The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 7, July 1903 - April, 1904 Page: 249
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THE QUARTERLY
OF THE
TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
VOL. VII. APRIL, 1904. No. 4.
The publication committee and the editor disclaim responsibility for views expressed by
contributors to the Quarterly.
JOURNAL OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL (OCTOBER
11-27, 1835).'
EDITED BY EUGENE C. BARKER.
1. Introduction.
In April, 1833, Santa Anna was inaugurated President of Mex-
ico. He was the champion of Republicanism, and great things
were expected of him. In less than a year, however, he began to
carry into effect a series of measures for the thorough centralization
of the government. -The national congress and some of the state
legislatures were dissolved, the cabinet was dismissed, and for
:several months Santa Anna ruled as a dictator. In January, 1835,
he undertook the legitimation of Centralism. A subservient con-
gress was called, and in May it declared itself competent to reform
the constitution of 1824. This it proceeded to do, and on October
.3 a decree was issued declaring the establishment of a centralized
government.
While these movements were taking place Stephen F. Austin
was in Mexico-whither he had been sent by the convention of 1833
-pleading for the separation of Coahuila and Texas and the ele-
vation of the latter into a sovereign state. He was thrust in prison,
and in October, 1834, Santa Anna definitely rejected his petition.
At the same time the dictator decided to station four thousand' rchives of Texas, Records, Vol. I.
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