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in the face of the universe in all liberal, and in all conformable to the 1·ights of man 1 If our ation is free, if she has emerged from that degrading tutelage in which she bad been unju tly kept for more than three centuries, she ha owed it to the religious observance of her trea.ties, to the liberality of her.system, and to the suavity and generosity of her treatment to her cruelest enemies; look but at the astonishing series of events which have happened within the short period of seven months, and examine the cause of such prodigious efects. Reason & Justice are our devices, from which we never should depart under any consideration whatever. That official I believe came to my hands through mistake; but on . ight of its contents, I per,uade myself that Your E. will have made to the Commander Perez the advertences consiquent, with regard to what are the artifices of war giving him an idea that under the liberal system which we have proclaimed, no person will be per- mitted to act in any manner whatever, against the principles of that eternal justice which we have proposed to follow; but now as it has come to my hands with the other documents, I render a/c to our Generalisimo of the whole, with a coppy of this answer, for his superior inteligence, and the re olution he may think propper t,) communicate to me on the subject. God ~uard Yonr E. many years. Saltillo, r ovr. 5th., 1821, 1st. of the Independence of the Empire.
Gasper Lopez.
Sor. Govr. of Texas.
No. 43
1822 Jan. 1, [~URABE ·U BUO
PARTE LAl\IAR, CAHAWBA
. ALABAMA] "New-Year's address to the patrons of the Cahawba Pre ." Broad- side. Verse; indorsed with a letter to Lamar' brother; see no. 44. No. 44 [ 1822 c. Jan. 1], M [IRABEA U] B fUON.AP ARTE] LAiIAR, CA- HAWBA, ALABAMA TO [- LAl\fAR, COLUMBUS? GEORGIA 1] Sending-his addres of [Jan. 1~; his prospect . A. L. S. 1 p. On the back of the address (no: 43). No. 45 1822 Apr. 26, l\lARY [BROWN] AUSTIN; HERCULA1 'E [MISSOURI] TO [STEPHEN FULLER AUSTI , EN ROUTE TO UEXICO]5 2 On the necessity of religious tolerance. Copy (extract). 1 p: In no. 3, p. 13. 02 To be printed tn the Austin Papers. r '
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