Such op1111ons I have heard expressed here by Lhose whose conducl warrant them lo be your friends, I look with extreme interest to the result of the next election as upon it, depends in a great measure the welfare of the country. My friend Bryan writes me that he has left for Texas, whatever may be the result of his application for Justice, he feels with me the strongest interest in the welfare of the country, and as our past exertions fully shew will make any possible sacrifice for the benefit of the cause. The sale of Scrip here by the different Texas companies has rendered the price of Land nominal, when they can purchase nominal Lilies at less than a cent an acre at auction, it cannot be expected that even real titles should be worth much, I do not believe that al this moment Head rights would bring at auction Ten cents an acre, with this astounding fact before you, you will perceive the necessity of some immediate measures lo restore, the value of land the place the Government in a Situation to command credit, One measure that would almost immediately insure such credit, would be lo overturn at a blow the sales of the old land companies, or lo place such restrictions upon them, as to make the value of their lands prospective, and predicating all titles upon actual settlement, Trusting you will excuse the liberty I have taken, in forwarding to you the above remarks,
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New Orleans 23 August 1836.
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Gen. S. F. Austin Texas My Dear Sir.
Enclosed I send you press Copy of part of my last letter to you, in regard to the "Correo Atlantico" which as you will see has been silenced for want of the needful, thus giving to the enemies_ of Texas a full sway lo say what they think proper, without meetmg with a Contradiction- I have forwarded regular files of the Correo Atlanlico to the "Times" and "Morning Post" London.-"Gallignani's Messenger" Paris,-"Boersenhallen Lisle" and "Correspondent" Hamburg-and "Algemeine Zeitu~g" Augsburg- Thus you may shortly see the European Papers teammg
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