Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-08-09

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organization It's States, 70 equal rights OF person and
property respected under The constitution! OF the
Union, Is incu,uhvG, on the proper legislative. anth9-
rity thereof.
4 heavy press OF copy prevents comment,
for the present, on the following letter. received
Yesterday, from Governor Wise. We will de-
vote some space in our issue of tomorrow, to
n discussion of the intrigue against Governor
Wise, which this communication discloSes
To the Editors Of lie EnYoirer:
RICHMOND, Va. Aug. S:h, 1850.
Gentlemen: In your editorial Of this morn
ing | notice what purpo:tS 10 DC Z letter Wit
ten bv me. to some unknown correspondent,
published in the New ior!, papers, by whom
or how does not appear. You say that YOU have
mo authority to speak" about the matter. |
now give YOU authority 10 speak all that know
about il. The impression is attempted TO be
made that | have Extensively obtruded my adj
vice and interference into New York politics, in
a vain and immoral attempt upon the members
OF the State Commute, 10 influence the APP
pointment OF delegates from that State TO the
Charleston Convention.
Nov, the plain statement Of the whole case
is:-liiai FOR >ome considerable time past, |
i.d held private and confidential political
corr dependence with Mr.. T.. Donnelly, No. 3,
William street. New York. He wrote to Inc
last spring, | replied. and the correspondence
ceased until the Sth Of July last. when he wrote
10 me again the following letter:
SARATOGA, July s;h. lS5".
Ny Dear Governor-Iou will remember my writing
ai:S, trTt sa G'r.r yS MI Time w"uii be 30 mucii
taken M with other more important matters, that |
i III = ! IL. --.
Yor will learn from the newspapers aud elsewhere,
that those who are in expectation 81 receiving the
nomination IL Charleston are EarsAaling their forces
IS strongly - possible.
This STATE, which | lave watched very closely,
with 4 view Of acgUaiMt:ng y0u Of what is coin. on,
will. It's matters now stand, send to Charleston .
united delegation IN favor Of Douglas. Their second
choice would DC yoa. | give Won This information Il,
fact, 20 that yo; may rely uuca y, Ii IS barely
possible that Wool aai others in New York city,
may succeed in getting up two SETS Of Delegate, 10
the Convention. but Il = ny opinion Your friends IN
che South nee! no: expect i,uch support from the
Northern States. Til" SoE.h : The only place 10
cein; "a "itA any dec:cc OF certainty, and. i; the
South should kick u? her Lees and refuse 10 adop.
You Is her candidate, he vii! lose all. This you
NAV rely upon. Win any Jther man from The South
EN- States than yogrsei', Sc would he beaten out %;
sight. VITA the South, then, % back YOU, there viii
he II Sufficient number o.: candidates for C0nsrc:,
aud Governor IL nomination. Who vii! be able to
control q sufficient number II delegates from the
Western and Eastern S'a:e>. 70 give you The no:nina-
.ion-aud they ~. % =, - save themselves; well
knowing tEgt ;here = 10 one but yourself that can
POLL the vote, O! the adopted citizens. The Federal
o:acc-hoider- here, arc IA iavyr OF Douglas, 80 that
8: the Charleston Convention, y Mr.. buchanan
should consent 10 be q candidate, he won't he able 20
&c II single squad from this State.
Ii yoa were once nominated. my God, wha;
Il vote yci would get with Seward against YOU.
You would carry every Northern State. excepting
Massachusetts, Vermont, and possibly Rhode Island.
All OF the Western States, ! ala assured, would roll
into line again.
