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

Virginia, for Woe Preside ! believe and nays
urged that such nomination combined freshness
energy, talent, courage and patriotism, superior to
fostering personal preudices and hostilitiss would
have to DO overcome if it was made. The ilborn
and unexpected democracy, frsm carly youth. Of
both these gentlemen, Id well known. Their re-
spectivo locality is such to render their selection
appropriate at this juncture Young Anerica"
could DO rallied en- masSe TO their support, for by
their election tho country might be satisfied tn at
tho ineo ming administration wodld no. be distracted
by selfish cliqles, or stultifed by musty fogeysm.
expect 10 continu, 10 sustain them until tho ASTON
of the Convention, and shall regret the subs;tu-
tisn Of other names. Messrs Douglas AMI Hun
ter not responsible for single word OF this pa
per, or any thing may say, or write, or do other
wise, airy subject do not consult or GORE spond
with them, nor Am ! regulated by them | have
n ct seen either OF them, nor received line from
either OF them, since 'ongress met; aud, on the
other hand, they are not entitled to any credit for
anything have written or done, or may write or do.
Respectfully, your fellow citizen,
GEO. N. SANDERS.
p 5 Since the foregoing was written, an even
ing paper Of this city (the Same one, | presume,
Mr. Law incidentally refers to Ia bis letter., has an
elaborate editorial in its customary style, about
Mr.. Law, and respecting these muskets, and gentle
men, who never had any conne cton with the matter
are inoxcusaby dragged into it That editorial
affects to give only part Of Mr. Laws letter. but
the part it pretends to quote is strangely alsfed
in an important respect, by the substitution Of Sl8
for $l3, stated by Mr. Law to have been the cost
Of the guns to the United States. The allegations
made are net merely ridiculous, there is scarcely
sembance Of truth in any one, and not correct
item as to facts or dates, or sums or prioes; and
they also betray the recklessness or malice Of the
writer by their glaring Inconsistencies and contra
dctops of each other This scriber seeks to prove,
l. That Mr.. Law makes 81 ,537 800 profits on tho
muskets, and half million more on the cartridges,
which he says he "presumes'' Mr.. Law !" acquired
in the same way" making in all $2,000,O00. 2. He
asserts the sale was illegal and fraudulent, made
because the government was much in want Of
funds" and in order that "the wind might be
raised mere quietly by selling government pro-
perry than by making loans or levying taxes"
B. He more than nsinuates that "officers of
the government were parties to tho purchase
He denounces the sale as corrupt favortism to
Mr.. Law and partners by whig administration,
and Gays tho purchasers were the kings friends
and 9TH. He alleges that the Navy Department,
(Which never had anything whatever to do with
the muskets in anywise,) made the sale to "raise
money " indirectly" and yet has improperly ex-
tended credit allowed for the purchase money,
because Of Mr.. Laws inability to pay up and this
compound Of half pay and contradictory and absurd
accusations he desires may DO Investigated by Con-
gress. | make this notice merely because the
Journal of Commerce, a respectable and veracious
paper, and one that has extended circulation, has
copied part Of that editorial into its columns on
Wednesday; otherwise should not have noticed it
beyond my letter to you. q. N. 5.