30
THE AUSTIN PAPERS
or other~boasted that he Austin had deceived the aforesaid Bradburn in that respect.-and that the powder was safely kept for purposes etc • p w GRAYSON Memo of Conversations with Colo ·Bradburn Mexico
AusTIN TO THOMAS F. McKINNEY
Mexico Dec. 2. 1834 (in prison)
To Toos. F. McKINNEY, DR SIR, Don Ramos Arispe· and D. Victor. Blanco visited me this day, and informed me that the difficulties between Monclova and Saltillo had been terminated by the decission of the President Genl. Santana to who_m the subject was referred by the treaty between the ~ontending parties. By this decision of the President the seat of Government of the State is to remain at Monclova in conformity with the law fixing it there. The acting Govr- Algue Sabal [Elguezabal]" is to continue until a Govr. is elected by the people of the State. A new election is to be ordered for the whole state for Govr· vice Govr. Councillers, members of the legislature and of congress. I am informed that the President considered this last clause to be neces• sary for a final and amicable termination of this entangled business, by referfug it directly to the source and origin of power, the people so as to give a voice to the department of Saltillo which it had not in the September election. The object of the President is to terminate all the local disputes and give to-every part of the State an unembarased voice in the election of all the public functionaries. This is certainly a most important and desirable object, and the means which have been adopted to attain it are probably the best if not the only ones that th~ confused State of the circumstances will admit. • Under this view I recommend that the people of Texas unanimously sustain the decission of the President and proceed without any hesitation or doubt to hold new elections in conformity with the orders that are to be circulated by the Govr of the State in conformity with said decission. It will be an honourable evidence of the disposition of those people to pro• mote harmony and union with the other parts of the state: •. I have no doubt that the persons who were elected in September last will cheerfully acquiesce in this measure, and I for one of them frankly say that I do so. • - It is to be .hoped that at the election care will be taken in each of the departments in Texas to select as deputies to the legislature men person- ally known to the people, familiar with their necessities, and closely iden- tified with them in property, interest, and actual residence. There is little doubt that r~presentatives so circumstanced would be more likely to serve the interests of their constituents than wiser men who do not reside among
Powered by FlippingBook