and there is every prospect of a great emigration from the Western ?.nd So~1l~e~n,,SL,~tes this fall and winter- I hope my native slate Old V1rg1111a will also contribute some of her sons- The N. York land companie~ will of course not_ be idle so that I hope there will be a very great mcrease of population this fall and winter. S. F. Austin [Addressed:] H. l\'leigs Esq New York Mr S. M. Williams [539] [AUSTIN to WlLLIAi\1S] New Orleans Aug 22d 1835 Since you left I have heard, by way of Natchitoches, that matters arc getting on prilty well, in our country, considerable excitement tho. not more than might be reasonably expected under the circumstances of the times- Everything depends on a great emigration this fall and winter-remember this-The New York folks have much at stake, and ought to exert themselves to send out families without delay- their best plan is to send an agent, or to operate by means of influential men in the Western Country- The plan of sending our irish or german redcmtioners is a bad one-it will not do- you know the kind of settlers needed in Texas- We need efficient and active and intelligent men who will take character and means to the country- i\luch, and perhaps all, may depend on the emigration this fall and winter- I wish to take a large interest in the bank, as I told you- This we will arrange when you return- Keep in view that that measure cannot succeed well unless many of the farmers etc in Texas are interested- Do not fail lo call on Mr. Leaming, and my friends in N. York, and be very prudent as to everything. The vessel goes tomorrow- remember me to White S. F.A. I was told confidentially lo day that a letter had been written lo Texas from here ([ know not by whom but gue~) stating that I was a blind agent of Santana's etc. The object of certain persons, as you know, is lo try and make tools of the people of Texas to build up themselves- Texas ought to act on the defensive and not be the tools of either of the political parties of Mexico- She has just as much to expect from one part, as from the other, and no more from one than from the other-She must
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