Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-08-30
From the Albany CGeOrsiD Patriot. !

Governor Wise's Exposed Letter-What Of it!
We have read pages in the different ncwspa
pcrs Of the country about this lettcr--a copy
Of which we publish The Governor, with hi,
usual frankncss, owns it; 50 it is no forgery. II
was private and confidential, and there can b,
no difference Of opinion among ","sht men, that
in It's publication Sane lody, in COMMON par
lance "Aas act,d n, Jog" But the public
will no; Judge of the letter by the means which
brought i, to light II is now as though ii had
been intended iur publicity. Regarding It in
this light, and We say, "What of IT." Why
it is simply one Of the evidences IF the 'nannc,
Of man aud politician Gov. Wise is. lie has
expressed the opinion, that President Buchanan
| desires Il denomination, and will "lvc in the
use Of the means to accomplish ii. II he is
right III this the opinion is well expressed. II
wrong he has through = misrepresentation ~
signed the President i wrong position. Time
can alone dcyclopc if lie is right or wrong IT
is true, the President has more than once, and
once very recently. said he would not be Il can.
didatc for reelection, and we do not believe he
will, but we know in several Instances for other
Offices, not 80 high, but still hiyh, the incum.
bcntS have given every assurance they would
| not again be candidates, and yctwhcn the Con-
vcnti0n would meet said ncumbcnts some how
or some way would get the nomination. If it
should turn out that he has mi5judgcd the Pre-
>idcnt, he las committed no crime, scarcely an
indiscrction, and if an lndscrction, accordin;
to the politics Of the day, it is not Imputed 10
him. As sin.
But the Governor has gone faithcr--hc has
suggested to his friends how the delegates to
the Charleston Convention should he selected.
In PLAIN terms Governor Wise desires Ia DC
Presidents a candidate for it, and has lis
opinion how his wishes will he best promoted
in the selection Of delegates which he expresses
As Jenny Twitchcr would say, "Ncl, v"t Of
it," Is any one so green as TO suppose that in
modern times candidates 30 not frequently pay
some attention to the organization Of a body.
which is to decide their fate! And whether
common or uncommon, what crime i it for i
candidate in a legitimate way, 10 have his
friends adopt the mode most preferable To him:
Was the Governors suggestion legitimate: lie
thinks delegates ought to be selected 10y the
different Congressional Districts, ard is 50
strong in the opinion, that this is tie proper
way, he advises, in case il is not adopted. 4 di-
yidcd delegation. leaving the settlement Of the
question TO the Convention. He may well ell
terrain this opinion. and entertaining it, he has
right to struggle inr lis adoption. The States
are represented in Congress, lihc legislative
power under the constitution hy districts
Why may not the National Convention which
represents the popular voice and whose can
diitla,e may have TO depend nitin"''iy Oh tina;
body for his success, select this rs the method
Of representation: Who doubts that Senator
Douglas has taken every prccaution 10 have
himself, or his .lacorits. az any strongly re-
presented in that convention: What one can
didate may do without mourning olium. ano-
ther may. The people may form some small
idea of the political management now Oh !oot
to organize the Charleston Convention there
fore, so much for these points.
There is, however another and more ;a;.or.
tan, aspect in which tn view this letter We
have known Gov Wise rs he has appeared be-
fore the p"biic:: we now know him rs he feels,
thinks aud acts IN lrjru,e. This letter, writ.
ten under the seal Of confidence is Il better in
dcx TO his character and principles than any
thing which has yet appeared. lie is writing
to 4 NOrtherner, for his own eye, and he is.
If possible, more positive and more vigorous
in his defence Of Southern riglts-in his de-
mands for Congressional protection. aud in his
denunciaton Of Douglas detection. Never
were words trucr or more pithy uttered than
those which say The South cannot adopt Mr..
Douglas platform. Ii is short cut 10 all the
end. OF Biack Rcpublican;sm. This letter
ought TO. and we believe will do iov. Wise
good in the South, He is man not afraid to
avow his principles, and his history proves he
will maintain them at every hazard.