Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-01-24
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lThe Poll.ieaI carsss and Palt., ssss..

4 nc stA " - eAsss SS{
i sces of Henry ~ Wise.
A,cantiid review of the political career
lof Mr.. Wise will acquit him OF haT zp
slof Inconsistency and iatd tdelity TO party in
1.-The jud dgment Of MI tclligent and imp
iEtial men. II Is easy TO select detached u
\ passages from the public life3oi any man
4 of veteran Service and conspi posisa
Etion, which may convict him of ereentrisS
lefty or treachefy, 1.-Two view them1 out sof
their proper eonnect tom aud without refers
erence to circumstances or condisionsssz-a
Democrats will not sefutinize the coufse
iof Henry Al. Wiss9in this marrow and il,ss
liberal spirit. They take his public char
acter in its completeness and sperfectiopssQ
and no perception ofminute blemishes caiifs
lessen their appreciate Of his solid worthss
and brilliant genius, OrsdetEact from the,h
general effect of his personal and politicals4
virtues sap
The first appearance of Mr.. Wise ms
public life was in 1888: butswhen still liAa
youth at college. he displayed his exraas
ordinary talent and his passionate predis3s
lection. for political discussion. mas
ter,'' said~he in 1859, Gin the studylets
municipal aud constitutional law MAS 80
republican after the 'straightest scot offs
strict construcliouists-th learned and,s
now lamented Henry st. George Tucker
of Winchester- than whom no man IN thee
day of his health was OF more subtle. mss
teiect-no man more . gentleman anhsA,p
scholar, and noSinan more beloved by hiss
pupils; upon whom he failed mot 10 imise
press'the stamp of his great authority .s-.s
He led me to.the pure fountain OF the Mad+se
isonian philosophy Of politics. The fTali
of leaders whom / preferred for. the Rresps
idency was Mr.. Crawford Of Georgiass{
though, was too young TO give hima yote,H
'eVenif The state Of his healthiha.l Rllow-7
ed him 70 be nominated. My next pref
erence was Genl. jackson, who was my
first choice in 1898. and for whom Iayos
ted then and in 1882" IAa eid 10
A gentleman familiar with the public
course OF Mr. Wise, in recent eOmmunis
cation to this paper, bore the following
testimony to his early fidelity 10 Demo
Wise, {" writes this cmjnent citizen, "and
his political associations and afinitiesl
since he came to the bar in l82e, aud ina
that year heard him deliyeran eloquenta
and telling speech from the hustingsainih
favor Of the election OF Gen'l. jackson to-
the Presidency, and in strong dGnuncia-gl
LlOu VI I(I0 hubutulSbIhtOll4 uAAsbu -it
sures Of John Quincy Adams. He wassl
then candidate for no Office. In. the
spring of 1899, voted for Mr.. Richard
Coke TO represent his district in CUngressga
and SO did in the spring Of l83l.aaIns
both these years he was elected. In 19.
80 Mr.. Wise attended the Baltimore DEM
ocratic Convention, aud voted for theno4
mination Of General, j Jackson for a second
term, and, although he preferred Judge
Barbour for the Vice Presidency, he iaeiT
quiesced in the nomination Of Mr.. Van
Buren, for that office; aud on his returhpl
home, he not only advocated the re.elecfas
ton Of Gtn'l. Jackson and the election of
Mr.. Van Buren,, but he wrote an able ndyas
dress, defending the ADMINISTRATION Of
Gen. jackson, and recommending his re-
election and the. election of Mr.. Van Bn-
ren. which was printed and circulated onu
the Eastern Shore. On the 10th Of De.a
cember, 1882, think, the famous Pro-
clamation WAS issued; but Mr. Wise, like
Genl. DromgooleS John Y Mason, Esq..f
Andrew Stevenson. Esq, and other Ylrsfs
ginia politicians WHO claimed TO be State
Rights men--yeRy even the lamented Phil.
ip p. Barbour -sgill adhered TO General
Jackson. In the spring Of 1888. Mr.i
Wise was a candidate for Congress, lin ops,
position to Mr.. Coke, and igsued long,
address to the people Of the district, Whiehes
was printed in hand. bill form. COPY of
which, as well rs the address aLyocalinga
the reelection Of Cen. Jackson, ARE now
in my possession; in which addfsss 70 tls
district he maintained the sovereignty y 81
the separate States, aud their right each
for itself, to Judge Of Ihe infFacliOns Of th0
Constitution and of the mode and naaes
sure Of redress; and that when Stateidess
terinined that the Constitution had been
violated, it has the right TO sOeede Sand
that no other power has q right 70 conlgolA
its judgment or reverse Il, or eoeFeeqit
back into the Union; Mr. Coke also is.,a
sued asprinted address TO the diSttict, -
copy Of which also have 10 Which hssi
maintained the doctrine olsNalli6eaffons
i in which / had before, did then, aud d.
now concur. Iyoted for Mr. GOkos ~
had before, and did agaIn ID lie aprihg of
E1835!F
LHere following SONS extracts from Mr.
Wise letterStO his Constituents 10 1882. AZ
The Eaquiref gees on
! This is pretty sound pemocraEie doe.aSs
trine. 1t shows thal Nr. vi i4s proftsd byi ;
the instructions Of Tucker sud the exagan
pie Of Madison La the leItsE .o5 IS 95e.
4 quoted above, Mr. Wise sietsbes hise4ss
act position in 4hs CANVASS ssitls III. Coke.
in Lhess WordsGsi
II . /, likeshEs Thot Richie Gen. and ~
otheF Union DemOcrats Of YirEinis Of
that dEy, did nDtiiOlsTate the dCegfinsssofa
tie Prcclamation. 'sThey we're bY8
uhCnsoever drawn, Slus federal IN their.