Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-02

plans and systems; cultivate mutual friend
ships; inspire better feelings, and teach les
sons Of practical wisdom and experience.
And mus. This association Of ours fail No,
cir, never trust in God, never, while
there is Farmer to be made prosperous, or
foot OF poor land 10 be reclaimed within
the limits Of our county. We have every
thing 10 encourage us. Our members an
nually are increasing, end our Exhibitions
becoming fuller and more entertaining. We
can't fail, if we are true TO ourselves and 10
each other. We can't fail when we have so
many bright eyes watching over US, and so
many winning smiles cheering US on in our
noble cause. Woman, that administering
sngel, when pain and anguish wiring the
brow; - she whose pure spirit soothes dis
'ressed feelings; whose gentle influence
consoles and comforts in adversity's dark
hour, and who is ever foremost IN good
works, she is here with heart and soul to
encourage us in our efforts. And TO the
ladies', who always, not only by their pre-
sence, but by the beautiful specimens oil
their skill and taste exhibited here give a
greater interest to occasions like this, | saw
60 on. Suffer not your zeal 10 abate Con
tnue 10 vie with each other in sustaining
our cause, and in few years you, together
with us, will have the pleasing satisfaction
Of seeing our comfy second TO none in the
value Of its productions and in the greatness
Of lis prosperity and happiness.
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT ON THE
HAVANA DIFFICULTY.
10 consequence of the alleged misrepre-
sen'aion of the views of the President, and
the effort which i, is alleged also is conlnu-
ally making by those who side with Mr..
Law, Of New York, in his efforts TO give the
fillibusters something TO star. upon, the
Washington official papers of Saturday stale
that the PfesiJen, had decided to allow the
publication of the suhjoined private letter
from him to the Collector Of New Y ork, in
reply to one addressed to him personally
from that officer:
WASHINGTON, November -, 1852.
Hon. Hugh JMon,ceH, .Neac York City,
Your note of yesterday came 10 hand this
morning, in which you state a conversation
you had with Mr.. George Law, from which
you learned tina. the "Crescenl City, will 90
to Cuba and enter the port Of Havana in de-
fance Of the Spanish authority, and if fred
upon. she will be surrendered, and then he |
and Others will Immediately commence hos
,iIilies agains. the Island" You say, also,
that che desires to know whether he is RICH,
in persis'ing in the pursuit.. Of his lawful
business, and if the government shall tell
him he must not GO, he will not go. If, |
however, The government says nothing a.
gains. his going, he will infer he has RICH,
,og 60" You say, also, that che processes |
ton" OF The sincerity Of this latter pro-
fesson one can best judge by reading his
letter Of the 9th, published in the New York |
Herald Of the 10Th inst.
But, in regard to the chief matters Of
your letter, permit! me to say thai, in the
fist place, do not admit the right of Mr.
Law, or any other citizen, TO threaten war
on his account, for the purpose of seeking
redress for real or imaginary injuries, and
then to call on The Government to say whelh-
er j. approves or disapproves of such con-
duct, and assume its appreciation unless the
act is forbidden. The Constitution of the !
United States has vested in Congress alone
the power of declaring war, and neither the
Executive branch Of the Government nor
Mr.. Law has any rght TO usurp that power
by commencing war without It's authority; !
and if he shall attempt it, it will be my duty,
as it is my determination, to exert all the
power confided 10 the Executive Govern
ment by the Constitution and laws to pre-
vent it. am resolved, at every hazard, to
maintain our rights in this controversy as
against Spain, and am equally resolved
the, no act of our own citizens shall be per-
mi,led to place this Government in the
wrong.
Mr.. Law has an undoub,ed RICH. to pur-
sue his lawful business but when a ques-
ton is raised between this Government, and
d foreign nation as to whether the business
he pursues is lawful, or pursued in lawful
manner, the decision Of that question be-
longs TO the two Governments, and not TO
him. If the objec. be 10 asscr! his RICH, to
enter the port of Havana with such persons
as he may choose TO select, in defiance of
the laws end Government Of Spain, he has
certainly done enough to presen, that ques-
ton for the decision Of the Governments of
Spain and the United States and the nego-
.ialIon has already commenced, and our
rgh,s, as we understand them, have been
asserted, and, as said before, will be main
tanned. But the act of this Government can
not be controlled by the interference Of any
individual, and it is entirely unnecessary
tina, Mr.. Law should repeat these attempts
for the purpose Of settling this controversy;
and If he willfuly does so, and in so doing