Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-06
From the Richmond Enquirer.
Gov. Wise's Letter to Mr.. Hubbard-Truth
Boldly, Plainly and Timely Spoken.

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A great many persons seem to think when
party eleyates an individual to Office, and
thereby clothes him with important powers
that it becomes its duty to apologize for and
defend his acts In my humble opinion, this
is a fatal mistake, and has tendency to
dcmoralize any party. Already, on II memo
rable occasion, the Democratic party has had
to pay the penalty of pursuing that policy.
In moral point Of view, | consider it OBJ
iectionable. We should never let party obli-
cations 50 bind and blind us rs to conceal
the gross errors of our agents; and much
less should We attempt to defend them, or
cover up their tracks"-for sooner or later
the people will find them out, and hoh us
responsible for the acts of the wrong-doerS.
The moment we attempt to defend improper
acts, We make them our own.
ItreuiIires some boldness 10 tell the people
that IRE have placed men in office who have
proven themselves, by their subsequent acts,
unworthy of their confidence and ours. But
truth and justice require this ut our hands,
regardless of consequences: and, fortunate
w, we have me man who Is possessed oi
these. and has never known what fear IL !;
and that man is ii. A. Wise. 1t Is his priv
legc, right, and duty to speak out: for every
Intelligent man in Virginia knows, but tor
him. MIR. Buchanan would not now be Presl-
dent of the United States. He has only
said what every true Democrat feels; for |
have vet to see the first Democrat, who is
free tn utter his real sentiments, who does
not acknowledge that he has been dlsappoint-
ed in the course pursued by the President
and have yet To hear Of, or SEQ any man,
who is Il candidate for popular favor IN IT.
ginit. who has reniHred to defend the acts OF
this Administration. lie would be reckl
man who would attempt it.
shall not, in this letter, <" into speclhca-
! tions To show how grossly We have been de-
ceiyed and betrayed. At some other time
protest against the Democratic party being
identified with the fortunes Of the Admins
tration. There should be IA deep ditch and =
high wall between them.
The President, on late occasion, said to
distinguished Nirginian, that there was no
Democratic party now" Now, il he regards
! tie Administration as the Democratic p,,rty,
he NAV well have said 80; for with all the
immense patronage of the government, which
seems t. have been used with al eye single
IT, building up Il party, he has signally fail
ed for it must be admitted that there Is now
no Administration party-no buchanan par
| ~, outside of the ohice-hollers, otkceseekers.
and dependents. He will. however, (lt he
has not done SO already find out that there
Is IL Democratic party, which cannot be bro
ken down or broken up even by the weight
which he has placed on it. The Democratic
party i, IA generous and contiding party; but
it will promptly rebuke any man whoattrmpts
10 dictate 10 it, and especially will 1t do 81
when the attempt is made by one rho has not
diWdgs been q membsr OtH
The President, also, said at the time allud-
ed TO- and to the same gentleman, that he
read M paper except the New York Herald.
Every person, who does read that paper must
know how well the President is posted Us Ia
the real feeling of the country toward him
and his Administration and no man can
doubt that tho New York Herald is his accre-
ditcd "urgan" Yes, the editor, whose ears
he wanted cut off III 1856, for his coarse, per
sonal abuse of him-the editor whom he was
in the habit of calling ''intamouS'-is now
fully in his confidence. and yields Il greater
influence orer him than his whole Cabinet.
1t requires no prophet tn tell nhe,e Bennett Is
to lead him. He 1.-the infamous Bennett
has artin commenced his attacks on Gov.
" Use for his late letter No higher c"mpli
ment could be paid him. lie might proper
" say that he is thankful for his abuse, but
cannot tolerate his praise.
"A DEMOCRAT OF THE OLD SCHOOL"