Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-12
Mr.. Wise,s Letter.

Mr.. WiSe's Letter.
Wespublish below.the whole Of the Don
nelly correspondence, with the briee but sat
isfactory comments Of Mr.. Wise himself.
We agree with the Petersburg Press that
the whole fuss over this letter Is mere
mares nest, and we predict that in three
weeks Mr.. Wise will live down this teapot
tempest, as he has lived down greater Sian
ders in less time. He has only been guilty
of the enorruity Of meeting danger before
it crushed him; Of shooting the panther be-
fore she makes her deadly spring. It is
simply q case of self-defence. But hear
I. himself: ~ ~ ~
70 the Editors ofMe Enquirer:
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 9Th, 1859.
Gentlemen: In your editorial of this
morning notice what purports to be a let
ter written by me, to some unknown cores
pondent, published in the New. York pa
|pers by whom Or how does not appear.
You say that you have mo authority to
speak" about the matter. | now give you
authority to speak all that know about it.
g'he impression is attempted to be made
that L have Extensively obtruded my advice
and interference into New York politics, in
a vain and immoral attempt upon the mem
bers of the State Committe, to influence the
appointment of delegates from that State tu
the Charleston Convention
| Now, the plain statement of the whole
case is :---that for some considerable time
past, had held private and confidential
political correspondence With Mr. B. DON
nelly, No. s, William street, New York
He wrote to me last spring, I,repIed, and
the correspondence ceased until the 9th Of
July last, when he wrote to me again the
following letter: ~. I'D
sARAroaaAA, July 9th, 1859.
My Dear Governor Y OF will remember
my writing you last Spring, to which l re-
ceived an answer, and which would have
acknowledged, at an earlier day. but sup.
posed your time would be SO much taken up
with other more important matters, that !
concluded to withhold writing you until the
present. You will learn from the newspa-
pers and elsewhere, that those who are in
expectation of receiving the nomination at
Charleston, are marshaling their forces as
strongly as possible. .. 4 58y.,3
This State, which I have. watched very
closely, with view Of acquainting you Of
what is going on, will, as matters now stand,
send to Charleston united delegation in
favor of Douglas. Their second choice
would be you. / give you this information
as fact, 50 that you may rely upon It. It
is barely possible that Wood and others in
New York city, may succeed in getting up
two sets Of Delegates to the Convention,
but it is my opinion your friends in the
South need not expect much support from
the Northern States. The South is the on
" place. count on with any degree Of GER
tainty, and, if the South should kick up her
heels and refuse to adopt you as her candi-
date she will lose all This you may rely
upon. With any other man from the South
ern States than yourself, we would be beat
en- out of sight. With the South, then, to
back you, there will be sufficient number
Of candidates for Congress and Governors
Tin nomination, who will be able to control
a. sufficient number Of delegates from the
Western and Eastern States, to give you
the nomination they will do it, to save
themselves well-knowing that there is no
one but yourself that can poll the votes Of
the adopted citizens, The Federal Office
holders here, are In favor Of Douglas SO
that at the Charleston Convention, If Mr.
Buchanan should consent to be candidate,
he won't be able to get single squad from
this State sAaaf H. 454a4I} 81 ID
IF you were once nominated, nv God,
what vote you would get with Seward e.
gainst you III alE1 a1 s
You would carry every Northern State,
excepting Massachusetts, Vermont, and
possibly Rhode Island. All of the West
ern States, am assured, would roll into
line again. ,7a'as 5t gia
I I am stopping at the Springs here for a:
few days, and having an opportunity of con-,
sulting with Our friends from different sec-
Etions Of the Union, I thought it advisable to
drop you the enclosed, hurriedly scratched
together If can be Of any service to you
let me know it, If you think it advisable
to make push for the delegates from this
State, write me, and will toll you how it
can be done to the best of my knowledge
and belief Ludlow, Cassidy and Peter
Cagger are the controlling spirits, and eth
er Of these, if they supposed you were not
completely in the hands Of Fernando Wood
& Co., would be your friend: This, I find
is their impression, though not publicly ex-
pressed. Mr.. Wood is very smart man,
and much feared by the politicians, but his
misfortune seems 10 consist in having no
one to back him. Had lie the strength that
these others have in The country districts.
be would be our next Governor. But III
the country he falls behind and seems to be
very Unpopular amongst the farmers and
others Your best way is, to Keep Clear of
all cliqdes and factions Side WITH none Of
them and when II is, determined who are
to he the delegates and also who has control
Of them, it will then be time enough to be-
come identified. Yours, truly,
- B. DONNELLY.
| 60 his Ezce1lency, Sow WISE.
Address me at my store No. 8, William
st., New York. Fl @
Mr.. Dohnelly is, [ believe. not a member
Of the Democratic State Committee Of New
York, and is .. person in private life, SO far
as know. Strictly in response to his let
ter T wrote the following reply (now COR
rectly punctuated) and intended, as it shows
on its face, to be strictly private and conf
denfial and piyinr No adu;ca or do,,nso1 :, 81