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The temptations of Americans té occupy lands so rich, in a climate so salubrious, with productions of the soil so various and valuable, when it could be obtained so cheap, in large bodies, were very great. The country so far as it had government, was most wretchedly governed in 1827. The population of Texas was so few, about - negroes, friendly Indians and all - counted in 1828, of course it could not be represented in Congress, and it was coupled with the State of Coahuila, for that purpose, at the Capitol of the City of Mexico, where the majority would represent another race and another language, while the representation of Texas amounted to no representation at all. Colonel Austin, as our representative, was thrown into prison, a dungeon, for two years - in darkness without communication with his friends and no reading matter. Meantime, Mexican soldiers were gathering about the seaport places, under pretence of col leeting duties, and imprisoning some of our most useful and respectable citizens, and threatening to send them to Mexico for military trial. Our citizens chafed under this ordeal. Two or three forts at one time were putting on airs, so that it was unsafe for one set of men to leave for the fight of another fort. We all knew that a revolution was being inaugurated in Old Mexico, but did not care which side beat, so that Colonel Austin could be released. Finally at the mouth of the Brazos in June, 1832, we heard cannon all one night, and in the morning we only guessed what it meant. I think it was the second or third day after, we saw from our Window, the sails of four vessels, sailing directly toward Fort Valasco.
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The temptations of Americans té occupy lands so rich, in a climate so salubrious, with productions of the soil so various and valuable, when it could be obtained so cheap, in large bodies, were very great. The country so far as it had government, was most wretchedly governed in 1827. The population of Texas was so few, about - negroes, friendly Indians and all - counted in 1828, of course it could not be represented in Congress, and it was coupled with the State of Coahuila, for that purpose, at the Capitol of the City of Mexico, where the majority would represent another race and another language, while the representation of Texas amounted to no representation at all. Colonel Austin, as our representative, was thrown into prison, a dungeon, for two years - in darkness without communication with his friends and no reading matter. Meantime, Mexican soldiers were gathering about the seaport places, under pretence of col leeting duties, and imprisoning some of our most useful and respectable citizens, and threatening to send them to Mexico for military trial. Our citizens chafed under this ordeal. Two or three forts at one time were putting on airs, so that it was unsafe for one set of men to leave for the fight of another fort. We all knew that a revolution was being inaugurated in Old Mexico, but did not care which side beat, so that Colonel Austin could be released. Finally at the mouth of the Brazos in June, 1832, we heard cannon all one night, and in the morning we only guessed what it meant. I think it was the second or third day after, we saw from our Window, the sails of four vessels, sailing directly toward Fort Valasco.
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- ÉditeurEakin Pr
- Date d'édition1987
- ISBN 10 0890155674
- ISBN 13 9780890155677
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SCRAPS OF EARLY TEXAS HISTORY
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(1987)
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ISBN 13 : 9780890155677
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Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. D.j., 120 pp. First reprint of the personal recollections of the author, who with her first husband, Elias Wightman, founded the city of Matagorda in 1828-29, Also contains his lengthy description of Texas written in the 1820s. N° de réf. du vendeur 019448
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