Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-07-30
HOW THEY MANUFACTURES III.

We have email class of would be politicians in Nir.
ginia who are continually at varisrce with the public
sentiment OF the State and strive all occasions to
manufacture spurious article more copgenal 10 their
own peculiar taste. About the boldest stroke Of this
eort ia attempted by a correspondent Of one of our
exchanges, who writes from the Greenbrier White
Sulphur Springa:
The political atmosphere here is clear and placid
although men ara thinking and planning for the
race OF 1861 this being common ground Tor all of the
Southern politicians, editors H a. The disposition
prevails at this moment, iD al! quarters 10 unite old
Buck for another ierm and amongst oil classes in the
South-Whig, Democrat and American Failing in
re.nominating him, there is no sort Of doubt but
that Hunter, OF Virginia, would he the choice Of
the Southern States by a very large majority over
any body else. There others who would be quite
AS acceptable to large portion Of the Southern
people, but Hunter il the man now who has the in.
side track. There has been An entire and complete
abandonment Of Wise in all quarters South. He ia
said to be politically dead and buried with the people
and politicians This s the rendezvous of all classes
from all parts of the South and the information de-
rived from this point generally reliable and correct
For Governor of Virginia there s an active warfare
for the nomination. Anybody tincured with Wise-
ism in Virginia will he left out of the question: with
out brush, as that lem IL ss rank poison to public
man in Virginia, AZ strichnins would BIZ 10 dog
The Virginians very curious race; they xii! II
public man by doing nOihing they let him die aone.
times in Office, snmemes ou. of il; but whenever the
people and politicians. with the newspapers cease
their assaults public man in Virginia-as the
word goes among them, "he is dead
Thus it would appear that Governor Wise has gone
to political grave, only for the want of somebody
to abuse him; 30 dead Ia he indeed that anonymous
writer who evidently bears him no good will, enter
tains no fear of resuscilsting him with extra
ordinary dose Of this heahfu smulant OF stuse
Fortunately, the premise on which the conclusion
isbased is altogether mistaken. Ifthe writer of the
above would read, as We do daily the newspapers of
Virginia. aud would reveal the conversations Of the
set of men With whom he is doubtless intimately
eised, he could easily convince the public that Gov
erpor Wise bas not been lett unabuaed. All Tie busy
little newspapers and bueisr little politicians who
have rendered themselves most obnoxious in ntrgues
and deceptious by whish to make mar the fortunes
of aapirants for the gubernatora candidacy, employ
their busiest efforts in throwing mud at the
present Governor. Nor can it bs denied that these
caumnies prove wonderfully efieacious in winning
for him golden opinions among honest men We en-
ertsin an earnest friendship for The Governor, and
when the torrent of abuSs which now sustains hiu
shall manifest indications Of e!eckening, We will
cheerfully assist to pay subsidy lsrge enough Il
maintain the necessary current of vituperalion.