[Transcript of declaration by Thomas H. Borden, January 19, 1836] Page: 3 of 3

                                
and, A Relieve, Aili h.,itjc v-.itn ne ti .t if both
..^nite ^^,ainot ^s, .-e bntter i^cln.re ,^t *:nce fcr jn-
de, endence, f^r, ;.y oo Join,, ; e v. ^id ^l,.ce urselves rn rm at-
tit^ae to jet ^^^i^tance i'ro^. United States The centralists
njt'v^. rj^t la jrob^oility, kee^ it.
JRe*iAu.^*), jOV^inu.^nt nuv. e^t^oiijji.ed ^ex^cu no
t^e t,i*.nt c^n oe L^e ^exic^.n people. T^e of
*J*-Aj^.)^jrijtA.tlOL4.<L" t*-0^' do not,
ui-c! ^rinC^jk.«L<.^,<& oi <h). ro^/LtO^Lj^C^n
o^. Lt. ^jkCttAit'-<3rii^.Jt Join. 4.& ^..
^aiteu. ^o edu.c-.t^^n <.^bit^. I du nut wish it to be
^nacr^t^^d L=y o^j.ni^n, t^..t t:ieie ia no ^exicar friendly to
t^e AL.cx^c^i^ ti-e united but, u,s a r:a.ti*..n, I lo'.F ur-
on t-^-a. e^ei.iea, ...ni nm:^e wc -ie con^elled to fi^ht, let
uj fi^nt for ^o^etnin^,.
'<.e r.64\e once ior tne Constitution, ;ir.d cried out
ion St^nt^A A*nA., t.^s irit^n^ <-*.ni*i ^j^portoT oi institutions^
but t'.ov .2 ceen deceived! T>:e ^epic^r _;o^'ernr?,ent, since its
eot^liat.cnt, nay oe con*,, red o a. r^nt^d field; each tennnt
ija.vmj: jLt in ^oi^e c.n^itio^ t no J it: .^nd I verily be-
jLio'vs ^ i -.-J e :.*,nit. ^ i -1 t-.e ^re?i^^& in ,o*-<d order, -*c j. ^^ld,
t-^n tv*in*&^ /itjnun^, be o^i±cd ^n to &^ed o^t tne ro%.
i CJ-O^O <^tU.U.f <J*^ 'RiLn tne WOld*j Indc,6n**
^A'jnce Au^e^ jn^ence foteverJJ'
TLO^AS h. BORDEN.
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