THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 939 BJsewhere when I hold three Grants bearing Date in 1813, to be Laid at thut time on any unappropriated Lands in Texas and spent at that Time one years service and $1500 in Silver on the Indepen- dence of the Mexican Nation, and I am firm in the Belief that when Old Traitors and Tories is Turnd out of Office Justice will be Done to that Expedition; this I look for on the Establishment of the State Government, when Rough places will be made Smooth and Crooked places made straight and the naked Truth in all Cases, Come to Light . Judge :Murry Bullard and All the Enlightened part of Don Ber- nardo.s Army are ingaged In persuing Documents to be Laid before the Government in next Spring and from what they have already Recd from Mexico they [are] Confident of Success It apears the Mexican Government has aclmowledged that Especlition and tho Debts thereof, by which the Province of Texeas Stands Pledged, for 466 Square Leagues of Land of first Choice Besides to Secure the paymt of the Expences of the Expedition which was very great I Expect you Dont Beleive in this Business But Rely on It Busi- ness will Take, a Great Change in the Course of next Year, when Likely the first will be Last and the Last first, the Great Small and the Small Great Such is the nature of things in the Establishment of new Governments, and such it apears will have to be the Case before Justice Can be Done in Texes Although you have more Education than myself yet you must nclrnowledge I am older than you as such may I venter to give you a peace of advice, that is, to wind up your Colony Business as soon ns you can, you certainly Can by this Time form an Opinion of a Majority of your people now and well know by what Tye you Govern them, whenever that Tye is Removed by accident or other- wise what Treatment do you suppose you will Receive from them, me at this distance Can Tell better than you It will .be Curses and Abuse, this you may Rely on, as they accuse you of Every thing bad and threaten Continually Revenge they say they bore the heat and Burthen of the Day, and you Slight them By Reserving to your- self all the good Land they say you are never governd. Two days by the same Rule nor Law you give some young men 1/4 League of Land and others one and more Leagues Some men of wealth and Respectability you wont give but one League Others of Less wealth get Two three or four Leagues, now when.they have ob- tained their Titles, and the Teror of being Drove out of the Country is Removed and they have whisky ( n plenty then Look for the Re- venge so Long threatened
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