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

GOVERNOR WISE AMONG Our New YORK Pc
LrTIcIANs.-The intelligent reader who kaows
apythiDg of the mean aud dirty undetermined
schemes and tricks of our managing politicians,
of any party, especially at Albany, has doubtless
been amused at the sanctimonious hypocrisy of
our city contemporaries democratic, republican
and Know NotbiDg-in reference to the late sim.
pie and straightforward bill Of instructions OF
Governor Wise for the management of the New
York democracy so as to serve his purposes as
Presidential candidate. Thus these pious Ami.
nadabs Of the editorial Sleek family of politicians
roll up their eyes in holy horror at the cdvice
given by Governor Wise to his New York friend
TO whip the enemy (the democratic softs) In
their State Convention, or send contesting set
of hard delegates down to Charleston.
These instructions are pronounced unworthy an
honest man, and death blow to their author as
Presidential aspirant. "Wno could have
thought it?"-"The man must be crazy" Yet
the letter is evidently genuine y" Well,
it only shows to what base uses am
bition will drive man and such like
silly expressions greet us on every side, and
from political organs and managers STEPPED to
the lips in the very dregs of party triokcry
and rascality. There is really nothing wonderful
or startling, or new, in this dreadful letter
of Governor Wise. 1t involves no new trick, or
plot, or double dealing game in politics For
the last twenty years we have hardly had
party convention, State or national. or caucus
movement, that has not been subjected more or
less to the same tactics, or worse Indeed. the
great error of Governor Wise, In this late lie tier
has been his ignorance of the dirty siaks ard
sloughs Of our New York electoneeriug system
For example, while our smooth.faced New York
party thimble-riggers are too cunning to put
their plans to paper, they will not hesitate at
any treacbery by which copfding rival may
be injured, or by which even q friend may be
destroyed, when the end, which is the spoils,
will justify the means. There are men at this
day in the Sing Sing State prison, who, on the
score of " honor among thieves" are more trust
worthy than some Of our high and mighty New
York politicians
The material error of Governor Wise in this
matter was IN the trusting his influential views
to any New York managing politician in writing
Talking is their rule Of action, so that what
they say today they can deny to morrow
if necessary. As for the moral effect
among our Presidential politicians everywhere
of the disclosure of this letter of Governor
Vice, 1t will be at best but nine days.
wopder. Indeed, after the explanation which
we published yesterday of the manner in which
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cry Of the Albany variety shop, the odiuu con
nected with this matter must attach to that in
stitution. His rivals for the Charleston nomina
ton will discover that Wise is not thus to be
killed off. He will doubtless write another let-
ter, and that very soon, in which he will make
the fur fly in every direction. We have had oc-
casion heretofore to speak out in very plain
terms OF the vulgar and selEdegradiug persona,
slang IN which Gov Wise sometimes INDUCES in
bis stump speeches; but really. as a man Of no.
nesty and integrity, as man of his word aud as
man who would scorn a mean trick, except on
the stump or in the dirty puddle of New York
politics, Gov Wise will compare favorably with
any Presidential candidate of the day -
There is great deal of good stuff 10 him, and
ne lie pluck to The backbone. He will not give
up the contest for the grand prize of the Presi-
deDcy on account of this little slip of writing
such things as should only be talked over to
New York politician. He will know better how
to do it next time; and If the Albany Regency
have cheated him out of the vote Of New York
at Charleston, our New York engineers will
doubtless and Wise an impossible obstacle In the
South. He is on the course, aod will most pro-
badly remain there, nomination OF no nomina-
ton from Charleston
The PARTY PLATFORMS OF THE LAST PaesI-
DENTAL CAapAIGN--In another page we pub
iish the party platforms Of 1856 the democratic,
the American ard the black republ;cac-in order