THE AUSTIN PAPERS 933 Texas wants, and of course you can give me better than any body else such light as may be necessary to obtain a favourable result. Padre l\tloldoon presented himself to me a :few day ago saying that he came as Commissioner from you and the Colonists, to ask for the derogation of the Law o:f 6th o:f April. Perhaps the circum- stances are not at present the best for him to obtain a good despatch, nor do I believe indeed, that you have commissioned him for any thing. • You may consider me, my friend, as interested in the welfare of Texas as any of its inhabitants; and you may believe that I am very sorry that my political affairs prevent my going to begin my farm at Atascosito or mv house at Brazoria. Geo. Fisher wisi1ed with such ardour to go to his destination in Anahuac, notwithstanding that I tried to persuade him not to do such a thing, that at last I had to give him a letter for your. He is gone, but I think Filisola will not let him pass farther than Mata- moras because he told me before going that he would not permit him to enter Texas. Filisola is the best chief that you could have wished- Treat him with the same frankness with which you have treated me, and let all persons of some consideration in your colony be his friends. Our Santa Anna has at last been elected President by the votes of 16 States out o:f the 20, of which the Union is composed. The Vice President is Don. Valentin Gomez Farias by the votes of 11. States. Santa Anna, it appears, is determined not to admit the Presidency but the Congress will not admit his resignation and he will have to come up to the Capital for his inauguration. I would wish that a commission might come from Texas com- posed of individuals from all the colonies, to which I would join here as ·member should I was named for it, to present to the General the most cordial compliments and good wishes, as well for t~e tri- umph attained by him against tiranny as for the good election of the Republic choicing him for his first magistrate.-You are well aware that a public testimony of this nature would be of grea~ con- venience and perhaps useful to al1 interests. It would be desirable that you should come with the Commission- Pray write me by every opportunity and have the goodne5:5 to give direction to the Inclosures. Do not :forget that yon promised me a piece of land in your Colony and that a promise is & debt. :My compliments to our •common :friend Williams and to Don. Juan your Brother. and consider me always Your a:ffectionate friend JosE AN'.l'ONIO MEXIA [Rubric]
Powered by FlippingBook