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THE AUSTIN PAPERS
AUSTIN TO M. B. LAMAR 1
At Bells Saturday July 2
DR SIR, I very much wish you would come to the house tonight or early tomor- row morning. It will not be much out of the way. I think it very impor- tant that something definite should be determined upon as to Santa Anna, as soon as you reach the army yours respectfully S F AUSTIN Gen Lamar
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Lexington Ky July 3 rd 1836
DR SIR, Mr [Henry] Austin is at his sisters {Mrs Holly) in this place he goes in the morning with his sister and Daughter to the Blue Licks for his health and on his way to Cincinnati. The late news of the rejection of the treaty of Santa Anna by his Govt.-has created a belief here that he and his officers will be shot_:_ I hope not. My opinion is that sound policy has iJJduced the friends of Santa Ana to make these threats agains_t Texas in order to preserve their places and that no attempt is intended to march again on Texas- What is said and the preparations for War may enable those in power to sustain themselves and in this way may be better able to serve Santa Ana than by attempting to nullify his treaty-still your Coun- try Must not relax a moment in all the preparations for war as if the enemy were at your doors- It is on that preparation you have most to rely for peace. The report of the senate altho nothing more can be done this ses- sion is a great matter for you and leaves the rest to texas-if she acts wisely for the next 9 months Our.Congress will do all she wants Harmony at home and moderation in all your measures are the points of the greatest Moment-public feeling is worth a kingdom. The folly of Santa Ana in his murderous orders has destroyed his fame and created for Texas a feeling too strong for the power of Mexico to Conquer- The policy of liberating Santa Anna is certainly improper at the present-While a prisoner the whole plans of his friends and his enemies at home remain unsettled either release him or kill him and they at once are free to adopt some regular plan aga_inst you and the injury to Texas would be most alarm- ing in the divisions it must produce at home and in the U. S. as to the lfrom the Lamar Papers, Texas State Library. The lett_er is addressed to Lamar at Mrs. Long's, Brazoria. 2Possibly written by Joseph Ficklin or John M. McCalla to Austin. The letter breaks off abruptly.
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