The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-05


Governor Wise On The New York Demo-
cracy-Ilis Last Manifesto, aud HIS Gress'
est and Best
The short aud sweet letter Of Governor Wise
on New York politics-his last greatest aud
best-wbich we published yesterday, is perfect
model as an epistolary composition. 1t is brief,
simple, clear, frank and full of matter as hard
boiled egg. Let US, like Captain Cutie, briefly
overhaul it. The Governor desires the vote OF
New York in the Charleston Convention; but,
alas! he discloses to New York politician his
plan Of operations, and 80 "all the fat is in the
fire." The Governor says
have apprehended all along that the Tammany Regen
cy would carry . united delegation from New York to
Charleston. For whom Douglas, know, Is confident;
but you may rely on 1t that Mr. Buchanan himself
candidate for denomination, and all bis patronage and
power will be used to disappont Douglas and all other as
pranis Our only chance 70 organize ey DISTRICTS and
other whip the enemy or send two delegations
This is Napoleonic programme. The spirited
writer next declares that, with Virginia and the
South united, Douglas will be ruled out; that
"he will then kick up his heels" but that, 'if be
should run as an independent candidate, and
Seward runs, and Governor Wiss) am nomi.
Well said, brave warrior! Or, if tue Convention
should adopt squatter sovereignty, the South
will run an Independent candidate, "and run the
election into the House. Where then would Mr..
Douglas be? The lowest candidate on the list"
Alas, poor Douglas!
from Governor Wise, and II is all that we want
ed-all that we could ask-to render perfectly
Ineligible his twenty nine column letter on
squatter sovereignty and his six column letter on
naturalization, the African slave trade, Mormon
polygamy and schnapps. We thus perceive
that if he can elaborate the substance
of brief note into heavy pamphlet,
with an illustrative political map OF the
United States as a frontispiece, he can
reduce volume of important matter into the
compass of page of foolscap. 1t is the differ
ence between writing for Buncombe and writing
upon business. High sounding phrases and con-
stitutional chop logic rule in the one case; but
In the other the politician throws off his KNAPP
sack and goes to work with the emphasis of a
Zouave. And so, little confidential bill of in
structions like this of Governor Wise is worth
cart load Of Buncombe speeches and manifestoes
contrived to throw dust into the eyes of the dear
people.
The consequence of the disclosure of this last
Presidential card Of the great Virginia letter
writer must be tremendous. One little letter too
much in 1914, on Texas, laid out Van Buren, and
defeated Henry Clay. The famous Nicholson
letter did its full share Of the work of defeating
General Cass in 1s4s. Good old Zachary Taylor
was only saved, as we are told, through the pru.
dence of his friends, in keeping him away from
pen, ink and paper, after he had written enough.
Thirteen letter-writing Presidential democratic
candidates, bakers dozen, in 1852 werA killed |
or ny Captain scott In the same year the most |
accomplished soldier Of the age was defeated by ]
bis correspondence after "a hasty plate of coup"
Letter-writing has thus been singuIarly fatal to |
'ur Presidential candidates. As the pious Job
rays "Oh that mine enemy would write book"
o may each cautious old rat aspiring to the
Presidency exclaim, ooh! that mine enemy
gould write letter, and still another letter,
Until we shall have trapped him."
In the disclosure of this last model compost |
ion of Governor Wise, his confidential friend has
dropped the trap over him, and there he is. He |
has at least in this experiment been taught the
folly Of tampering with our slippery New York
politicians. They are treacherous set, and are
not to be trusted beJon earshot. But the great
mistake Of Governor Wise in this New York
appears to have been the omission
of Daniel S. Dickinson from bis Charleston sche-
dule. This remarkable oversight, in its conse-
quences, may provefatal to Dickinson; but we
think it has already disposed Of the hopeful Viz
ginia Governor touching the vote Of New York
in the Charleston Convention. With either one
set Or two sets of delegates in that body, the
chances for this vote are now al against him.
The only alternative left to Governor Wise is
to prepare to run as an Independent Southern
candidate, igst making sure of Virginia as ga
unit" and next Of" o united South" This move
ment may require still another pronunciamies.to,
including Mr.. Dickinson and Horatio Seymour;
but for the present. 70 perfectly clear, compre-
he;hsive, convincing and conclusive is this last
model from Governor Wise of compact and
pointed letter writing, that we dare say Mr. Doug
las "will kick up bis heels" and Mr. Buchanan
will chuckle With satisfaction, as they read it.
We predicted in explanation Of his late pamphlets
and rhapsodies, browning and clinching mani
! f.ssto from the Governor and 10 the HERALD is
among the prophets.
RELATIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND France
APPROACHES TOWARDS GOOD UNDERSTAND
Nc.-The insulting and exasperating language
used BY certain Of the leading English Journals