Washington telegraph., 1853-09-21
From the LouisriHc Journal.1
Late residential EIectson.

extensively known as a Roman Catholic ma.
per of great zeal, considerable ability, and
an almost unbounded influence with the
church, to and for which it speaks. 1t does
not conGne its discussions to theological or
church matters, but has much to say in re-
lation to politics and has often exerted a
powerful influence in the promotion of the
fortunes of the Democratic party
In the last number of the Freeman
Journal we find remarkable exposition Of
the secret plans and Vaccinations that re-
suited in the nomination of Gen. Pierce for
the Presidency We should scarcely have
expected such an exposition to come from a
journal, which, whenever it has taken sides
in politics at all, has favored the Democratic
party, but this exposition is true, we doubt
not. in every particular. Some of the cir
cumstances we ourselves mentioned nearly
year ago as unquestionable IA cts and 9th
ers we have repeatedly spoken of as matters
Ofconjecture. Gen. Pierce was not brought
forward for the Presidency by the Democra-
tic leaders in fair, open, honest, and hon.
Orable manner-he was palmed upon the
party by trick, by stratagem, by deceit, by
fraud. Arrangements were made and car
ried into effect under false pretences The
whole circumstances of the nomination. from
the beginning to the ending. were as stupen-
dous political cheat as ever was devised bv
set of selfish and unprinoipled schemers.
And we can with truth add that the charac-
ter of Gen. Pierce's administration has been
thus far and is likely to be hereafter in first
rate keeping with the character of his nom-
ination. A candidate nominated and elected
as be was might well be expected to be Just
such a President as he Is
But here is the article of the Freeman s
Journal, TO which we ask the attention of
all, especially of the Democracy:
The elevation of Gen Pierce to the Pres
idency forms one of the most remarkable
episodes in the political history of the Union.
The idea that his nomination by the Balti-
more convention was the spontaneous act of
the delegates is, we believe, one of the YER
lest hunlbugs ever promulgate in this coun-
try. To a large number of the leading men
of that body, the selection of General Pierce
was, no doubt, foregone conclusion, that
had been reached long before the mass of
the delegates had been named But SO per-
fectly was the network woven, and so pro-
foundly was the secret kept by the men to
whom it was confded, that, when the mine
was at length sprung upon the party, the old
leaders were completely paralysed- In no
country, and under no circumstances was
there ever an organization more perfect in
all its parts than that formed for the nomin-
alton and election of Gen. Pierce to the
Presidency. As piece of mere political
intrigue, it challenges the subtlest schemes
of old Machiaveli himself
The overthrow of the Democratic party
in 1913 broke it into such minute fragments
that nothing short of refusion of the old
material could save it from crumbling to
dust. But before scheme so extensive as
that could be attempted, it became necessary
to experiment awhile upon the amalgama-
ting properties of the constituent parts. 1t
is hardly necessary to say that the expert
ment was precursor of complete success.
As early as the month of March, 1852, we
were. as it happened, shown letters from
prominent politicians in this State (who have
since obtained their reward) laying down to
some extent the programme of the new or
ganization. At that time we looked upon
these letters, as idle speculations, and cast
them aside as the contemplate efforts of a
faction whom we supposed was already sunk
to the lowest 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 as
certain where the deepest water lay The
progressive tendency of the country pointed
with unerring certainty to the great West
and to the claims of Messrs. Cass and Doug
las. But first of all, it became necessary to
subject to the fiery ordeal certain individuals,
who up to that time had never stood the
test of white heat in the political furnace.
This delicate operation was confded to
one Capt. Robert Scott. of Virginia, whose
letters to the various Presidential candidates
will be remembered, and who has since been
rewarded with the Rio consulate. 1t is not
little singular that he drew the fire of every
man except one, whose very obscurity was at
that time the ambuscade behind which the
battery was entrenched That man was
Gen. Pierce To Mr. George Sanders was
given the interesting task of uprooting the
snaes in the Western waters and of killing
the Little Giant Our readers are familiar
with the manner in which he did this, by the
magic words old Fogy and Young Ameri-
ca; and they will perceive, too how we'll his
conduct has been appreciated by the gift Of
the consulship to London. Senator Soule
Henry A. Wise, of Virginia, Mr.: Breckin.
ridge, of Kentucky, and General DaTis, o
Mississippi, were charged with the care o.
the secessionists, the fllibusters, and the
South generally. The first named has tho
mission to Spain-the second will, IN al
probability, be the next speaker; the thlrd
is the confidential man in the House Of Rep