The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-01
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cihSe ' ottgih oi the recent difficulties betwcon
hrs niHe, reliable information OF fbs ss,sten,, and
M,de Stssetatlon oi fomors injurious IS my charac
tct' ne fotoWlflx extract from editorial the
New York Daiit News Ito which my attention has
recenil. been cacd,l " alone sufficient asisi,on-
sh me that the dnts of sei-vindicaon iorhis nay
a9Nins the rnuors and charges which this article
om',dIes, tfo'n pasS;nS auaotced, especially as
me news ~ paper oi large circulation, an. the
other ioafnais.
NWlen GOV, Wise WAS candidate for the uonti.
natlen 10 his present office IN ls5a Mr. A, lett twho
was then. as now, the chief tnanaser of tie Exami-
ner.e wax charged with Mritins a series of eeittor
ais eSceedlnSls diSparagnS 10 Mir, N is. thou h
he Mr. Asiett had pFesred support :.nd was hold,
Iug. privatels, an exccediagly friendly eorresp,n-
dencc wish Gov. Wise ai The tine. This rontinc,
was considered no; oni, deceptive. bul unxrntie-
manly. and was denounced by Gov Wise. Alter
the nomination. GOV Wise sieiaanded al Nr 4,i"tt
an exchange ni the~cofrcspondencc which had ta-
ken pace between them. MIR. Ay lets replied that
y ~as snbseaaenilS, however. prosaoed and sen, to
apoeSy thI1sEh tbas "a trend With n ahec'
gcss % s anae,s ,, publication OF the letters,
Is, after the election Of Governor Wise. n,lett
pInicssed srcat friendship, and solicited and re-
ItNeo 0hlei@t iavors from the Governor; bat The
iasSef haFiug refused 10 ard ham IN seftln. n Fed
eTai shiee' was once more the ob ect of abuse and
an .a g. ytitoas assaults IN the Examiner.
These attacks upon the Governor became ~,
tiequeHt aud So personal that young Air. Wise
threatened 10 expose their author amt The motive
II they were persisted IN. A correspond snca took
tlace at that tllGe between The two gensemen, IN
which Mr .. j. Wise warned h,in ;ha, II he con
exposed, not oElY 40 lar related 10 treachcr,
toward the Governor. but also in having, through
ator Hunter, IN those behalf he was now assaiItng
Governor Wise. Tho attacks IN the Examiner
Augustus TontlinSen, which were known to Lee
written by Mr.. Ay lett himself Young Wise
cEarlcd tie authorship upon hiin, and lHdulsed
structures not very complimentary. On the SIN of
Jh!s month Mr. Aylett asked whether this reler-
eEce io h1m. AIR. Wise promptly replied in
The affirmative, upon which Mr.. \. gave the chal-
lenge, waich w.s accepted.
The result IS known. Ii is to be presumed,
ciied ta Nh Al lett. was influenced by resentment
toward the cai,:iHuia'er ri hls atheT. and oi
tempt ior person whom he beiie' Ell To nave been
guilty ot political ire3chcfy the responsibility tor
which had heea avoided and sSuiked fVoul.
fhe articles N he tNalh!ner to which reference
is made the tirSI part of the above extract were
not written Mt The ilmo, bgt nearly four months
ateT the date potion "t my correspondence 10
which the News refers: instead oi pledeius nay
support to Governor Wise ior The oabornatorial
did not wish to be understood pledsing MY sell 10
the support oi aus of the prominent candidates
ihat ne WAS ny no means lil5 aVoilte ear several
democrats IN Eastern llr-lala-but that, IN Il Ger
tam contingency, bach never occurred, ,ihe wonId
A&rS ny support; nor did uoyeTnor " iSe regard
ni. letter tS pledge or con!nuta To lis support.
The articles which were Subsequently written IN
tho Examiner, By NE, opposing Goycrnog " tSes
nomination, reviewed portion az that gentle
mans political career. TO wAich reference or
ausion VAS 'i'ade ia NY correspondence with him.
No information was solicited, nor any furnish
eli mo by Governor Wise, relative 10 th1t porter
ul ms potiticRL career upon which subSeQueutiy
commented. No naterlai or references furnished
me b. Governor " Nlse were ever. in any manner,
used 10 his dlsadvanta-e by me Having taken MP
the impression from Governor Sises desire 10 eet
possession ef his letter, that he designed publish
our correspondence, | desired him not Ia do So
Tor which will be duly appreciated by those
who have seen, or may see, the coFrespondencc.
Nhcn the "e1chan-e o. correspondence re-
ferred 70 by the News took place. 1t is untrue thut
either through irteHd, or IN any other way. sent
GOV Wise - an abIect apology begging that he
would not expose my duplcity 10y publication Of
the letters, as he threatened to do No such hu-
initiating language accompanied the exchange of
orr nsy n made ID q " hat
falsely imputed to me by the News, / frankly IN
should not be siven To private spondence that
wished to be uPdelstood as retractug not one iot
or title of my opposition TO his nomination.
The correspondence IN question was never the
subject OF single menaclns or denuncatory woid,
or letter, from GOV. w tn self and
our subsequent personal intercourse would never
have induced me, others to believe that his feel
lnsS towards me were otherwise than frlcHdly.
After Goy " Use s nomination. | advocated his
election with the pen, well as in the capacity OF
Congressional Elector and II Is untrue that have
ever since 'assalled him. eli tnFay anons NOUS
iy.' In the Examiner. er. else where because he
Ills untrue that Mr. o. T. Wise ever threatened
!ie with exposure inT personal attacks upon his
correspondence between us, III which ho warned
me, that If continued my assaults upoa his ia
Il is untrue thai alleged assaults of mine upon
Hs. Hunter were ever tine subject of any warning,
threat: or communication, from Mr. o. J. Wise to
No articles were ever written by me against Gov
Wise, as has been stated, under the COS noueu of
Augustus ToullnSon.n
The assertion that have been the ''calumniator''
of Goy. Wise, false Since the fall OF 1854. have
never written, sanctioned, advised the pubca-
tnn OF any letter whatever, editorIaily OF other
wise, derosatory to Gov Wise's public course, and
never one word against hlIu Il private citizen.
The articles written by me, which were the pi OK
innate causes of the late duel. ware al d political,
and not Of personal nutuyc, and their desisn and
character We're not eeIIeftly INTERPRETED by those
a..y thlag personal. Seit-Tespect alone prevents
nae from eharacteriZng rs 4 merits the coarss
referring to afIlr of honor which has been ter
minated.
In performing duty of Standardization, have
1nHdc no further reference to private spon-
dence than essentially necessary, and feel no
disposition to recur To il again. unless its publica-
ton should be required to substantiae 10y state
ments. P. II. AYLETT.