Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25

crn army under Gov. Wise: and 81 the IT.
ginians ought to be thankful that MIR. Buc-
hanan ayerted this calamity hy his iudicious
course in regard TO that California letter.
With this defence Of Mr.. Buchanan, we are
drawn to an inquiry into the purposes ofth's
deliberate assault upon his veracity and hon
cstv bv the Richmond Enquirer. The editors
of that paper may have their private griev-
ances: Lut into these we care not to inquire.
The present position, and the late alteration
of GOV. Wise. a. democratic aspirant for the
succession, will serve our purpose. The En-
quirer is his mouth-piece and devoted organ;
and its opinions concerning the administra-
ton show us exactly the whereabouts of Mr..
Wise. Breaking ground against Mr.. Buc-
hanan upon the Lecompton question, the Gov
ernor has continued since that day to hold a
very cquivocal position as a member of the
democratic church Through the Enquirer
he was prompt to aggravate his rebelliou-
Kansas anteccdcnts i'll a sweeping denuncia-
ton of the late annual message of the Presi.
dent in reference to the Pacific railroad
Mexico Central America, Cuba, general
bankrupt law, and the tariff question. lie
has now pushed his hostility to the extreml,
ty ola vind!ctive personal attack, IN which,
though vulgar cpithets are avoided the most
offensive accusations are embodied. We
must conclude. therefore, that Gov. Wise and
his followers have cut loose from the admin,
istration and that this, his last manifesto
through the Richmond Enquirer, is formal
declaration of war.
What then? Only another factious organi
zation within the lines Oft the democratic camp,
We have seen from the proceedings of the act
and thcprcscnt session of Congress, that there
is anything but happy accord between
the administration and the Southern demo
cratic utras. fire-eaters and malcontents OF
every description. We presume that the
leaders of the party in Virginia mainly concur
in the hair splitting views Of the Enquirer, up,
on the leading topics of the message; we un-
dcrstand that both the Virginia Senators in
Congress are opposed to the project Of the
thirty million Cuba bill, and we dare say that
some of their colleagues of the House, hold the
same opinions. But all this only serves to
widen the existing breaks and splits in the
party, and to multiply the chances of a demo
cratic row ut Charleston and democratic
scrub race for the succession, i'll which the an
cient prestige and glory Of the odd Domln,
ion" will probably sink to rise no more.
We hadhoped that Governor Wise like Mr.
Douglas, would be quick to perceive the policy
as a party man, of the new Cuba movement
embodied in the thirty million project of MIR.
Sidell. But the Enquirer fatty repudiates
this admirable party tonic, as too strong for
the delicate nerves of the Virginia Democra,
CIV, and shrinks with pious horror from the
tremendous schedule of coniectural expenses
involved in the Presidents general program
me. We await the action Of the Democracy
of Congress. If they are firm and united
upon this Cuba proposition, and pass it, they
may bring even Governor Wise to terms but
if they finch or fail, we may rs well to-day as
tomorrow give up all calculations of nato'
nal reunion of the broken fragments of the
Democratic party"