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sixteen days after your Departure from this place, he grew so Tiger- likc, and so powerful that he threatened to seize all my goods or put me in the Calabooze, and finally cqmpelled me to pay over to him, the Net Proceeds of the Sales of your goods amtg to $960.50. ("signed") Peter E. Bonis. A true Extract of a letter in my possession, which I certify Geo. Fisher. ~o. 326 1836 li'eb. 8, ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS 37
1'0 THE PEOPLE OF TEX.AS.
COUNCIL HALu, SAN FELIPE
DE AUSTIN, FEB. 8, 1836. The advisory committee, appointed by the general council, to act in the absence of a quorum, are of opinion that all informations regard- ing the conduct and opinion of public agents and officcers, should be generally diffused among the people, with a view to preserYe the purity and safety of a free government. The two following docu- ments38 arc, as they purport to be, from Henry Smith, late governor of the provisional government of Texas. The general council, to whom and of whom his -communications are generally made, must, as heretofore, decline the ungentlemanly and indecent style of language, in any observation they may. make concerning his late conduct. The insult is upon the people's repre- sentatives, and of consequence, upon the people themselves. The tenacity with which Henry Smith holds upon the empty title of governor, while it amuse.~ the man of real dignity, shows the total un- worthiness of the forme1· for that office. Henry Smitli is not the governor i11 this government. By bis -communication of the 9th of January, he declared that, unless certain base -conditions promptC'd by him to the council, were complied with within a given time, all com- munications between the executive and general council should cease. By reference to the first four articles of the organic law, the insep- arable, conjunct, and co-operative character of the provisional govern- ment will obviously show that Henry Rmith. by this act, became "dc- f,wnctus officio," or disabled from hclding the office; & had not the general council resorted to the next officer, provided in such case, to perform the executive :functions, the provisional government would have been annnlle<l. The general council at once declared Henry Smith suspended for other acts of high misdem<'anor against the gov- emmcnt and people, and profered charges and specifications a~minst ,.English translation. In no. 1664. nnroadslde. •see nos. 307 and 310.
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