1755
THE AUSTIN PAPERS,
J. E. B. Austin to Austin, May 25, 1823. Same subjects as above. James l:Iewitson to J. E. B. Austin, May 26, 1823. Commerce. Trespn- laclos declared a trnitor. Austin to Felipe de la Garza, May 27, 1823. Asking definition of his au-• tho1·lty to administer justice, make war on hostile Indinns, and issue clear- ances to v~ssels; and that his rank in militia be determined and a port legalized. Austin· to ---., 1\fny 28, 1823. Effects in :Mexico of religious intolerance fill(] influence of the clergy. Federal v. Central Republic. A plan of Federal Government, May [31), 1823. Relative merits of Centml and Federal Republic. Central government essentially aristocratic; c:lergy and capitalists would gain contt·ol of the army and be impregnable; i\lexico City, like Rome, would be mistress of the Provinces. Difficulties of establishing Federal system would be liglltenecl by tlle plan that Austin presents. The plnn itself, "taken principally from the Government of the United States of America," follows. Littlellerry Hawkins to Austin [about May 31, 1823?]. Commerce. Charncter of Bastrop. Austin to ---,. June 12, 1,823. Introducing Sebastian Mercado, 10 years a refugee in the Unite<l States. Austin to J. E. B. Austin, June 13, 1823. Uses of adversity. Federal sys- tem proclaimed in the Provincias Internas de Oriente. The J\Iexican people. Luciano Garcia, military commandant of 'l'exas, to Baron de Bastrop, July lG, 1823. Quotlng letter from Garzn defining Austin's authority. Austin to Col. Charles Caldwell, July 17, 182,3. Advantages of settling in Austin's colony. Federal system. Good crops. Character of settlers. Austin to J. l\f. Guerra [about July 18, 1823?]. Meeting at Bexar amended the proclamation of Coahuila so ns to promise obedience to present Congress ns well as to the new one which is to meet and establish the Federal system. Indians murder nlcalde of Colorado. Receipt given by Austin for a mule, July 28, 1823. Judicial procedure. Luciano Garcia to Austin, August 2, 1823. Wants to buy 2 dozen chickens and n pair of fnt hogs. General scarcity at Bexar. Moses Morrison to Robert Kuykendall, August 3, 1823. Karnnknwny Indians. Hotel bill. Jared E. Groce to Warren D. C. Hall, August 8, 1823. Bastrop to the people of Austin's colony, August 4, 1S23. Proclamation of Austin's authority. Inclosure: Austin's orde1· to a militia commandant to take possession of certain property and to reconnoiter the Colorado. Bastrop to James Cummin~, Alcalde pro tern of the Colorado settlement, August 5, 1823. Official notice of Austin's authority in the colony. Same to Andrew Robertson, with statement of Austin's military authority. Austin to colonists [Aug. 5, 1823?] Increase of standing m!lltary force at his own expense. Austin to colonists, August 6, 1823. .Announcln:.t confirmation or bis grant and his authority witll the commissioner to Issue titles. Terms of payment for the land. Colonists must allow him to direct their relations with the Government. Must respect Catholic religion. Indians. Austin to Josiah H. Bell, August 6, 1823. His expenses Jn surn•yiug land and Issuing titles. Colonists must repay. Wants a secretary, blank books or writing paper, inl-: powder. Waco Inclinns. Bastrop to the colonists, .August 9, 1823. Austin's authority. Procedure in Issuing titles,
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