Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-08-16
For the Kanaw'Aa Vslley stai.
ma PresideneF.

Es M have read with PAIN Inc leHet 81 Gov.
Wise offs July last. IN which he sa1s BE- had
apprehended an along that he Tafnsny Re-
geRcs would carry q united delegation from
New York % Charleston, and in which he says
farther our fmesning htsl only chance is 10
ofga Mise BY districts, and either whip the en-
envy, or send two delegations !" ana in
which he further pledge himself that VII
gtnia shall lie d unit fpr himself in the
Charleston Convention. We had an along
known that Gov. Wise had fixed his eye
upon the highest trust in the gift Oh the peot
pie, but we blusbed for Virginia and her an
Gent honor. when we saw this open avoWal
sof hls ambitious aims spread before the
American people by Gov. Wise iR9his own
hand writing Tint he should have enter
tanned the thoughts 70 which he has given vi
terance in that letter, would be distasteful 70
his friends, but that be should have given ut
terance TO Them even to his dearest ftend ;
that he did not check and repeli thenl as q
high minded Statesman should 1do, i 1npar-
donahle.
Gov. WiseEnay have his code OF honor, and
live up TO iii We have our sense Of + roPriety -
Those who act upon the duelld, tell US that
they fight fdr their injured honor, and never
allow malace or otheffeeiings Of their lower
order to1infinence them. That even at TIE
10 an adversary. We Submit that Coy. Wise
ia that letter has used towards Judge Doug
las and Mr. Buchanan. language and sentl
nents unbecoming a generous and manly n
VARY. Thathis attempt to send twoAdelega
tions from New York to Charleston, w divide
and distract the deliberations the Democrat
i'd conventions, TO promote his cha noes VI nom
.ination, at The risk of destroying the unity OF
HE Democratic paTtytis an efor, u SERVE hm-
self at the hazard Of the Union, md nnwor
thy the Governor of great Commonw .
We may be night OF we may be wToIigE but u
Gov. Wise ISL Democrst in priuclplelI ne be-
leges with us that The preservatioIl lof tins
union or sister States and the preservation q.
the principles OF the DemocTatic party are
things that stand 81 tall together, Iglndeed
hF lives the principles Of that partySSaa1 ~
thinks thatin Them hessees the peIpetnify OF
this union, with what show OF manly bearing
can le deliberately and secretly 60 actually
I'd work 10 weaken, fates;all Or destroy The
deliberationsland conncilsof the whole party
Amy man who would assume and urge the
positions he has taken in this letter is wholly
the national confidence, ana dan
gelous 10 mankind. And can il be trpe thai
al who may differ from Mr. Wise in opinion.
AMI oppose bis nomination are to be rsga reed
as enemies TO- the pubic good --lf SO, really
the public good viii, reckon. have bnt few
friends in ife convention. If Mr. Wise
thinks that Virginia will be o unit for him m
the conyentiLn, his informatits from w estern
Virginia have been poorly advised of the
views and wishes of.the intelligent and reads
Ing public. We have no doubt Mr.. Wise IS
now. and has been long bringing all THE pow
els of !" his stationary TO bear to make Wiz
ginia to unitifor him in the convention, but
III this he will as surely and as5slgnaliy tali
ais he tailed Id a late memorable effort, eon-
dqctet with great skill and power tp Gems
vitice Them that he, anil not MI. Hunter,
shoui IbeI returned 10 the Senate. WeDeR TT
tain this opinion Of Mr.. Wise, without uniting
with ID aay Innkind feefngs. THAT he has
holiness withoG discretion, and genius with
oft judgment. That he isa fiji .man forofhceS
which ID not draw 10 themselves theIpower
10 act and dangerous man in Offices Mhith
do draw To themselves THE power 10 act. That
inI The formation of political (fOr we have
nothing to do with or say Of Elm as prlyaie
citIzen,l friendship, he attracts tn himself
those whom he knows he can influence TO
serve him, and that he has no affinity toi those
who win mol serve him. That he has high
gift in THE seIeetiomof men of moderate Rlands,
VIII m be intrusts with his plans. This for
the masses. upon whpn Incorporates. through
ibis mediaIns He has show Of splendidtaHd
unrivalel h0noRt with which HE attracts to
himself young gentlemen Of lgenius End Of
taste. Ill s.
Cow Wise is a. man Of very uncertain and
unreliable politica compass, butof very dis
tinguished eccentric abilities, well iRterwo-
ven with egotisTn OF the strongest WOOL Tue
has strong friends bound to him as weiIby
attentions as byinterest. He keeps isiriends
warm and true 10 him by constantly re$ofting
I'd i" his stationary ri and keeping hlmsslf
before their hearts. They love him becaGse
he first loved them and The loves themias
the gentleman loves his horse Or his dog.
because he car make them serve him. Il
tney refuse 10 yelp or run All his bidding, they
SOON lhse their honorary places in the pack.
The Governor has located IN every counts
and district in the state, land3nalion,b It rs
strictly so in Western Virginia, young men
Of moderate capacity, hattered by attentions
from Governor Wise. such as letter on snla4l
Lieutenancy, who in rn,spend their lives
i'd his service. He has thepoWer to convince
such minds that he is six feet and TWO inches
high in int llectual endowmenis. and that
there is not7another man in the nation six
feel two inches high, and then he sets them
ID work to reflect him everywhere, in high
and low places, lamong the learned and the
unlearned. wise and unwise. SIX feet two
inches high. The people with whose polit.
ical existence Mr. Wise heretofore has not
clashed, in seeking offices of State, which
conferred honor and respect upon the itlcufn
bent, without attracting to themselves any
peculiar responsibilities dangerous ID the
public good, hsye rather enjoyed his bt5realis
,Iace. Seeing 4hat 1t took direction from
which no ipjlry could come upon the
earth. Itshncettain light has often bern{grat-
flying TO The hoaghtless observer. looking
over its pathway, we see nothing great, good
OF useful left in lis trace. The fres give
AN uncertain light One may run with them
but one cannot read by 4tbenf, OF see in
them anything for the general good. True
he claims many things, and now he claims
the Presidency. In Congress he used no OIL
to soothe and heal the national disorders, bat
planted deep and drew ~ide|the lines between
North and South. In the Virginia coneen ion
he took ,sii,on with the strong and claimed
and got the Govefnorsbsp, the reward Of his
choice Of position. He has been rewarded
He lately drew wide lines between himself
and Mr. Hunter. upon the item Of devotion
Id Mr.. Buchanan's Administration. He was
then looking to the Senate, but he looked
beyond his zen us and his place. Hereceiyed
no vote for that past of public trust. He
8is turned. oyer to public disapProbation with
arnbiii IN stamped upon one cheek. and du-
psicity Oh the other little while, and moi
shaken in his ambitious projects be makes wal
upon the ftIend he said Mr.. Hunter did
nEt love well enough, and seeks 10 tread
HIM nuder his and the heels of public obi
nn. No charge is left unmade against
.ihe venerable Chief Magistrate, which
NAV tend to destrpy him jill pHbllc esteem,