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W y did t e An'los su""orted Santa Anna durin' t is time; T e Texan colonists ad been violatin' t e rules set )or t em by t e -exican constitution and re"eatedly violated t e laws6 as well as s owin' disre'ard )or t e civil and "olitical ri' ts o) t e "eo"le# T e An'los t ou' t t at i) t ey <)ixed and establis ed= t e Texans amon' t em t en o))icers o) local civil aut orities would sto" actin' a'ainst t e Texans# T ey also t ou' t t at i) t ey arrested t e commissioners6 t en t e land laws o) coloni>ation would be con)ormed to once a'ain# /y a""ointin' t e revenue de"artment men w ose "rinci"les are avowedly to t e true interest o) t e "eo"le o) Texas6 t en Texans c aracter )or in)amy ad been re"eatedly establis ed# 55555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555 $# +onsultation at San ?eli"e de Austin# Petition )or se"aration o) Texas )rom +oa uila6 A"ril6 12,,# :in8 to document W at were t e treaties re!uests to t e -exican 'overnment and on w at 'rounds do t ey "resent to validate t eir re!uests; T e treaties made were to se"arate t e combined state o) +oa uila y Te@as into Te@as and +oa uila# T e validations were o) 'eo'ra" ical di))erences6 "olitical reasonin'6 and t e "eo"le o) bot entities# +oa uila and Te@as ad com"letely di))erent climates6 se"arated )rom eac ot er by wilderness6 and t e "o"ulations o) bot "laces were extremely )ar a"art# An t e -exican 'overnment6 Texas ad many more re"resentatives t en +oa uila6 so any law "assed )or t e state would be in )avor o) Texas# Also6 since

bot states ad di))erent landsca"in'6 t en somet in' 'ood )or +oa uila could be bad )or Texas and vice-versa# Anot er "roblem was t at many Native Americans were )loodin' into t e state o) Texas )rom America6 and were not bein' enlisted# 5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555 ,# Ste" en ?# Austin# Ar'ument to -exican aut orities a'ainst t e :aw o) A"ril B6 12,%# Probably written in t e summer o) 12,,# :in8 to document As is ar'ument sound; Would t is ar'ument be valid )or todayCs current issue about immi'ration; W y or w y not; Ste" en ?# Austin ar'ues t at immi'ration in t e nort ern "art o) -exico would el" t e 'overnment by "o"ulatin' it so t ey donCt ave to worry about border control# T ey would also be'in to control t e natives6 and 'et ric es out o) t e untouc ed natural resources# T is ar'ument wouldnCt be valid today6 because most o) t e (S is "o"ulated6 and one o) t e two borders t ere is one o) t e most "eace)ul country borders in t e world# T e ot er border6 is already eavily "o"ulated around it6 and as ti' t border control# T ere arenCt any natives livin' out o) t e 'overnmentCs reac today6 and are contained on reservations# T e natural resources ave already been ta""ed into# 555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555 9# :oren>o de Davala# /roadside: E&"inion6E Au'ust F6 12,3# Addressed to a 'at erin' at :ync bur' to w ic e was too ill to attend# &))ers is views on t e !uarrel o) Texans wit t e re'ime o) -exican President Antonio :o"e> de Santa Anna# GAn S"anis 6 wit .n'lis translation#H :in8 to document W y a native -exican would o""ose t eir leader; Do is )acts su""ort is o"inion; Su""ort wit excer"ts )rom t e source# :oren>o de Davala didnCt believe in Santa AnnaCs motives6 and is leaders i" ways6 writin' imsel)6 <A resi'ned t is c ar'e as soon as A learned t at e ad dissolved t e con'ress and ta8en all aut ority into is own ands#= Ie claims t at Santa Anna destroyed t e )ederal constitution6 and says <T e re'ulatin' "ower in -exico is t e military# +ertain 'enerals6 at t e ead o) w om Santa Anna a""ens now to be "laced6 and w o ave under t eir control )rom )i)teen to twenty t ousand irelin' soldiers###= as well as <constitutional aut orities avin' ceased6 t eir "laces ave been su""lied by military c ie)s###= Santa Anna destroyed not only t e con'ress and council6 e also disbanded t e state le'islatures under t e "rotection o) t e "resident6 and destroy all claims to obedience# De Davala sides wit Texas6 because e t in8s t at Texas needs to de)end itsel) a'ainst t e wrat o) a dissolved )undamental com"act#