American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-01
WISE FOR pRRsIDENT!


Ever since "thc distinguished Orator
of Only, near Onancock," succeeded
in marshalling his ancient enemies in
successful Gubcrnatorial campaign,
some of the more original of the savons
in the van of his host, have associated
his name in connection with the next
Presidential candidacy. The support
or of IIarrison-the opposcr of Jack
son--the renegade Wing, who a few
years ago boastod that "the Wings
knew each other by the instincts of gen
cn,"-hugging to his bosom New
York Frec-soilcrs with one arm, and
embracing Alabama Democracy in the
Other--wc have no idea that there will
be any demand for the Complete Let
ter Writer" in the Cincinnati Demo
cratic National Nominating Convcn-
ton. Indeed, we wish his chance for
getting the nomination was in any wise
plausible, for two reasons first, tEas
in accepting the Presidential nomina-
ton, he would, of course, resign the
Office Of Governor, and we would thus
get rid of hasty, rash and impetuous
Executive; and second that he would be
the easiest man defeated that could be
pitted against the American Union
candidate, whoever he may be, of
the many distinguished Americans al
ready named in connection with the
next Prcsidcncy-and thus out of Of
flee in the State. and ruled out by the
nation, he could retire to the shades of
"Only," and muse, with expanded
chest and dilating nostrils," upon the
mutabi!ity Of all sublunary things in
general, and politics and politicians in
particular. But no, Mr.. Wise will not
be nommatcd--his name as Prcsidcn-
tial nominee will not survive the first
ballot at Cincinnati, should it be found
there as q compliment merely from the
Virginia delegation. We know not
VIII at original genius among his admir-
crs first named him for Prcsidcnt-it
may have been the same that took out
letters patent at Baltimore on the in
vcntion Of the present National dynas-
ty, or it may have been some wag who
wished to see the " complete letter wri-
ter" spread himself in another verbose
epistlc from "Only, near Onancock; ;"
but this we think do know, and that
is, t'at Henry A. Wise will not be the
Democratic nominee for 1856.
Mr.. Wise is not in good odor, even
in Virginia, as Presidential aspirant.
The Staunton Vinaicator," "a noisy
Tonhcad journaD says:
"Mr. Wisc's friends in Virginia, and
in other portions Of the South, arc &C
tive in coupling his name with the Pre-
sdcncy, and urging the propricty--
ave, the necessity of his nomination for
that Office by the Democratic party in
Convention assembled. We arc not
ono of those, however. We do not think
Mr.. Wise, in the first place, is an a.
valuable man. In the second place,
we do not believe him to be q suitable
man. The ground from which VIC as
sumo he is not an available man, is
that his nomination would make the
next Presidential canvass turn upon
sectional issue, almost entirely at the
North, while his opponents at the South
would support any conservative North
crn man over bim--thus rendering his
defeat matter of certainty. lie is
not suitable man, because it would be
tho grosscst impolicy in either party to
seek to make a sectional issue, and a.
bandon all national and fratcrnal feel
inc. Mr.. Wisc's nomination would do
this. Tho North will not vote for him,
in our opinion-at least not over such
n man Us Willard Fillmore. The South
will not support him as unitcdIy as the
North would support FiIlmorc--ond
hcncc in addition to being defeated, VIC
would have united tho peoPle Of the
North, against the Democracy Of the
South. The party will havo become
sectional, andits great national charac-
ter and reputation be sacrificed. Such,
at least, IL our views Of the subject"