THE
COMMERCIAL AND AGRICULTURAL ADVANTAGES
OF
TEXAS.
TEXAS, in my op1ruon, is too good a country to be thrown away by those who have a just and lawful right to its soil, and its other means of wealth and comfort. This consideration will justify resistance to a lawless invader. To assist those who wish to under- stand something of the value of what Mexico has attempted to seize, and Texians are endeavoring to defend and pr~serve, I propose to offer some remarks upon the agricultural, commercial and other advan- tages of that region, as far as my means of informa- tion will enable me. The soil may, for convenience, be considered under three divisions. 'fhe first comprises all the country east of the Trinity river. Second-that between Trinity and Guadaloupe. The third, all 1 the region west of the Guadaloupe to the Noaces, which is the western boundary. The general face of the country bordering on the coast is flat; but a comparatively small proportion of
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