The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-21
From the .Neso York Herald.
The Hen. George Law and HIS Revolutionary
ImnNnonte.

Inc Mem. george Law ana HIS Bev0lutloDAfy
implements.
The present condition of continental Europ.
has awskend and excited, to action, various in
terests and influences in this country. The
fires of revolutions are believed by many not to
be extinguished, and that the fame will shortly
burst forth with terribly increased intensity
The sagacious politicians of the United States
are shaping their course to be on the popular
side here, in reference to the struggles that it is
believed are to take place there. The shrewd
merchant is preparing for the crisis, with re-
spect to tho shipments he is to make, and bis
| returns. The Hungarian, or Kossuth reyolu-
tionary committee of this city, would, if they
knew how, do something but they are utterly
inefficient, and should shut up shop. Their
continuance of issuing Hungarian, or Kossuth
shin plasters, wont do. 1t is said, some >Origi-
nally placed on that committee have backed out,
though no annunciation OF their resignation has
been yet made by the survivors. II is said,
also, that one member of the committee made
the sale of forty thousand muskets, alluded to
by Governor kossuth in his speech that we
heretofore quoted, and that the muskets sold
were scarcely worth the two dollars each,
agreed to be paid for them but we cannot
fully credit this report. Whatever Is the fact,
the Hungarian committee should forthwith dis
solve and, unlike the Irish revolutionary CON-
mittee, should make Il public erpose of the
funds received, and the amount discussed. The
pronu,cianienfo, or advertisement, of the Hon.
George Law, in the form of letter to the editor
of the Herald, given below, covers the whole
ground of relief to the European revolutionsts,
Hungarian, Italian, Polish, German, and French.
The emigrss in England, it is said, have CON-
mand of large amount of funds. Mr. Law is
the man who can provide them with the needful
implements and munitions of war, on large
scale. His letter is as follows:
UNION PLACE, New York Feb. 8, 1852.
j. G. BENNETT, ESQ, ED. New York HERALD.
DEAR SIR Recently in your paper, and in
some. other prints, and in one not worthy Of no.
tice, my name has been mentioned, and reference
made to transactions of mine with which
neither newspaper editors nor the public have
any more concern than The public have in your
contracts with your paper makers or your news
carriers. My purchase from the government of
the United States Of one hundred and fifty
thousand muskets and my owning several mil
lions of ball cartridges, has been several times
alluded TO, and it has been stated the muskets
are worthless" and were condemned" and
second hand" and that | have sold them to
Governor Kossuth for So piece, &c. There
is not one word Of truth in the statement that
any of these muskets have teen sold to Cover
nor Kossuth, or any body else, for Hungary.
The statements depreciating the worth Of the
arms, denounce as SANDER of my property,
calculated to injure its sale. The muskets cost
the government,to make them, about $l3, and
they are worth that sum. They are new not
second hand"-they are not CONDEMNED and
worthless arms" Nevertheless, as they did not
a :vxto ,t,l II
they will be disposed of for less than half that
price; and we will also, in case Of sale of a large
number, give to the friends of liberty enough
to arm battalion of republican patriots to aid
in extending the area of freedom in Europe
Governor Kossuth does not alude in his speech
quoted by you to those muskets, or to any ar
rangement with respect to them, though we shall
be happy to sell him all he may want on moder-
ate terms. The contract he alludes to is with
other parties, and for muskets which cannot be
equal to ours. Ours are new and in good order,
of the best manufacture, accompanied with full
accoutrements, boxed up and in store, ready to
be shipped at a moments notice, with several
millions of rounds of ball cartridges. They
were made by American freemen, and will not
be sold for any prise, to any but those who will
use them in the cause of freedom in Europe.
A large supply of infantry equipments, Of all
kinds, and for artillery, dragons, and for rifle
men, and of ropes for traitors, can be furnished
at the shortest notice; also cannon, &c, &c,
&C., for sea service; and whilst | repel your
attack on my property, | may rs well make this
note an advertisement for its sale. So you may
separate what you regard as proper by way of
defence, from that which may be considered Ms
advertising, and send your bill to my office,
West street, for payment. In addition to what
| have enumerated above, you may state that
stand ready to furnish, on reasonable terms, at
the shortest notice, the fastest steamships in the
world, or the fastest sailing ships in the world
fully armed and eqipped, with cannon that will
reach farther than any now in use, and manned
by men that cannot be captured by any on earth.
The ships shall carry 1000 men each.
An agreement will be made to deliver all the
'personnel and materier' of war above mention
ed, at any given point, anywhere in the world
desire yon to give this an insertion in your Eu
ropean edition, and send a copy to M. Mazzn
to Gen. Cavaignac, and to Gen. Garibadi, and
request the London Times, and Galignani and
Moniteur, of Paris, to copy it, and send the bill
to the Herald office for payment leave this
city for Chagres tomorrow, TO remain there a
| few weeks, on business relative to the Panama
railroad, but letters to me here will be attended
on this subject. take this occasion to notice
sundry intmations that have been given of my
having been Nlsy in intrigues to promote the
prospects of certain candidates for the next Pres
| idency. Sometimes | have been charged with
manGuvering for Gov. Dickinson, sometimes
| for Judge Douglas, sometimes for Gov. Marcy,
| sometimes for Gen. Cass, and sometimes for
| Gen. Houston. | am not hard to please, aud il
good man is selected shall be satisfied; and
| do not think there is much danger of the Dem
ocratic party acting indscreetly at the next
election; and if it should, our country can
flourish even under weak President, for our
institutions are self.working and selfpreserv.
ing. These limitations are made to injure me-
by exciting hostility to me as being violent
political partisan. So, also, it is sought to as
sail the mail-steamship line from this city to
Chagres in which | am interested. | have not
had any concern in the socalled "Ebony Line,
as has been charged. All these insidious and
invidious efforts give me little annoyance, and
fail in doing me harm. Conscious of my own
recttude, and of my ability, under Providence
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