an individual business, and for God's sake let the government own no stock or have anything Lo do with it, except Lo watch over and sec it honestly conducted. The printed enclosures I wish you to have printed in Texas and also such parts of the letter as are in your judgment, suitable. Recollect, I write Lo you freely and often use expressions which, if published, would justly lay me liable Lo the charo-e of vanity. Don't get me into a scrape of this kind. 0 Yours truly, Wm. 1-1. Wharton P.S. My child is dangerously sick with a cold, which is violently epidemic here. Write Lo me often, privately. I am the author of the enclosed article signed "Patriot."
Wharton
[To Henry Smith)
[2086) [AUSTIN lo AUSTIN)
Nashville, Feb'y 14th, 1836 all goes on prosperously for Texas in this part of the world- I have never been in a place where I have met with more genuine hospitality and enthusiastic patriotism- We can gel all the aid we need to sustain our independence and I think il will not be difficult lo procure Lhe recognition of the U.S. Govt,- Nothing is wanted bul union and concert of aclion and of purpose al home and an urn1ualificd declaration of independence at once- Thal of 7th, Nov'r has been made an absolute declaration of independence, by Lhe acts of Lhe i\lexicans by submitting lo centralism and of the Govt. in invading us, and no acl of thal government for the sale or Lransfer of Texas, lo any one, can be or oughl to be, in any manner valid, or obligatory 011 the people of Texas ----- ----- We all have the same great interest al slake, and the same objects-which are the total separation of Texas from Mexico, and our i11dcpende11ce as a new republic, or annexation to the U.S. under proper guarantees- All we have to do is to keep this object in view and labor solely with an eye Lo its m·1:omplishnw11L and to the public good and general happiness, regardless of p<'rsonalilics, or parties, or anything else-----
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