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and J will do the sam~, do not be uneasy about me I am with my friends. I must close w1th great respects Your affectionate father, Farewell
David Crockett
(1740) [GAINES to ROBINSON]
Gaines's Ferry Municipallity of Sabine Jan 9 [1836]
Lieut. Governor J. W. Robinson Dr. Sir
On my way home I Took some pains To inform myself as To the True state of politics in Texas: From St Philip To Nacogdoes one Entire Kind of-Indeppendence pervades all Classs of Men. At Nacogdoches Much Canvas was flying with Liberty and Indepen- dence wrote on It in large Letters; and Many of our dictators apeard Struting under It a Belching Fury against the Acts of the General Council, and but a very small share of attention apeai:d To be paying To Vollunteers, since which Time I am Informd, that a Caucus has been Calld by John Durst & Viesca which has causd the party To hall down the great part of their flying Canvas and Repeat the Shout For the Constitution of 24 San Augustine has Generally followd suit To Nacogdoches Our people here Are Much pleasd with their Organization. We Call our new Town Milam, We Shall Send our Two Members To the Convention with Special Instructions To declare Texas Inde- pendent of the Central Government of Mexico, and To form a Constitution, Keeping For Its Guide the Constitution of 87 and not that of 24, as well as send a Representative To the Government at Washington To Represent there such Matters and things as the Convention May deem Necessary For Texas. I here insert a Toast drank Recently in Nashville(&c) at a Great party Texas the Eden of North American land Flowing with Milk and honey, May the Star Spangled Banner soon ~ave i~ proud Stripes over the Valley of the Brassos, and Its Stars like the1r Glory dazzle the Eyes of the Me_xican despot. You may Easil~ learn '!1Y Opinion on Matters and thmgs, as I am T~o well ~cqu~mnt_e~ with th M xican Character To place any Confidence m the1r Jommg us in ~heesupport of the Constituti<:>n of 24 or any thing Else Further than their private Interest may Dictate
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