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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
PROCLAMATION OF POLITICAL CHIEF 1 [Translation]
The Political Chief of the Province of Texas to the inhabitants of the Colorado and Brazos in the Colony formed by the Empresa.rio Stephen F. Austin Understanding tha.t in consequence of my arrival in these parts some of the inhabitants have en-oneously persuaded themselves that the object of my visit here has been to deprive the Empresiario Stephen F. Austin of the power which the government had granted him to organize its commencement this new establishment and to administer justice, Stop all differences that might arise between the inhabito.nts and preserve good order, until thicker settled and better informed ns to the laws that goYern in the new Country which you have adopted, You acquire the necessary elements to a.point your justices, and the·Ayuntamentos or representative bodies, designated by the laws to watch over the public order and promote whatever may tend to the prosperity of the People, fearing from this measure unfavourable results which would lead to confusion and possible tend to your ruin- But far from me has been all such ideas, and I hope that you will see by what will be communicated to you that my measures have been directed to your good, and I now positively assure you that sa.id Austin is completely authorized by the Supreme Government to found this Colony and unless he forfits the good opinion that is now entertained of him he will continue to exercise the Civil and Military powers he now has untill the organization of this Colony is com- pleted and you acquire the nessisary elements to govern yourselves by means of the authorities above indicated. Signed JosE ANTONIO SAUCEDO-- Town of San Filipe de Austin May 21st 1824- 4 and 3 A tn1e translation AusTIN [Rubric]
ANTHON y R. CLARKE TO AUSTIN
Atoyac 22 May 1824
DEAR Sm your favour of the 20 ultimo was handed me by y[our] Brother who spent the night here I read the out lines for the Federal Con- stitution the Ammericans c2.n find no £alt with any part of it but ' • 1 This translation la attestf'd by Austin but was not mode by him, There la a Sponlab copy written by Austin and signed by Saucedo. • •
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