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talent, but what his influence may be I cannot say-I am yet poor I bearly live decently by my profession but hope to do better in Durango and very probably shall go to Texas to settle in the winter if I should not get the office I solicit, by keeping up· a correspondence I hope we will meet again in this world by this mail I write my friend Ximenes del Rio who is in :Mexico, and who you will have lrnown I hope before the rect of this. ANDREWS [Rubric] [addressed:] Al Sr D 0 Estevan F Austin, Anglo-Americano Bexa·r .Mexico
AUSTIN TO J.E. B. AUSTIN
Saltillo :May 10, 1823
Dn. BnoTHER, I arrived here on the 8 th and shall proceed tomorrow on to Mon- terey where I probably may be detained ten days untill the new Comd 1• Gen 1 arrives, Don Felipe de la Garza, who is a particular friend of mine - At this place I heard that Texas had renewed the oath to the Emperor and had refused to adopt the new system - this is bad - the whole nation without exception have adopted the plan of Casa Mata and acknowledged the Sovereign Congress - Iturbide has embarked for Italy, and when I left :Mexico on the 18 all was quiet - Doctor Miguel Ramos Arispe now in this place informs me that Texas only refused the new system because it was supposed the majority of the nation still adhere to the Emperor, but that on receiving a full confirmation of the unanimity of the Provinces in favour of the plan of Casa Mata, it immediately adopted it also and that at this time all is well-I wrote to the settlers on the Colorado and Brazos that they ought not to meddle with politics, and to have nothing to do with any revolutionary schemes, I hope they have fol- lowed my advise-they are as yet too recently established in the country to take an active part in its political affairs-if any ques- tions are asked them as to their opinion of the Govt etc. they·ought to answer that they moved here to live under the government which the nation may establish they can do themselves no good by med- dling in politics and at such a time as this when the Gov 1 is not yet settled and the nation in a state of political fermentation it is embarking on a doubtfull voyage·to embrace a:1.y party-as foreign- ers we have a good excuse for remaining neutral without being lyable to suspicions ·and this is the safe course-The Emperor has deceived us all-I thought he _wouil1 have adhered to his oath, and governd accordincr to law-but on the contrary he has violated the one, and I:) .
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