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here a1-e greatly rejoiced at what is occurring at St. Felipe and the Dissentions between the late Governor and Council, they are making the most of, and are using the same for their own purposes Considerable excitement prevails here respecting the Coming Elec- tion l\Iore than twenty Candidates are in the field and a strong effol't is making by a few Individuals to elect to the Convention such men as will serve their particular purposes. I have been put in nomination at Houston the Sabine, and other places of the municipality, as a Delegate for the Convention which honor I have declined [an]d have taken the liberty ,of suggesting yom name, as I am sincerely desirous that you should be sustained 11y the Pnblic-- Altho I haYc been particularly carefull in this matter it has f eK]posed me to the extreme hatred and [bitter ma]lignity of the faction opposed [to the best] interests of the Country I have been threatened with the loss of life, the destruction of my property, and l\lr. J. K Allen made a motion in the Committee (so called) and of which lfr. J(leck [ 1] has become a prominent member since his [telling?] three nights ago that certain persons would be driven from this place, and the next afternoon an Assault was at- tempted on me by Richard Sparks incited by certain Individuals of whom the above named person was one. but they gained nothing by it the People feel very indignant at their course and will most a:esuredly put them down. for the last few weeks I have carried my life in, my hands. . Y-0u ask my opinion of 1\Ir. Rusk's course it is as it wa.s, he is now -as you knew him previous to your lea[v]ing here, and I would par- ticularly caution you to repose no trust or confidence from the par- ticular hostility of the scoundrels here. I sincerely wish that I was elsewhere, I have suffered in every w,a~ and manner and my pecu- niar [y] affairs have been so affected by them but I• trust I shall triumph o[v]er our enemies, and that of our Country. Could I 'receive an honorable employment in the Army, or in connexion with the land Department in the Departme11ts of Bejar I would willingly leave this pest house of Corruption of Iniquity but not till I am able to make the returns of the election of Delegates to the next Convention I flatter myself that we shall succeed, the ticket that we shall run here, will be William Whittaker Authur Henrie J. W. Robinson & R. Potter a Part of these [ ] if not the whole is 0ertain of success. the Press here will be neutral as T have before advised you certain Individuals are endeavouring to control it. I have up to this time defeated them in their operations, and may probably succeed in defeating them, and shall advise you of the result of my exertions place no reliance ·I would again impress upon you on the perso{i whose course you were [to Y be] come acquaintw. with nor give h[i]m [an occasion] of injuring you in a [ ] Your Sincere friend John Forbes
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