, 1873-07-25
AN UNEAgY SPIRIT,

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AN uNEADY BpIn1T.
Tho 1ntoBt bulletin from Washington IL that
Horny H. Yiao Is a candidate for tho Office Of
Governor Of Virginia, mud TINT his intondod
policy Ia 30 satisfactory that 1t has been advsed
TINT ho bo Roloctod the Administration candi-
date. Mr. Wise has had long md Bomowhat
remarkable public life. uo was born iu 1900,
and is now in Ills 9th year. His family lived In
Acoo1nao County, which Is part Of tho long po-
ninaula Which forms tho eastern Bhoro Of Cl1oBa-
roako Bay. Ho was not, however, educated In
Virginia, but waa sont to Pennsylvania,
and returned at tho ago Of 10, just
at tho close of tho memorable contest betwcon
Adams and Jackson, In which AGamB was ohoson
President by tho House Of Representatives. ue
aott1ed in what is now WeBt Virginia, where ho
WAS admitted to tho bar, and went thonce to Tom
nossoo. Hiea.ay In TennessoewaB ahort md, after
Jaolson'a election to tho Presidency, ho returned
to his nattvo county. That portion Of tho stato
was peoplod by a rough and unlottered class,
most Of thom being oyatermon or connected with
tho local trade and commerce Of tho Bay. 1t
1ator day Wise boastod that there wns neither
achoo1-houBe nor newspaper in his district
His return to his old home WAS followed by liB
Immediate election to Congress-. This was IN
1882 at the Presidential election Of that year In
which he had supported Gon. Jackson. Flo van
then 20 years Of nge, with a slight physioal
frame, having a great command Of language,
and ho turned out IN orator Of fierce and volle-
ment style. He waB remarkable, and is got, for
his powers Of vituporation. Before the adoption
Of tho Ono-uour rule in tho House, ho was
accustomed to mako apccchcs coforing two or
three days. Flo had not long boon in Congress
before ho uuarroloil with Jackson, and became
as intense lator aB he had boon q friend OF tho
President. During tho exciting aconoB In Con-
gross growing out Of tho Bank legislation.
Wise bore a noisy, disordor1y aud conspicuous
part. Flo was constantly in q broI. John
Quincy Adams was spociol object of attack and
dcnunciatlon. Ho attached lin,sof to tho Whig
party, and vas the author Of tho carnpafeu motto
Of that pnrty "Tho union Of the Wltge for tho
sake of tho Union" Flo WIS engaged in sevorat
personal fghtp, and wss d prominent actor in tho
mnFr0rnbA in r
1cy, q Democratic nou,bor from Maine. VAS mur-
1arod.
Wiss continued to eorvo In concreas 3nrno
tho administrations a, v,n 1,,rn,, T1orr5oo, o,5
.
iyler. IN 1ota' tho separation OF 1ylof from
the Wing party having hecomo complete, ho
"as ono OF tho 10" momoo1a OF Congress WHO
aohorea 70 iylor; among tho others "oro caleb
cushlng' OF hlassaohnsottsi W.. ". Irwin, OF
Isior rewarded oil these persons with foreign
tn'asaons, sendlng WIG, hrst to FRANCO. and thon
to Brazil, IRWIN to Denmark, and Gushing to
ohlna' Lie renamed IN brazil Until 18l7. Ho
had now boco1no Democrat, and confined him
Self tostate politics from that time up to 1856,
when no was the candidate Of tile Demo-
cratic party Tor Governor against Thomas
b. Flonrnoy, tho candidate Of tho
"'htea wings AMI hnow-Noth'ngs. Ihe
contost was MI unusually bitter ono, attracting
Groat atsont1on Ill Ri parts OF the country, and
rosnltea IN Nlses election ue WIS Governor
"ion 1onn 1ro"n maoo LIS raid on Aarpors
refrs !" looo' and' IN pcrHoh, Win LIS sta11' H.
eludlng D. "hHos bootn, visited tho scono OF tho
""s' onouio non1s H. Hiso oo no" 1ne hepnn-
he"o canoaoaso LOT e9o'eTnor' 1t Will SOUND rather
strangely 60 hoaf haa supporters singing
sohn nso"na oods Aes mouldern8 IN tho grave
GloryI Gloryi 1latleutoht
Having hanged John Brown. ana mo7, +1,o NJ:
mort glory of tho net, wiao hocomo nm odvoco+o
/ of secession. Flo was loud In bia INDIGNANT
| protests against tho invasion of tho eaorod so;,
Of Virginia, Ho volunteered in tho war and VIVA
made Brigadior- gonoral, md soryod in that ca-
pacity until tho close Of tho rebellion. During
this period ho was az unoasy "a oyer. nn3 ravo
jeff Davis mora troub1o than In ravc tn Andro,x
JacIson thirty yeora boforo,
Thosa aro thu o,tcco1onta ~ fin rros,,oo,;v,