New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-29
TIE ADMINISTRATION
AND ZzE cR3sC1TT CE-Y.

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We copy the following Article containing an
important letter ofhe President in relation TO NJ George
Law ard tie Crc.csnt City, from Tie Wstingos Re.
public Of Saturday morning:
As the presses in thc interest a Mr George Isw per-
stat in th1,I effort 10 misreprcse1t the position Of the Al
mnstrOtcu reference the conduct of that gentle
man and h. maEag nont 81 the Crescent City, we have
Obtained pernission 70 publish .he following copy OF
puglic etter addressed by the President to the Collector
Of Nerfot NJ. Fillmore, 10 will be seen, expresses
The dCelu nation have always attributed b num- 10
mant2u lie ugb.s o. tuc country as egans. Spain and
81 L time g. bring into play the full powers Of
the Governments to Fcifrein ell lawlessEess and all NJ
emp 1t law essne5f the pant Of any Of our citizens
Private
WARRINGTON Friday. Nov l., 1852
Hon. HUcI MAXWELL, Ncw-York City
Your note Of yesterday camo to hand this
morning in waich you state congorsation you have
had with ar George Law, from which you learned
that the Crescen, City win 60 TO Cuba, and enter
the port OF Havana 10 defiance Of spanish Authority,
and fred uron enc will be surrendered and that then
he and others will Immediately commence hOstlitics
acainett the leland"
You say also that he desires 10 know whether he is
right in perssng the pursuit Of his lawful business
and that the Government shnil tell him he must not
TO- nc win not 90 H. howe 5er the Government says
uo.hing against his go.g he viii infer he has right
TO 60" You say that he processes TO be friendly to
me and my Administration OF the sincerity OF this
latter profession one can best Judge by reading his let
ter OF the 9th published in The Neo YOr Herald Oh tue
10th instant.
But in regard to the chief matters of your Letter
permit me TO say that in first place DO moi admit
the right CfMr Law any ctht Scitizen to threaten
war on his own account, Tor the purpose OF seeS-
ing redress Tor real imaginary injuries. and
y vhafh
approves dpspproyes OF such conduct and assume
its appreciation uness the act is forbidden The Con
stituiion CT The United States has vested in Congress
alone tic power of declaring war and neither the Elk
ecutiye branch OF the Government Mr. Law he's any
rghtto usurp that power by commencing war without
It's authority, ana il he shall attempt IT, 1t viii be
my duty, as it IL my determination, 10 exer. all
the power confds TO the Executive Government
by the Constitution and laws to proven. It, am
resolved at every hazard 10 maintain our rghts In
this controversy agsinst Spain and am equally re-
solved that act ofour citizens shell DC permitted
10 place this Government in the wrong
Nj Law has en- unGoubtci right to pursue his lawful
business but when question ls raised between this
| Government and foreign nation as 20 whether the
business which he pursucs Is lawful or pursued In
lawful manner the decision Of that question belongs 70
the two Governments and no. TO him If the object be
to asscrt his right to enter the port Of Hayans with
such persons he may choose 70 select IN dehance
Of the laws anu Government Of Spain he has certainly
done enough to present that question for the decision
of the Governments Of Spain and the United states,
| and the negotiation has already commenced and our
| right as we understand them, have been assert
ed end a. said before VIII be maintained but the
act Of his Government cannot be controlled by the
interference Of any individual and it is entirely IN
necessary that Mr. Law should repeat these at
tempts for the purpose Of settling this controversy
and Il he wfuly does So and ia doing violates the
LAVA Of foreign nation within its jurisdiction,
ard thereby loses forfets his vessel he can expect
10 indemnify for such ACT Of folly from this Govern
rnent We regulate the terms and conditions upon
lcb all foreign vessels shall enter ports, and We
6 The penalties for violation ofourlaws, and the rght
70 do 60 we shs suffer TO be Questioned by iofegh
ers and we do question theirs 10 do the same tng
He must wsit Tie result OF tie negotiations oet"oc"
IL Two Goverppaeuts This il q question not 10 be get
1 lied between him and Cubs, nor even between tne
Tinted states and Cuba bat between the United states
and snaD which alone is responsible for the conduct
of the Governor OF Cuba
,,rite in scrnc haste Is the m,ii Is cosing but
vo are A. liberty to make known the contents OF ths
letter 70 Nix Law and 70 inform him that as good cit
zen presume he viii attempt any volation oil our
neutrality laws by attacking Cube am truly yours
/ rs;-rodl MLLAnD FILLMORE
dcrstsnd-Gnd Il II GJato Mr. Law TO s@y-us'I
when apprissd Of the contents Vi Cue aoO'e ieei nc
remarked that biz intention N rei-icn 70 HaaIhs w
! upon Cuba had been nnsulIelsto0a y ~ 1881
Tho .uhseouent course Oi tie Crescent Cy, guI~Su'
W. r,cume by the instructions VI the steamship con-
many has forced upon the Government !orteE tiCu ~
Inc pre1lises Paced Mdshlpmen Davenport ns1 zen
rcmoycd from the command Ct the steamer an -
believe Cat no other officer Of the Navy vii DC pern
red a. enter the seryce Of tie Company 20 long a. n
oensgors adhere 10 their present praece 81 converting
the visits Of their vessels into source OF ~
the Spanish oficiala ,;.;o, ~ ,bo injury
bcb III failure 70 ensure the delivery Of me hsyans
rrsls inicts upon tic mercantile classes 81 Suoa an
Of cur WI country, the Po1tn,A-'II sa,bs H.
,Si ,I,t the rneh shan not De sgaln disPstcsea IL
/ - c,~rcen, CIV u IN any other Of ne company
stesners which may have Pufsef sinI,h "a gOiu ;"
-, 800 The ulsils vii De Yantnlt,ed 70 Cnsh7.O-'
- .berce bv the steamship Isabel % Cuba Inc Cfa-
cent City viii Iluz &c tlTippeo u on se'N'1'' " W
/ cal character or pafronasr - 80 49,.
re Crescent CRY viii sal ~ p,Its s.eAis-, eon
s,5e3 ~ merchant captain, and AA7lne no pretei-e
- Sam rouunes Or cOIsderson e. al agent oi TIE
Recommend The authorizes OF CuDa may zeal WIZ y
vii snv other vessel violating Their loca! laws AID
rc yuEtions End the consequence VIZ rest Oily Jpn
" Ave head Our Government will stand acquitted
Nv epan end by this country Of all participation IN con
det that u calculated and designed 70 annoy one, and
r 70 increase existing Irritation IL lie other
In dong The, the AdIia-s.rsnon dee. no. preVen,
M Law from the pUTslil q bis lawful business
Other merchants and sL-p-Cwnefs experience no ot-
fcuiy in Their Intercourse WITH Havana Ihey 60 ana
come without injury or molesstiohi and they never
dream o. calling upon tAer OoIInnlehs 70 PROJECT
tbfm from the police regulations u HsFans, or TO wage
war sEainss spain because hcr Cuban Representatives
deems certain precautions Deceesary 70 ihe nainten-
suce Ct peace on the Island If Dir. Law were content
with the "purEt OF lawful business ths unpleasant
controversy would speedily es brOus N % an eni.