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Rh Later, Mexico attempted to redress the balance by inviting "all persons of the Republic to colonize in Texas, offering to transport them at the expense of the Treasury," to give them tools, and to maintain them for the first year, but the proposal did not attract popular support.

General colonization schemes continued to hold the attention of the government in spite of the fear of what was going on in the north. Extraordinary inducements were offered to encourage settlement and guarantees of protection for person and property were freely given. The general policy adopted was well outlined in the decree of March 11, 1842, issued by that adventurer- .