Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-02-17
An Answer Wanted.

IN Answer Wanted.
Thinking the Enquirer" absorbed in keep.
Ing the account between Wise and Hunter, may
have overlooked The following, and being natn.
rally anxious that our late ncighbor" should
come before the Convention next Thursday
with clear record, we call its attention to the
following paragraph in the Nashville "Ranncr:"
AT recent Union Meeting held at Knox
Vile, Judge Bailey, firc-eating Democrat, late
Of Georgia announced the somewhat startling
fact that in 1876 he had seen a letter addressed
by Gov. Wise, Of Virginia, to the Governor of
Florida, i'll which he (Wisc) stated that he hutl
an armY IN reddineSs Ia murch at his cuU, 10
Washington, /" the erent er' Frcmont's election
10 pfYtcnt his taking his seat as prtSi4ent!--
New, if Governor Wise had such Il scheme on
foot, and was asking the cooperation Of South
ern Governors in his secret revolutionary de-
signs, the country at large has right to tle-
mand an exposition Of the whole plan. With.
out comment further just now, we desire TO call
the attention Of the Richmond Enquirer" to
this matter, in tho hope that something may
he heard from Gov. Wise on this subject
Was such u scheme OH foot? Was such Il let
Ter written by Governor Wise TO the Governor
ot Florida: We're similar letters written to
other Southern Governors, or to any Of them
How many Governors coincided with Wise -
And who were they: We respectfully ask
that these inquiries he answered. The South
crn people have a right IN demand The truth
in reference 10 this alI.ir."
palSon Brownlow, with an admirable regard
for the interest Of Gov. Wise, enclosed the
whole aiIilir in letter tas he assures ,lsJ TO
Gov. Wise the next day, To the care of the
Richmond Enquirer, paid the postage, marked
the points and called his attention thereto
His Excellency does not seem aS prompt in re-
spending 10 this grave question is he usually
is in matters Of this kind
We take pleasure responding to the Knox
vile "Nhis, through our neighbor, the Rich
mond Wing that Gov. Wise received the
paper sent by parsou I:rownlow, and requested
the writer Of this to respond that there eas ao
h.th mh"isrr,' ia he statement. We enclosed
to Pars"n Browniow a copy Of Cav. WiSe's
speech at the Legislative Dinner. and thought
the speech was rciututun enough without fur
thcr writing or printing Judge Bailey has
doubtless been imposed upon, and, if we
remember Alright, Judge B., in subsc-
Iuent remark. explained that he had not
read tie letter. and did not intend to convey
the idea that tho statement was made upon his
personal responsibility from actual knowledge.
But upon whose soever representation the state
ment WIS made it is absolutely incorrect. We
answer emphatically, mo such scheme was on
foot" No such letter was ever written by
Gov. Wise To the Governor Of Florida, or To
any other man, and the whole statement is 4
ridiculous cuadrd.
We feel under some obligations to the Rich
n,ond "Whi." E'r the very great interest it has
manifested for Gov Wise, and, though we will
no. he uncha,itablc and question the motive
whic. pro!nptS The cNertion, yet We cannot but
publish the suhjoiuctl letter from IAN Old Line
Whig" in the hope that like causes may pro-
duce like effects:
To he Filters Of tie Ehquirtr:
GllMER CuuSTY, VA.
observation-disclosures County is all right, and
with the South hy 4 large majority; we may
have few Northern men here, bul the mass Of
the peoplc are sound upon the Southern qucs
ton, and should the North force us to Il srpa-
ration, and n war cnsIc, yui will find ttilnlcr
county ready to dispute every incl Of ground
wilh her Northern eucmics
The North will find that though We have
few slaves to protect, yet we will stand by our
brethren Of the East IN all they undertake. :
The cry here is, that the soil Of Virginia, not
East or West but Virginia. shall never be pol
lntcd by the footprints Of an aboltionist, in a
hostile manner, without meeting its merted
rcward-that is, the gallowS or the sword.
please send me copy Of the Weekly En-
quirrr. 7Hough / an an oId-lim Wig, I
am lining all cua Jor II 4. U'ise Jar Prcsi.
dent but can't / won't 90 Douglas though
opposed Gov. Wise in 1856 for Governor, get
an acquaintance mi'h him in the winter Of
lS57-5s. remoced Mi prJvd%e.
am, &C.,