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and virtue to disenthral themselves of the more deplorable and debasing bondage of the Priesthood, whose baleful influence is still predominant in the country, demoralizing all classes of the community, and sanctify- ing every species of crime. We marvel not, then, at the perfidious and sanguinary conduct of this mal-instructed race towards our unfortunate hero; for in staining their soil with his blood, they only did what they would gladly do to the citizens of every civilized nation who would per- mit the atrocity to go unpunished.-
No. 2814. HISTORICAL NOTES. ANONYMOUS
[185- ?] S. F. Austin supreme Judge and Col of Militia, he immediately laid off the country into Precincts; an Alcaldi elected in each Precinct, after that he procured a law establishing a supreme court, composed of all the alcaldi's appellate Jurisdiction l\Iills M.. Battle. Presd ,James Cummings ) J P Cole, ) T. l\L Duke, ) W. Stafford, ) Department of Bexar Ramon Musquis Political Chief, included the entire province of Texas. . In 1828, the l\Iunicipality of Austin organized under the constitution of 1824 included all territory from the Gaudeloupe to San Jacinto.- Thomas M Duke, 1st constitutional Alcaldi, San Felipe the Capital, with an Ayuntamiento composed of first and second Regedor and Sendico Procurador- 1829. Jno: White, Alcaldi second Year, the alcalde and Ayunta- miento elected every year, the Alcaldi not eligible until the expiration. of one year, 1830 Thomas Barnett, 1841, F. S. Jphnson, 1832 Chriesman, 1833, Lesassier, 1834 R. M. Williamson, 1835 J no : M Money The Department of Brazos, organized in 1832 Henry Smith Political Chief, time expired 1834. J. B. Miller appointed successor; The De- partment of Nacogdoches organized, in 1834, Henry Rueg Chief of Department.- Municipality
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of Brazoria, organized " Matagorda, " " Liberty, " " Bastrop or Mina, " " Gonzalis, " Washington, " Viesca, " Harrisburg,
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