Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-29
RICHMOND WING.
MORNING, SEPT. as, 1859.
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wis. ana Ha.ser-Thr,r Prospects.

wise and Hunser-Thrir Prospects.
since the famous Donelly letter explosion thee has
been something OF significant ruee-between
the friends of Wise and the friends Of Hunter in this
State Neither the Enquirer BJdmiRer-the rcspec
tive organs Of those distinguished asPrants for Pres
idential honors-has disposed to carry the
troversy between them with that spirit and vgor which
the whole country had right to anticipate. The Enqd
Yer has ceased its filings Hunter, and the E<aninsr
longer makes the political vagares and hereses of VIE
topic OF serious We are of course not able
TO account for this curious and extraordinary Of
things We specially at loss to give any sstsfacfo
~ Interpretation OF the silence of the Enquirer towards
Hunter We have suspicious though, TO the
cause OF the reticence of the EraiHer towards WISE
That paper and the other friends Of Hunter in Virginia
are playing at present most magnanmous part. Con
yinced it is whispered that the Doney letter explosion
completely laid Wise outso eTectually killed him that
the hand of resurrection reach himhe friends
Of Hunter consider Wise longer in the way OF their
hvorite and have, consequently concluded, in spirit
of commendAble generosity discontinue their attacks
upon him. satisfied that he utterly PROSTATE and harm
less We hear indeed ahesc tender-hearted friends
Of Hunter are accustomed of late indulge in the gent
lest expressions OF pity for the fallen and hopeless rival
of their pet They say he is dead and that it would
be nhuman and savage in the last degree, TO utter
aught in dispaagement Of one whose ftful fever
Is over aud who sleeps his last sleep deep down under
the ground. lie can do Hunter no harm-he can do
mortal man no harm--and, therefore, let him rest in
peace and wound the sensibililtes of surviving
friends by the slightest aluon to his political sins and
eceeuricities Such, persuaded, is the argument
employed by the friends of Hunter to explain the silence
they have recently maintained in reference Wise and
his aspirations to the Presidency
But Is il fact that the Donely letter explosion NOR.
tally wounded friend and neighbor the GOVERNOR
1t Is fact that he is actually dead, and will
stand in the way of Hunter for the Presidency Above
all is it fact that thebOld, dashng, fearless, and
indomble Wise has become object of pity and com
niserztion with Hunter and his friends? Has he indeed
fallen that low, in consequence of the Donely letter
and the Cassidy treachery'
As for ourselves though tormentcd with some mystic
rous apprebenons the subject accustomed to
look on the sunnyside Of in which neighbor
4 interested and therefore, solemny that do
not believe that the Donelly letter explosion killed Vie
or MORALLY, or even seriously wounded him. That il
snged bis wings little aud burnt his fingers somewhat
we shall not pretend to deny-for, all the world
knows that he has aired himself much since and
that letters from his pen have been lamentaby nfreQuent
If he had received injury at all from the aforesaid
internal explosion would he usual have been soar
ing aloit continually, and flooding the land with his
unique and spicy and sashing epses But though his
body be badly corched from the crown of his head TO
the sole of his feet, that is ground upon which to
base the caunious nsnuaton that be dead and done
for a. the Huntcrtes their excess of JOY at even the
shadow OF idea like that would make the country be-
sieepeth-and shortly he will awake from his slumber
like giant refreshed and scatter confusion and dsmay
in the ranks of the chuckng and presumptuous Hunter
ties He stand their hostility. thei hate thei- rage
and their gnashug of tech, but their mock sympathy
aud pty-never And even though he we.e ever 81
dead he would still ask them odds hat shake his fist.
and grin defiance at them in the throes and agone
al final dissolution.
Not at all. Our Gubernatorial neighbor is not dead
seriously ILL., and we entreat Hunter and his friends TO
undeceye themselves quickly, aud once comprehend
the fact that they have yet hard road to traveIr be
fore they reach the goal Of their ambition and hopes
I either Of the two be dead it is Hunter himself who
very much alive far rs the Presidency i,
concerned and whose chances for the nomination AT
Charleston, otherwise than amentably bleak are
growing small by degrees and beautifully les" with
every succeeding day. While. on the contrary in our
impartial opinion the prospects Of Wise are by no mean,
the opposite Of good his enemies candestinely en-
dcavOr impress upon the public mind His prosp cts
indeed though specially bright at present are far
from being altogether gloOmy-they are perhaps mid.
d,g 10 say the least Of them and therefore much bet
Ter than Hunters.
We hope, though, that the Enquirer and FIaainey
the respective organs Of Hunter and Wise will scratch
their noodles aud tell all they know about the
poets Of these tao distinguished Virginia Democrats
Their silence on the subject is provoking Let them
open 6eir mouths and spread themselves or both Hun
ter aud Wise will soon he utterly forgotten