Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-11

give ua what was represented TO be a lotte
from Gov Wise, Of Virginia, TO some politician
In Albany, N. ", touching the difficulties il
e. Democratic party in that State, and th
prospects Of the Democratic Presidential can
didaies generally. The report so sent was quit
imperfect, and we now afix full copy as &
originally appeared in the New York Herald
AT first it was thought to be a more quiz on tn,
letter writing Virginian but its genuueness u
now admitted. 1t appears that the politician
who received IL kept it a week, and then sent &
copy to few as he supposed discreet friends
They communicated it to D. s. Dickenson, an,
then it got to be generally known, although but
few had seen the original letter
The letter is Wise oil over aud disposes o
the pretensions and chances of the other Prcsi
dental candidates right cavaliery Il has ere.
ated considerable hubbub among the Democrat
ic aspirants and leaders, and in most quarters is
supposed to be fnisher of the prospects OF
Mr.. Wise himself for the White House in ] $50,
if he ever had any The Ohio Statesman says
the production is the most extraordinary one
that has emsnated from any public man in this
country" and readers will be likely to put sim.
liar estimate on the letter Here it is
RICHMOND, July l3, 1859
DEAR SIR--I thank you for yours of the sth
inst. have apprehended all along that the
Tammany Regency would carry a united dele.
| CATION from New York to Charleston For
whoml Douglas, know, is confident; but you
may rely on it that Mr. Buchanan is himself a
candidate for denomination, and all bis pat
ronago and power will be used to dlsappoint
Douglas aud all other aspirants Our only
chance is TO organize by districts, and either
whip the enemy or send two delegations
If that is done or not DONE we must still re.
ly on a united South a uuited South will de-
pend on united Virginia, and l pledge you
that she at least shsll be unit Virginia a
unit, and persistent and firm on a sound plat.
form of protection to all persons Of popular VS.
squatter sovereignty, she must rally TO her sup
port all the South The South cannot adopt
Mr. Douglas platform. 1t is a short cut to all
the ends of Black Repubicansm. He then
will kick up his heels. If he does OF don't he
can't be nominated, and the main argument
against his nomination is that he can't be elec
ted If nominated. If he runs an independent
candidate, and Seward runs, and | am nomina
ted at Charleston, can beat them both Or
form at Charleston, and Douglas is Nominated,
the South will run an Independent candidate
on protection principles, and run the election
into the House Where then, would Mr. Doug.
las be p! The lowest candidate on the list If |
have the popular strength you suppose, it will
fix itself the nomination Get that and | am
confident of success.
Hon f. Wood is pGofessedly and really, be-
heye, friend, and of course | would, in cool
faith, be glad of his influence, aud would do
nothing to impair it, and could not Justly re.
iect his kind aid; hut YOU may rely upon it that
am neither completely, nor at all, in the hands
of Mr.. Wood, or ofany other man who breathes
He has always been friendly to me, and am
to him, but always on fair and Independent
terms. There it nothing in our relations which
should keep aloof any friend of either He
knows as well as any one can tell him. that his
main influence is in the city of New York, and
judge what you say of his country influence
is correct. But | am counting all the time
without New York, and don't fear the result -
am depending solely upon position and prin-
ciple, independent of all cliques and deiying all
comers. We will overwhelm opposition in
Virginia, and her vote will be conservative and
national
At all events, ] shall always be glad to hear
from you, and am, yours truly,
Henry A. WISE.
The Richmond papers are silent as yet on the
above extraordinary letter The Washington
Constitution processes to think it bogus if not,
very unwise. Gov. Wise himself, is said not to
be disconnected in the least He better under
stands New York Democratic politicians than
before, and it is stated is about to publish let
ter of twenty or thirty columns, giving history
of the Albany Regency for the thirty years he
has known them. 1t will be n scathing politi-
cal document, and will make the Albany sche.
mers vince So declares the Washington cor
respondent of the n Y Herald, who adds
The friends of Douglas in Tennessee, Mis-
souri, and Texas, write and telegraph to that
gentleman that the Opposition gains in those
States exclusively owing to the sympathy
which is felt for his position, and betoken
determination On the part of many Of the
Southern States to support his claims for tho
Presidency at the Charleston Convention
They reason that the Democratic candidates
have been elected by men who have Douglas
proclivities but viii not beat the regular ticket
which boilers themselves are Douglas men,
par excellence.
However absurd this kind of logic must ap.
pear, it has been sufficient to elate Mr. Douglas
beyond measure, and he thinks he can count
upon North Carolina, Maryland, and, since tie
publication of the Wise letter. upon Virginia,
he 7, CARDS his nomination by a Democratic
Convention as settled beyond question Pol
ticians, toe, from Ohio, represent that new d.
visions are arising in that State which will
make the future question there to be Douglas
and Anti Douglas and they say that the for.
mer are sure Of carrying Ohio in October by
large majority, and that both Ohio and Iu.
diana will present Douglas at the Charleston
Convention.