The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 6, July 1902 - April, 1903 Page: 269
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The Disturbances at Anahuac.
of all kinds of foreign provisions is permitted in the ports of Gal-
veston and Matagorda for a period of two years."' Article 1
allowed the introduction of cotton goods through the ports of the
Republic until January 1, 1831, and through the ports of the
Pacific until the end of June of the same year. Speaking of these
articles Austin says, "No duty of any kind will be collected except
tonnage duties until after the expiration of the law of 1823 except-
ing Texas from duties for seven years from its publication in the
capital of Texas,-It expires November next."2
Some idea of the intense feeling aroused by these laws is obtained
from a letter by T. J. Chambers calling Austin to San Felipe de
Austin on account of the "most violent and fatal measures," taken
by both the State and general governments in regard to the Ameri-
cans. "The ebullition of public feeling in our quarter is fearful."3
The government was in earnest and promptly took measures to
carry out the decree of April 6, 1830. General Mier y Terdn,4
general commandant of the Eastern Internal States, requested and
obtained from the federal government the authority to use half a
million dollars in order to perform the duties that this law imposed
on him and to carry out a project he had formed of introducing
twenty poor families from each Mexican State to colonize the fron-
tier, and, with the Mexican soldiers stationed at suitable places, to
act as a counterpoise to the foreign population.5 His plan for
introducing Mexican families failed on account of neglect on the
part of the governors of the States.
In July, 1830, Terfn was at Matamoras with two or three hun-
dred men awaiting the arrival of larger forces to be used in the
establishment of posts and custom-houses in Texas. Col. Davis
Bradburn was already under orders for Galveston. It was reported
that he was to leave for Texas on one of the two schooners which
were expected from Tampico, to survey the coast of Texas and act
as commissary for supplying the troops with provisions from New
1Filisola, I 560.
"Stephen F. Austin to E. Ellis, June 16, 1830. Austin Papers.
aT. J. Chambers to Stephen F. Austin, May 12, 1830. Austin Papers.
'Usually written simply Terfn.
5Filisola, I 162-164.269
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