Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-09-13
For the New FORK Daily News.i
coy WISE AND THE REGENCY.


The thieves and plundererS of the Regency
have come to light in your Greece and stranglcd
UcrculeS, Perseus, Bellcrophon and Theseus
And they think We don't know the roar oil a
lion from the snort of a Bngaio! And Messs.
Cassidy and Cagccr, with their chtoryorm,
howl Of ,oi.on and dagger have taken the
Mace of the old manly heroes of the New York
democracy. ana have 50 taken off that great
hearted and Incompatible tribune of the peo-
ME Henry 4. Wise, of Accomac our Sorl-
ans Henry Of Navarro of ls55, the peerless
Governor Of the Old Dominion. 7ht"are the
E,ro,. of the State Of New York.
.C,ime Of the unfcrrouen brave
Whose iarl from plain 10 mountain cave,
Wa, hOnOr's home or gory's grave.
SlIrin. Of the mighty. can !: he.
That Iii, is al remains 81 hte''
Shade of Silas Wright! and living majesty
Of Daniel :. Dickinson.
The Uygri~idi,S have done the work. Slow
,.oi,oncr, and political aSsossi"s. These men
have blasted the prospects OF Henry " ise :
-, falcon towering in her pride Of place.
VA. hy a housing owl h4wked n, aud killed"
If he is dlcad-lacn into the den of spiders
and rattlcSnakcs in Albany, and his white
nIume shall wave never again in front OF the
democratic hnSts-nor his voice like trnm-
NET ".tir the blood oil age, AMI steel the
,lncwS Of youthlf his
..S.yrn.foid vast impeie;rallc shield
and 1.-THE sword of Ajax" which he wore. must
be- buried in his grave. and 'lIls gallant deeds
are now forgotten all
the pride Of all our host,
nj. ancient fame and glory lost,
sink. ou II III last Overwhelmed With foul disgrace,
,h.n woe to his as.a~ils curse on the foul
couSpiratoiS.
E,it, gentlemen, Henry y. Wise is not dead
Tn. wcapon which his Toe has formed against
him shall fall, like blasting lightning, on their
perlidiou> heads They have transcribed
their commission; they have mistaken their
victim. His cScu,cheon has never been tar
nishcd. Through u long life the halo Of
UPRIGHT honor" has cncirclcd his brow. and
whether ut the domestic altar, at the festive
board. in the hall Of council or OH the field
of action, no dcvlsh inalignity has ever
invented rs 10 stupid crcdulity would have
believed, 4 whispered SANDER of the purity Of
his motives. or the patriotism Of his actions -
No secret scheme. no ambidcXtrouS policy. has
marked his career ~ the tcndcrcst flower of
virtue has expanded and glowcd in the genial
lirht of his eve so have the SterncSt vices fallen,
>hvcrcd and blasted by its lightning. The ma
tons have heard the thunder of his voice, and
seen the lightning Of his sword us he has led
the armies of the Democracy trlumPhantly TO
victory against their most formidable enemies.
lie l.. nat d.dd but 4 curse, nevertheless, up
on the cor,Spira;orS, who would have assasSilIa-
ted him if they could. lie lives To- Iut torch
under the whole hornets nest Of them, and
hcncclorward the miamy Of the Alhany Re
scncy is :. stencil in the nostrilS Of all honest
men, Their touch is poution; il is contac;on; it
is death. No man can receive their support and
live an hour ut Charleston The South had As
lief consult with - delegation from llayti rs
one sent To the Convention b. your CasSdyS
and Ca.gcrS-your Richm0nd> and Hich"Ids.
But let us look little into this Donnel!y let
ter What Of it:
Consider the position Of the author appeal.
ell Internationally by 4 distant iricnd-eXprc>S-
ing the most private opinions Of feeling in the
frankc,t manner, without any object whatever,
under circumstances which forbid all thought Of
any design TO influence the action Of anybody.
What is in that letter Ia touch the honor of
Henry 4. Wise, or impair the confidence Of the
Democracy OF New York and the MON in his
integrity or his ability,-Ilcrc is the letter en-
t;rc-rcad it over carefully.
Refers to the letter already published and
familiar to our readers.
tcr-~hsr,iors Let Us oh"iy:e it:
l. 1t thanks Mr. Donnclly for kind letter:
there can he 10 treason in that.
>. IL expresses the opinion that the Tam
many Regency would carry unitcl dslcga-
ton from New York to Charleston. That opin-
ion is not fatal L. Gov. Wise as 4 man Or Il
statesman.
>. 1t asks "for whom this united Tammany
1 l.. Ln IL, patI,
raj. and several degrees short of murder o: the
/ betyuyoi 81 ronr,i,"rs, Mr.. Cassidy
l. 1t diScredtS the confidence of Mr.. Douglas
in the Tammany Regency, because it says,
"Mr buchanan himself is candidate for re-
will he used to di>appont Douglas and all other
a>piyant>" II tins docs not compliment the
"Rrgcncv," they must even kick up their
heels" AZ they have done.
Any man who docs not sV4e'f part Of this
and 5,Eece the rest of il is as biz a .t6ol aS
Cassidy is lhats.
). 1t expresses the opinion that 'thc only
chance for lis friends. or those Of "hy oiher
cspi,ant besides Douglas or Buchanan, lis to
organize hy Districts, and either whip the enc
my" uhc Regency 'or send two delegations"
Here * the .t;,iai sin Of the Govcrnor-an
and cyhsJisutors' II this destroys Governor
Wise in New York, i; will double his strength
everywhere else. This appeal is not made for
himself alone, but in behalf o! all honorable
rivals
"Orgo"i:e 6y districts 'rhip tie enemy, or
sand tro deiCgationS" Nnc.cnths of the true
Democracy OF all the States devoutly hope this
programme may he strictly adhered to by tie
! - oc Eo,. E,,l- ,.\rh;,," IA, ,pornpcv"
If YOU can. for the sake alike of dcccncy and
the Democracy.
Bat, I'VE must rely on united South.
against the treason and pc.lidy Of the Regency,
and Virginia shall be u unit Virginia and
the Southland if they shall not he, it will be
their sin and shame. Limited" and a unit"
Gov. Wise dill net say for himself, but ION
platform of pr"f'rt'"" to all prYcrty alike,
and ngainst ',sqnattcr sovereignty" For il is
true as Gods gospel that the South caHn0t
adopt Mr. Douglas platform" and ~H not
take him. lie coV'd mol be elected if nomina-
ted IL is most doubtful il he could carry
s;ngic >fr'e South Of the Potomac We be-
licyc his theory is "A short cut 10 all the ends
of ElacI; 'Rcpnb!icani>m, and if he runs an
independent candidate" and Seward runs, and
B lIuy. W l>c Silo'iil 'c ""mt"tt" "t t"IIItH-
! ton." he would beat both" Twas the faith
of an honest heart in the Honest people. 1t
becomes Henry y. Wise TO think so and TO say
so; for, depend Oh it, he nW do IT,
lie is equally candid and corrcc; when he
saws that III douglas is nominated the South
will run an independent candidate on rroter-
| fion principles, and run the election into the
House" Gov. Wise but expressed the deter
mination OF ninetcnths Of the Southern De
mocracy when he said so, and it is time you
men of the North should comprehend that the
day ci party compromises is past with us, and
that we shall take little trouble TO convince you
of Our deyoton 10 party or Union which will
not freely yield Ms our Constitutional rights
\ Southern man on Southern rights platform
we are determined to have at Charleston in
srite OF buchanan, Douglas, or the Albany