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chieftain, a man whose characler durinu a lonu and cvenlful career t, t, , has been marked by every acl that characterises an ambitious chief, who lo elevate himself would destroy the liberties of his country. Such are our foes, and such their leader. i\lore than one-half of Mexico is on your side; one of her most distinguished sons, Zavala, sought an asylum in Texas, and will be found in the ranks wilh you; several others together with the vice president, have been arrested on lheir way Lo Texas. The despot dare not come himself or send a large force to Texas, for fcar lhe republicans will rise against him in the in Lerior; thus you perceive our situation will be far from being so desperate as the disparily of our numbers would indicate. Fellow citizens, again we summon you lo arms. Let us lake the field, defeat Cos, take San Antonio, drive every soldier from our limits; and LhercLy place Texas in a situation to become ere long what she is deslined to be, a land of agriculture and of commerce, of laws and liberty, the pride and boast of our lives, and a legacy of price unspeakable lo posterity. B. T. ARCHER, Chairman, Wm. T. AUSTIN, secretary. [648] [AUSTIN to SUTHERLAND] [Stephen F. Austin to George Sutherland, Septeniber 20, 1835, concerning miii tary movements in Texas. J
[649] [BINGHAM to COMMITTEE I
Boling Green Sept 20 1835
Comte Austin Dr Sir
You will see by the letters which I send for your information by my trusty friend i\lr. Casscle the necessity of imadiently collecting all the force in our power to repell our common & inveraled cnimey who is now about lo land all the foree & arm they can raise lo a Desperate effcrt to drive us out of the Countrey now is the time lo Lrye 1.nen & what stuff.they arc_ maid of to arms to arms all Doubts are at an encl and lam JUSl start mg to the mouth of the river to attend to my Country call my soule [illegible l to meet the invaders of our Counlrey e~cusc haste· as l have just recd the information may the god of arn11cs prosper our
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