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liberty and equality before the law. Behold here its groYelling policy. To divide in order to save themselves, to provoke war on foreigners, to excite animosities against them, to protect the privileged classes, to -0epreciate the national income, to extinguish patriotism among the ·Mexicans and to garrison the ports and capitals of the republic, leaving defenceless their frontiers, [all these] have been the means put into practice to make fast their unjust domination, unhappy country if they succeed in attaining it! Citizens. The hour has struck, The most extreme of the last col- -0nies founded by the Spanish government have thrown down the _gauntlet. The liberty and happiness of the republic is already very near. Let a part of it [ ?] organize themselves promptly, and the <>thers will follow your example. Nothing is accomplished in a min- ute. Let us continue the undertaking with constancy not being de- terred by the smallness of our education: The Swiss cantons did not owe their liberty to the potentates, nevertheless until today exists the government which some few shepherds set up. Soldiers: let us continue being long suffering and virtuous, let us not forget the discipline and subordination, and the happiness of our country will be the reward of our efforts. vie. Canales City of Guerrero, February 8, 1840.
No. 1715. D. S. KAUFMAN TO LAMAR
Austin City Feb'y 4, 1840
Gen'l LAMAR, I trust in God you will have time to send in your veto to that English Bill tonight-We have done much important legislation this session, let us not disgrace ourselves by that Act- I should highly regret to have my signature affixed to it- I am sure you will be :Sustained- Suppose you should not, so much greater certainly will be the Credit awarded to you when the People see its provisions Respectfully
D. s KAUFMAN
[Addressed:] His Excy M. B. Lamar Present [Endorsed:] D. S. Kaufman Feb. 3. 1840
No. 1716. R. G. DUNLAP TO LAMAR
Washington Feby 5th 1840-
MY DEAR Srn Supposing from the late demonstrations of feeling on the subject of l\Ir John Woodwards Conduct in the Case of the Sale to Mr !ken of some Lands in Texas to which it is said he had no title that the Consulate General will be vacated by Woodwards removal therefrom I have to reccommend as the Successor to n1r Woodward in that office Mr John R Burke a Gentleman of New York, long and well known to me as a most honourable and worthy individual-. of exceedingly popular manners well acquainted with mercantile Affairs and a great friend to our Republic having taken at the hands of Col Dangerfield our Commissary General of purcha!le the ,·er.v heavy contr~c~ for clo~h- ing for the Army shews thereby his Confidence in our ability and m-
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