The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-03-26
An infamous Politlcal Letter.


Gov. Wise, of Virginia, appears to have a
mania for writing letters Heis apparently
laboring under the delusion that the whole
country is eagerly looking at him, and with
gaping eyes and open ears, watching and list
ening with fearful intentness for has opinions
on the various subjects agitating the public
mind. With good nature perfectly marvel
lous and an industry for which we can find no
parallel, he endeavors to keep his opinions, N
the. form of letters, before the people, SO that
no man may say, whether he resides in Maine
or Texas, that Henry A. Wise has not spoken.
But there is probably only one man in the
Urion who is laboring under mistake as to
the importance of Gov. Wise and his opinions,
and that man is Gov. Wise himself How in
telligent members of the old Commonwealth
of Virginia can stomach his assurance, his self
suficiency, his preposterous egotism. is more
than intelligent men outside Of the old Com
monwealth may be able to conceive.
But Wise's last prominent letter is one of
the most ineffably scurrilous productions
with which public man ever insnlted an in
telligent people. 1t is so infamous public
document, that every honorable Virginian
must feel his State has been disgraced by the
man who stands at its head. The letter
alluded to was written to contradict a state
ment of Hon. A. I'll. FL Stewart, that Wise dur
ing his canvass for Governor, had characterized
the Administration of Willard Fillmore as
= "Washington ike" statement that no denial
made by Wise now, can refute, as hundreds
and thousands heard it from his lips. After
denying this Wise goes on to say:
nIn the next Presidential canvass there will
be new issues presented by three parties: the
white mans party-the Democratic; the black
mans party-the Black Republicans; the mu-
latto party-the cross Of Northern and South
ern Know NothiDgs-the ticket of Messrs.
Fillmore and Donelson. All nature abhors
yacumes and mongrels; and so do conscientious
conservative and constitution-lovins Wings of
Virginia. They can put up better with pure
Afrcans-wool, fiat nose, odor, ebon-skin and
gizzard, foot and all-better than they can
bear that cross of the Caucasian and Cuffey,
which you call mulatto!"
AS a contemporary remarks, since Wise's ut
teranee last year of a gross and foul calumny
upon the dead Henry Clay-the LION before
whom, in life, he cringed and fawned, like an
other spanel-the rawlings of this gubernatori-
al mailman have been beneath contempt. We
doubt not our readers, without distinction OF
party, will agree with us that letter containing
such a passage as the above, is properly desig-
mated as an infamous political document. The
Governor of Virginia, the Mother of Presi-
dents" stigmatizIng in public letter, the
American party, the supporters of Fillmore
and Donelson, the mulatto party or party oil
the mulatto breed! Weare glad to understand
that this letter has given the greatest offence
in his own State, and Gov Wise seems wincing
under the attacks he has brought upon himself
He has written three letters, the longest evil
IDENTIFY intended to rid himself of the effects of
this letter. The two last we give below
They are particularly important coming from
the Governor of Virginia! We hope the Old
Line party are proud of Wise. They ouqht to
be, for he very fairly illustrates the parity
Hear the Governor of Virginia:
To the Editors ofthe Enquirer:
RICHMOND, Va, March II, 1885,
Gentlemen: | am obliged to you for publish
ing my letter ofthe Sd inst to the Union, and
will be still more obliged if you will correct a
typographical error. of that paper, not yours.
1t printed the last sentence thus: "They can
put up better with pure Africans-wool, fat
nose, odor, ebon-skin and gizzara foot and ALL,
&c. 1t should read:-"They can put up bet
ter with pure Africans-wool, flat nose, odor,
ebo-sssn and giz@ard foot, and ALL" &c.
Yours truly, &c.
HENRY A. WISE.
To the Editors of the Enquirer:
RICHMOND, Va, March II, 1856,
Gentlemen: regret to have to correct cor
rection. In my note to you of the 18th,
asked to have the word EBo-sHIN put for EBoN-
SKIN. In the Enquirer this morning it reads
e6o-skin. Don't Virginians at this day know
what an ''ebo shin" is? Do leave such mistakes
to Kno,o Notlstngsi Your friend.
HENRY A. WISE.