Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-12-18

The Washington Republic Of the 9Th
nit. BY permis.ion OF the President, pub.
fishes ths following letter:
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WAsuisoroN Nov. IL, 1852.

fishes tie following letter.
rhivATE.
WASHINGTON Nov. IL, 1862.
Hon. Hum maxwell, New York city.
/ Your note oi yesterday came TO liam
this niornlhg, Ia which you state conver
sation you have had with Mr. Gsorg
Law from which you learlled that III,
"Cfeacellt City will 70 to Cuba aud en
ter the port 0f Havana indcliance Of th
Spanish authority aud II fired upon
she will be surrendered, aud that ihel
lle and others will immediately com
metce Lostilities against the island Yo,
say also that ''lie desires 10 know wIietI,
'er lie IL right IN persIsting III the pnrsui
oi his lawful business, and that If TIL
Government shall tell him he iniis, no
20, be will not I'o lfiiowsyer, the Gov
.erlinsiit says nothing against his gong
he will infer la has d right TO go." fo,
say also che proiessea to be friendly 4
me md my Administration. Ui lh'
sincerity OF this latter profession QUO cal
best Judge by reading his letter OF tlis 9th
| published III the New York HeraM q
the 10th instant.
But In regard to tho chief matters q
your letter, permit me 10 say that, IN thu
first place, do not admit the right oi Mr.
Law, or any other citizen, TO threaten 4
| war OH his own account, for the purpos,
oi seeking redress for real or imaginary
injuries, aud then 10 call upon tile Govern
meHt TO say whether 1t approves or disnp
proves Of such conduct, and assume Ii,
appreciation unless the act Is forbidden
The Constitution ofthe United States l,a,
vested In Congress alouc the power Of de-
olarlng war, and neither the Executive
branch Of the Government, nor Mr.. Law
has any right to usufp tllat power by com
tnencing war without It's nutlio,ity and
ishe shall attempt ii, IL will be my duty, al
Ills my determination, 10 exert al tie
power connded to the Executive Govern.
nient by the Constitution mid laws to
prevent 1t. am resolved, at every baz.
ard, to maintain our rights IN this contro.
versy IA against Spain, aud am equally
resolved that 40 not OF our own citizen,
shall be permitted to places tliiv Govern.
inent In tile wrong. Mr. Law has ali
| lindonbted right TO pursue bis lawful bus.
| ines but when Il question is raised be.
tween this Government aud foreign LIT.
| ton, as to whether The business which he
pursues IL lawful, Or pursued IN lawful
manner. the decision Of that question be.
longs 10 the two Governments aud not to
hs.t4 IF 41ttaf,t In s<sa ~ ~.
to euter tile port Of Havana with sucll
persons 40 he may choose 10 select, in do.
fance OF the laws aud government ol
Spain, be has certainly done enough io
present tia. question for the decision VI
the Governments of Spain aud tlie Uni.
ted States ;and tl,e negotiation has already
commenced, aud our rights as we UNDER
stand them have been asserted, aud ss /
said before, will pe maintained but the
action Of this Government cannot be con-
troIled by tile interference Of a1y individu-
al and it il entirely unnecessary that
Mr.. Law should repent these attempts for
the purpose oi settling this controversy,
and II he Wilfully does 80, aid Id 50 doing
violates the laws of foreign nation with.
iii It's own juri-dic,ion, and thereby losses
or iorfeits bis vessel, he can expect no
idemnity for such ali act Of folly from
this Government We regulate the terms
and conditions upon whitehall foreign yes-
sells shall enter our ports, aud we fix the
penalties for violation vi our laws, and
the right 10 do 70 shall never suffer to be
questioned by Foreigners, and We do not
question theirs to do the same thing. He
must wait the result Of tile negotiations
between tile two Governments. This is
a question not TO be settled between him
aud Cuba, nor even between tile United
States aud Cuba, but l,et tween The UDifed
States and Spain. which alone Is fsspol,-
sible for the conduct OF tie Governor ot
Cuba.
/ write lii some haste, as the mail il
closing but You are at liberty to make
known the contents of this letter to Mr.
Law, and to iniolm him. that as good
citizen presume ae will not attempt any
violation Of our neutrality laws by attack
ing Cuba.
] am, truly. yours, s
(S,gned MILLARD FILLMORE
Tie Republic. commenting oi, this let
ter. says that Mr.. Law. Oh being apprised
of tie contents Of tie letter, replied that
lis intentions in relation to making war
OH Cuba had been misunderstood. ii also
announces that Davenport has been renlov-
ed and no officer Of tie navy will be permit
led 10 enter the service Of tile company,
% long as the managers adhere 70 tbe
present practice of continuing the visits
Of their vessels into Havana as q source
Of annoyance 70 tI,e Spanisi, officials, and
the mails hereafter will be sent by lie r.
abel and not BIZ allowed 70 90 o., sny vs.-
Vel of this company, If Mr.. Law chooses
10 retain Pnrser Smith ON his steamer
They will be stripped Of aIl official char
ter. having no prelence 10 claim iInnuni-
ties or considerations is al agent of lie
Government.
Convention or SLAvEHoLDERs-Tne
Cincinnati Gazette says that convention
Of owners Of slaves from Mason, Braeke,
and other counties ii Kentucky lsas been
held, 20 devise some way Of preventing
the escape Of slaves They would have
Slave Pfotection Societies iorn,ed il, eacl.
county ii Ken:ucky y. each 70 have p,.r-
sping committee 4 eeusus ID bs taken
of Ill the slaves II each county owned by
lnemlerss ftlnt raised 70 pay stipuIa-.
tsd reward foE 5e-captufe. al,d tl,e expenses
Of The pnrsail u The slaves Of members,
io psy - citizsns q r. States for the
capture of fngiiives II the following rates: