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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
part of my Connections in this Country sometime in the ensuing fall The Prohibition of slavery may perhaps prevent some families from moving to Texes perhaps not as many as might be expected and may be an inducement for many to move there that otherwise would never have thot of it I discover from the speech of the presi- dent at the opening of the Panama Congress that Religious intoler- ance mny no longer be an objection to moving to Texes I have sent by my son a paper that contains the speech of the President of the American Congress at Panama also Mr. A.dam's messuage to Congress respecting the Panama mission and some other papers my son will forward them to you for you perusal perhaps they are documents that may not have fallen into your hands and you may consider them entertaining. I have never received anything from the Estate of Carter as com- pensation for the loss of my vessel will you be so good as to jnquire of Esq. Kenney respecting the matter I think that I am intitled to the amt of Carters bond to me RonERT RaNKIN
AUSTIN TO WILLIAMS AND THOMPSON
San Felipe de Austin Dec r 14. 1826
Mr. JonN A WILLIAl\lS & B. J. THOMPSON
Srn I have heard with the deepest regret and astonishment of the late proceedings against the Authorities of Nacogdoches, it ap- pears as tho. the people in your quarter have run mad or worse- they are distroying themselves, building up the credit of their enemies with the Govt and jeopardising the prospect's of hundreds. of innocent families who wish to liYe in peace and quietness in the, country-The new colonies are yet in their infancy and the Govt. will either protect or crush them according to the opinion it may form as to the character they will assume when arrived at ful] maturity-Should the conduct of the new Emigrants in the infancy of their settlement be such as to convince the Government that in their- manhood they will be turbulent and disobedient, it will crush them;: but on the contrary should their conduct be such as to satisfy Govern- ment that they will be usefull and obedient members of the Mexican family it will protect them. What opinion will the Govt form of the Americans should they judge of them by the late proceedings at Nacogdoches1 certainly a most unfavorable one-one that I fear will have an influence on the future prosperity and settlement of the country-Those measures were in the highest degree imprudent and
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