New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-10
Letter from George Law.

The suboiued letter from George Law
the great steamboat proprietor and contractors
the Editor of The Herald, is so readable speci
men of that gontleman's talent and epistolsJ
composition, that we copy it, advertisement and
all, without charge:
UNION PLACE, NEw.YonK,
Saturday, Feb. &, 1854.
DEAR SIR Recently in your paper, and in -
other prints and In one not worthy OF notice. ~
name has been mentioned, and reference man
transactions Of NINE with which ieltner he"spap0
editors nor the public have any more concern w.
the pubic have 10 your contracts WIN your w.
makers or your news-carrlers. MY purchase uoe
the Government OF the United States OF one nun
bred and ATTY thousand muskets, aud ny 0sbmg
several millions OF ball cartridges, has Deen eee-
raj times alluded to, and II mas been staleo ~
muskets are worthless" and were "oondemDed
and secondhand" ard that have SOLO snem q
Governor Kossuth for 81 apiece, &c Tncis
not one word Of truth In tne Statement tn@ Hy
of these muskets have been sold 10 uo"nu
Kossuth, or anybody else, for Hungary II
statements depTecianDg the worth OF the @sme !
denounce as a SANDER OF my property, calculs'eee
injure its sale The muskets cost the Govefnm.nt!
to make them about $l3, and they are 1orn ~
sum. They are new, lot A." second hand they 9s
not condemned and worthless Tms' NevW.
theess, as they did not cost me and those n,sfe.ss
with me 50 much, they will be disposed OF ioi
than half that pr CO and will also, IN case Of ~
OF a large number, give TO the friends OF boeoy
enough ~ arm a battalion OF republican patne0
aid in extending the area OF freedom 10 EuIepe
Governor Kossuh does not allude III MS speeo
quoted by YOU TO those muskets, or 10 any arneoe
meBt with respect TO them. though We shalibenofU
to sell him all be may want on moderate terms ~
contract he audes TO is with other parties, an ~
muskets which cannot be equalto ours Ours aNnes
ana in good order, Of the best manufa ;use sceeo
paLied with full accoutfements, boxed up ~
store. ready to be shipped AZ monenps no5lce, -
several millions Of rounds Of ball cartridges IL
were made by American fTeemen, and VIII ~ -
sold for any pflce TO any but those Who wln
them in the cause OF freedom IN knlote =
large supply OF infantry equipments, OF an 49,
and for sTilefy, dragons, aGo iot in
ard of ropes for traitors, can be furn'snss
the shortest nCrce also cannon, &c.' @e -
for sea service and while repel your at'ack ~
property, ! NAV as well make this note an snySI..
ment for its sale So you may sepafate WI ~
regard as proper by way OF oelense iion We. ~;
may be considered as advertising and send YOU
10 NY Office, West-st for payment. la anuiu.
what have eI umerated above, you may stwS
| stand ready 70 furnish on reasonable teims,SG
shortest notice, the fastest steamships ~ me ws.
the fastest sailing ships IN the world idi,y 49,
and equipped, with cannon that VIII i.hn
than any now in use and manned Dy men H - Ssu
lot be captured BY any on earth Inc sni~ -
cary 2,Ct0 men each. An agreement VIII PC
to deliver all the personnel and mdf1se.
above mentioned. at any given point, any"heHs
tse world. desire yon 10 give this an lbs
In your European edition and send copy =,
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GanDalci. and request The London inns
Gahgnani ard Moaiteur of Paris, to copy u, aIA -
the bill to The Hfr0id Office for payment. / -
this city for CDagres tomorrow, to remain 49,
few weeks, on business relative TO the Panans ~
road, but letters 10 me here will be ATTENDED ~
an agent authorized 10 act in my behalf on IhnS
ject. | take TIL. occasion TO notice sundD ne0
tons tina, have been given of my having been2
in antiques TO promote the prospects Of csfans
oidates for the next Presidency. Sometimes -"
been charged with maneuvering for Gov Dicp'
sometimes for Jucfe Douglas, sometimes 10Y w.
Marcy. sometimes for Gen. Cas-, and sonsslisS ~
Gen Houston. / ain not hard 10 please, s1 Ia
good man is selected, shall be satisfied sM.%
rot think there IS much Danger OF the Den1' "a
party acting in6lscreety al the next eiechcs. slsr
If It should, our country can flourish even "a
weak President, for our ins.t.asioS -,
selfworking ard seltpreserying iHesssS,rna
nations are made 10 injurc me py, -,
hostility 10 beng violent polisl1. - inc
So, also. u is sought 10 assail the mali s'eals
from this City 20 Chagres, IN which a. = Tbong
have not had any concern in the so-c'.tie.,;,sSmf
Lne," as bas been charged. All tnefo - ~
invidous efforts 1--WE ne little annoy 81 - -t<ele
In doing n harm. Conscious OF my ". "a y
and OF my ability, unier ProSicence, ,sSeos
that undertake, shall go aheas, xh. 'h,, tSufb
to assaults from any quarter, anc 90 an bsys
fight, and all think rs mint. WINS, IA 80
earned myself, and Will do win y a. ~ cosnn
in all things. | shall expect Inc he" .s,,Soo1 y
me. DURING. NV ABSENCE, against any imp."..,.sh v
tacts. as II mas been nv assailsnt lons s"
satisfy any reasonable Christian man; Lag.
Yours respectfully