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AMERICAN IDSTORICAL ASSOCIATION•
.A.preciare que Vmd se restablesca desus males y que mantle con satisfaccion a su afmo amo. y servor. q. s. m. b. JosE ANT 0 SAUCEDO [Rubric.]
JAMES E. B. AUSTIN TO AUSTIN
San Antonio August 22 de 1826 (Wednesday)
DR BROTHER, I arrived at this place last f1'Yday but declined writing untill the present moment as I had •not collected matter sufficient for a lengthy letter and the mail docs not go out untill thursclay. on my arrival here I found a letter from you and last mail brought another; your "triste" letter by last mn.il has almost given me the horrors, to see you so gloomy-I am happy to hear your health is so much improved-and I hope a favourable Slave Law will have a satuta1>y effect in removing the hippo and other affecting com- plaints-such as the frets, lowering the eye brows etc etc- now for the news-in the first place Bernnrdo Gutierris has been removed from office and yr friend Gen 1 Anastacio Bustamente ap- pointed in his place- The Government is much displeased at the conduct of Gutierris he has deceived them on every point relative to the state of Indian affairs in this Department-the Government has made sufficient appropriations to carry on the Indian '\Var with energy but it appears he applied the appropriations of Govt to his own private use; and represented to the Govt that the Campaign was proceeding with all possible vigor- Bustamante will make this head Quarters untill the war is finished-no doubt exists that he is on the wo.y-his proclamacion to the inhabitants of this Depart- ment has already arrived you will receive one by this mail- I perceive by your letter that the Slave question has caused con- siderable sensation in the Colony I have had much conversation with Saucedo and others on this subject I see no reason why you should apprehend the abolition of the Slaves belonging to the 300 families; the thing is decided with regard to that point-those sl,aves are guaranteed to the settlers by the Law of Colonization and they etm not be deprived of them,-this is the opinion that prevails in this place- The Aywntamiento of this place presented a memo- rial to the Legislature as soon as the project arrived-praying that the discussion on that important point might be suspended untill they could have time to consider upon it, and inform the other .A.yuntamientos of the Department that they might do the same. Since then they have given it the attention it merited-and by the Jast mail luvve sent up a representation c01.J.Ched in the strongest
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