THE AUSTIN PA.PERS. 1447 Chandlers Store in the presince of Chandler Elbert Hinds Esqr and many others that there was no law nor authority in this country that all they had was from Your excellency and that you yourself had no Authority and that Austin commanded to the Sabine this imme- diately took effect with all who could not be received in the country and all who opposed the Law and authority Burrill Thompson im- mediately commenced to raise a Company among them declaring they would not suffer in future any man to be turned out of the country and that they would put down the Authority and establish one of their own they all declared by the powers to desist Burrill Thomp- son declared to me there was no law nor authority there and that He would persist in regulating His Company and had this meeting and agreed to send John A. Williams to Stephen F. Austin to sanction agreable to what Pettis had told them It appears Austin became anamoured with th.is plan and sent a large document to Benjamin Edwards who remains here as the agent of Haden Edwards the Em- presario and disclosing many secrets on Slavery among them the said Edwards went immediately to the Irish Bayou and set in on the Com- pany Him and John A Williams and Burrill Thompson and has eventually succeeded to efl'ect a confusion among them as no depend- ence can be placed among them and the said B. Edwards has this morning sent Chaplin among them with n large Packet against the authority of this place what this may end in God only knows the House of Dill and Dust [Durst] has worked on the mind of their Friends as they keep a Boarding House for the Empresario It has touched the minds of some of the old Citizens in a word much confu- sion remains here and all has originated from the Empresario. I received a Letter this morning from Austin's Colony this day and am in-formed that they are worse there than here and I presume the confusion came first from them or the cause. Austin has requested the Alcnlda of this place to check me as He said I was in the habit of informing the Government continually the dangers of a rebellion All I have to say on this subject i£ Had he fought for the Freedom of this Country and spent all he had He would be a man particular in defending it But Your Excellency will see no Empresario can comply with their obligation to this Govern- ment agreeable to Laws and eventually if the calculations fail all interest for the Government will fail and the result will be confusion which I do not consider is at band I dont say that a rebellion is in hand Judge yourself what I do say from your own opinion I want your Excellency to send Troops to enforce the Laws nnd every where establish order every where I am ready to aid you at all times I shall use evry exertion in my power untill the return mail a.nd if times cant
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