Daily American organ., 1856-04-23
Goyernor Wise,s Letter.


The following letter from the Hon. II. A. Wise,
determining the preference and action Of Virginia
at the approaching National Democratic Conven-
tiou, to be held at Cincinnati, was addressed to
the Corresponding Secretary of the General Bu-
chanm Committee Of the State Of New York."
RICHMOND, March 5, 1856.
DEAR Sin: received yours of the 23d ult to-
day, and have no hesitation in giving frank reply
to the resolution Of inquiry Of which you are the
medium.
As to the presentation of my own name for nom-
ination for the Presidency, can only say that
have had no part in 1t, and viii have none, further
than to say that will not withhold its use from
my fiends, if they think that it be fairly made
to serve the cause Of the country and of the De-
mocracy.
/ was, at the last Convention, the avowrd friend
of Mr.. Buchanan's nomination, and would have so
declared now, had not expressly understood that
he would not be a candidate for the Presidency
moan not to say that l am not now friendly to his
nomination, but that am not committed to him or
TO any man. Ny main desire is, that the Democ-
racy shall be united on the best man with the best
chance of success.
lespecially desire that the Virginia Democracy
shall not be distracted, and am committed only
to their preference, whatever it be, within the
range of legitimate selection. / will go with the
Virginia regiment into the BATTLE and remain with
it through the fight until death or victory.
Pennsylvania has always stood by Virginia, from
the days of Simon Snyder and Thomas Jefferson
down to this day; she is one Of the largest and
Oldest and best of the old thirteen States and she
has claims to give candidate, and she has son
worthy Of nomination, who is a representative
man and name, of his States Democracy; and If
Virginia again prefers him, as she did in 1852,
will go for his nomination might and main
Virginia Offers no candidate, and will not likely
vote for any son of her own unless her sister States
shall call upon her TO present her preference to
the Convention. If she presents no son of her
own IN the hrst instance, my belief Is that on the
first ballotings in convention her vote viii be cast
for Mr.. Buchanan with an earnest, honest desire
to have him nominated. If his name fails, then
Virginia will expect Pennsylvania to 60 along with
her for her preference. And ! say this without
rejecting other States or candidates. for whoever
is nominated by the Convention at Cincinnati, on
sound Democratic platform, will be supported
by Virginia, and she desires to exclude no candi-
date from having his name proposed. She will
heartily 60 for Mr., Pierce, Mr.. Douglas or any
other sound man of the North, and sets up equal
pretensions only for son of her own or the South
She would, doubtless looking to men alone, prefer
one of her own sons-for, example, Mr.. Hunter,
OF the Senate, or some other but the proposal Of
the name ofone Of her sons she would defer to her
sister States, and to none more especially than to
Pcnnsylysnia.
For myself prefer that Mr.. Buchanan's name
shall be presented to the National Convention
deed, that the field of selection shall be as large as
possible--that the claims of every good and great
man who has hold upon the masses of the peo-
pie, without regard to section, be thought of and
fairly considered, in reference to the popular win,
aud not to the selfish interest of mere politicians
aud then every State regiment will be marched up
to the grand Democratic encampment with high
hopes of being the banner corps, and Of gladly and
goriousy leading on to as signal moral as well as
political victory. pledge you that the "Old
Guard Of Virginia viii tread {" with the tramp Of
the serried host regularly in the line against the
f,e and do or die in any part of the field of con-
fict, where duty and order may command.
A8 am, sir, yours truly,
HENRY A. WISE.