The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-10
The Tammany Hall Letter or Governor Wise
Another Bombshen among the Demo


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The letter, which we published yesterday, of
Governor Wise, of Virginia, to the Tammany
Society Gin honor Of their annual eommemora-
ton of Old Hickory and the battle of New Or
leans), will explode like bombshell among
the Southern democracy. The opening revolu-
tionary speech Of Senator Douglas on the Lee
compton constitution somewhat astonished
them. but this letter of Gov. Wise, we fear, will
throw the whole Southern camp into the most
terrible confusion. With this pronunci0Diento
before us we have no further hope Of unity
among Southern men in or out Of Congress; but
on the other hand, we anticipate that this de-
mocraiic war Of the roses will now be reopened
with increased bitterness from Virginia to Lou
isiana.
What says Governor Wise: Speaking Of the
Lecompton constitution. be pleads that il should
have been submitted bodily to thu people, and
says
Pure aud indebted repubicanism, conservative demo.
cracy required that il should be submitted There Is
nlopocracy IN that idea Is lust steady,
nred free republican action the law OF popular liberty
defined by citizenship aud the rule OF election and the
true example Of essential sovereignty 10 the people In
agent, the Conventdh, deferentaly 10 the prnc
pals the organized sovereign people there was usurps
uoD--a withholding from them OF lair, Tree, fun and
equal election 10 choose or choose their
tuition Of self government II prrte; u all
one SIDE vas, in gambling phrase the foyl head,
adopted with the clause without the clause the vote
was bound 10 be "for the constitution was ali pro and
no con and we sag that submission 10 an election
at all
That opinion IL about as strongly expressed
ar anything that has been said upon the subject
by Gen Jim Lane or Governor Robinson The
plan of settlement also, az proposed 10y the
Amounted chief Of the Virginia democracy IL all
that Lane or Robinson could desire. Governor
Wise maintains that the Lecompton schedule of
submission was fraudulent, er ports and anti
republican. and says,-
What then Why, then IL the schedule q submission
was an,trepubican, IL IL was partial il did not &C.
knowledge and allow the sovereign right Of the people
Judge tor themselves the question q highest dignity
the organic law OF their government, and Disseminated
uneQusy between the subjects Of properly the Congress
OF he United States ought not 70 reject The legitimate and
republican constitution, but ought 10 adopt subject
fair and legal vote Of the people q Kansas according
10 law 10 be prescribed by their Territorial Legsia.
ure aud 10 admit the State under the constitution when.
ever the Territory shan proclaim ie approval aad
adoption by the people II they adopt II, TO admit her
hs bso s o u sep own ysy 70 ors.nl s
other convention and 10 submt another constitution 10
Congress for approval This would be plain and easy
solution. and would take all the the " bridge
Of shrieks And for any difference Of opinion TO the
mere mode OF submitting or solving this question pro-
test that true. honest earnest democrn shall be pro
scrhed No Northerner ought TO deuounce the President
for recognizing the fact Of the legitimacy Of the Lecompton
Convention and no Souherner ought 10 denounce Senator
douglas for coptendne manully FOR the right Of The
sovereign people 70 adopt reject their own form Of self
government
What is the meaning Of all this? How hap
pens II tina, Governor Wise, held up to the adj
mirntion Of the world as the Southern Achilles
ofthe administration, should be found. In the
pinch of this Kansas difficulty, cheek by jowl
between Seward and Douglas? And how is it
that in reference to Mr. Buchanans sdmira-
bic message on flibu stering, Mr.. Douglas and
Mr.. Senator Pugh. Of Ohio, are found side by
sids With TIC intractable Southern ere.eatsrs