The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-28

The SQUABsIE AMONG THE VIRGINIA DsMocRA.
oY-WyE W. HUSTxR-We publish today
from . Washington correspondent, . very In
teresting letter on virginis democratic politics,
and the curious and cunning federal complioa-
ioos Of the furious squabble existing between
the Wise and Hunter factions
An election for members Of Congress comes
Of In Virginia on the 2sth OF May, and the qucs-
ton OF land distribution or no land distribution,
from the fuss which Is made upon the subject be-
tween the opposition and democratic org ans,
would appear TO be the great absorbing issue of
the canvass. But this Is q mistake. The Know
Nothipgs having been completely demolished in
the November election, there is, in fact, but one
party remaining In the State-the "unterriicd de-
mccrs.y." The present opposition forces are
but the broken remnants of old line whigge-
~ and tue dark lantern; and the Gght they are
making is mere mookery. The real fght Is in
the democratic camp, and Is contest between
the Wise faction and the Hunter faction for the
Legislature, and the seat of Mr.. Hunter ia the
United States Senate. and the control Of tho par
ty in 1860. 1t Is personal squabbie for power,
spoils aud plurder-nothing more; ard we are az
indifferent concerning the result IS WIS the old
woman 10 the death struggle between her warke
husbaud and the hear.
Gov. Wise and Senator Hunter are both men
Of mark and good democrats, and each IL popu-
lar man in the party. Hunter has superior
claims "a q cool and argumeotasivc statesman;
Wise is without a rival ss campaigner on the
stump. The Governor Is jealous, fiery and ener-
gctic, but very cratic, zigzsggy, and very apt
10 fly of the handie-the Senator u rather slov
and lazy, but keeps on the even tenor Of his way.
Hunter for many years has remained under the
South side exposure Of democratic principles;
Wise has been everything BY turns, great in
eveyt thing and 10 every party; but nothing loog
He Ia fast man, and likes variety. lie has
been wing and an ultra whig democrat and a
secession and Union democrst-for jackson and
against Jscksoo-for Van Buren, and against him.
TO the death; deadly hostile 10 Buchanan, and
The right hand man Of Buchanan; friend and an
enemy of Fillmore, and an sdmirer and reviler of
Fremont; q philosopher, . moralist, q learned
teacher Of political ecooomy and Christian
charity, . gentleman and scholar, and mounte-
bank, Q scandalmonger and q humbug In all
these transmogriAcations, however, Governor
Wise has never forgotten the main chance; and
we doubt not that In this present squabble with
the Hunter faction he will pin them TO the wall
Our Washington letter upon the subject IL very
curious. II shows that the Hunter faction are
carrying the war into Africa, Brazil, aud the
Cabinet; that there are already the symptoms Of
q New York split in the family In Virginia, over
the division of the plunder-a split in which the
amlable Mr.. Cobb Is to be made TO play, nolens
ro,ens, moro offensive part than that of Guthrie
It would seem, also, that the Hunter faction, in
weaving of Mr.. Pryor from the Richmond En-
g1,r~, have left Il rather feeble organ for Gov.
Wise, while Hunters special organ, the So,aA
with Pryor at the head, Is fresh, vigorous fear
less and active az worker. Very well-let
them Eight II out IF we miss the comet we shall
probably survive the Virginia election.