

 was made ii times past, and even now are made, aitnoagn, without douDt, thro' necessity and to avoid greater evils.

 The department of Texas, excellent sir, which was formerly known as a pro- vince under Llae same iasasIlle, Is sln lill- mense country, and very integral to the consolidation and prosperity of the state under my charge; from the increase ei that, il the course of a few years this will inevitably rise from the almost ab- solate state of nullity under winch it now exists, and the colonization estab- i lisaed there IS the only measure which has presented itself to us when will eI- | icctuaiiy eio it, and at this time we must unfold the very great resources, which must be furnished from the numerous and extremely fertile lands, adjacent to the Atlantic, and bordering on the most cultivated power of our continent. It is therefore certain, that if the decree in question frees thousand CT more slaves, that assist, by their labor, in the agriculture industry and other arts of importance which are commencing in those young colonies, and sustain the content and quiet of the proprietors, their masters, and who at this time form the most nervous part of the wealth and population of the said country, 1t is cer- tain, l repeat, that this state must sepa- rate from itself, for many years, allidcas ofits advancement, and even prepare for the conflict of seekinga remedy, which will be very difficult to find, in order to maintain, if you please, it's actual pre- carious existence-because 1t must be considered as effective, the loss of those sums that ought to ingress, ina shorttime to its treasury, in virtue of the contracts on Colonization which have been made, and which, in consequence of the decree spoken oi, will remain intellectual.

 The thousand and upwards of slaves that the decree nsanumits in Texas, un- der the remote indemniication, which must necessarily arise from the exhaust cd state of the public treasury, belong to the foreigners who have been settled as eolonists amongst us, and 1t is to be feared, on feeling the effects of the dis position about to be made, on them, of their property, although under indem- nileatlon, but that under delays and the consequent injuries, will draw upon the state some commotions, ,toremedy which. we shallfind ourselves in the severe com promition of using violent and costly measures. Not by this do l wish infer red, that those settlers are of a turbu- lent and insubordinate character, for up to this time have received nothing but proof to the contrary-but would refei to the condition ofman, and the inclina. tions of which he is capable, when, from one day to another, he is about to be ruined, aswould result to many of them whose whole fortune consists in their slaves.

 The foregoing, excellent sir, suffici- ently merits the solicitation l make through your excellency to his excellen- cy the president of the republic, in or der that he may be pleased to declare the department of Texas excepted from the disposition comprehended in the de cree issued the 18th September last abolishing slavery in the republic, as one of the greatest benefits which the state under my charge can receive.

 l With considerations of high esteem and respect for your excellency. God and Liberty. Leona Vicario, l4thNov :, 1929.

 JOSE MARIA vIESCA.

 To His Erceuency the Sec. of State.