The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-22

II.
she W be the chief subject Of conversation,
Let her departure from England be attended
with as tile delay as possible. The New World
is all anxious to get peep at her, and to extend
to her great architect and his distinguished fell
low voyagers hearty welcome.
The Honor and Morals 0f Pslitlcs-VirRtnla
and New York.
By telegrsphic news from Washington, which
we published yesterday, we learn that duel has
grown out Of the letter of Governor Wise to Ber
Dard Donnelly which appeared in the Nxw YORK
HERALD. This "affair of honor" was between
son OF Mr. Wise and Mr.. Old, Of the Richmond
Examiner, In consequence of some comments of
that journal upon the famous epistle of the Gov
erDor. What the Exaniner has said we do not
yet know; but one thing is certain and that Is,
that Henry A. Wise has clearly put himself In
the wrong, and for any of his relatives or friends
to be very sensitive on the subject is supremacy
ridiculous. bis letter will not stand the test OF
honest criticism, and the less they say or do
about It the better.
The Wise letter has revealed chapter In the
politics Of this State which we long suspected,
and In that point of view it has done far greater
amount Of good than its author contemplated
But 1t has shown something equally rotten In
lbe State Of Virginia-the Old Dominion, the
mother Of States and Of Prcsidents-so cele
brated for its cbivalry and its high sense OF
honor. Her foremost son, regarded as her truesr
representative, who fills the highest Office iu her
gift to bestow-a very Bayard among her
kDights-tbe cbevalier sans peur ct sans reroche-
be, even he, has been caught in his own trap
ard is proved under his own signature to BE-
capable of STOPPING to the mean intrigues of the
lowest politicians of the coal hole of Tammsny
Hall. Considering Wise as the most favorable
specimen Of Virginia politician among the high
bred F. F. VS., what place are we to assign to
the lowest of the canaile in that old State? 1t is
thus six Of one and half dozen Of the other be-
tween the politicians OF the democracy of Vir-
einia and the politicians of the democracy of New
York. 1t is diamond cut diamond-sharper sell
sharper. The effect Of party politics on every
man who becomes meshed in their tolls lie
gradually to degrade and deprave, and to rob
him of that lofty tone of purity which eau
never dwell in the breast of politician.
The Samson Of the South INDUCED in dalliance
with Delilah, a daughter of the Northern Philis
tines, and he laid his head in confidence upon
her lap. But the treacherous wanton's heart was
not with him, and che not only wormed out OF
him the secret of bis strength, but sold him to thu
Pbilistines, who shaved the Nazarite's head wheo
be was asleep, and bound him hand and foot, and
put out his eyes, for by the loss of his hair be
became as weak as any other man. Thus have
the political Philistines of Albany served the
hero Of Richmond, and he has become like any
small politician. He will some day, when his
hair grows again. and his strength, but not his
sight, is recovered, pull down upon the heads OF
the Regency the idolatrous temple where they
perform all their secret filthy rites, and offer
human sacrifices to their God, Mammon. Thus
he will bravely perish with bis enemies. Mean
time he has made himself an object Of derisiop
by his intercourse with the harlots of New York
politics.
1t is probable, from all that we can see, that
the Albany Regency laid snare for the feet OF
the chivalrous Wise, and caused private letter
to be written to him, to draw him out in order
that his reply might be used against democrat
in this State obnoxious to the Regency. He
swallowed the bait; but his letter took wider
range than either he or they intended. In his
case the engineer was hoist with his own Pc
tard;" in theirs the premature explosion of the
big gun dealt death among the butchers of the
Albany slaughter house, who stood, before
1t when loaded, chuckling with delight upon
the effect it was going to produce, when
suddenly our detective pulled the trigger, and
"bang" it went, to their utter confusion and dis
may. Some have lost legs, some arms, and come
their heads with the little brains which they CON
tanned.
The lesson of instruction to be derived from
this revelation Of the rascality of party politics
is, that there is no faith to be placed in politi
clans, from the lowest to the highest; that they
will deceive and cheat all round, and that it is
not the public welfare they have at heart, bat
how they may get hold of the posts of honor and
emolument, to which they are continually sacri
fciDg the best interests of the republic. They
depend for their success on management and
sharp practice at the primary elections. Nov
that is just the place to fight and defeat them
Let the people put their heads together and take
the elections into their own hands, and get rid az
one bold stroke Of all the wirepullers and man
ayers Thus alone will they be enabled to select
the men Of their own choice-men who will re
fleet honor and dignity on the institutions Of our
free government, and take a lofty pride in pro-
noting the common veal instead of mnisterins
to the base cormorants, vultures and harpies
which are preying on the vitals of the country
As for the State of New York, the duty of the
people Is to organize by districts, and defea.
Seward and hisfellow conspiratorsa at the fall cleo
TONS Having accomplished that object, then it
will be time enough for them to make arrange