Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-07-29

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friends of Gen Cass and Mr.. Buchanan urc
so regarding the affair. they ARE laborng un.
der delusion which is marvellous indeed.
We are inclined 10 regard Jadee honglaS us
one of the plolieis against the Fossil Re.
mai ns," otherwise known as the "Old Fo.
girs,"-to adop, terms coined ty Young
America. ."--and do not. therefore, view him.
as coming within The number who were
swep, out OF political existence, and their
prospects dashed 10 The ground BY the deep
laid and successful plot. ha,chtd in Concord.
New hampshire, and consummaied in Bal
timnre.
The more nciive movement in behalf of
General Pierce. has undoubtedly been in
progress ever since the deceaseiof Levi
Woodbury.. in Srpember last; bns has been
lmsnaped by aafew rerspnEs slss~'Isih'tlly
kept their own secrets. So long us Judge
Woodbury. lived, the pIouers were quiet al
though their purposes were formed more
than year prior to his decrease.
From The decease Of Judge w oodbury up
to the recent Baltimore Convention. the most
systematic aud unwearird exerlions were pu'
for,h by the re.pulIers IN New Hampshire
| in behnIf of Gen. Pierce. The head quar-.
J .trs of these men was on Main street in
Concord. bur since the commencement OF
this session Of Congress they have had skill
iul agents al Wu>hDgtun-men nol"rrus nj
inlrgue-who were 0boring under lnsituc-
lions sem from This Town. and gradually. but
surely and smadlIy. undern ining the pros
ppcs ol bolh Grn CasS aud Mr.. Buchanan
Ii was the purpose Of these men from The
beginning. ~ keep prominen, men b'l"re
she country. bu. ln sci in m"li"n nn under
currrn. Of Influences. which al the proper
time. should be turned against these ldenIl
cal men. In thest processes they had been
so successful, months ngo. as lha. neither
MI. Buchanan nor Gen. Cuss stood amy
nearer Il nomination Than ''lhc man IN The
moon" Il WIS one Of The Prime purposes
Of this "Bloomsbury Gang" To bnie as
many candidurs us possible up Ior she Pres.
idrncy. without tanning lhpir own; and the
more individuals " ho received very cnLsid.
erabe numbers Of vor s, in ihr Cunvrn,,n.
SD much The better for them, unit such time
as that body should become completely wea.
iASN WIN
We have said abrvs lha, our prcsump.
!'ions are. ,hal Judge Douglas knew %! This
Intrigue. if he. did not lend himself 10 ii.
his is mere supposilion, however. and may
be credited "r not. II, the option of the pub.
lc. Our reason for presuming The Illinois
Senator To be cognizan, Of these plols, is
that he is no, fifty years of age; and by aid.
lug. in conjunction with Gen. Perce's friends
ID run tie .nld iugies, off tho track ., the
recent Convention, there was Il plospec, that
he might obtain The nomination new. If.
however, The friends Of Messrs Cass aud
Burlanan should conspire against him (as
they did, and Gen. Pierce was The success
iu' man. Douglas, by u previous bargain
will! lhem. iur The aid he rendered in bury.
ing the 'lussil remains GU, Of The way o
bosh h'msell aud Pierce, problbly conlracltc q
lor the lcvcrsiondry interest III 1866 Pierce
IL hold. II eIeclt d, only one tenn, and en-
, poy The influence Of office To bring W
Judge Douglas lur The Bal,more nominalun
iuur Years hence.
II may be slaled in this connection ,ha
So cOhhdcnl were some OF the political pIu;
IerS eSl ing in Concord. of The success o
Tins lnIrigue, that il was unheslaungy de
r Glazed ~ v hlg here. during Ihc SESSION o
HE bulrmore Convention, and before Gen
Fierce reCeired u single uote there, ,hn, ht
' would. nler All, be the candidate. Thl
d"r'aIaIIon was made by gentleman whit
q Is known 10 be thoroughly informed in le
sard 10 nj the movements having for lhei
y "1Jec. The nomination ui Grn Pierce. n
y We'll, indeed. as all mher n,aI 9uvring guin,
Oh III Thai schcnnng hatrnuy.
T buI We have MOI space now 10 90 SO full,
us IS d, s'rabe mo an Exposure Vi the who'll
transaction. Our man purpose is ioinforn
So much Vi 'he publc a. We can reach. lba
80 lar from lhn nomination ol Cen. Plrrc
5 being Spunlunenus affair. IL is The r, suI u
one Vi .iIo most urepiy-laId aud skillIuiy
: Conducted lnrlgucs connected with parlsal
: pol!icS on lniS side lhe Alanuc Ii TN
o renuS vi Gen Cass and Mr. BuchannD ha,
mol lhe spgacny 10 ierrri Out u porllon. Il
Irass, uI It's length. and br, ad,h, aud ,p,l
beIoIe lis consumlnalon. .hey are ce'lalni
y y Eos1 miserable parry managers. That lh,
y did. hol do II is highly probable. for ad sue
= been ihe case, they would not have sutf,.rct
= those eminent statesmen {cnhcr Of whom i
UNNECESSARILY better prepared. BY experience
III pubic attaiis. and u,hrr necessary Quail
: Ies, Iur The Presidency thun General PIERCE
10 be The spurs ol This Intrigue, through s.
y " many ballots. aud finally sh, lied forever. b,
'hc sly m"vemenls oi clique of ravenou
utlce S,ekers in Concord. New Hampshire
Contrasting these proceedings Of ie,
!, men IN upany, and a nomnnanon so made
+" w"h 'he honurabe proceedings Of The VIII
. Nanonai ConveIniun, what spec,ac
presented !" The American people! A ddz
n Country Politicians. five hundred miles iron
l' Baltimore. by the utmost secrecy succeed
al IN upseuing forever, Two prominent card
l. daIrs 10. Ihr Presidency, and esSenlia /
n damaging hnIf d,z-n uhels. and in bring
J. ing up II man, the equals of whom can b
" furnished in The umusl proiusion from NJ
l. pnuinns of the cnun,ry. Contrast This NOUS
'v ing pIol with Ihe open and honorable CON
n ba, Of The Wings in their National Conver
'r ton firmly and persevcringy adhering /
The man Of their choice, until. by oblainin
s, vote hcre and there from Messrs. Fillmor
ID and Webster. General Scott received IN,
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