Stephen F Austin to W D C Hall, 09-19-1835 Stephen F Austin Project Director and Editor Andrew J. Torget Creation of XML version Debbie Liles Initial TEI Formatting Stephen Mues Programmatic and Manual TEI P5 Compliance Ben W. Brumfield Digital Stephen F. Austin Papers 03-20-2011 W D C Hall San Felipe de Austin, Texas Unknown Eugene Barker, ed., The Austin Papers, (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1927), 3 vols., Vol 3, pp. 129-130 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 09-19-1835 Programmatic restructuring and manual clean-up to comply with TEI P5 2.3.0 Restructured to meet TEI P5 standards Digital creation of XML file

War inevitable. Suggests raising a volunteer company

San Felipe, Sept. 19, 1835.

Dear Sir:—

War is upon us—there is now no remedy, the answer of Cos is positive that the individuals who have been demanded must be given up, and that the people must unconditionally submit to whatever the government chooses to do for them; he lays down the principle that the General Government have the right to force us to submit to any reform or amendments, or alterations that congress may make in the constitution, &c. This is impossible—we had better leave the country at once, for we shall be, under Cos' doctrine, without any rights or guarantees of any kind. I therefore think that war is inevitable; we must prepare. What do you think of raising a volunteer corps to protect the Consultation; and have it ready with out delay I think it probable Cos will attack the people on Guadalupe in a short time; they expect aid and ought to have it.

I shall send to Nacogdoches immediately.

S. F. Austin.

W. D. C. Hall.