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92
MA~RTIAL LAW.lr
[1831.
supported from the taxes and duties paid by the people.
The colonists claimed that there was no need of a mili-
tary force to collect taxes, and that the expense of keep-
ing up such a body of men was entirely unnecessary.
To make matters worse, the soldiers sent into Texas
were often convicts and desperados whose insolent be-
havior was unendurable.* On the slightest pretext the
Mexican officers declared the country under martial law.
Innocent men were arrested and imprisoned without
knowing the crime with which they were charged. To
obtain a fair trial was impossible. In spite of the pres-
ence of so many soldiers, the Texans suffered much
from the Indians. To have troops stationed among
them, and then be compelled to do their own fighting,
was more than the Texans felt disposed to do. Probably
no one at this date did more to stir up the bitter feel-
ings between the colonists and the Mexicans than Capt.
Bradburn, an American by birth, who was for many
years in the employ of the Mexican government. In
1831, Letona was elected governor of Coahuila and
Texas. As many settlers, in spite of the harsh edict of
Bustamente, were constantly applying for lands, Letona,
reking upon the State colonization law of 1825, ordered
that land titles be granted to colonists already in Texas.
lasco (east side of Brazos and Gulf shore), under Col. UJgartechia; and a smaller
force at Fort Teran (on the Neches), under Bean. The garrisons at both Goliad
and San Antonio were increased.
* A decree of the Congress of Coahuila and Texas (Sept. 1826) reads thus
"The ayuntamientos, with the assistance of armed forces, will proceed to mak6
levies; vagabonds and disorderly persons shall be taken in preference for mili-
tary service; recruits may be obtained by entrapment and decoy."
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Pennybacker, Anna J. Hardwicke. A new history of Texas for schools : also for general reading and for teachers preparing themselves for examination, book, 1895; Palestine, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2388/m1/108/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.