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THE AUSTIN PAPERS ·
PnocEEDINGs ·AT BRAZORIA
July 18, 1832.
See Calendar.
AUSTIN TO SAMUEL M. WILLIAMS
[From Wllllums Papers, Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Tex.]
Brazoria July 19 1832
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I had not time to say much by Wm. Austin. Since he left I have heard of the excitement which some have felt against you owing to the difference of opinion as to what ought to be done in .the critical situation of the country. These [are] things to be expected everywhere and amongst all people under excitement-they have their hour and pass away .and are forgotten. All that is necessary for you to do or say is, that you wished to do for the best-may have been mistaken as to the means, that nothing but an anxious desire to serve the common cause of the country actuated you, without personal feelings against anyone, that in your moments of excitement you blamed others who differed in opinion with you, and that they also had the same right to blame you, for both thought their course the best etc. Something of this nature and in a good [hu]mored way, without any display of passion or irritation against anyone will soon put it all at rest-some of the leading men in the U. S. have had the honor of being stuck up in effigy for political opinions, so that you need not feel mortified at thnt. .A. few persons here last night had you and two others Chambers and Lewis up in effigy-it will do you no harm unless you get into a passion about it-so keep quite cool and let it all pass away, as it will do of itself. The fact is that the state of things has been such that, at times none of us knew or could tell what course was the·best-all had·but one object in view which was to do right as near as they could-en fin, vale mas reir qe maldecir. The colony and all Texas have but one course left which is to unite in the cause of the Santana party, and if necessary fight it out with ,the ministerialists-· I have written to Musquis urging him to make a pronunciamto. in Bexar. Nncogdoches will follow as a matter of course and Piedrns will acquiess or have to leave the country for :Matamoros. • I have great need here for .Mr. Greaves and hope he will come down-tho it is now almost too late.· •I wish the Ayuntamto to make n. formal pronunciamto ns soon as possible and advise the Alcalde to call an extra meeting ns soon as possible so as to give time for the members to attend, this is very important indeed. '\Ve must now all pull at the same end of the rope.
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