Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-10-14
SOUND VIEWS.

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| A letter having been addressed to the Hon Garnet
| Andrews, distinguished citizen of Georgia, some
weeks ago, by several citizens OF Washington, in that
state, desiring from him an expression OF his opinions
onlhe several questions growing out OF the present
posture OF public affairs and particularly the following
neither, if the State OF California as at present or
gained shall be admitted into the Union, and the re-
naming teri tory acquired from Mexico placed under
Territorial governments without restriction on the sub
Ject otslayey would thatstate facts presents prop
occasion Tor measures OF resistance revolutionary 9TH
erwIse on the part othe saveholdng States y that gen
tleman replied in letter occupying several columns If
powerful Argument in demonstration OF the true in
teresis and rights OF the people OF the Southern States
commencing with the following decisive opinion uyon
the particular point presented to HIM:
In answering your question in the negative, but say
what Georgia, nay all the South, said twelve months
ago. lbut assert the right Of self government. And
however desaable it might be to have California aud
New Mexico slave States am too much of a Demo-
crat TO wish to impose people gov rDment re-
repugnant to their wishes. California has chosen TO
prohibit slavery, and | presume doubts that if
the question were re Gated to her annually, during the
balance OF the century, her would be the same
l apprehend, II we were to belle our republican pros
LESSONS so tar as to try to force on her the institution
OF slavery, that we could not. Let who wishes
to perpetrate such tyranny tell me that he loves self
government on principle. He may, from selfish
ves like to live under it, but is ready to play the ty
rant when 1t may be to his interest and in his power
1t is to the close OF this letter. which derives addition
conse quence from the Judicial character othe writer,
that we desire to direct the readers whole attention
and admiration. IL is as follows:
The Union party is tainted with being submission
men, The old nuilificrs tried that slang the old
Union party, to drive them from their proprety. Thank
God there was large and triumphant majority OF
voters in Georgia then who had moral courage enough
to save the Union and country in defiance ola such SLAM
der and vituperaon. And thank God there are enough
OF them hope, still alive and faithful to their prime pies
and their country to do it again never hear the cpl
thets submlssouist and tory but the mask ofthe
old Nullitier and Disunionist For those who were
Union men then there is no excuse Tor deseron OF the
cause now The Union man then for the sake ofthe Uni
on submitted to tariff whch he believed be oppres
slVe and Imposed by majority in Congress against his
consent. We not asked now to submit 10 any thing
imposed on us by Congress We required alb de by
was right. The Mexican war was South
ern measure The South commended that the Mexican
rltory should be coded without intervention on the
subject OF slavery and afterwards that the people of
the country should form their governments without
intervention by Congress. This maintained and
obtained And u zoe cannot please ourselves, let us
complain OF ourselves not of Others
"Bec cause have !orborne to speak OF the oory and
power OF the Union, OF its past enown present prospe
rity and future hopes, you will not suppose that do
not appreciate 1t as citizen OF the United States, who
is and should be proud OF the flag OF the grand Repub
lie would not give the common glory and renown
otthat flag at Bunkers Hill, Yorktown, Lundy's Lane,
New Orleans, Buena Vista, and the road from the
castle OF San Juan Uloa to the grand Plaza OF Mex
leo, tor all the gold Of California and Southern chval
ry too. But it is not for all these that prize the Uni
on most Its for the security it has afforded me
Southern slaveho lder 1t has proved its faith and
strength for seventy years. and if the great of
thinking in this country will, they cah control
tanaticsm and disunon will trust it for seventy times
seventy
Some twenty years ago, during the Modification |
assault on the Union, told it curse that
we slaves in it, and could never prosper until
it should be dissolved At no period OF our history has
the South, with the rest OF the country proposed
than during the last twenty years. Our have t
umphed over enemies, commerce has extended |
all the seas, and our Union has been bound to-
gether by sinews OF iron, and made sensitive with
work OF wire nerves which makes the whole literal
y body; and the limb that shall be severed there
from will surely wither and die.
Respectfully yours, &c,
"GARNETT ANDREWSn