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security and property from unjust and arbitrary attacks-but should there be no such necessity they ought not to say, or do anything- a dead calm is the best. I am told the chief of department has gone on-he must act, and sustain the dignity of the State. I recd an officio from Gen 1 Toran informing that he had ordered Ugartechea to advise with me, and put himself de accue·rdo with me. I am requested to do the same with Ugartechea-in obedience, and full complyance with this request I have written to Ugartechea twice. I sent a copy of my first letter to th~ Chief by the express, and of the last by the Exe1·t, and I now enclose you another for Ugartechea. From the best information I can get I think that Teran will be upon Mexia in this place in a day or two with his whole force-if so it will be a bad business, and I fear the result for :Mexia is in a just and good cause and deserves to get through well-his movement here was bold and prompt, and well managed. I say that he is in a good cause for the reason that what is called the Santana party, is in fact the democratic republican federal, party of the nation, opposed to the aristocratic party. I hn.ve waited here to see the event of these things before I went to Salt,illo-shall probably start tomorrow if nothing new occurs. Tho if Teran is close at hand, I will wait and see the end of his attack, he will take the place of course, for his force is very supe- rior-it is said that Moctezuma has taken the field, which it was thought would detain Teran, but I doubt that-it is not certain. How horrid is civil war. God keep it away from Texas. Mexia will not go to Texas, there is no object he can affect by going there, but on the contrary it would only make confusion. I have advised him not to go there·and he will not-neither did he intend to go when he left Tampico. The Governor of the State Vital Fernandez crime with him from Tampico, the Lieut. Govr J u:m :Molano is also here. Keep peace in Texas, and if there is anything done, mind the main basis, UNION TO MExrco, and obedience and adherence to tM 0 onstitution, repeat this basis in all that is done, and all that is said-never loose sight of it one moment. I have had a good deal of talk with Fisher, and am reconciled with him-his intentions were better than were supposed, but he greatly mistook the means and committed imprudencies of which he is now aware-he never intended to go back-or at least not soon-let him alone-:,ay no more about him-he is an unfortunate man and anything S!I: d against him now will be taken for persecu-
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