(393] [MENEFEE to l\tARTIN]
AL home July l7Lh 1835
Capt. W. Marlin Sir when 1 left San Felippe on yeslcrday l had delermined to gow home and let the people work things as they dam pleased I came to this conclusion when I was told hy one of Lhe members of the Community from Columbia thal my presence in Lhe committee room prevented Lhe·progress of business before Lhem as they wishes lo be secret with their proceedings and as I did nol wish lo sla11d in the way of my country I accordingly retired and from lhal Lime to the presenl their has been a struggle in my breast between pride and patriolism, the lalter has prevailed and l am determined to make one more efforl to save my country from ruin and shall suggest some thoughts to you which have presenlecl themselves to me in the course of my refleclions on this critical event in the hislory of Texas relative to the best course which should he pursued al present and which are these that from all rhe reports which I have been able to collect it appears lo me that Texas should pursue a double course first lo indeavor lo avoid a conflict with the general government if possible upon any think like reasonable terms and Second, should we fail in that attempt lo prepare for the worst which can come on us-the only practicable plan in my view to secure the first named object is for the political chief of this department to call a meeting of all Lhe Ayuntamenlos of this department at their several places of meeting that they may unite with him in addressing the General Government in relation lo the circumstances which have taken place in texas within the last four weeks making a plain statement of facts as near as possible and representing the whole as a riot by some few individuals but which the civil authorities of Lhe countrv . has been able Lu quell and that the riot was produced by a number of false slalemenls thrown into circulation among the people calculated lo decieve the people into the belief that the govcrnmenl hud dclermined tu drive them from the country ur
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