Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-08-19

The DoNNELLY LETTER The letter Of Mr.
B Donnelly, No. 8. William street, New
York, to Gov. Wise, is about as piquant a
communication as Gov. Wise's reply.
SARATOGA, July s. 1859
"MY DEAR GovERNoR-You will remem-
Der my writing you last Spring, to which
received an answer, and which would have
acknowledged at an earlier day, but sup
posed your time would be SO taken up with
9th T more important matters, that con-
cluded 70 withhold writing to YOU until the
present. You viii learn from the newspa-
pers and elsewhere that those who are in
axpectation OF receiving the nomination at
Charleston are marshaling their forces as
strongly as possible.
Tins State, which | have watched very
closely. with a view Of acquainting You Of
what Is -5inL on, viii, as matters now stand
send to Charleston a united delegation IN
favor Of Douglas. Their second choice would
be YOU. ! give You this information as fact,
SO that YOU may rely upon il. 1t is barely
possible that " ood and others in New York
City, may succeed in getting up two sets of
Delegates to the Convention, but 1t is my
opinion your friends IN the South need not
expect much support from the Northern
States. The South is the only place to count
on with any degree of certainty. and il the
South should kick up her heels, and refuse
to adopt YOU as her candidate, she will lose
all. This YOU may rely upon. With any
other man from the Southern States than
yourself, we would be beaten out of sight
With the South, then, TO back vou, there
VIII be q sufficient number Of candidates for
Congress and Governors (in nomination),
who viii be able 20 control a sufficient num-
Der of delegates from the Western and E4s-
tern States to give You the nomination-dnd
they will do it, to save themselves we'll
knowing that there Is no one but yourself
that can poll the votes Of the adopted citi-
zens. The Federal oficeholders here are in
favor of Douglas, SO that st the Charleston
Convention, If Mr.. Buchanan should con-
sent to be candidate, he won't be able to
ct single squad from this State.
"li You We're once nominated, my God,
what vote You would get, with Seward
against You
"You would carry every Northern State,
excepting Massachusetts,, Vermont, and pos
olbly Rhode Island. Ali Of the Western
States, | am assured, would roll into line
agun.
am stopping at the Springs here tor II
few days, and having an opportunity Of con-
sulting with our friends from different sec
tlons Of the Union, thought it advisable to
drop you the enclosed hurriedly scratched
Jogether. Ii can be of any service to you, let
me know it. If you think it advisable to
mai Ike push for the delegates from this State,
write me, and | will tell you how it can be
done to the best Of my knowledge and belief.
Ludlow, Cassidy and Peter Cagger are the
controlling spirits, and either Of these, if
they supposed you wsre not completely in
the hands of Fernando Wood 4 Co, would
be your friend. This, fud is their impress
SION, though not publicly expressed. Mr..
Wood is II very smart man, and is much
feared by the politicians, but his mlsfortunes
seems to consist in having no one to back
him. Had he strength that these others lave
in the country districts he would be our next
Governor. But in the country he falls
behind, and seems to be very unpopular
among the farmers and others. Your best way
is to keep clear of all cliques and factions.
Side with none of them; and when it is de-
termined who are to be delegates, and also
who has control Of them, it will then be time
enough TO become identifed Yours truly,
B. DONNELLY.
''To his Excellency, Gov. Wise
"AdireSs me at my store, No William St, Ny.