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armed and equipped with cannon, guns, powder, Balls, Lead-Saddles Bridles etc. etc. and in a few days we will dispatch the Sc. Louisiana with a •third Division-those gone, are all fine looking young men-genteel in appearance, and J. have no doubt will do honor to themselves-many of them have left respectable situations of $1200 to $1500 a year in Count- ing houses here-besides-The creoles of the Lower Fauburg not· to be outdone by us, have I am trully informed raised a corps of 150 men at their expense--who will depart immY-Thus you see my Dear Sir-your cause must and will succeed, because all feel you are in the Right- There are ml!n engaged in your cause here, who by their power, wealth and influ- ence can do almost anything-- The excitement is still at its height-hun, areds of applications are daily making to join the Rank- but we allow only those we choose to muster in them.- This movement of ours here will be followed by similar ones thru' the whole valley of the Mississippi-Natches is up already-from N. York Bostn· and Philad•· also means will come to us-and the only fears I en- tertain are-in the first place that more will be received than required- and that from the upper Country a population may be entered among you, that will be of little use afterwards-however the Crisis is alarming and for the sake of health we must take the Bitter with the Sweet- It is with feelings of indescribable emotion, that all here, wait with in- tense anxiety for news from your Quarter- What have the division that went after Coss done? Where is Col. Austin? Have they declared a provisional Govt adhering to the Constitution of 182-1-?? ?- Upon this last act- "hangs all the Law and the Prophets" Coss MUST be checked- The state of Zacatecas and more than one half the people of the Mexican Republic-only await one conquering cry to flash out, to rally with re• doubled energy-then the Fate of the Tyrant is inevitable-and your coun- try I hope, placed upon a different and more permanent basis of True Liberty than it has e,·er yet enjoyed-then how Glorious for Texas-,vhat a spectacle for the world to·behold- as for myself my dear sir-I have the same opinions now I expressed fo you here-a thousand times a day I am asked are you going?- When do you go?-my answer is this I await further intelligence from Texas- I wait to hear of the formation of a Prov 1• Govt·-and if that body require me-I am in a moment ready-mean time I can do some good to the great cause here-but sir if that Govt- should appoint me, I will instantly obey the call- above all things, keep the Committee her~ (whose names are inclosed) in constant information of all your movements, even by express if neces- sary-I will keep you constantly informd by every oppY· of what is going on in this Quarter- do you the same by us relative to yours-in a moment
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