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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
This very man, aided by a. spaniard here named Sepulver [Sepul- veda] of infamous character, as well as himself; ns the records of Louisana bear witness, after acting with the utmost duplicity towards my brother, has been the chief cause of all the evils that now exist here, so much to the detriment of the country, and the almost entire loss of confidence by the moving population of the United States, who have been preparing to emigrate to this Province. It is he and this said Sepulver that set themselves to work, upon the arrival here of Haden Edwards, to create the alarm and to arouse the prejudices of the spaniards and even the American, upon which they have predicated a thousand falsehoods, and fabricated the many unfounded charges, made to the government, which seems to have been taken for granted without an examination into the truth or falsehood of the accusations-Having established himself now as he supposes in the affections and confidence of the Political Chief, he assumes the character of dictator, and arrogates to himself the privilege of sending every man into banishment, who will not kneel to his majesty, and acquiesce in his con-upt and tyrannical proceed- ings. We have just heard that he has decreed the expulsion of Judge Williams, and Mr. Elisha Roberts, two of the most wealthy, intelli- gent, industrious, and useful citizens in the whole Province; but this, together with other transactions of late, have developed to the people his real character and designs, and, if I am not mistaken, he is now tottering upon his throne.-! have been thus particular in reciting the conduct of this man, because, contemptible as he is in talents and character, he has done more to produce confusion here by falsehood, intrigue, the abuse of Empresarios, and of the Baron de Bastrop; and by the necessary effect of the loss of confidence in the govern- ment itself than every other man in the Province of Texas-The fact is, the Alcalda, his brother in law, in [is] guided by him in all his proceedings, being very ignorant himself, and a stranger to any national feelings towards his native country, as, I am told, is his boast-Twice since I have been here have the Militia, from the Aish Bayou, been ordered to this place, under false pretexts of its being the request of the government, and of making treaties with Indians etc., when the only object indeed, was, in reality, to increase and to create anew excitements, and, if possible, violence against my brother to favour the designs of this petty demagogue, who makes it his boast, that he will be the first member to Congress from this section of the State. It seems now that the different chiefs of the tribes of Indians in this section of the Province are to be assembled at this place in a few days (for what purpose God only knows), at the request of the Alcnlda and his mighty counselor !-I was informed· by Gen1 Wavell while here, that Oapt. Hunter, the Indian agent,·
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