THE AUSTIN PAPERS 877 tions- In this hope the Governor bas called together the Legis• ·1ature for monday next- The object is to call a convention of the people and nullify the tariff act- If General Jackson is reelected I have no fears of the result- He will I am sure act with vigour and put down these nullifiers, forever- It is a hard case to stand by and see our city -ruined by these men, who are guided alone by their personal ambition- .'\Ve had a most animated contest and the nnion party put itself under my guidance, but it had ·been so mismanaged, that I could not restore it to order in the short time I hnd the command-not three weeks, We will do better in an- other year if the contest is not ·decided by the Sword before thnt .period-. .In ev~ry other part of.the_United States there_reigns the ·most perfect tranquillity and unpai:allelled prosperity-Even here if these agitators would let us alone, we are·more prosperous than I have ever known Carolina to be-· • r cannot think of them or write of them with any p·atience- I will inform you soon of what our assembly of wise men do at Columbia- -I cannot doubt of Gen' Jackson's reeiection- J. R. PornsETr
AusTIN TO M usQmz
[From Bexar Archives] Habiendome conferido el Sor Don Thomas'Powell poder judicial para nITeglar los asuntos e intereses que tiene pendientes a causa del embargo que se hizo en el afi.o .de 1826 de unos efectos que introdujo por Lahn.ca en la Goleta Escambia en el .re:ferido afio; Y hnbiendome significado el mismo senor que ha recibiclo de Yarias_personas noticia que e:xiste alguna cantidad de dinero en deposito en esa Capital, He estimado por conveniente ocurrir a V. S. para que se sirva infor- marme si es efectivo que hay caudales en deposito en esa, ya en los fo~dos del gobierno, 6 en poder de persona privada que pertenecen al citado Sor 6 destinados {i. ser entregados al mismo. Para que con la respuesta de V. S. pueda tomnr los pasos que·sean conducentes 6. traer a su fin el referido negocio. Dios y Libertad Villa de Austin a 15 de Octubre de 1832 ESTEVAN F. AusTIN [Rubric] Sor Gefe del Depart° C Ramon Musquiz
ADAM BEATI'Y. TO AUSTIN
Washington, Ky., October 16, 1832.
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