The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-09-09
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The elevation of Gen ricrcc 90 ,hc
Pr..ide u,s. i1tns one of the iaost n.mltk.
ablc rpsojr. u thc puhucll HISTORY of thc
Un.en. Tbe mcl thli h,. nomination by
the Baiumorr Convcuunn was the spon-
= auoou- act oi the d,ieg1ics. Is, VT bchcvc.
one Of The N-ntsi hhmhngs ever pfuuuil. .
gated in this country. To a large number Z
of tho o. ding men Of that body, the seloc- 4
uou ot Ocn Pierce was, va doubt. a inrt- 1
gone cont 'u.lon that had been reached +
long htfar, thc ml.s uf the delegates had T
been ulmnd Bu, So perfectly was thr
MT WORK woven, ami su profoundly was
the secret kept hy the mcn % whomlt was
conhdcd, that when the mine was at length
sprung upon the party, the old leaders we're
completely ptpiysed. la no country, aud
under 10 circumstances, was there ever an
organization moro perfect IN all H. parts
than that lorned tor the nomination and
election Of Gen. Pierce ;o the Presidency
As piece of nero political intrigue, u
challenges the sublicst schemes Of old Mac
mtyeli hutselr
The overthrow of the democratic party
IN Isis. broke II into such minute img
mcnis that nothing short of rctusiun ot
the old material could save It from crum.
bling 10 dust. But before n scheme 81 eX-
tcnsNe US that could be attempted, IT be
came necessary to experiment awhile upon
the matchmaking properties Of the constt-
ucnt parts. II l. hacdly necessary 60 say,
that the experiment was a precursor of
complete success. As early as the month
OF MARCH, 1852, we were, us 1t happened,
shown letters from prominent politicians IN
this State lwho have since obtained their
reward laying down io some extent the
programme u; the new organization. Al
1 that time we looked upon these letters as
/ idle spcculations, and cast them aside as
| the contemplate efforts of faction which
we supposed was already sunk 90 the low
est depths of political oblivion. That
clique was the Van Buren, Wing of the
democratic party. The leading point in
the programme was to sound the ground
and ascertain where he deepest water
lay.
The progressive tendency OF the country
pointed with unernng certainty 10 the
great West and to the claims OF Mcssrs.
Cass and Douglas. But first of all, 1t be-
came necessary to subject to the fiery or
ueai oVlt1ih i"'"N'uua's' "h"' uP !" ,H"'
ume, hod never stood the test oil "lll'o
heat in the political furnace.
This delicate operation was confdcd 10
one Capt. Robert Scott, of Virginia, whose
letters TO the various Presidential candI-
dates viii be remembered, and who has
since been rewarded with the Rio consul
ate. II Is not little singular thut he drew
the fire of cyory man except one, whose
very oh~curity was ut that time the ambus-
cldc behind which the battery was en-
irenchcd. That m1n was Gen. PIERCE
To Mr.. George Saunders was given the
interesting task of upruoiing the snugs in
the Western waters, and Of killing ihc
Little Giant" Our readers are familiar
with the manner ia which he did this, by
the Magic word, "Old FOXY, and Young
America y aud they will perceive, too, how
well his conduct has been appreciated by
the gift of the consulship TO London. Sen.
ator Soulo, Henry A. Wise, OF Virginia
Mr. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, aud Gen
Davis. of Mlssssipp, were charged wifi
the care Of the scccssionsls-ihc iiliibus
tiers, aud the South generally. The frs
named has The mission 10 Spain--thc sec.
ond will, in all probability, be the mex
Speaker; the third ia thu confidential man
in tie House Of Repr- scntniiycs, and the
fourth has u scot ~ The Cabinet.
Inc condition oi New hotk was suct
! that all hope OF II Presidential candidate
= from tins STATE was prcposierous aud II
! tins fact OF The Sage OF Ljndcnw1id,' Mr.
I Marcy ocqnlesccd, bat upon tue dlsnnc
understanding that he was To be present q
= the distribution OF the 'spo'ls.' No one
u ~ presumed, VIII assert ihot he has no
. been. The claims OF pennsylvania wen
, to be adjusted % the basis of Mr. Buchap
y aus having clear chance for the nonun
e ton by the votes OF Gen. Plerce's friends
e lbese ne received constantly, uhlll M
z name was inlly Withdrawn as hopeless
: TINS j. proved by the strenuous Efforts
Il Mr.. Sideu III his Dehili, ana by the hlnd
; some compliment rendered them by th
e ADMINISTRATION ONO having no cahdldat
y was cohhded 10 iho watchiui care oil Nj
q hcd1ry, ana 10 Inc eloquent piesdings
J. John van bnren. Jhe overwhelming ma
D Jnflly she gave ILLUSTRATES me powerful u
huehccs 20 wn'ch she was sublrc'ed' IN
II "r.s 10 the Eastern states were controue
d oy Mr. oushIng' ana the manner IN "hic
o ne worked them, on'y shows now wei Il
u deserved Tue Attorney hehsfhlshlp'
h we nave mus iar endeavored To sketc
y nflei ou,l'he Oh 'he system upon "uie
d was iounn one oil we most powerful POM
e cal schemcs ever attempted, either M III
u !" any olnef county rs piece OF II
II TN ~ y worthy 'ne pt'nee, uays
y ou ~ van puIch' ouch sac OF rte
ideh'lh, candidates was never heaId oil D.
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