Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-08-12
Gov. wise KxpInInn.
Tue LETTER THAT CALLED FORTH ms LETTER.
To the Editors Of the Enquirer.
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To the Editors Of the Engufrer
RIcHNoND, Va, Aug, 9Th, 1859.
Gentlemen I'm your editorial this morning |
notice what purports to be letter written BIZ
me, to some unknown correspondent published
lin the New York papers, by whom or how does
not appear. You say that you have t'no author. |
ity to speak" about the matter. Inow give YOU
authority to speak all that know about it. The
impression is attempted to be made that 1 have
Extensively obtruded my advice and interference
into New York politics. in a vain and immoral
attempt upon the members of the State Commit
tee, to influence the appointment of delegates
from that State to the Charleston Convention;
Now, the plain statement of the whole case
is:-that for some considerable time past, II
had held private and confidential political cor:
lrespondence with Mr.. B. Donpelly. No. 8. Viii.
liam street, New York. He wrote to me last
spring, replied, and the correspondence ceased
until the 9Th of July last, when he wrote to me
again the annexed letter: HENRY A. WISE.
SARATOGA, July 9Th, 1859.
Ny Dear Governor-You will remember nv
writing you last Spring to which received an
answer, and which l would have acknowledged,
at an earlier day, but supposed your time would
be SO much taken up with other more impor-I
tant matters, that l concluded to withhold writ
ing until the present. You will learn from the
newspapers and elsewhere, that those who are
IN expectation of receiving the nomination at
Charleston are marshalng their forces as strong
ly as possible.
This State, which have watched very closely,
with view of acquainting you of what is 90.
ing on, will, as matters now stand send to
Charleston n united delegation in favor of Doug
las thelr second choice would be you. give
you this information as fact, SO that you may
rely upon it. 1t is barely possible that Wood
and others in New York city, NAV succeed in
getting up two sets of Delegates to the Conven.
ton, but 1t is my opinion your friends in the
south need not expect much support from the
Northern States. The South is the ONLY place
to count on with any degree of certainty, and
II the South should kick up her heels and refuse
to adopt you as her candidate, she will lose all
ms inns you may rely upon. With any other man
IRON the Southern States than yourself we
would be beaten out of sight. With the South
to back you, there will be q sufficient number
OF candidates for Congress and Governor Fin
nomination. who will be able to control suf
hclent number of delegates from the Western
ana Eastern States, to give you the nomination
and they will do it, to save themselves; awell-
knowing that there is no one Lut yourself that
can poll the votes of the adopted citizens The
Federal office holders here are in favor of Doug
las, SO that at the Charleston Conventf6H If
Mr.. Buchanan should consent to be candidate
ne won't be able to get single squad from this
If you were once nominated, my God. 1.what
n vote you would get with Seward against you!
You would carry every Northern State, ex-
cepung Massachusetts, Vermont, and possibly
Rhode Island: All of the Western States, am
assured, would roll into line again.
am stopping at the Springs here for a few
days and having an opportunity of consulting
with our friends from different sections of the
Union, | thought it advisable to drop you the
enclosed, hurriedly scratched together. If L
can be of any service to you let me know it
II you think it advisable to make push for
the delegates from this State, write me. and 1
will tell you how it can be done to the best of
my knowledge and belief Ludlow, Cassidy
and Peter Cagger are the controlling spirits,
and either of these, fthey supposed you were
not completely in the hands OF Fernando Wood
d Co, would be your best friend. This, I find,
IS their impression, though not publicly expires.
sea- MIR. Wood is very smart man, and is
much feared by the politicians but his misfor-
tune seems to consist in having no one to back
him. Had he the strength that these others
have in the country districts, he would be our
next Governor. But in the country he falls
behind and seems to be very unpopular amongst
the farmers and others. Your best way is to
keep clear of all cliques and factions Side with
none of them; and when it is determined who
are to be the delegates and also who has control
OF them, it win then be time enough to become
identified. Yours, truly, B. DoNSEELY.
To his Excellency, Gov WISE.
- Address me at my store, No. 8, William ST.,
New York.
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