Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-08-30
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HENRY A. WISE.

| am. sir, very respectfully, Houi w SclN |,
j. LrcIus DAVIS.
DR.. JrSIus ARCHER.
HENRY A. WISE.
To the Editors Of Tie Enquirer:
TAzswELL Co.. Va, Aug. 23i, 1854.
Mcssrs Editors The Chinese have pro-
verb that mountains are measured by their
shadows, and great men by their SANDERS. -
No public man, since the sage Of the Hermitage
descended TO the tomb or the cXpoundcr of the
Constitution was gathered 10 his fathers, has
been the subject of such vituperation and abuse,
as is now hcapcd upon the head OF the Hon.
Henry 4. Wise, of Virginia. Modern Opp"si-
ton journals have been taught, made to hate
him with u hatred more dread and intense than
the most abjcct, ignorant and scrvilc minion of
Popish idolatry ever entertained towards good
old Martin Luther From the day when the
gallant Democracy of Virginia with Gov. Wise
as their standard-bcarer, stayed the dcSoating
tread of Know NothingiSlu, and caused the de
graded mscreants 10 sneak to their cOvcrtS at
the voice of Virginia. chivarouS children, and
he boldly asserted and triumphantly maintained
his position and his rights. the Opposition
press has plotted his destruction, and IA
bored with Mahommcdan zeal to work his
downfall lie boldly, and independently, and
dciantly announced his purpose. and most
gloriouSly and trumphantly did he sue
coed. lie raised the banner Of Democracy.
and, by his might and power, it proudly and
umphantly waved over the head of all his
enemies. Ii was the good fortune Of the writer
of this to hear the Governor in Abingdon, (a'
dirty little hole of NothngiSm as
there is in the Statc,) where he was grossly IN
suited by the boys, urged on by the leading
men of the town, with grams. his=cs, yeils dc.
He told them they could not cmbarrass him;
he had come there to speak. and he intended TO
do so; that he was engaged in war of eyter-
mination he intended to kill know-Nothing
ism. or il should kill him; he would not only
break Sans back, until Inc would drag his hind
legs, but he wonld put his hccl,tap upon his
head and screw the venom out of him. And
how nobly did he succeed. 1t was the greatest
and the grandeSt achievement ever won in the
political conflicts of this country. He had but
to stretch forth his hand 10 crush any oppOsi-
ton that dared To present itself. Bat few had
been found who had the courage and rcsolil-
ton to oppose him, and such had been swept
bv the fiat of his will INFO utter arnihilatlon.
He had but 20 irown upon political adversary
and he was done Gov. Wisc's Tammany letter,
for which he WAS so abused and Sllndcrcd,
now shines like n star through the mlStS
| Of the cyaSions and SophiStrics which have
been gathered around the Kansas compiled
ton. and nohlv harmonizcs with his fearless
support of reform in Virginia; his progressive
career a. Governor Of the State, which is push
ing the Old Dominion in the front rank Of Com
monwcalthS: and his marvellous campaign
against intolerance in lSjo is sufficient cv-
idcncc of his knightly courage, and his lndom.
liable will And now that the intelligent and
moral sentiment Of the South against fraud has
found Il voice and a champion; and now that
he is Il prominent candidate for the Charleston
Convention, we say to him, as thousands will
say, honor Ia tie man ,rho h1, nat f;0rtd Ia
| s,,e,k tie trnih 10 his arm peol,le. Governor
Wise has served his country long and faith
fully in the council halls OF the nation. lie
has proven himself 'riss, sasacious, patriotic,
conservative iarSeeing statesman. History
will rank him second only to onr llamiltonS.
and Mad;Son;, and Jays, and WcbsierS, and
| Claws, and Calhouns. The poikS.h"HfiRg cr-
pnjjsacy-sceliny rotriotic OppoSitio" party
may villiry and traducc him; but he will sur
vive all their puny attempts, and stand forth in
the ewes Of all coming time when parties and
their miserable trickcry sha! have exploited
and been forgotten, rs riSe, pru l"ni, saga
cious and patriotic statesman. ever governed by
the wish and desire to serve his country, rc-
gardleSs of private or party ends. Take ms
poli,ical lifc-itS every act-and submit it Ia
the scrutinizing examination of reason and jus
tice and patriotism, and it will come out clear
and bright and triumphant 1t will survive
all the miserable attempts Of his aS>ailantS Ia
bring odium and reproach upon him, and, min
Cling itself with the great achievements o: the
Republic, will shine forth with lu>trc and
brilliancy that will increase with succeeding
ages aS long as our nation stands ana Is no
nored and respected When the future hSto
rian records the passing events ii will place
him in his true light, and give him what now
so Justly belongs to him, and is only withheld
! through the mcancst and lowest and bascSt Of
/ party purposes. The future will do him jus
! ticc, il the present will not: and every true
and patriotic statesman should look 10 the iu-
ture alone, regardless Of what seems popular
or unpopular at the present time. His enc
mics may triumph for the moment, but all co.
ming time will cmblazon his fame and sound
/ forth praises to his name Let them eXut in
! the brief hour Of their triumph. Ii must soon
perish and pass away. Let those who still
/ iatcr and paltcr take lesson from the gallant
virginian. Henry y. Wise. Let them read
his clear. cogcrt and thrilling letter of the
great Kansas cheat; and if they do not tear
the pad|ocks from their mouths, and dash the
letters from their wrists, they are fiji to live
under dcSpot who rules with the minority
one. oae, and tranplcs millions under foot,
only because they will not strike for them
selves. As for old Tazcwcll, the stronghold Of
Democracy in the Little Tennessee we SAY
'Au..os" for Henry \. Wise, the David oil
Democracy. Yours, abruptly, ;. y. y.
From ;ic Washington Correspondence .! i!ic NrT York
Tribune
MR.. DOUGLAS POSITION.
On any evening may he found, ut the resi-.
dcuce of Senator Douglas. Democrats Of all
shades, rs well as every class Of fence men,
On Friday evening last was quite large ga
thcrins there Of politicians Of all stripes, by
special invitation Prominent among the guests
were Senator Ivcrson Of Georgia, Mr. Browne
editor of "Thc Constitution" (the Government
organ Mr.. Coombs, editor Of THE Republic
and many other leading Southern and Northern
party men. There was much private and con.
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