Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-03-01
GOVERNOR HENRY A. WISE.

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There is no little discussion. fnd in the press
q; Virginia, on the subject ot virginia, ci!cic, iVg
he EcA; Presidency Several parc.s in Eastern VIZ
rinia regard lion. t. NJ. r. lluEor Virginia h.
yn.;.c. aud predict tor him the ;n!;r, s":c =! ne
State in tho Charleston Convention. We cal. hardl!
conceive What they predicate their conclusions nP"n
Mr Hunter j. regarded by the Dcmocr.c. u an a6c
ia iran. and il he could be- elected iuigt: u'i:e
hc vote Of Virginia. Bu, there is no confidence any
where ~ .,f H. have rcen, in his strength. lie
is not believed 20 hc available. hence but fe% .ote'
sill be thrown away on him Tor the nomIra;ul ~
:r;D.
There are ,nunv other Southern mon. III" Mr.
Hunter. who have ability and character. "a,itiing
then, tire highest honor, oi the people, put ihcn.
they arc ike Mr.. Hunter in Groincr respect. they
eaEn9! c"tnoinc the clements OF strength sufficient -
Justify The party III giving them u nomination.
We know Of INT one Southern man whose ta!cns.
character and availability, unite III pointing hm cnt
con,p!cunu.iy III the Democratic standard bearer y!
lsin Hon H. A. Wi.ci- that man. The masses No'th
:.,.i south ur,: t.,r him. Especially is il West
rr,. virginia With very few exceptions, IL OK
circle Of .cqua;n;nnccs, he i already regarded - The
!c:cr Ior the next campaign. Ill, opponents IN the
SGG,i. are unyioG, 10 bi-! TIE Lecoinptrn !ia!rc!
,n lis that ie-,;oi ,> madc him accei.-
.i,'" 90 the North ANA "esi. mIih Henry y. "i-e'
the Democratic party may reckon certainly. nn""
ano;ter .;ct.;, cf Black Repuhl;can>m. We .ay
Wiec. thv,-ihe country say> Wi-u-ciye LIS Wise
and vie;ory.--. L.rlSb2," chronicle.
We clip the above from our contemporary If
the "LcwiSburg Chronicle" who is apt % be
found right side up upon al! questions appcr-
tanning to Democracy. Wethink our ncighbor
has hit the nail upon the head this time. ani
that in the foregoing extract which We have
given, he has but truly portrayed the genera
popular sentiment of the Democracy Of Virginia
at least Of the Western part Of it. WewotiiG
l. hing IN ipfr1cf HAIR -
breadth fIom the staining or services Of soma
tor lIunter--not at all Ills private character
is above rcproach. He fills a large space, and
verv Justly, in the public eye As cautious.
perhaps too cautious. StatcSman--as IN able
aud dignied Senator--and especially and Ia,
vorabv. as chairman Of the principal Financial
Committee Of the Senate In, ne been !denti!lci,
for several wears past. with the political history
of the country ilc has warm personal friends
throughout the Union, and nc has the conf
dcnce Of those friends rs much as any one
! All this wc readily accord to Senator Hunter
Nav, ut a period Of more profound tran
auiIitv. and Of less discord and distraction III
the party we should have no objection TO see.
| inc him nominated for the Presidency. But
we fully concur with the Lewisburg "Chroni-
! Gle" that Mr. Hunter is not the !nan FOR the
times" and that his nomination III ls60 ~
such an event were even possible. and it is bare.
/ ly conceivable possibility would be attcnde,i
with certain. crushing, overwhelming, ine'l'
table perhaps irrcparab'c defeat TO the Demo
! cratic party We believe the prosperity. Ii
not the preservation Of the Union is. TO a con
siderable extent, dependent upon the inaintc'
nance and unity Of Democracy, and that mo
rough diSintegration Of that party and the ~,
tcgration of new ones. hazardous as 1t IS a' al
times, would be fraught with peculiar DANGER
to the country at time like this, believing
all this, we are the more disposed to espouse te
cause Of that man ,whosoever he may be) VINO
would be most likely to bring together ard to
keep together, in the bonds oi srea. hatoha
and Union.loying fraternity. the already toe
mucb scattered and discoriant clements Of De
mocracy. Tha, man. IN our opinion, is Henry
4 wise, We anticipate another ferc: sec
t;on,l struggle in 1850. We shall then neec
M bal(.wav pol;tician-no trimmer no time;st
but a man Of ncrve-a man whose virtues, lik'
hi. faults, stand out in bold relief and who wear
no mask Such man is Gov. Wise. His &c
niu., his courage. his patriotism; his chiraIroa
sense OF honor; his public no less than prv"t
incnrruptibilty; his immense services to Demo
cracy; his enlarged views of national state m M N
ship; his sound national conservatism; his sl'F'
advocacy Of popular rights, both STAG an
Federal; his popularity both North ana ou.u
and, above all, his facility Of stamping n o."
, | ,,,,noeae and oninions upou the hearts o. on