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THE AUSTIN PAPERS
AUSTIN TO J. FRANCISCO MADERO l
[San Felipe de Austin,
About April 20, 1833.] Con solamente dos medidos Tejas quedn.ria contento-jueces que intiendan el Ingles aunque sea en clase·de provicionales y el juicio por jurados. Los colonos paguarian gustosos sus jueces con tal qe se les de el derecho de nombrarlos. Un gobierno republicano sin poder judicial adecuado es infinitamt 0 peor q 0 el absolutismo mas despotico, por qe en esto hay por lo menos pronto despacho de un modo u otro-- El que tiene un pleito en Tejos es pronto si sale de el en diez aiios bajo el sistema actual. Devo hablar a V. con fran- queza y lo mismo digo q 0 los habitantos de Tejas han de tener estado separado y no cabe en las cosas posibles considerar el orden seis meses sin una de estas dos cosas. De estas dos cosas qe conviniene mas a Coahuila ya todo :Mejico es erijir a Tejas en estado. [EsTEV.L"i F . .A.usTIN.] Dr BROTHER I have a good many clothes in my trunks-the most of which will do For the boys-take care of them all and give to Austin or Joel such as will suit them. They ought to be all taken out of the trunks they are in and put in another, that has no papers in for they are now all mixed up with old letters and papers none·of which must be lost S. F . .A.usnN April 21, 1833 AUSTIN TO JAMES F. PERRY I send a horse and saddle and bridle by Simom I wish you to keep or sell the horse he is a good one- Keep the saddle and bridle yourself for your own use S. F . .A.usTIN I have three swords one Silver mounted-one metal scabbard and one dress sword- S.F.A I have this moment recd. information that new-disturbances have broken out in Mexico and that the troops who were ordered to Texas have been recalled to Mexico- I think this news is true so that nothing is to be feared from troops- I will write fro~ Bexar the particulars should this be true as I suppose they will know there.
1 Quoted by Madero to Yeramendl, May 13, 1833. University of Texas trnuscrlpt11 troni Departn:ient of Fomep.to, .Mexico, i.eia,o 7, Expedlente en.
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