THE AUSTIN PAPERS
excitement felt on your a/c at the same time he was taking e\'ery oppor- tunity to caluminate and abuse you all this we knew when we got him to sign the memorial but never dreamt that you could be deceived by such a rnanuever Spencer Jack knew his motives he can inform you. None of your conciliatory centiments towards such fellows shall ever he published by [me] nor will they by McKinney on this subject I know his centiments these fellows are not deserving of an[y] friendly sentiment from yourself and I hope may never make another advance towards a reconciliation I dont wish to quarl with but hold them at a distance as you would tainted meat they are not deserving of confidence or one good feeling from you or those who are your sincere well wishers these are my opinions I have always thought that I was of as forgiving a disposition [as] any person ought to be but a man or set of men who -would persecute me as they have you I never could meet them on terms of friendship. W. H. Wharton took great offense at your letter and came out in a \'ery violent card against you 4 but I believe before he got them printed he got ashamed of it himself and tryed to suppress it a few of the proof sheets got out and I am told his best friends decountenance it. There is a great reaction in public opinion since you left crops throught [throughout] the colony has been very good this season (with the excep- tion of this imediate neighbourhood our crops here was about ruined with the worm not more than a third made) everything is prospering a con- siderable emigration is coming in both by land and water and the people apear well contented without any more conventions. McKinney is now in New Orleans of which I expect he has informed me. he is a man of entire worth Williams says he is going to Montclova \'ery soon I have not offered any of your land for sale as I have not seen any necessity for selling there was a small claim against you which was pressed but Wil- liams with a little aid I gave him has settled it so he informs me. Sterling _C. Robinson~ is cavolting about in the upper colony at a great rate he is taring up all that was done by Austin and Williams. he will hardly let the hills and rivers stand that they happened to have crossed with a chain. While Chambers was up the country he wrote an expose for Robinson which has been published in which he makes heavy charges against you- but all these things are now prety generally understood and if Williams goes on and has that business straightened all these assertions will go back on themselves with double force Capt. Henry Austins family was all well a f~w days since. he gets along but badly in Texas. I had a letter from Mr. Leaming a few days since he says the Fox suit is still in court and hopes it will come to an ishue this
•November 9, 1834, .above. ssee, Concerning Robertson's Colony, July 2, 1834, and Barker's Austin, Chnpter XL
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