Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-01-26
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GOV. Nise.s TammaIly Letter.

WEsE's Letter 70 the Tanlmany Scot
ety Of New ] ork,I IN reply to IN invl47
tation requesting his Attendance there
onPthe 18th of JalArary, to commenlo4
rate Gen. Jacksort's victory at New
Qrleans..
This letter has caused a great deal
ofEdissatisfactfon among Democrats
and has met with severe criticism
md anilnaaFersion from The pens o.
many Who have been sinccfe admir-
ers Of. our too impnlsiye Govei nor.
We, too, have long been, and q * con
tinue To be, among the ardent admir-
ers Of Gov. Wise; VIC admire him
i for his energy, holiness, independ-
ence, and fearlessness; We admire
tho vigorous and .forcible style il
witch lie presents his views 70 the
lpeople;5 and we admire bis bound.
less patfiotisnl for it is not,sectional,
taking in Virginia alone, or the South
onty,Ibnt it embraces the whole ",
ion. .Bnt we are not such anadmirer
of him Or any other man, ag ~ think
they cannot err; and we think Coy.
Wise. has erred in writing this letter.
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we deem it impo4itic and nncalled
for, anil it, publication at the present
time, when SO many dangers and
difficulties are demanding the atten-.
ton Of the National Administration
when the Whole force Of thewisdom
and talent Of Mr., buchanan and his
Cabinet, is required To- calm THE dis
| tqrbed waters Of our body polite.
when the Democratic party IS making
] its last grand charge on Frec-goilism
- when, if il win the day, tile eoun-
. try is safe fora long time, bnt, III the
day. be lost. ethe Republic, We fear,
will be- lost with it, aud Kansas will
belts bloody ThernopY ie--it S un-
4 dersnch circumstances, We say, that its
publication IS 70 be exceedingly re,.
/ grettdd. Mr.. Wise well knew tleiln7
tportauce that would be attached to
anything coming from him, as seldom
ifttar article falls still.born from his
eanstIc pen, and he Should have we'll
weighed the matter before giving II
publicity. Matters if. Kanzas were
aaont being settled satisfactorily to
the South the position of The Ad- :.
ministration was we'll known tho
Worth and theISouth would soon have.
fettled down-quictl veNed ques-
tion would have been disposed Of
when suddenly, Coy. Wise, who.has,
htor some =timeIpast, been looked Upon
as TIE exponent and standard bearer
lofthe Virginia Democracy, throws
this boinb shell, and by its explosion,
places himself antagonistical TO the
tieheral Administration, and places
the Virginia Democracy lin a false
! position. IN the language of that
sterling Democratic sheet. the Rich
p1ona Sl}gh,t',fthis letter will Be read.
at the North With establishment and
EMULATION, and at the South, with as
Punishment. and notification All.
ready are the Northern ressx teenr
ing.with articles landing GOV. Wise's
letter, and predicting the disruption
If the Democratic Party. But they
need not LAY this fattering junction to
tlleir. senEs; Gov. Wise is not the
Y Democratic Party he may erin
|, diyidnais may Aerr-there may. be ali
Y Observation-Disclosures Of opinion between
prominent ililividuals of-the Party,
!. Init this difference will cause bht a
i temporary distraction Of the Party.
fine masses will be- found as tine as
themagnet to tbs pole, ready To sup
pprta Democratic Administrative ii
al its prominent measures, knowing
that \ Democratic Administration
his never yetgene wrong oh great
question. True, the Party would be
distracted ana divided for a time --un-
+ easy, ambitious individuals, dikeconl-
cts, would suddenly blaze forth, and
start of il an efratic patti. carrying
few witlrtllens but after a time, the
masses would see that they lad been
misled that theImeasurc Of the Ad,
ministration was correct and they
would return 70 It's support, leaving
\ the sudden. blaze of their late leaders,
to inglorionslg sink below the politi:
cal horizon. This is Tile great secret
oflthe perpetuity Of the Democratic
Party ANA its prfnciplcs-tbe masses
.loI not l,lindls follow the would be
headers of the party, when they. tIiro'
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