Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1857-10-23
Vie for the Preskieney.

Oar n.eIiona;e friend neixhhor the C,va,,or "a
ell, sens to be bearing do-n everything aud
before him. He h.s completely cosner~d Hunter and d.
"h.d his hopes both for the Senate and the Prsdeo
cy He has forced Hunters organs exsr.vag.nt CON-
piuents to bis enersy" and devotion and .yec mad.
some Of them raise his standard TOR the Presidential no.
m'ns'ion in isso. The Lynchburg Reps5iicaa. warm
advocate Of Hunters re election TO the scn,,. and
stern ass.snt Of Walkers Kansas policy comes out nm
mstskably In s last issue in favor Of Wise for IN. Pro,
so'ncy. Hear the passionate LAM usge OF our Lynch.
ourg contemporary In praisc Of our Gubcrnaoria hero
s.ys-"He saved Virgins. he saved the South. no
eu the Union, by the bold step he tovk in arres,ng
me progress oil Know Nothingism. Who believes th,,
ouenanan would have been our President had yrripi,
elected fiouinoy Instead of Henry A. wisey II the Old
dominion had surrendered tho whole South rou,a h.r.
followed in her wake. But thanks to Gov. Wise o, nj,
oo'd, able and manly fight Virginia Is indebted TO him
'ne south " indebted to him. the Union I. indebted 10
num- aud re doubt not ia 1850 the hshe.i honor, IN "a,
gyt 81 free people riH 10 bestowed on hi,,.r
io1s proudly advances the glorious cause of our
us'"gushed friend and boon companion His ,,,,
'"' % o''snuy forth in the ascendant and neither the
ear'n nor the demons down under the sea can
uo"en' am IT, We protest, however. against the
osse'neSs Of the Republican to appear as the
earliest and fastest advocate Of wise nomjoaoo o,
EOs
years or moro We have been his vru, summarize, 10,
that high emiuencc. We have kent him eon,,,n,,, h.
''e peopie-se have ps,ied him on the back, h.x,
pAuoo'hed h'm-we have proclaimed hs great ou,l,e.
eha'e advised aud admoa;shed hn,-vc hay. v;v.n ,;
~ 'o"nuenee, aud he has given us his-in short -.
'e surg u" praises in prose and verse and made
ana almost President OF him. After all tLi, ara
% ,oooea o. the honor that belong. exclusively to
ourst-ixes hs fiAa-
Journal: We appeal to the good sense and the Justice Of
The public In both bensphercs say whether We sboud
DC thus cruelty treated In tho Of our Licnd ele
'soh 20 toe Presidency uho, In all the lind would be
10 w" enuuea To- or so veil become, the Premiership
under his glorious Administration as ourselves. With
'u' undue vatwe assert that there human beins
"'n the limits of our great, ocean-bound Republic who
would be worhicr OF the high station In o,...;n, o
'ho would be moro likely receive it. il imper,in.p,
democratic editors would hold their tongues and ls, our
e'shbors Instincts end affections have free oon,. IL
onnd to US and We bound to him, by thousand
recoas ties, which the world knows and can kno- no.
mug OIL lie Is our man, and are his man and We
~ocgether Without particle Of ocious outside advice
u sd can manage the Of this great country
mn perfect convenience 20 ourselves AMI with entire sat-
src'on to the people
h then express the eanes, hope tina, our
pafoic purposes and endeavors may no, be
~'l by democratic papers, aud especially BY Democratic
rapsrs ~ the interest OF Hunter 70. the Senatorshp We
we've hrst and foremost in putting the Governor on the
fer the Presidency and keep him there and cleo,
Nun too, and then make his Administration splendid ex
ample to all future time We do wish seem to repel
the support oil any man from Candidate but they mus,
nothT in the shape of reward after his election
We have already selected ipcumbents Tor all Offices of
much honor or proht-the others expect to make se
econs for between this aud Christmas We shall toss
small crumb to the editor ofike Republican and to other
Democratic editors if they will just modest and be
have themselves, and seek interfere with the M
Judgements OF President Wise aud Premier Rdgway. In
the meantime let contemporaries all parties speak
out and hoist the Wise flag and make the welkn ring
with praises OF the greatest this side of Jordan