New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-15

too often, be to BIN a praise ocSvu~V' ~
sxered il not unwisely, which u ass"
for him, breaking out IN oe" FA'e
He appreheods that the Tsmmany Regency VIZ
carry 4 united delegation to Charleston he hss
res.ou. He believes that Buchanan will be c'rdi'
date. No doubt Of it. The South. be thinks VIII DC
unit. She was never anything else She cannon
abide Mr.. DouslAs. We presume not lthe ("sel
himself hiss the popular strength and the nominf
ton. be is confident of succe's. This certainly
90 strong point, that the only wonder tnat ne
did not elaborate it into six columns. He is not 10
the hands of Mr.. Wood. His worst enemies could
hardly wish him anything 30 bsd as that. But the
cist of the whole letter is the declaration thst bis
oply chance is to organize BY districts and either
whip the enemy or send two delegations Pro-
badly be meant thi. ss hint to B. u do that very
thing, and B. D., We have no doubt, can do II
at Factory vile on Staten Island. But, suppOsing
be could do il all over the State Mr. Wise consents
10 il and advises it. Now is this hitherto un-
known method Of political warfare among the
Democrats, that the mere mention Of it should
rouse 90 much yirtuous indgnstiop' Have the Hards
reyer strven for il, Have the Softs never tred
it, Did two delegations never knock at the door
of Democratic Convention, with FIRE in their faces
and fury in their kruckles 1t not We apprehend,
the system which is objected to BY the Democratic
fraternity though it is that upon which they give
tongue 20 unsteady in commenting upon Mr. Wise's
letter; but the hidden chsgrin is that Dir Wise 90
well understands New-YOrk politics that he knows
that this is just the thing ~ do. He has discov-
cred the particular back hug with which they are
in the habit of throwing an antagonist. lie has
not orly discovered it; be has told OF it. lie eX'
poses them, and then, for ausht they know, WILL
with Barney help whip them. Hine 'ia tHehry"4.
For our own part, We not only defend the Gov'
ernors right to write private episte to any letter
in the alphabet, but we commend the frankness
with which he did it. He wishes to be President
and he says so; and he avows bis determination 70
use such instrumentaltiss as be knows are resort
cd 70 among bis Democratic brethren. There Is
nothing in this that can BE- called novelty There
arc great many people who mean to try 10 DO
President, and most of them will do just what Mr'
Wise 20 openly says he means to do. The differ
ence between them and him is, that be speaks bis
mind and they do not. In his letter there IL moth
ing of unmanly whining; nothing Of the trick oil
political .entimentaity nothing of that reluctant
coyness with which politicians Of esy virtue gild
their final assent to soft and amorous Establishment
He calculates the political chances, counts bis
forces, and shows his strategy In this respect his
method is 30 peculiar that it is deserving Of praise
The "dear Governor "-he is more to be ptied
for bis msfortunes thsn blamed for his foLies. As
we are defending the right of private letter-wr't
ing, We certainly have no fault to find, on that
score, even with Mr. B. Donnely. Only it wa'
unucky for the Governor, as letter had to be
stolen, that Barney was bis correspondent Had
it been Eugene, q Peter, or Dean, the ahaI
might have borne different complexion. This
was his first i-luck the second was that this frank,
private letter, saying more than he had perfect
right to say to friend, was made public How
| th.. hsnn-ned we have yet to learn. We do mol
suppose, however, that he has essentially damaged
bis chances for the nomination at Charleston; and
if any body is in want of candidate We cordially
recommend him 40 one who has no faults to conceal