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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION'.
AUSTIN TO CITIZENS OF VICTORIA
San Felepe de Austin
January 1, 1827
To the Inhabitants of the district of Victoria 1 MY FRIENDS An important crisis has a.rriYed, in the progress of this country, and in the destiny of this Colony we Stand high with the Government and an opportunity is now presented of raising our characters still higher and placing this colony on a firm footing as regards the opinion of the Govt and I think there is not one man in the Colony who will not with pleasure imbrace it- A Small party of infatuated madmen at Nacogdoches have de• clared Independence and invited the Indians from Sabine to Rio Grande to join them and wage a war of Murder, plunder, and deso- lation on the innocent inhabitants of the frontier-The leader of this party is Martin Parmer, and Jim Callier Bill English the Yokums and men of that character are his associates. Agreeably to informa- tion recd this clay under dnte of 28 Deer this party is about 40 strong all the well disposed and honest part of the people on Icsh bayou are decidedly opposed to them, and there is a force of 70 men united there against the Nacogdoches madmen and in favor of the Govern- ment. The chief of Department and Military commander will be here tomorrow or next clay on their way to Nacogdoches and I wish to raise an escort of about 30 men to go on with them-this is a mark of respect we owe these officers and at this particular time it will have a decissive influence on the future prospects of this colony- it will also have a very great influence in quieting and settling the difficulties in that part of the country, for the men who go on from here, by their presence under the banners of the Govt will at once dissipate the errors which those people have been induced to believo by a few artfull men as regards the part this colony would take- It will have a much better effect for the people to voluntier on this service, than to be called on officially and in order to give them a full opportunity of shewing their patriotism and their love of good order virtue and justice, I have made no official call, but merely ap- peal to you as men of honor, as Mexicans, and as Americans to do your duty-our interests sometimes conflict with our duty, but I am happy to say that in this instance they are the same-it is our duty as M e:cicans, to support and defend the Government of our adoption, by whom we have been received with the kindness and liberality of an indulgent parent,-it is our duty as men, to suppress vice anarchy and In<lian Massacre-and it is our duty as America.ns to defend
1 V1ctorJa waa one ot the local political dlvJsions ot Austin's colon7.
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