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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION dignidad del Estado en su empleo de Alcalde 2° sumetiendo a pasos abanzados sobre la autoridad del Estado-pero al mismo tiempo le digo ponerse de acuerdo con V. para sosegar las cosas.- E. FA AUSTIN TO SAMUEL M. ,v ILLIAl\lS
[From Williams Papers, Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Tex.]
[Matamoros] July 2 1832
DR Sm, Since writing things have changed-Exert by which I wrote to Ugartechea and to Musquis, John, the alcalde and you went ashore yesterday and it is said will be lost-this will detain my letters. I send by Grey a duplicate to Ugartechea-keep a copy of it and my other letter to him of this date. I have sent a copy to Musquis of the letter of 29 and I wish you to send him a copy of my other of this date--also shew them to John, but do not have them made pub- lic-tho use them as the public good may require. 1. Let the basis of all that is done be to sustain the constitution and authority of the State of Coahuila y Texas. 2. To adhere firmly to Mexico and the Mexican confederation, and to preserve entire the integrity of the :Mexican Territory. 3. To approve of the principles of the democratic constitutional federal party, of which Genl. Santana is the active leader. The two first are the most important and must be the basis of all that is said or done. Moctesuma left Tampico on the 23 for Victoria with 1500 men. Teran was in that place on the 27, so he cannot come here. Mexia has done himself great credit as a man and a soldier-all is pence and harmony. The Grampus U.S. Schooner is here--the Cap. Tat- • nail and the consul of Tampico Robertson are now in this place. I think one result of the commissioners appointed by Santana and the Govt. will be a treaty of peace. Get Greaves to translate my letters to Ugartechea, so that John and the Ayuntamto can under- stand them, or get Chambers to do it-let him see them. It would be best to leave out the 3d point I mention on the other side, unless the state of things requires it and Ugartechea takes thnt side--should the chief be there try and animate him to sustain the dignity of the State against military attacks-have all things sus- pended and try and keep the public mind quiet. I think I shall go to see Teran again and from there to Saltillo-my object is to ~et such orders as will put all matters in Texas at rest and if the Chief will prepare the mind of the Governor properly by a statement of the facts, so as to show that the people have in fact done no more
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