Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-12
A TRUE MAN.

A letter having been addressed to the Hon. GAN
NETT ANDREWS, a distinguished citizen Of Georgia,
some weeks ago, by several citizens of Washington.
in that State, desiring from him an expression of
his opinions on the several questions growing out
of the present posture of public affairs, and partcu-
larly the following Whether, if the State of
California, as at present organized, shall be adj
mitted into the Union, and the remaining territory
acquired from Mexico placed under Territorial
governments without restriction on the subject of
slavery, would that state of facts present proper
occasion for measures of resistance revolutionary
or otherwise, on the part of the slaveholding
States! 7" that gentleman replied in letter occu-
pying several columns of powerful argument, in
demonstration of the true interests and rights of the
people of the Southern States, commencing with
the following decisive opinion upon the particular
point presented to him:
sIn answering your question In the negative but say
what all Georgia, nay, all the South said twelve months ago
but assert the right Of sell government And however de-
srble it might be to have California and New Mexico slave
States, am too much Of Democrat to wish impose on
people government repugnant to their wishes California
has chosen prohibit slavery and presume doubts
that If the question repeated to her annually during
the balance Of the century, her would be the
apprehend if belle republican professions
far try force her the institution slavery that we
could not. Let who wishes to perpetrate such
tyranny tell that he loves sefgovernment principle
He may, from selfish motives, like to live under it, but is
ready play the yant when may be to his interest and in
| his power"
1t is to the close Of this letter, which derives ad
ditiona consequence from the judicial character oil
the writer, that we desire to direct the readers
whole attention, and admiration. It is as follows:
"The Union party is taunted with being submission
men,. The old nullfers tried that slang the old Union
party, drive them from their propety Thank God there
large and triumphant majority Of voters in Georgia
them who had moral courage enough the Union and
country defiance of all such ander and vtupeaon And
thank God there enough of hem hope, still alive and
faithful to their principles and their country to do it again.
hear the epithets submssions and story but
the mask of the old Nulfer and Dsunionist For those who
Union then, there for deserton Of the
The Union then, for the sake of the Unon
submitted tariff which he believed be oppressive and
imposed by majority in Congress against his consent We
asked submit to any thing imposed US by
Congress. We required to abide by nothing but what
the South has asked for and always maintained right
Inc Mexican war was Southern measure Inc south con
tended that the Mexican territory should be ceded with
Intervention the subject Of slavery and afterwards that
the people the country should form their
without Intervention by Congress. This maintained and
obtained. And cannot please orselre let complain
Of ourseiues, not Of Others.
"Because have foborne to speak Of the glory and
Of the Union of IFS past present prosperity, and fu
hopes you will not suppose that do not appreciate it
citizen of the United States who is and should be proud Of
the flag of the gand Republic. would not give the
glory and Of that flag at Bunkers Hi York
town, Lundy's Lane, New Orleans, Buena Vista, and
the road from the castle of San Juan dUlua the grand
plaza Of Mexico for all the gold Of California and Southern
chvaly too. But not for all these that prize the Union
most for the security it has afforded me Southern
stakeholder has proved its faith and strength for seventy
will they can, control fanaicism and dsuniop will trust
it for seventy times seventy.
some twenty years ago, during the Notification assault
on the Union, were told it curse that were
saves in IT, and could prosper until should be dis
solved At period Of history has the South with the
Of the country popered than during the last twen
ty years. Our have trumphed enemies,
commerce has extended all the seas and our Union
been bound together by snews of on and made sensitive
with work of wire which makes the whole liter
ally body; and the limb that shall be severed herefrom
will surely wiiher and die.
Respectfully, yours, &c.
"GARNETT ANDREWS"