American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-18

The DonneIlY LstteI--NT. cassidT's TX.
We end 10 tbe Albany ASgu. the ioI-
loving sriieIsfrom Nj. Csssidy ,ho editor
iD answer 10 I,s charge ofpublisbipg Gov.
Wiss's letter:
Gov. wIses LKrrER AND Gov. WIsE's
ExPL AEATI0E .--G Oy. Wiss's letter, IN
which We regret 10 6nd no word of re-
morse or shame for the fraud he advised
a d attempted 10 pat npon Tho Democracy
Of the Stale. has yet something in il that
calls for y few words from W.
That Er. poopellyio whom tie letter
WAS addressed, after shewingit IL to several
Others, coufded IL 30 Mr.. Cassidy. with
permission 10 send Is to Mr.. Rlebmond At
/ Buffalo, who was TO bring il TO Albany
on the meeting OF the State COMMITTEES,
the subsequent wsek is true. But Mr..
Cassidy did notsys4 himself Of this permis-
sion. He was more etary Of the reputa-
ton Of Governor Wise than his own cor.
respondent. Neither Mr.. Richmond, nor
any member Of the Stale Committee, was
made aware Of the cortenis Of the letter.
until q copy Of il was aseertained To be 10
circulation in The city on the day the Stale
COMMITTEES. met. 81 E
Mr.. Cassidy's feelings. and those Of his
friends were such as TO preclude the idea
OF hostility TO Gov. Wise. and the only
emotion the letter excited in him was one
; OF regret that il was written. and Of appre.
hensiOn lest it should be made public
Mr.. Cassidy denies that BY any act Of his
or by any connivanee or consent, direc
or Indirect, remote or near, was the lette
made publiea - -
Mr.. Wise had associated himself with
2 political confidence man in this Ssste, 4
whom not only every socialcircle was bar
red. but every political convention wa
CLOSED; who had held Off only to shoV
J, his unfituess for public as for priv,te trust
= aud OF whom the press talked only mock
}. ingly in connection with bis chances OF
a real penitentiary. or of the hypothelics
: Cabinet OF President Wise. II would hav
\ been supeffluous cruelty to have sought
iniurs such candidacy stained with sue
an association. ss
% We demand that Gov. Wise (unless h
a is to be governed by his companions.
q which case we desire 10 have nothing fn
Q ther TO do with him. shall push this il
IS quiry in regard to his correspondence
II its source This letter appeared FIRST
10 the New York He,ald. with tha editor
Il which Governor Wise is 10 confdspti
is correspondence. Let him demand no
81 this letter WAS communicated to it. i
tits agent? Then from whom did the age
ID getil? Who was the third party? WI
o. stood behind him? Who wasthe last al
ID original source of hiscommunicaion?
ne II Governor Wise has anything left
lhonor and manliness, if he isuot COW,
We down, or sbamed into impotency by !
r own conscience. let, him do this. v
~ challenge the investigation because ,
ar know It's resul, will acquit us. abroad.
r. charge which no .msn in this Sta
a. friecd or foe, would bring against us
bsing,false 10 private confidence.
" But the resentment we ieel at the d
g, graceful subterfuge. which. under quibb
all land falsehoods. seek TO divert the respo
ne lsibility OF this disclosure from its TT
source, and the ceatempt we feel for {
en- 1autbor Of such letter, are lost in ser
w Of pity for the State which has the m
oI fortune to have such man for its head.
all Virginia of which Mr.. Wise is IL
er ernorl Itis to the Mother OF States d
CHI we areforced to trace this shamef ul b
he lotry. ~ lS.-...