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AMERICAN . HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
I shall depart for Bexer .a few days after the arriv.al of the Commandant Gen 1 Dn Felipe de la Garza who is expected this even- ing. I am proud of the honor of being ranked as a citizen of the great Mexican Nation, a nation. which has·displayed ti;aits of herofam and magnanimity in the late glorious revolution in the cause of true liberty which will excite the admiration of. the world, and give Mexico a rank amongst nations which centuries of subjection to despotism could not have acquired. As an inhabitant of Texas I cheerfully tender-my services to the Government of that Province in any manner in which they can be useful, and declare my entire subjection to its commands. EsTEVAN F. AusTIN [Rubric] To the Illustrious Junta Gobernativa of the Province of Texas.
AUSTIN T() J. E. B. AUSTIN
Monterrey l\fay 20. 1823
DR BROTHER I have been here several days wating for the Comt Gen 1 who is expected this evening. I shall probably start in three or four clays after his arrival and hope to embrace you once more in a short time. I have written to the Junta Governativa and to the Baron inform- ing them of my arrival thus far and I wish you to send notice there- of to the settlers as I a.m told they are very much discouraged and that many talk of returning back-It will be nn unfortunate event for the whole Province if this settlement is broken up, and I think it would have a good effect on the minds of the settlers if the J-i.mta could publish my letter to them, but sn.y nothing of this to any one except the Baron or Erasmo.1 I am told you have a newspaper in Bexar which r" am rejoiced to bear it will be of incalculable ad-:• vantage to Bexar and the whole Province-I have no company but one servant, and if I meet with none at Laredo shall go.through with him for I am so anxious to get home that nothing shall detain me- The country is parched with the drought and corn very high- the people in this quarter are all in favor of a Federal Republic I hope Bexar is .the same .a Central Republic is the worst Govt in the world-for all the power will be in the ha.nds of.a few men in Mexico and instead of a Republic it will in effect be an aristocracy . which is worse than a monarchy, for in it we shall have 100 Tyrants 1 The suggestion was su!Ilclent. On .June !5 : " Ordered by the president ot the .Junta that two copies should be sent to the Colorado and Brazos-Baron de Bastrop, Presldento de Ja Junta." The copy .to the citizens of the Brazos ls the same as the Jetter to the J'onta, May 17, above, but Is dated May 20. A copy by Mirabeau B. Lamar, without date, and dltrerlng sllghtly from this, Is 1D the Lamar Papers, Texas State Library.
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