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commerce," but thought that the above provision should be made
the subject of general, not special legislation.
The company was to have the right to pass all by-laws neces-
sary to the carrying out of the objects contemplated in the bill,
provided that they were not in violation of the constitution and
laws of the Republic. Indian wars were not to be considered as
an excuse for non-performance of its contract. In case of
failure by the company to fulfill "any one of the conditions at
the time specified" for its performance, all rights of the com-
pany together with all forts and roads were to be forfeited to the
Republic.
The last section of the bill provided that the head of each
family brought over by the company was to receive three hundred
and twenty acres of land, and every single man over seventeen,
one hundred and twenty acres of land. The colonists were not to
have the right "to alienate this land for three years after taking
possession of the same."
On the whole, the Gazette favored the bill, and declared that,
"In vain have we sought for constitutional objections-none could
we find." James Hamilton said that "The Franco-Texian Com-
mercial and Colonization Company" was "a private company, in
which the French government had no participation, and of which
the French Ministry have, I believe, no knowledge."ss
The Telegraph and Texas Register said that President Hous-
ton favored the bill, on the ground that "Texas was too weak
to protect her frontiers," and that "he was glad that chivalrous
France should come forward to to aid us.""' The bill passed the
housd of the fifth Texas congress, but was killed in the senate.0
In accordance with the act of January 4, 1841, and the act of
February 5, 1842, President Houston made a contract with
"Henri Castro and John Jasaud and their associates" on Febru-
ary 15, 1842.01 "For and in consideration of the grant and
"Austin City Gazette, July 21, 1841.
"8The Telegraph and Texas Register, February 10, 1841.
"See footnote in Garrison, Dip. Cor. Tex., III, 1008.
DI Henri Castro was born in France, 1786. He was of Portugese descent,
and was a member of the Paris National Guard in 1814. He came to the
United States after the overthrow of Napoleon, and was naturalized. In
1838, he left America and returned to France, where he became a member
of the banking house of Lafitte and Company. In 1842, he became consul344
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