The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-12


letter and r s. is quite interesting 1t is perfect
cho wder, well cooked and seasoned. II is an ad
mixture Of the law sf nations, and Of statute law
and OF George Law. 1t treats Of treaties, and
dscourses Of politics, colonies tion-the navy and
negroes-tho slave trade and fevsrs com merce
and the Donaldson and Greer correspondence
newspapers and 'editors--the Democratic Reuietc--
the Presidential election-Douglas and Hunter as
candidates-apd Of muske.s and cartridges, and
neutrality, and as to what articles contraband
Of war;; and, besides all these topics, Oregon and
the Hcdson Bay Company, and Mr.. Calhoun, and
Sir George Simpson, and several other persons
and things are referred to. 1t is an expansive
epistlc, and contains some useful Information.
There arc no dicta of the code editorial requiring
our editorial certificate absolying MIR. S. from
"siding and abettirg' what be Is pleased to call
the "Donaldson and Greer hoax" though he was
well aware no one has ever denied or doubted the
genuineness Of the letters addressed to go. and
O., published in the HERALD last August. Mr..
Sanders denial should be satisfactory to al con-
cerned, and the curious may therefore guess again.
The accounts in this letter respecting the " Hud-
sons Bay Company" and the "Ebony Line mat
tiers appear quite straight Az TO the Democratic
Reutetc, we presume Mr.. ). cannot escape tho soft
impeachment OF being its "chief editor and pro-
prietor." cit looks so to n man up q tree" And
in references to the Presidential election we presume
the pages OF the Rertc viii show VIII ose nomination
for President and Vice President the editor favors
and whose it does not. Mr.. s., even in this letter,
slsps Buchanan, and Cass, and Marcy fat in the
face. He ssgaciously keeps off OF the gallsnt aud
irresistible Batter, who is descendant not only Of
revolutionary heroes, bat allied TO the Buffers OF
Ireland, Of which family the Duke Of Ormond ie The
head, and who, we'll as his ancestors have freely
shed their blood in the cause Of their country
Politicians will act wisely not to assal Gen Butler
he was connection and protege Of Jackson, and
has proved himself 10 Congress and in the battla
fed. lie is impregnable to their attacks
With respect to the nusket speculation, Mr..
Law appo nted US 10 deferd him while he - away
at CbBgres. We have secn nothing as vet that
merits serious notice. Some envious people have
found fault that We estimated bis estate at from
1--WE 10 seven millions. An evening paper. hostile
20 lin, alleges that he realized two millions by
the musfet and cartridge speculation lf 30, he
n abe good trade and SIS we did not in ,ude this
profit In our former estimate, must no alter il
and gay from sever TO niLe millions. The 7thori-
~ alluded 10 IL, however, rather bad. We are
well assured that he allegation sof the Navy De.
paIment, q any Of it's officers or agents. ofhaving
something 10 do with thu sale Of these muskets,
made in tic So nc print, is utterly uofounied The
uske's we're entirely NO der the control OF the War
Department. /. seems those making these accusa
gro.s will make cas u crafty personal spite, and
anybody that wishes can ascertain the facts By
Application TO Tho Secretary Of War. Dofoe gives
an account Of the terrible overthrow the canni.
balls encountered when they attacked Robinson
Ctusoe and Friday, who we're armed With store
e muskets The fsIocious snvagci who 20 reck-
lefely assaii George Law and George ". Sanders,
ormed with 100 600 muskets and mil'ionstof bah
cartridges, and several millions of dolara should
read that account and pTedt w the Lessen.