The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-08-11
EXTRAORDINARY LETTER FROM
GOVERNOR WISE.

The following letter from Governor Wise t.
some person whose name is not given, has made
its appearance in the New York Herald The
letter was evidently intended to be strictly pri
vate, and the person to whom it was addressed
has been guilty of objectionable negligence Of
bad faith towards his frank and confding cor
respondent
This letter will probably damage Governor
Wises prospects for the Presidential nomina
ton more than any one of his numerous epis
tolary productions, although the shortest Of
them ell. The game of politics, like the game
of brag, requires degree of GOODNESS, assu-
rance, and secrecy, which we fear Gov. Wise is
yofully deficient in:
RICHMOND, July l3, 1859.
DEAR SIR: thank you for yours of the sth
inst | have apprehended all along that the
Tammany Regency would carry a united dele.
cation from New York to Charleston. For
whom Douglas, | know, is confident but
YOU may rely on it that Mr.. Buchanan is him
self a candidate for denomination, and all his
patronage and power will be used to disappoint
Douglas and all other aspirants. Our only
chance is TO organize by districts, and either
whip the enemy or send two delegations
If that is done or not done, we must still RELY
on a united South. A united South will depend
on united Virginia, and / pledge you that
she, at least, shall be unit Virginia a unit.
and persistent and firm on q sound platform of
protection, to all persons of popular ps. squat
ter sovereignty, she must rally to her support
all the South. The South cannot adopt Mr..
Douglass platform. 1t is short cut to all the
ends of Black Repubhcanism. He then will
kick up his heels. If he does or don't, he can't
be nominated, and the main argument against
his nomination is, that he can't be elected if
nominated. If he runs an Independent candi-
date, and Seward runs, and | am nominated st
Charleston, IAN beat them both Or, if squat
ter sovereignty is plank of the platform at
Charleston, and Douglas is nominated, the
South will run an independent candidate on
protection principles, and run the election into
the House. Where, then, would Mr.. Douglas
be? The lowest candidate on the list. If
have the popular strength you suppose, it viii
itself fix the nomination. Get that, and am
confident of success.
The Hon. F. Wood is professedly, and really,
/ believe, friend, and of course / would, in
good faith, be glad of his influence, and would
do nothing to impair it, and could not Justly
reject his kind aid but you may rely upon it
that / am not completely, nor at all, in the
nandS OF MT. "oou, OF OF any man who
breathes. He has always been friendly to me,
and am to him, but always on fair and indie
pendent terms. There is nothing in our rela.
tons which shoHld keep aloof any friend of
either. He knows well as any one can tell
him, that his main influence is in the city of
New York. and judge what you say of his
country influence is correct. But am count
ing all the time without New York, and don't
fear the result, / am depending solely upon
open position of principle, independent of all
clques, and defying all Corners We will over
Wheim opposition in Virginia, and her vote will
be conservative and national
At all events, shall always be glad to hear
from you, and am yours, truly,
HENRY A. WISE.
We learn that the last Legislature of Texas
contained thirteen men of mark" Not one of
them could write his name.