The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-12-03
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From the Boston Daily Advertiser.]
General Pierce's Nomination.

[From the Boston Daily Advertiser.]
General Pierce's Nomination.
HO,o it ,cas brought about Explanation of
Edmund Burke.
Hon. Edmund Burke of New Hampshire, who
has been driven into state of violent antago-
nism with the friends of the Administration in
New Hampshire, has voluntarily revealed soon
er than might have been anticipated, the secret
movements by which the mysterious nomination
was accomplished, in manner apparently with
out cause. 1t seems that the prime mover
and author of the combination which produced
the result, by means of wires under his direc-
tion, was no other than Mr. Burke himself and
that this was done by the aid of New Hampshire
delegates to the Baltimore Democratic COnven-
tion, in concert with Gen. Pierce. The de-
velopement is made by Mr.. Burke, in the Old
Guard. in the person of zoe as editor of that pa
per, while replying to the personalities Of the
Concord Patriot
Mr.. Burke says that he became convinced
some months before the Cow ention that neith-
er Cass. Buchanan nor Douglas could get the
nomination, and that Pierce would stand good
chance to be adopted as the compromise candi-
date, provided he could be kept "out of the ring
OF competition" His position at Washington
gave him an opportunity of quietly concerting.
through their instrumcntality, his plan of Opc-
ration by process which he thus describes:
For months before the Baltimore COnven-
ton we took especial pains to see and converse
with those gentlemen upon the subject of the
Presidential nomination. We took pains on all
occasions to suggest the name of Gen. Pierce,
as compromise candidate in the event that
the convention should not agree upon the three
prominent gentlemen above named in connec-
tion with that Office. We saw and conyerscd
with fifty or one hundred of the leading politi-
clans Of the Union upon the subject, on all oc-
caslOns introducing the name OfGeneral Pierce
After satisfying own mind that General Pierce
could be nominated, we wrote Gen. Pierce our
views and opinions at length, expressing our be-
lief that he could be nominated. He answered
our letters.
ave also communicated the project of the
friends OF General Pierce, to the shrewdest and
a6lest letter writer at Washington, and procur-
ed him to throw out in the papers to which he
corresponded, that by failure of the Conyen-
tion to nominate either Cass, Buchanan or Doug
las, General Pierce would be brought forward
by his friends as a compromise candidate. That
gentleman did as we requested him in several
adrOit and ingenious letters, published in the
Philadelphia Ledger and Baltimore Sun, which
were neutral papers, and therefore the best me
diums through which to communicate such de-
signs"
A few weeks before the convention Mr.. Burke
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delegation OF the State to the convention was
held, at which, however he was not present. He
however wrote letter suggesting plan of op-
eratiOns, which was adopted by the delegation
and fully carried out in the Convention at Bal
mOre.-The character and success agreed on is
thus described by the Old Guard
'At that time General Pierce expressed his
desire that our delegation should not cast its
vote unanimously for any one candidate before
the Convention. The reason that he assigned
was that in consequence of the high principles
which the Democracy of New Hampshire enioy
ed among their brethren of the Union, the uni
ted vote OF their delegation, though small
would have greater moral force than the votes
OF delegations much larger in number; and if
given for any leading candidate in the outset,
would endanger the ultimate end we had in
view.
We then went to Baltimore, having some
weeks previous, engaged rooms for our entire
delegation at the Eutaw House, one of the best
hotels in the city. The Convention assembled
and throughout its session we eXerted every en-
ergy to carry out the wishes of Gen. Pierce. On
some of the first ballots gave my vote for Mr.
Douglas, in accordance with what knew was
Gen. L. express desire in regard to our dele
CATION giving a united vote. Subsequently.
we all united on General Cass; and then we
again divided, Mr.. Atherton and myself voting
IOr MI Buchanan, and our colleagues voting for
General Butler, Kentucky. At length the del
egation from Virginia introduced the name of
General Pierce and then oar delegation gore
him a united uOtc until he ,pas nominated
These facts the records of the Convention abun-
dainty prove
Such is the history of the nomination of Gen.
eral Pierce to the Presidency of the United
States And yet by a singular turn of events
the author of the nomination, and of course of
the election, is SO soon thrown into opposition
with the administration. We are informed also
on the same authority, that Mr.. Burke in coop
Grafton with an eminent naturalized citizen al
ded in inducing Governor Kossuth to take
ground in favor of the Democratic Nominations
JAMESTOWN MINss.-We have heretofore re-
4bo g.