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TEXAS.
[BOOK 1.
" There is one school in the capital of the Department
supported by the municipality, but apparently
the futids are so reduced as to render the maintenance
of even this useful establishment impossible.
What is to be tlle fate of those unhappy Mexicans
who dwell in the midst of savages without hope of
civilization ? Goliad, Victoria, and even San Patricio,
are similarly situated, and it is not difficult to foresee
thl consequences of such a state of things. In
the whlole department there is but one curate (cura);
the vicar died of cholera morbus in September last.
" The capital of the Department of the Brazos is
San Felipe de Austin, and its principal towns are
the said San Felipe, Brazoria, Matagorda, Gonzalez,
Harrisburg, Mina, aind Velasco. The district containing
these towns is that which is generally called
Austin's Colony.'
"The following are the municipalities and towns
of the Department, with the population :-San
Felipe, 2,500; Columbia, 2,100; Matagorda, 1,400;
Gonzalez, 900; Mina, 1,100: total, 8,000. Towns:
Brazoria, Harrisburg, Velasco, Bolivar. In the
population are included about 1000 negroes, introduced
under certain conditions guaranteed by
the State Government (introducidos bajo ciertas
condiciones, garantizadas por el gobierno del estado);
and although it is true that a few African slaves
have been imported into Texas, yet it has been done
contrary to the opinion of the respectable settlers,
who were unable to prevent it. It is to be hoped
that this traffic has already been stopped; and it is
desirable that a law of the General Congress and of
the State should fix a maximum period for the in
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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/m1/80/: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.