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PAPERS OF l\IIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LA}.fAR
8 leagues each This latter is hearsay with me, but I have had reason to believe it. 1832. Fernando. Dileon appointed Commission to his fathers Colony who-extended tittles &c. At some previous date this Colony was augmented by an addition of 150 foreigners-that is l\Iartin Deleon got a new grant to introduce that numb~r in addition to the first 41.- Note his time expired on 29h. april 1835. previous to which day-the whole No. and 9-or 12 more filed their petions- &c-but half or more remains unfinished.
No. 1643 [1f3-?, 1\1. B. LAMAR, HOUSTON? TEXASJH
When Santana 55 came into power, his first object-the great de- sire of his heart, was to destroy the Federative System of Govermt. a[nd] on its ruins to rear a consolidated one with all power centered in himself- He had [in]fluence enough with the Congress, to enlis[t anyJ body into his service. In obedience to [hj is plan, Congress passed a Decree, avowing [i]ts authority and right, to alter or amend the Con- stitution, or change the nature of the Govt. without regard to th~ mode prescribed in the Constitution. A Decree or law was also passed dis- arming the militia, and not allowing but one gun to every 300 men. The arms were to be delivered up to the Central or General [Go]vt. which was to pay the State for the sam[e. TheJ people thus armed; and the corrupt [Cong]ress ready to second his ambition, Santana found but little difficulty in reducing the States to a submission to his plan- All except Zachatecas. 56 The militia of this State were well armed, well drilled, and were in discipline and efficiency equal to Reg- ular Troops. I[n]stead of surrendering their arms, [the] population preferred to use them against the Tyrant, and in defence of the Co [n- sti] tution and their rights. The Govermt Troo[ps] with Santan at their head, marched immedia[tely] upon the State. The tyrant was victorio[us] and the State was reduced- There now [re]mained no obstacle to the full accomplish[ment] of his ends; except Coahula 57 & Texas. This [State] was the only one which still stood out [against t]he Federal System. Gomez Farias, [theJ President, who had op- posed Santana in [all?] his ambitious schemes, was banished by San- tana; or rather he had to fly for his lif[e.J After the overruning of Zacateccas, Faria[s] came to Coahula and was secreted by Viesca and Saml. Williams & other friend[s.J And now commenced a rapid series of circumstances which finally eventuated in the S[ep]aration of Texas from l\Iexico- Faria[s then? ap] prised Viesca of his danger; and warn[ed] him that so soon as Zaccateccas sho[uld] be put down, San-
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"'Zacatecas. • 1 Coahuila.
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