Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-11-30

The Washington Wing papers publish the following letter
of the President which, like Secretary Conrads letter in re
gard 10 the individual VIM. Smith the Puser) strikes US
as being rather curt and undgnfed:
WASHINGTON, Nov. IL, 1852.
! Hon. HuoH maxwell New York City.
Your yesterday came 10 hand this morning in
which you state conversation you have had with M Geo
Law, from which you learned ia tue Crescent City VIII
90 TO Cuba and port OF Havana in defiance Of ht
Spanish auhority and il fired upon size will be surrender
ed and that then ne and others WI lnmeolaley commence
ses know whether he is right in peissne in The pursuit
of his lawful business, aud thar ii The Government shall .
him he go, he vii! not 60. IT. however tie Gov
says nothing against bis going he viii infer he has
right CO." You say, also that "he processes 10 be
friendly TO and my Administration. O The sincerity OF
latter profession best judge BY reading his let,
Of the 9 published in the New YORK Herald OF the 10Th
instant.
But in regard TO the chief of your letter, permit
say, that, in the first place. do not ADMIT tie right
of Mr. Law any other ci'izsn, TO threaten war or his
account for the purpose OF se"E ING hedtssa nhr @
heihcr It apnroves disaprroves OF such conduct and
Constitution the United States has vested IN CoE:Ss
alone The power declaring and neither the Executive
hr,ncb OF the Government Mr. Law hns any right I"
usrp tina, power by commencing war "iaeut It's auh't
y; und he shall attempt H. will be my uy as II Is my
deermnsan 10 exert all he power conded TO The Exccu-
tive Government by the Constitution and Laws 10 Fre'en'
IT, am resolved, al every hazard 10 'nainaln our ishs
in thi. controversy aguns Spain and am equally re-
solved that no of citizens shall DC peeu 10
place this Government in the wrong.
Mr. Law has an undoubteG right 10 pursue his lawful ou-
mon, od foreign nation whether The business which
he pursues lawful pursued in lawful mane 'he ee-
cision Of that question belongs TO inc TWO
and moi 10 him. object be 10 assert his right TO enter
the mort Of Havana with such az ne may choose "
select in defiance the laws and Government OF sfan ne
has certainly enough TO present that question lor he
decision Governments OF Spain and the nied otasi
the negotiation hns already commenced, ana our
as we understand them have been asserted and rs saa
before will be maintained. But the act o his Government
cannot be controlled by the interference OF any lniSu.
and il IS entirely unnecessary that Mr. Law should repeat
these attempts for the purpose oi settling lis
of foreign nation within its jurisdiction, aud heeoy
loses or fets weasel he expect no indemnify oi
such an act of folly from this Government.
We regulate The and conditions upon "bch all TO-
reign vessels sial ports and we X the pcnaicS
for violation laws aHd the right TO do SO we s'a
never suffer 10 questioned by foreigners, and we 90 MOI
n.s,n ,hers 10 do the thing. He must wait The re-
suit of the ncgotia between the two Governments
This question To be settled bet wecn hin ana cuo
bur bctween the United States aud Spain which alone re
spcnsbIe for the conduct Of The Governor OF Cuba
write in some haste The mail is closing; but you arc
NJ liberty 10 mike known the contents "i ths letter 10 Al
,w and IN inform him that az good citizen presume II,
will no attempt any violation OF our neutrality laws oy u
'acklng CUBA w MmILLARD ill FILLMORE.
ING lSeS15ic iaIcs that Mr. Law when apprized of h'
or ,he above letter remarked that his intentions il
relation 10 making upon Cuba, had been
by ilr. Maxwell.
The Republic also announces that "Passed Mdshipmar
Davenport has been renored from The command OF the steam
er "Crescent City, and adds:
With the view Of preventing repetition OF the INJURY
which the failure the delivery 0i the tia'Ha a
incts upon the mercantile classes OF Suoa ana "a o. M Gu
the Postmaster General has directed that me nd
shall moi be again despatched in the Crescent cay or ~ a
other Of the eonpanys steamers nhtch may hupe
Smith board In that case the mails WIN oe uans, m G
10 Charleston and thence by the steamship isabl "
The Crescent City will thus be stripped oi all schoidhee
official character patronage II Mr. Law cnooee 10 fc'a
purser Smith on board the Crescent City wiz sun as pr
vate steamer commanded bya merchant captain and nav
ing no petence claim immunes or cons'aerau2n as o.
agen, Of the Government The anthorities OF Cuoa ma
deal with with any other vessel violating eli io
laws and reguiailGns and Inc consequences wiz ''''
| upon Mr.. Laws head
Th, looks 10 US very much like backing out In the lace
Soansh official insolence and seems fully TO justify IN
following structures of our Washington correspondent VIII
ten before The above facts officially announced:
To The Editors of the Enquirer. ;, 80 o. ,o.o
The attitude now exhibited by the present administration
in reference 10 present relations with CUBA huha
,inn in The eytreme The bold yet insoient cohauct o
mere dependency of Span has, seems struck terror 10 III
| hear, of the American Cabinet at washington. -
The recent removal of both Porter and Davenport ot
rho command of the Crescent City, has already eEknaleo
fame of indignation throughout all our o"Eders, Whch
will be difficult resist or quench Inc press ana e p
ole too will trumphanty sustain ihose gullan, youns u
ccrs may the reproach tnis moecic ana
linz administration may heap upon them lhcy nave Prov
to the world that the American Navy yet con!lns ~ ~ ~
personnei sut that made OH; men, eaives ~ VI VI
honor OF our flag, and VINO are ever 'eauS - 0 "
rights and honor OF The country. a
Itis poor encouragement indeed TO inc young oneeI
the Navy II they are be rePsoVcd oy theif uo'eh"e
for rcbukinp foreign insolcnce and protecting Inc stars
stripes from insult and degradaon as in the case OF ID
Crescent City Out upon such trucking anu cV"sio ~,
policy Frank Pierce will put the ship OF S'a.e IN .e ls
track and Spain will be made to reaiize Inc ttu. .a
stpuaons are not written in the sand; and that the com
of nations must and shall be Observed Whatever may o
consequences. Yours &C.. L.