Liberty advocate., 1840-07-23
LETTER FROM Mr.. DAWSON or o,

-" NV" Mh' DAWSON OF GA.
\ We find in the Georgia papers the following
frank and manly letter from the Hon. Mr.. Daw.
son, member Of Congress from Georgia which
we take great pleasurei in laying before our ran.
ders. The testimony Of such man ao AZ,
lawson, man who has ever been unwayerna
IN his devotion to State Rights, and the truS
principles of Jeffersonian Democracy. is car.
talnly entitled to great weight.
>, WASHINGTON Cry, April IL, 1890
Ny Dear Sir:--The question has been fro.
quently asked, what will Georgia do in the ao.
preaching Presidential contest? NV replv ba,
been, go for Van Buren, presume, as the State
hlghts party in December last resolved to sup
port neither Mr.. Van Burcn or General Harr;.
SON.. This will be tho result il that "starj A..
loo" course be perseyered in. When Gen.
eral Harrison was first nominated ! confess
lnought that the proper course for the State
Rights party-but from ful! and fair exam.
nation of the General, am now willing TO
support him in preference to Mr.. Van Buren.
lo.give you the reasons, deem unnecessary
-Ior the last threo months, have been cbie1v
employed in developing his merits and demar.
lts-my prejudces were against him. and 40
expressed myself but justice to myself forbids
me to remain silent, when an old and gallant
man has suffered under an improper prejudice.
II should be asked my opinion as to the
course the State Rights party or the State
should adopt in the Presidential contest. unhes.
tatlngly would say 90 for GEN HARRISON
ana JOHN TYLER-Virginians by birth.
>outherners by birth. education, synpathv-.
'oth intelligent and honest, high minded, noble.
lnu patriotic. II is a vile and exploded sIander.
o call Gen. Harrison an Abolitonst-no fair
man, VINO Is informed, does it--he is too near
ne heroes OF the Revolution, in age and patri.
llsn, TO forget the land OF his nativity--tho
oole family from which he descended. But,
~ whv should | speak of him thus, to you;
'hat man from slaye-holding State does not
eei indignant when he is told that Mr.. Van
'uren Is Northern man, with more friend.
up lot the South than General Harrisonf
not design to abuse Mr.. Van Buren, new.
nave, nor snail now do it; but his policy, and
IS administration generally, as John P. King
ia, "are whitening the head Of this young Re-
lollc most prematurely"-look atthe country;
no does not feel for the peope9 and who does
It perceive the ruin, desoIation, and distress.
hich is now overwhelming the aeonle!--who
n tell the wretchedness which the debtor class
the community are doomed to sufFer2-who
nnot perceive that the money holders. the
editors, will soon be tho owners of the land
negroes of the debtors2--who does not
ow that the policy Of this Administration has
en- Prostratlng the credit Of the country that
las closed the doors of the Banks, to prevent
sdlt being extended to honest and industrious
10, whose property is or will be under the
erih's hammer--but, sir, will stop--I am
sPured to defend my choice--ard am ready
give my constituents, and tho people Of the
I'e, my views, from the stump--any way
where--and If preference for Gen. Harri.
l,,' over Mr. Van Buren, is an objection ome,
~ say TO my constituents choose enc whose
Mons more ftly accord.