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this country will hasten to the Second standard.- They have seen and heard of their beautiful fields & gold mines & they are ,like th0 Lion at the fcast-"we will take this for om share."-I look upon the people of Texas now as in the light that you were placed in, at the battle of San Jacinto, when you rode up to Houston & he wanted to know if he should give the word "Charge".-I think your reply was- "you might as well for there they go," and you with them.-So now in relation to Federalist you may just as well tell them to go-for go . they will & that pretty soon, peace or no peace.-This feeling arises part from sympathy part for gain, part from the hard times and tbe largest part for the want of something to do.- Now I wish this done first-drive out Cordova & his Indians and then if necessary join the Feds-break up that infernal hole l\Iatamoros, that must ever in her presen[t] situation, sit on our frontier like an incubus-instigating Hostile Indians to all sorts of violence and furnishing them wit [h] arms & amunition.- I know not the extent of the negociation with the Centralist,-or what is proposed or what asked.- All I do know, is, that you have it in your power to make you[r] own terms with the Federalist and take the w·ar out of Texas, forever.- Once join the Federalist and Texas will never stand in need of hereafter spending one dollar in :fighting Mexicans.- Americans will flock there by thousands and join the Federal Cause- We will get cleai: of a large number of useless population-we can loose no wealth.- We make a warm friend of a neighbour & you put down all Centralism in :Mexico at the very first advance in the Federal Cause.- .Campeachy Youcatan are already revolutionised.- The states over the Rio Grande they can never con- quor, as long as there is, a captain to lead or an arm to fire.- Revolu- tions don't go backward.- One thousand men, Texans, will decide in favor of the Federalist for six large states.- And we get clear of all Lhis d - d Indian alliances.- In those resolutions you see the spirit of the people in regard to temporizing measures ;-we that are now almost in a state of starvation; without peace or war we must perish.- We can do nothing in this part of the country.- The reports of Centralist run all off the mission from that section, a few days since.- It arose from Arista having sent a number of cavalry to the Neuesas-- • together with Indians.-designed to catch the Federal government.- I have out about 20 men, acting as a spy company on the Neuesas,- and they will report if there is any danger,-if they do not face Grants fate, get cut up.- If you meet the citizens in granting their request and can furnish anv arms & amunition write me to that effect-so that I can go to work._::_ In giving your .instructions let them be as loose as possible, no positive order to go or not to go across the Rio Grande- but to break up Cordova & catch him.- There seems to be no armistice - r-md we are at war with Mexico, I am convinced of that- We wish peace & yet can flogg her into it- yet the opposition to the crossing of the Rio Grande is a most awful affair in some pe9ples estimation.- We must be satisfied to wait Mexico's convenience to invade or harass us--. We forsoothe must fold our arms and tremble if she frowns.- Away with such diploma[cy] says the whole Country-it is not yours- or yon have changed your nature.- Give her a specimen of her own game.- It will work well.-join her enemies whenever you can-& annoy her all you can.- 'l'he French tried it, it worked well.- Show
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