The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 5, July 1901 - April, 1902 Page: 274
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274 Tewas Historical Association Quarterly.
elected, and Bustamente became vice-president. Taking advantage
of a Spanish invasion, Bustamente overthrew Guerrero and estab-
lished a despotism. His decree of April 6, 1830, prohibiting the
further settlement of Americans in Texas caused dissatisfaction
among the colonists, as did also the arbitrary conduct of Bradburn,
one of his officers stationed at Anahuac on Galveston Bay. The
result was that when Santa Anna took up arms in favor of liberal-
ism and against Bustamente, the Texans supported the former.
The two leaders compromised by restoring the exiled Pedraza to the
presidential chair, December 26, 1832.
In the meantime the dissatisfaction among the Texans was
increasing. The decree of May 7, 1824, provided that Texas should
become a separate State as soon as its population warranted. Many
of the settlers now believed that the time had come, especially since
they had many grievances against the state government. A con-
vention to consider these grievances met at San Felipe de Austin in
October, 1832, and adjourned after a few days to meet the following
April. At this meeting a constitution and a memorial to the Mex-
ican congress were drawn up.1 Stephen F. Austin was appointed
to carry the memorial to the City of Mexico. He arrived there at
the time when Santa Anna was rising into prominence. Meeting
with ill success and being thrown into prison because of an inter-
cepted letter, Austin did not return to Texas until September, 1835.
It is very likely that Santa Anna consented to his release then only
because he believed that Austin would use his influence to quell the
rebellious spirit among the colonists.2 The crafty Mexican sent
expressions of kind regard to the Texans, but gave no practical
answer to the memorial.
Santa Anna soon succeeded in gaining complete control over the
government and at once showed his intention to overthrow the fed-
eral system. The congress of 1835 was a pliant tool in his hands.
Among its acts were a decree diminishing the number of the militia
'The journals of this meeting of 1833 have been lost or destroyed.
Copies of the memorial and constitution will be found in Edward, History
of Texas, 196-210. The influence of the bank controversy then going on
in the United States is shown in Article 30, which forbids the establish-
ment of banks.
'He had performed such a service to the central government during the
Fredonian revolt in 1827.
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