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7-That said Congress c11nnot execute the duties intrusted to them by the People, without the secure and invioluble guarantee of liberty of speech, and personal security- 8-That to insure the observance of said guarnntee all the troops within the city where Congress sits ought to be under their direction, and commanded by a General of their nominating- 9-That the junta have no authority to form a Constitution, and • that it is therefore inexpedient to spend time debating a project of a Constitution which they have no authority to snnction- 10--That the immediate convocation of Congress is necessary to save the Nntion from a civil war- These principles being established let the Junta pass n decree im- mediately for the new Convocation, and send it to the Emperor for his approbation- , S. F. A- [Rubric] City of Mexico Janua1·y 16. 1823 SAMUEL s. PEARSON [TO AUSTIN] I Ramue] S Pearson of the United States "'ishing to become a settler of the Province of Texas, makes the fo1lowing proposition, that it is my wish to settle at or near the mouth of the river Colorado or Brases on land tnken up by Stephen Austin Esq. I being perfectly acquainted with Ship Building in all its various Branch.es and can likewise put up the machinry that is necessary for driving Cotton Ginns and other Carpenter work etc. It being understood tha.t it is my wish to settle in the first settle- ment that shall be built at or near the mouths of one of those Rivers (and that I shall huve one League Square of land on one of those Rivers as near the mouth as possible) for the purpose of carrying on my Business Mexico JanY 20 th 1823 SA){ I. s PEARSON
ARTHUR G. "\VA \'ELL TO A USTYN.
Horwood House
23 Jany 1823
DEAR AUSTIN Not a single line from you or nny soul in Mexico has renchecl me since my arrival in this country and I leave you to guess what anxiety I feel to receive intelligence relative to the state of the Conntry and of our concerns.. The infernal Pirates have done us an incalculnble injury at least for the present [thou]gh as I before informed you
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