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TEXAS.
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cept those who sought their living between "the
handles of the plough." But the advocates of separation
from Coahuila were sensible that Austin was
no longer in a situation to express untrammelled opinions,
and they could not fail to remember that he had
volunteered very different counsels at a time when
the state of the country could have been far less
powerfully pleaded in justification of extreme measures.
A majority of the settlers, however, fearful
of the consequences of civil broils, submitted to the
advice of their imprisoned representative, and united
with those inhabitants of Coahuila who were favourable
to the reconstruction of the State Government.
Two parties thus sprang up among the Anglo-Americans,
one for proclaiming Texas an independent
member of the Mexican Federation, at every hazard,
the other for maintaining the connexion with Coahuila,
according to the regulations of the Federal
Constitution. By that Constitution, all loyal citizens,
whether native or naturalised, held themselves bound
to abide, according to their oaths.
On the 20th of October, 1834, the Separatists, led
by the Political Chief of the Brazos, issued an address
to the people of Texas, recommending them to
organise, to save themselves from the anarchy which
prevailed in the General and State Governments, by
declaring perpetual the dissolution of the political
connexion between Coahuila and Texas, caused by
the " wilful and unlawful" proceedings of the former.
" Coahuila will, in this case, be left without a plea
or excuse; having wilfully committed an act of
treachery, by plighting her faith and forfeiting all
her guarantees. She can never be allowed to take
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Kennedy, William. Texas: The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas. Volume 2, book, 1841; London, England. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2392/m1/70/: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.