Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-18
Another Letter nom Gey. Wise.

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suirer We need say that it is entirely charac-
teristc Of the Lengthy rs it is, it will not
suffice to reconcile sensible of any party to the
coarseness and blackguardism with which Wise has
seen proper sSsail in the most wanton and gratu
itous manner the friends OF Fillmore and DonelSon.
His letter of the 10th still stands, and he repeats
that he still stands by it; and although attempting
an explanation, he retracts nothing.
But we should pass entirely, without notice
this last etfusion from the pen of our crazy and vu
gar Governor, but for the Misrepresentation snd
misStaiements of fact with which ii teens from be
ginning to end He tells us in the outset that what
he said Of Mr. Fillmore in s52 placed, not up
on his own estimate of him his administration,
but upon the estimate which the Wings themselves
had placed upon him, both man and Presi-
dent This idea is all a sham-a conclusive after
thought with his Exceency, and entirely foreign to
the facts of the case reported Unfortunately by
Wing and Democratic journals, at the time. 1t Is
certain strange that all Of Wises hearers should
have committed the mistake-that men of
both parties without any motive on the part OF ell
ther at the time pervert his meaning should have
concurred so thoroughly in the accounts they re
spectiyely published of his speeches in ls52 and i'll
what he said particularly in reference to Mr. Fill
more. We cannot conceive we repeat, how it was
possible for the reports given Of Wises harangues
by gentlemen of both the Wing and Democratic
parties to correspond exactly in substance, and
even in language, unless Gov. Wise actually spoke
Of Mr. Fillmore in the manner they represented him
to have done We here re-publish the Enquirer,
notice of his speech in this city, which fully and
completely confirms the fact that Wise did compi
ment and euogize Mr. Fillmore, according TO Wise's
own them estimate of him and his administration.
j. adj ofir IF he E.guirsg
And why, asked NJ. w., have you (whigs) deserted
the mau who stood by constitutional Union party
Ia this question, he read the letter of Nj
"Fulmore to Mr. Babcock OF New York, written during
the SITTING Of the fillmore Wing Convention request
ling Mr.. B.. who delegate, 10 withdraw his name.
When Mr.. Fillmore that letter he knew could
ted for the Presidency. The head OF
soism had to destroy him for doug what the
Coustitution-the instrument which he had pro
"tect-demanded of him Mr.. Wise showed from that
'leter, that he Mr. F. hal firmly resolved
ga re-electon-out laying aside his priv feeling.
aud personal Interest do what the crisis demanded
ITO know North, no South, no Est, West but
sgn the fugitive slave BILL aud guarantee perpetuty
"a thea totterins Union.
Tue Compro Mise enacted BY Congress, Mr. Fill
"mcre fond his duty sanction it, aud resolved to
"pe,iorn it, Yet he deserted by his party, and a
"man who could got Free Soil placed above him
" Mr. Wise paid a hgh compliment NJ. Fillmore for
"his patriotic course-he had served with him-kne~
him Well-knew his private sentiments-knew them
to be opposed slavery the abstract The Nhc
coud thus dsnterostedy, he considered entitled to
""well DONE" most faithful servant"
There is WiseS own language in reference to Mr..
Fillmore > reported by the editor, of the Rich
mond Ea7airer, the day after the delivery of his
speech in this city, and when the substance and Ian
guage of that speech fresh in their recollec-
tons TO admit Of their committing any serious
in reporting them their readers Besides there was
no motive on the part of the editors OF the EHgWi-
rer TO mSrepreSent and pervert what one of their
party orators said in reference to political op-
poncnt The Enquirer would hardly have perpe-
trated the objectionable folly OF stating that Wise
"comphnented' Mr.. Fillmore Whig-unless it
had been true. And yet, in palpable contradiction
Of Wises version Of the matter, the EHquirer's
port says that "Mr. Wise paid high compliment To
Mr. Fillmore, for his patriotic course"-and that
"the who could act thus disinterestedly he con-
sdered entitled to reH lone, most tai.hfH SER
sant' We leave it to readers to determine
which is most probably true-the Eaguirers re.
port Of Wise- speech made at the time it was de-
lvered, OF Wi,es statement in respect to it, made
four years afterwards, and when there are many
reasons why WISE anxious to convey the impression
that he never used, towards Mr. Fillmore or hi, al
mnistraton, the language ascribed to him.
Wise appears to 10 deliberately misrepresent
the action Of the Philadelphia Convention or else
lac is an utter out and out Know Nothing a. to IL,
proceedings, 1t has been stated over aud over again
and the proceedings Of the Convention itself will
show it-that the Convention that nominated FIJI.
more and Donelson took no other action on the sub
ject Of slavery than to vote down Overwhelmingly
the proposition TO restore the Missouri Compromise
line. And 1t was after this proposition was voted
down that some Of the Northern delegates. with
Gov Ford atther head, bolted and ayowed their pur
pose not ~ support the nominations. Now. ",
maintain that in this defeat Of the aforesaid propo.i
ton, and in the acts Of Mr. Fillmore and his admin
stration obtained substantially every thing EN-
brhced in the famous 9th section Neither we moi
the South want any further evidence Of Mr. Fillmore
purpose to abide by aud execute the Fugitive slay
law than already have in the pregnant and concu
siye fact that lac signed that law and faithfully Ell
forced it, when President before, as acknowledge
even by Wise himself Here then, the rights Of IN
South, both in respect to the enforcement Of the FL
gitive Slave law and in regard to slavery in the lei
rtores-these questions embracing the whole issu
between the North and the South-are fully nm
thoroughly recognized in Mr. Fillmore's public ac
and the action ofthe Convention that nominated hr
And yet, IN face Of these facts Wise has the hard
hood to declare that the South lost ALL and ii
North gained all IN the nomination Of Fillmore Al
Donolson But enough for the present Of such M,
cradle demagogical prattle
We are glad 10 see that the public opinion Of
parties has goaded the "fundum" man into 50 10
and labored yindcaton Of himself He is ve
sore on the sublecl-which is proof that he may ,
be restored to something like a sense Of common
ceney. lie even has the assurance too. 10 call
'Pretenders himself the ycriest "prctcndcr"
all things that ever lived But lunatic like b.
has = right nnp along pretty much as be- pleas.
aud 80. We say, let him rip to his hearts contcr
The Foreign News.
We give elsewhere an article from tlie Ion,
Times addressed to the consideration II t,c gen
men engaged in Paris in the difficult task Of pat
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