The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-21

Mr. souis sustained in new orlsan,
We extract the following no,;ca ~ a. -
unphant manner in which Senate, so,,ru g..
been sustained in New Orleans against the as-
sault of the Seventy" from the Alabama S,ots
Gazette II will be seen that he has secured
the sympathies OF the citizens of that gallant
State by his truly Southern course, as well as
commanded the confidence and approval of his
own immediate constituency.
Throughout the whole South thousands of
hearts will beat responsive to the greeting of
his nearer friends:
Well done thou good and faithful servant .7
We find the following correspondence between
portion of the citizens of New Orleans and the
Hon. Pierre Soule, in the last New Orleans
Delta. 1t will be seen that the friends of the
South and of Mr.. Soule do not intend to allow
him to be put down for the qualification of per-
sonal animosities at the expense of the dearest
interests Of the South The letter written to
MIR. SOue by those who condemned his course
was hawked over the streets of New Orleans
for six entire days and obtained but seventy sig
natures the letter below approving his course,
we understand, in far less time, obtained ono
thousand upon one list published. Many other
handed in, will appear in future.
We remember well the most emphatic manner
in which that distinguished Senator predicted
that Louisiana would be all right when the
struggle came. IL looked to US almost like
"hoping against hope," but the sequel proves
that he was right. All that is necessary to put
the people right upon this question is, that they
| should examine and thoroughly understand 1t.
Politicians looking to Federal office and patron
age, need not be calculated upon to sustain
Southern rights and honor
New ORLEANS, Nov. IL, 1850.
To the Hon. Pierre Soule: We, the under
signed, members of the Democratic party, can
not refrain from expressing our admiration of
your course in the Senate Of the United States,
and have yet to learn that your defence of the
institutions and constitutional rights of the
South justifes the suspicion of treason to the
Union.
Solomon High, Chas Gayare, Jos. Genois, w.
A. Elmore, +. Quarles, and 1000 Others
New ORLEANS, Nov IL, 1850.
Gentlemen have before me the communica-
ton you placed in my hands on yesterday, and
through which a great number of my fellow
citizens Of New Orleans and Lafayette have
been pleased to express and testify their appro-
baton of my course in reference to the measures
lately pending before and passed into laws by
the Congress of the United States.
| should be recreant to the feelings which
warm and prompt my heart, for so spontaneous
manifestation of your sentiments and kindness,
were to withhold from you the emotions and
gratitude it has awakened there. The favor and
applause which follow ones strivngs for the
public good and the rights of ALL and ask no
surrender ofones deliberate judgment upon such
momentous questions us have 80 long and so
seriously agitated and disturbed the country,
have charms that will ever be priced by public
man and you may rest assured that am not
nsensble to the weight, strength and influence
which my course and opinions will derive from
the support of 80 large and enlightened por-
ton Of the popular constituency. My hearty
thanks are due and rendered to the friends who
thus cheer me up for the work have pursued
IN the Senate Of the Union, and who so gen.
erousIy vindicate official character against those
foul and .calunnious aspersous which would
turn into treachery the humble efforts made in
the defence of those rights which was specially
commissioned to maintain and protect. regard
their appreciation MS IL fresh incentive to march
on and persevere in the path of duty | have
marked out for myself, and to rely, as trusting
ly hope | shall ever do, on the great maxim OF
one who was great among the greatest, and
whose precepts shall strive to make my own
and follow, to-wit :."Thai one Shoud nerer ask for
anything thai is mol right, mar submit 10 anything
that is torOng."
Be pleased, gentlemen, to accept my grateful
Acknowledgements and my cordial good wishes
towards you collectively and individually.
shall ever remain your firm and devoted SER
want PIERRE SOULE.
! TO Messrs. High, Quarles, Genois, Sigur and
! others, Committee.