Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-28
A1vTTyR FRoy EX.GOy. WISE.
We find IN the New Orleans Delta" the following let
ter from tx Gov. Wise. It will be seen that 1t was writ
ION hesnrc tho recon. election for President:

W nnu IN tue new OIcduh bNita tHS ANAAS"ANb ~
ter from tx Gov. Wise 1t will be seen that it was writ
ten before the recent election for President:
RoLLIsrON NEAR NORToLE Va, J
October 81 1860 !
Dear Sr-Yours Of the Sth, addressed to me at koch
moud came 70 hand late, and | acknowledge II with
pleasure as early as | am able The thoughts OF your
essay which seem to have been so vivid to you two
wears ago as 10 demand expression, concerning our n-
uries aud our apathy, aud have been so muc9 my
own as TO be themselves oppressive TO me. We are ~
A state of war; and have been long time, with the IA
nacs of the North-t is actual aud needs declaration
ouy-it don't want TO make it avowed and legal
And vet our people don't know it. The few who do
won't own it. You see that know H. and have public
" avowed it in a late speech at Norfolk, which send
you, as containing my views in full
No sir, could not ii / would, and nor would not IL
I could 20 North on a tour of mprec2ton deprecA
ton The election of Lincoln is certain in event, aud it
is certain in effect TOTO sanction the entire doc
tne and application of abolition of slavery everywhere
in the Uned States in the States as well as Territories
and shudder say that fear the States will silently sub
nit Il will be an avoWal the polls OF one section that
the other shall not govern itself There is not soye
reign independent power upon the earth which would
or should quietly submit TO aggression OF such nature
the worst which can present itself in COniederacy
The worst because it comes in all the panOpy OF TORN"
The form will be eectiOHthe election coHstitutio'tai-
That will be the pore out of which the courage OF resist
ance will o0zs The substance is aggression-the aggres-
sion vital Your remedies would not meet the case nor
They would once but not Roc-the case is chronic we
must declare war aud fight enemies They too, think
we won't do either aud that is the FIRST evil TO be met
Convince them that you will declare against the sub
stance of aggtesson-that you won't submit, aud will
fight Howg Form Committees of safety and or
GAME Minute corps at once, as in the revolution
Snuff tyranny in the tinted breezCs from Pennsylvania
and ndianna and begin revolution again, TO maintain the
Constellation and The Union upon bOih Of Uhieh Black
ReyublieaHism is marching. Take no disunion sand
and make no ant-cousitutiOnal movement. My family
Is too afflicted and too much needed at home TO go
actively into this canvas despair of saving the Repub-
lie by speeches party organization and am disguised
Throughout. with the conduct Of this campaign IL has
been petty partisan affair." with patriotic or compre
heusve scheme Of policy. Our State, and her State
Rights regime have been sacrificed by selfish faction
which will sknlk from al responsible position. A few
must do the woTk-lead into revolution or be led in hal
teis have no money to give; but land aud negroes
and s and all that is mine, TO offer up for sacrifice
rather than be enslayed by slaves.
shall attend political meeting in this my adopted
county next Wednesday, and shall offer resolutions to
form a committee of safety aud organize our Minute
Mem II this could be done simultaneously throughout
the South Il might wake up conservatives, and put Wide
Awakes to res
Hastily and crudsly but truly and respectfully, yours
HENRY A. WISE
To RuTUs DoLBEAR, Esq, New Orleans