The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-18
Letter from esov,rnor7 yy,...

The Enqnirer Of sessesday routains iestsr fto,r
Governor Wise III reply toa eafl from that papsr
for m ayouaf ofhs position touching the ssnntori.
aI question In the letter the Governor review.
the tourse of Walker in Kansas and expresses hi,
willingness to hear hts defence before renseriur
verdict On his conduct. lie sets out with the pin.
cp'e that oil power remains With tba people which
they have not expressly delegated to their repre-
sentatives, AMI gives decided opinion that the
constitution Of Kansas should be eubm t.sd to the
people OF that TERRITORY, unlsss they hare r power
edthe eonvebtion to adopt il without subsequent
submissipp Of il to popular vote. Yet, If form
of government is adopted aud not submitted TO the
people, he agrees with Mr.. Hunter, that II should
be received BY Congress. With regard to Mr Hun
ter, he Gays:
lie bas come out and his letters are open to the
iair interpretation ofali. think their meaning is
that be docs mo- S1press any yarm or s,rong c1n6.
dense in the Adpinistrationihath he does uot wish
70 oe understood Us being Of ts especial friends
OF partizlnsi ens, that he doss 9isaim The arpasi-
tios u By saying that he 'opss and expects % BE-
dbe to support te AdnRnistr otion in TIE mann ~,
Now, hope Is made up of desire, alliance and sx
pecldtioH. He desires. then, and doubly expects to
Ue ahie to support the Administration In the main
aud this being so, he cxDpot. of course desire or
expect the opposition thereto to succeed Saving
tnat ue knows OF no practical tests at this time
which Viii bring him into colision with the
he can see at present, both the intent or will aud
the spirit or purpose Of the opposition He.r In
wnrd. ignores responsibility for this opposition.
1iien mas rifsn so sudde ny and which is 80 sweep
ing IN the south VITA tiis declaration of hls, SO
sraerstcd Ihde no issus toIa .Nr. Hunter. -.
tie concludes as follcws:ra4dl E..,.,..t., ..as -,
You say right. In saying that am net resp, an
see for the editorials in the ENQUIRER nor is the
Enquirer responsible for my opinians or course:-
| No paper has been authorized to speak for me on
th tatt T.
presses, and have cxacted or sske1 for 10 pied
s"s Oh Candidates for seats in the Legislature
Much that have seen In your paper do and some
ihings do not approve. Some Of your editorial.
nave rather too s~eepingly denounced "secessien-
ists and -hre-ea.srs." You have ex xplained vhan,
YOU meant. but wish you had called other pames
than those with which your humble servant him
sriI mas ever been denounced. | am one Of those
VINO beiieve In the rightful remedy of separation
trun the Conf.derscy, whenever the exercise of
that State right is demanded by good and sufficient
cause And 1t the exercise of that right il not
peacrab'y permitted it may be enforced by the aT-
psai 20 arms. The Farewell Address ofWashington
is the old, and the Virginia resolutions of es 90
| are the new Testament of MY political faith -
1 VIII maintain tho Union to the isst extremity
anu agh. ,or 1t 70 the last inch Of ground LETT to
stand on; but n hen their Is no other aIternstiye
But su6Iugatton or dishunor from either palpabie
in'actions OF the CONSTITUTIONS or from intnIarsbIe
oppression under its forms | care not which.
'sIt Nh; III, II must night out o. the Union. if can
III thSt be treason. make the most Of IT,"
| ar Buchanan and his administration have my
most cordiai confidence, and shall support then,
| 81 long as they do no more wrong than they have
~ YET Perpeirated But will not pledge my sup
| pert bndly and implicitly without exce,,,i'ip
| and require no such pledge from SIR. Hunter
| In conclusion. let me that do not deere a
seu an the Senate Of the Cnitaj States, and If did
sc''.'a not De etre.t at kr Hlnters ,zpensc trust
that he and his friends do not desire his reelection,
at my expense, and that in future NAV be reiey
| ed from the penalty of being deemed his rival for
| that plsce. 4 - H. - s-s u '-'''' -.
| whether the Legislature will make the election
th'r coming session. or postpone it to time nearer
ihe termination ofthe six years the present term
I. does not become me to speak. They viii decide.
that question In their own way and time without
Having as fuiiy responded as my severe labors
Will allow just at this time hope to be allowed
to work on. undisturbed in future by any coptro.
Fersy respecting seat in the Senate Of the United
STATES involving the nanse of Yours, truly
HENRY A MISE