than ruin a poor family but this can be remidied for every man intends for some one to manage his Estate when he dies let him take with him his friend and both pass their word and should one die all will be wright. The creditor does it to favor the debtor and not to ruin him, Much could be said on this subject. Let it be plainly understood that if one of this Colony Contracts a debt out of the Colony where a similar law does not exist the most speedy remedy at Law must be used for the collection of it and all debts contracted previously to this shall be collected by Law.
TER,\N TO AUSTIN
De trancito en la villa de Croix
J unio 25 de 1832.
S. D. Es·n:nAN AusTIN AMIGO y Sn. DE TODO MI APRECIO: He recibido la noticia de nna inquietud pr. Anahuac contra Davis, sugeto qe. parece se ha compli- cado alli en negocios de comercio. Ugartechea parece estar mas bien recibido y u. este le prevengo qe. absolutamte se ponga de acuerdo ron V. Las cosas de Tejas no son entendiclas mas qe. pr. V. y pr. mi, y los dos solos somos los unicos qe. poclemos arreglnrlns; pero no es timepo, sino de calmar las aqusaciones lo qe. es muy posible pr. qe. se disputa pr. cosas fijas y terminantes. Creo qe. nadn. hahru tenido consecuencia. El nuevo distrito con ayuntamiento qe. ha formndo la Legislatura ahorrara muchos choques. 1 Sirvase V. decirme lo qe. jusga del nuevo decreto, cuya circulacion he encargado. Sirvase V. dar mis respetuosns expresiones al Sr. Masson si n.un <'sta en su compafiia, y reproduciendo los testimonios de mi amistnd queda de V. Amo. y Servr. qe. con tocla atencion b. s. m. MANUEL DE MIER y TElL\N [Rubric]
1 Bra:r.orla was created a municipality br the legislature Avr. 28, 1832. See G1u11mel, Lnwa ot Texas, I, 307.
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