Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1860-09-11
TIER FROM EX-GOV. WISE.
RoLLIsTON, near Norfolk, Va,

Aug lU lSco.
GENTLEMEN: sincerely thank you for your
tender of the special hospitaities of the Young
Mems Breckenridge and Lane Association OF
Memphis on the occasion of the grand Democrat
ic rally which you propose on the 4th inst All
my sympathies are with you in this rally. and |
shall give to your ticket my earnest SUPPORT
There is no alternative for any lover of the
try, of the Constitution of the South. There
is no man [ would meet with more pleasure than
the Hon. William l.. Yancey, of Alabama. [ am
lover of the Union of these States, and it is upon
the efforts of honest, bold and gifted leaders like
him. that it must depend for its defence and per
petuity 1t can't be maintained by serviie sub
mission of any one section to any attempt at do
mination by another section And it is cowardly
and base now to conceal the fact that savehold-
ers in the South called upon to maintain their
selfrespect, well their rights of persons and
property. Many may be restrained by their eau
ticn from resortng to decisive measures; but the
few brave men who have purpose and will, and q
sense of honor will see, and feel, and act upon
the wisdom that decisive measures in vital and
extreme leases, forbid and repel aggression and
revolution whilst indecisive measures, patch
work of compromise and concession, but invite
wrong and insult, and at last will force men TO
violent resistance when it will be too late to
rest revolution. When the conservative element
in the North that there yet men in the
South who can force revolution rather than be de-
graded in the Union then the Union itself will be
restored in its true brotherhood. Have pur
pose, will, of honor sufficient to arrest
revolutiOn7 If we have, Breckenridge and Lane
will be elected. If not-God spare me the sight
of the consequences
Duties at home forbid my leaving it, but can t
suppress the words | send you.
Respectfully,
HENRY A. WISE.
To Messrs. j. H. Ragan, J, H Dawson, C. c.
Clay, Committee
LETTER FROM GOV LETCHER.
RICHMOND, Virginia. Aug. %, 1860.
Benjamin CrGcford, NJ e. Hdrman,
GENTLEMEN: Your letter OF the 2Oth. instant,
desiring to know the position intend to take in
the Presidential contest, has been received. and
avail myself of the earliest moment to reply.
1 have purposely avoided committing myself to
the support of either Breckenridge or Douglas in
the hope that a compromise would be agreed up
on by the two Conventions recently held in our
State that would be honorable and mutually salts
factory to both wings of the Democratic party
All hope of an adjustment having now tailed, !
have no hesitation in declaring my support will
be given for Douglas and Johnson. The Divis-
ion that has occurred in the Democratic party
could have been, and think, ought to have been
avoided. There was no more necessity for rup
ture in 1860, than there in 1856. The Division.
has however taken place. The breach is widen
ing daily, and it is useless now to enquire into the
causes which have produced these derlorable re-
suits. Such discussion will not restore union and
harmony, but will, of necessity. add to present
barrassment, and will only tend to make certain
the election of sectional candidate to the Presi-
dency whose success all patriots must deplore.
I Sincerely hope therefore, that the discussions
which seem now unavoidably between the
friends of Breckinridge and Douglas, will be
marked by prudence and moderation, and after
this struggle has been ended, spirit of concilia
ton and compromise will restore union and har-
m ony in our party.
Respectfully, your obedient serv't
JOHNaLETCHER.