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PAPERS OF l\IIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR
You have done him positive
in every thing glorious & di"plomatique. wrong, & the country irreparable injury.
Yours trulv
Jas.• Love
[Endorsed]
[Addressed] Genl. M. B. Lamar Austin
James Love,
April 25, 1840
Ko. 1789
1840 Apr. 25, SAl\I[UE]L A. PLUl\Il\IER, VICTORIA, [TEXAS] TO [l\IIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAl\IAR, AUSTIN, TEXASJ 23 Victoria. April 25th. 1840.- Private- Dear General, I have little of importance to write to you that I have not already communicated - This is court week here - consequently many persons from various parts of the republic are in attendance.- Last night we had here a public meeting, the result of which you will receive this mail.- It was well attended and several able speeches made & the Preamble and Res: passed unanimously.- I find upon strict in- quiry that the Citizens of this section of the Country will turn out al- most to a man for a single dash on the Rio Grande to break up Cordova & his Indian allies. But to raise a sufficient number of men to ac- complish the desired object for 6 months service would be almost, impossible, and the expence to fit out such an expedition, immence.- The feeling here in regard to the Federalist is of the kindest charac- ter :-the sympathy displayed in their cause is as warm as it is possible for it to be.- The Conduct of the President 24 are those of a gentleman of the highest order-and his talent seems to be of the highest cast.- They gave him here a large public dinner I never saw any thing go off with more enthusiasm-or better conducted.-The crowd was so great that many had no room for seats-I for one.- But the loss of the dinner was made up in side bar drinking-and that too of very tine champaign.- The news of the Centralist is as various as contradictory.- I give you the last- Gen'l. Gusman a federal leader has succeeded in organ- izing from 2 to 4000 men and marching down upon I\Ionteray- Arista is advancing to meet him.- Canaliso, in :Metamoros is making large preparation for a move somewhere-some say to Texai:i-some to Tampico, where it is understood the Federalists have got possession of the town.- Judging from all accounts put together.- They are in a hell of a box.- My impression-his object was to make a small sweep on our frontier with the Indians who are verv restless there and are anxious to reek some of their vengence upon ~1s-I hold it almost an useless attempt to think at this time to negociate a peace, if the feds are again on the field.- l\Iexico must know that it is a death knell to Cen[tr]al- ism, to recognize Texas, until complete peace reigns in her own Coun- try.- Common sense at anv rate; would seem to dictate that course.- The moment peace is established here, thousands from U. States &
"A. L. S. "Cardenas.
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