Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-11-02
f,nnottant Disclosures.

/ The Hon. Epausp BURKE, ofNew Hampshire,
has recently made some important political dis
closures in his paper called the sold Guard IN
referenceto the means used TO secure the nomina-
ton of the Baltimore Convention for Gen. PIERCE.
The nomination was apparently spontaneous, but
it now appears that the whole matter was arrang-
! ed before hand, and Gen. PIERCE concurred in the
! plan. What becomes then Of the excuse put IN
for him during the canvass, that he did not reply
to Mr.. R., 6. ScoTr's famous letter because ne
had decliued being a candidate
Mr.. Burke was at Washington for months be-
fore the Baltimore Convention managing the
wires lie conversed with from fifty to hun
dred leading politicians, and it was agreed that
Gen. PIERCE should be the compromise candl'
date'' in the event that neither Cas-, BUCHANAN
nor DOUGLASS could get the nomination. lie then
enlisted in the cause the "shrewdest and ablest
etter-writer at Washington" who in several ga
droit and ingenious letters publishedin the Phil
adeiphia Ledger and Baltimore SIM, preached the
matter TO the puDlic. During this time, MIR.
BURKE was in correspondence with Gen. PIERCE.
The General requested meeting of the delegaz.
ton from New Hampshire at Concord, and when
they were, assembled gave them some good ad-
vice as to how they should proceed oprevent the
nomination Of CAss, BUCHANAN or DOUGLASS
Mr. BURKE says u" = s.r r.
cat that time General Pierce expressed his de-
sire that our delegation should not cast its vote u
unanimously for any one candidate before the Con
vention. The. reason he assigned was, that In
consequence ofthe' high character for fidelity to
principle which the Democracy ofNew Hamp-
shire enjoyed among their brethren of the Union,
the united vote of her delegation, though small,
would have greater moral force that the votes of
delegations much larger in numbers; and If given
for any leading candidate in the outset, would en-
danger the ultimate end we had in view.
1--WE then went to Baltimore, having some
weeks previous engaged rooms for our entire del
egaton at the Eutaw House, one of the best Ho-
tells in that city. The Convention assembled, and
throughout its session we exerted every energy TO
carry out the wishes of General Pierce. On some
of the first BALLOTS gave my vote for Mr.. Doug
lass, in accordance with what | knew was Gen.
P's express desire in regard to our delegation Civ
ing united vote. Subsequently, we all united
on Gen, Cass; and then we again divided, Mr..
Atherton and myself voting for Mr.. Buchanan,
and our colleagues voting for General Butler. Of
Kentucky. At length, the delegation from Vir-
GINA introduced the name of Gen. Pierce and then
our delegation gave him united vote until he
was nominated. These facts the records of the
Convention abundantly prove"
In continuation, Mr.. Burke speaks of his own
services after the nomination, and says among 9TH
or things, that he, ''u cooperation with an emf
nent and distinguished naturalized citizen, aided
in inducing kossnth to take ground in favor Of the
Democratic nominees, which he subsequently did
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