I am stcppiAg n, The Springs here for Il few days,
ard having an opportunity II consulting with our
friends from different sections OF The Union. | thought
j. advisable 20 drop You the enclosed, hurriedlv
scratched together. If can bo OF any service To You
l.: me know il. II you think i. advisable 10 nflSe a
yrSh Tor the delegates from this State, write mo, and
| viii! tell you how i; can be done - the best Of ny
knowledge and belief. Ludlow, Cassidy AID Peter
Cagser are the controlling spirits, and either OF;
these. i: hey supposed you We're not completely in
lie Lauds Of Fernando Wood " Co., would BE- your
friend. This, | find, is their impression, though
not publicly expressed. Mr.. Wood is Il very smart
men, aud IS mricG feared by the politicians, bu: his
in.>sy-une, seems 70 consist in having no one To back
him. Had he the s'~cnc.A that these others have in
the country districts, lie would lie our next Governor.
But in the country &c falls bchin! and Seems TO be
very unpopular amongst the farmers and others
Your be>t way !, 10 kec? clear O. all cligucs and lac
tons. Side with none Il them and when il j. de-
:ermined who axe TO be the delegate, and also vino
has control Of them. II will then bee time enough 10
become !l.ht:.ei. Yours, Truly, b. DONNELLT.
To his Exccilcucy, Gov. WISE.
Address Inc a. my store, No. 3, William St, y. \.
Mr.. Donnelly is. | believe, not q memJer of
the Democratic State Committee Of New York.
and is 4 person in private life, so far as | know.
Strictly in response to his letter | wrote the
following reply now correctly punctuated) and
intended, as it shows on its face, to be strictly
private and confidential, and giving no advice
or counsel not called for by my correspondent
and not pertinent as q reply even on points Of
personal vanity or prctention:-
RICHMOND, July Is, 1859.
Dear Sri thank YOU for yours Of the sth irst.-l
have apYrrhcldcd all along that the Tammany Re-
yenCy would carry = united delegation from New
York 10 tha-le>,cn. For whom. Douglas, | know,
iseonhdeu' h0t YOU may rely on it that Mr.. Buchan.
an Is himself Il candidate FOR denomination. and all
hiS patronage ana power Will pc used TO disapponlt
Douglas and all other aspirun;,. Oar only chance is
to orean'z' by districts, and either whip the enemy
or send Two delegations.
II that y donv or not done. We mus, Sill RELY on n
united South: \ united South will depend on Is
united Virginia, and ! !%le!:c You that she. ut least,
snail be e nri'; Virginia =. aa;. and pcrSis;cn, aud
finn or asoind platform Of rro;cct.on 10 al; persons.
Of popular e.rsgs sQua:.er severe sr'y. she INNS, raj,
" 20 her support Nil the South. Tie South canno,
nlop, Mr.. Douglas, platform. 1t j. Il short Gu, 20 ali
the ends or Black Repuhlicaais,u. lie ;hcn will
kick up lis heels. If he Goes or don, lie can, b,
nominated, and the main argument against his nom
ina;:cn is that he can't be elected II nominated. Ii
he runs an Independent. candidate, and Seward runs,
and | am nominated at Charleston, can bea, them
both. Or, ii sqrat,er sovereignty is plank OF the
platform ut Charleston, and Douglas Is nominated,
the South will run IN independent candidate on pro
lection principles, and run the election into the
House. Where, then. would Mr.. Douglas he! The
lowest candidate on the list. Ii | have the popular
strength YOU suppose, i; will Itself Fix the noinina'
Ion. Get that aud | avn confident Of success.
The Hon. +. Wood u profcssedly and really, | be-
lievc, q friend, and Of course | would, in good faith,
DC glad Of his influence, aud would do nothing TO i'm
pair ii, and could not justly reject his kind mid; but
You may rely upon It that AN neither completely
nor ut all in the hands OF Mr.. Wood, or Of any other
man who brea,hes. He has always been friendly to
me, and ! am TO him, BIZ; always on fair and indepen-
dent terms. There is nothing in our relations which
should keep slooi any friend Of either. He knows,
as well Us any one can tell him, that his main infiu-
enee IS in the city Of New York, and l judge what
you say OF his country influence is correct. But ! am