Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-11-05
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THE GUsERNAToRlAL CONTEST MR. HUNTER
GOV WISE sn q,

Mc>>r>. EditorS:-io;.r abb and inr..ih!c 81!
itoral in your last Scmi-wcckly ISSUE W.. VEL
timed. Ii there i> orc prominent citizen in
Virginia or this Union who can cxcian save
me from my friends, that n!an !, L. NJ /.
Hunter, ior whom tie writer cnIc:;ain- 4 high
regard. not only an exponent &c the gr:..;
doctrine oi state rights bu, for his gentleman
y bearing in every relation Of lI;;.
Whilst Mr.. LrtchcrS irienI> in every pur-
ton Of thc State are declaring that hc. Nr L..
is not the Hunter cin,iii.tc. aar uo ct .cr mans
candidate in order 10 nil Mr Lc;chcrs nomina.
t.on vet, Ter. aic others agar, thr ugh tie
press including editorials, with few CORES.
pondcniS, WHO are trying Ia mN UP Go. W Sc =
fortunes with the GGbcruatorial fight. GOV.
Wise has taken no part in tie Gur,rna,oral
struggle He S Governor of Virginia. and has
been Attending to the responsible duties of his
high position. AMI will vote lor Mr. I.1tchrr.
should hc bc the nominee &" the Democratic
party. Il is ~. hUown that ;llo>. iicni> Of
Mr. Hunter who are irving 10 iulurc
'i"v. Wise IN any event. are active II ma
king the impression that Lrtchcr> moin!-
nation is the ,ir;,tIi-knvll oi Uvv. W.,cs
fortunes in Virginia, and also every p:"mi-
nrn, man who i his friend Is this just -:
Is this homcS,: when il j. wei! kuown to
Mr. Ictchcr and his iricnds that throughout
the entire State, everywhere in the strong
holds of the Tcnth Legion. the Northwest and
Southwest. that Gov. Wise has friend. who are
influential. Yet actively and efficiently at work
to elevate Mr. Lctchcr, and who would prefer
Henry \. Wise 10 any other living man Tor
any Office III the gift OF the american people
GOV Wi>c'S friends are denounced hy Il corrc-
<pundcn, Of the "Richmond South over the
signature Of Fair Play a> Et",ioni>;S. enc
mics of the South and Mr. Bucilanan'> admin.
istra,ion. &c &c. We'll. il was bal Short time
age. before Mr Buchanan however. had scarcely
taken his seat or written "r i"rr>'ia lowed a
single stroke of policy either domestic or for
c:g;,. that these >alnc members ol our party.
aud the peculiar organs oi Mr. !iau,er, Tor
tuGc>. were icnpuacIug iir. Buchanan IL M
trIc To the SOUTH and a>>aing in hlit,r;crn.S.
his foreign policy. casting, IN advanrc oi his
administration odium after od;um upon every
thing he nigh, do Yes, check by lowl. did
We not lind the "Richmond south" win
the New Orleans DELTA. "Char'c>ton
Mercury" and other Southern papers, who
dcclarci the Virginia Democracy mSound.
because they preferred Mi B,.c!!anan's
nomination To- that oi Mr.. Hunter. iio; ulat they
had AN objection To Nh Hunter but with him
We knew defeat WAS inevitable What consi>-
tcnry. Since the position taken hy Mr. l'n-
chanan Oh the Kansas imb:c- lilo. ;'scsc .>'"'"
i,ut friends of the South are. all 81; once. r'a.-
s.ioU,iy proper and warm friends oi Nj Hu.
rllluan. although they war:cd ipon h" ana
hi, Administrations until within a lew nHntnS
past. Governor Wise and host oi MIR. Bat
rhanan> friends differed With hi" !rJin the l.'-
compton i>>,ic. But tosernUr Wise declared.
in his Tamluany Hall letter. that he should not
desert Mr. Buchanan nor his administration.
b ca,i>r hc MI Buchananl favored thc admi.-
siol Of Kansas under the l.ccomplon tonSuu.
ton: nor should We cno,ncc nir. Douglas
sad Goycrror Wise for the reason that he w:-'
the true friend Of popular Sovereignty.
Here was magnanmty and party loyalty.
worthy OF nj! imitation.
Gov. Wise and many oi ms warm personal
and political friends, think Ross ;aey did
then. that the kan>.. a:lir wa question for
IN honest difference Of opinion.
Let the writer say 10 thysc peculiar guardians
Of Mr. Hunters fortunes that You wal miNe mo-
thns b., YOUR system Of tactics to hm!I a. L.
w. T. Hunter 1T the ,A!,cn,s Of Governor W -.
should Mr. I.ccncr Dc the nomircrio Governor.
he will owe hiS nomination alike In hoyeFn'r
Wiscs .rl,n,s a. veil ;,, those "t Mr. Hunter.
and Ike Virginia Democracy viii Ice >hIrp
enough To r,ch you ~ yo"r d.''',. vi
Ictc!!cr WI. carry mary oii line hcmocrl'> IN
Virginia. " IL" are now tie irIrn is 4 Governor
Wise, and VINO will sink ar s"im ny Inn.
N;uycruur Wisr.) bccai>c t!.cy have W"ich.d
the political Juggling and tr.cncr! Of rrl.iin
Gentlemen who were the fat ir.cis.!- 4 G''-
rrnor Wise. at the Siaun;"m Convention III
.55 when they wanted hm ont Of Mr.. lini.
tiers way, and To get his WiSt's Influence. and
his friends for Mr Hunter for the Presidency.
who are ROW trying to crush him, for II" other
reason than that feeling Of jealousy actusted
them in every impulse after the great battle "i
Nav, ls5j. had gwen Governor 49, world
wide reputation.
Mr. Hunter is gooi man. and Statesman
rs vrginian. wc honor INN: b;; un.rs> -"
drills his friends. or get, into the hands oi
different set Of managers he viii nave ai!cna-
tel from him a host of tine best men oi oiT
party in Virginia. Let then the e 'io'in"io'iai
iirht go on. Let the claim- Of ihr r'S."'tiy'
candidates be- freely canya>>cd; II l. tne llc =
blood Of our party; but We shc'iid no. z" out
of our Way To- mix UP and in"o!vc those III thr
tisit, in order. in many Instances, a. POI. teal
mannrwrc 10 damage one who has saved or
party in It's trying hours from defeat. and that
too in Virginia JUSTICE
For the EaYa,tf;
1ur cJrprpEAToRJAI Election