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TEXAS.
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quarters. Countenanced, probably, by Santa Anna,
who had openly displayed his hostility to Farias and
his policy, General Bravo commenced an insurrection
in the south, and an attempt was made to seize
the Vice-President in his house at Mexico. It was
amidst this turmoil of antagonist parties that Austin
sought to obtain the acquiescence of the General
Government in the wishes of the Texan colonists,
as expressed by their petitions.
In a despatch to the municipality of Bexar, dated
the 14th of August, he intimated his expectation of
a favourable result to his mission; still no definitive
arrangement had been made. To use his
own words, " Months had passed, and nothing was
done with the petition, except to refer it to a Committee
of Congress, where it slept, and was likely
to sleep. I finally urged the just and constitutional
claims of Texas to become a State, in the most pressing
manner, as I believed it to be my duty to do;
representing, also, the necessity and good policy of
this measure, owing to the almost total want of local
government of any kind-the absolute want of a
judiciary-the evident impossibility of being governed
any longer by Coahuila (for three-fourths of
the Legislature were from thence), and the consequent
anarchy and discontent that existed in Texas.
It was my misfortune to offend the high authorities
of the nation: my frank and honest exposition of
the truth was construed into threats. At this time
(September and October, 1833) a revolution was
raging in many parts of the nation, and especially
in the vicinity of the city of Mexico. I despaired
of obtaining anything; and wrote to Texas, recom
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Kennedy, William. Texas: The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas. Volume 2, book, 1841; London, England. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2392/m1/32/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.