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unlawfully attack and set upon lhc suid "San Felipe," with inlcnl I.<_> pl~inrlcr . or despoil lhc owners thereof of their prop«:rly, in v1olal 1011 ol a law of Lhe United SI ales of March ;ld, I B2!J. For farther i11formalio11 lo11c:hi11g lhe affidavit, permit me to refer you lo llwl rloc:urncnl ilsdl' now 011 file in lhc offic:e of Judge Prcval. Under I hesc c:ircurnslam:es, it has liec:omc my duly, should lhc fac:ls he as llwy have heen represented lo l,ring lhc c:asc before the Unikel Stales court al New Orleans, al !heir next i;cssion, when it will lie in power of Lhe accused lo sci up any defence upon which I hey may think proper lo rely. I have th«: honor lo lw, very respec:~fully, you ol,cdicnl scrv.i nl.
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llcnry Carlclon
To F. P. Martinez, J\'lcxican con:;111.
(637) I Zi\ VA Lt\ to t\ USTIN]
I Ly11cl1h11rg, Texas September 17, 1835)
I Dear Col. Austin: I
Your address al the banquet ... has seemed good to me; lu:cause it should produce a good result, which is the union of the Texans, I am persuaded hy whal I have observed of the countTy Lhal although there is individual patriotism there is no unified patriotism and this is clue to the fact that the inhabitants arc scattered and believe themselves free from all danger. They will defend their private rights until death; l111l still they do not realize Lhc necessity for cooperation. This is the reason for the calling of the congress or convention. ... . . . l fear much confu:-;ion in lhc firsl moments !of lhc Cons11llalio11J amonµ; m«!ll lillk V<!rsed in th<! ladi<!S of lqrislalive ass,:mhlics and lackin~ cxpli<!il powers. Whal nwaning has tlw word Consullalion when appli1!d lo an a!-.,emhly among a 1wuple when~Ihere arc 110 public powers and when· ca«·h cil iz«·n is a king lik<! u11Lo Adam'( To whom is lhal rnt11ll'il going lo din·d it:- dcc:isio11s and who will put them inlo dfccn Wlwn lhc <'.IH'lll)' is al the gales of the city an aulhorily is n•1p1ircd which posst~:-S<~:- force, wisdom, and puhlic support.
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