Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-11-04

tional Convention vas made To any one Of 81
binary sagaeity who gave his attention 10 III
proceedings of that Convention, it eviden
thar The nomination was procured through II
as.aie and well managed scheme, the directors
# which from the first knew almost to q oertant,
what would be the result. We have now the par
tieulars # the nm from one who was an origina
ter aud prem.nsia agent IN bringing ii 10 a sue
cessfal issue. Il viii be rcol with Interest,"
I arm tl.. H..i.s. i#,aH...
Revelation Of Hon Edmund Burke
The lion. Edmund Burke of New llamshire,
who has been driven into state Of violent an
taeonism with thr friends ofthe administration in
NeW Hampshire, has voluntarily revealed, sooner
than might have been anticipated. the secret
movements bv which The mysterious nomination
IT cen. Pierce was accomplished, in a manner
apparently without "a cause. II seems that the
prime mower and author of the combination which
produced the result, hy means ut wires adjusted
under his direction, WIS no other than Mr.. Burke
himself and thar this was dome hy the aid OF tho
Nv Hampshire delegates TO the Baltimore Dem
ocratie Convention. and in concert with Gen.
Pierce. This development h. made by Mr.. Burke,
in the Old Guard. IN the person Of re- tho edi-
Tor Of that paper while reply wing 90 the personal
ties Of the Concord Patriot.
Mr. Burke SAYS that be became convinced.
some months before the Convention, that neither
Cas-. Buchanan nor Dougn- could get the noni-
nation aud that Pierce would stand good
chance IN lie adopted E. the compromise caudi-
date provided he could bc kept scout ot The ring
OF competitors. Ills position at Washington
gave hin an opportunity of comforting with a
great number of Democratic politicians At Wash
ington, and he diligently improved the opportn-
nitY Of quietly concerning, through their instra-
mentality. his plan of operations by process
which h. thus describes:
For months before the Baltimore Convention.
ne took especial pains 10 see and converse with
those gentlemen upon the subject of the presi-
deutial no@aBi IN. We took pains, on all oe-
cnsions. II sarVest the name Of General Pierce
Ia aeaHprom candidate. in thecfcnt that tle
Convention shoaid not agree ON either of the
three prominent gentlemen above named IN con.
neefion with bat &c. We saw and converted
with from fifty to one hundred Of the leading pol
itieians Of the Union upon the subject on all oc-
eaSioas introducing the name of General Pierce.
After satiffyhg our own minds that Gen. Pierce
eonid he nominated, We wrote IL Gen. Pierce our
views and opinions at length, expressing our be
lief that lie could be nominated. lie answered
oar letters.
..N also communicated the project of the
friends OF Gen. Pierce g. The ihrrwdrst aud
abiesi leter-writer at Nnshluntou mud procured
him to throw out in the peppers to which he cor
responded, the idea, that, ia the event Of failure
by the Convention Ia nominate either Cas-,
Buchanan, OF Douglas. Gen. Pierce would be
brought forward by his friend, ms compfom So
candidate. That gentleman did AZ we requested,
IN several adro.t and ingenious letters, published
in The Philadelphia Ledger and Baltimore sun,
which were neutral papers, and therefore the
best mediums through which to communicate
such designs
few weeks before the convention Mr. Burko
came Ia New Hampshire, aud meeting Of th,
delegation of the Stptc to the ,cution wu- held
at which, however, lac was not present lie how
ever wrote "A letter suggesting plan OF opera
lions which was adopted 10y the delegation and
fully carried out in the convention al Baltimore.
The character and success, of the plan agreed on
Is thus described BY The Old Guard.
- Al that time Gen Pierce oppressed his dcsir,
that our aee gation should not cast it, vote man-
1mousiy for any one candidate before Nh, owen
tion. The reason he assigned wa, thuti i'm con-c-
quenee Of The high character for fidelity To prin-
ciple which the Democracy of New Hampshire
enjoyed among their brethren of the Union, the
united vote of her delegation, though small
would hate greater moral force chan the vote Of
delegations much larger in numbers; aud Il given
Tor any lending candidate IN the outset, would
endanger the ultimate end we hodn view.
~ then went Ia Baltimore having SOME weeks
previous engaged rooms for our entire delegation
at the Eutaw ilouse,one OF the best hotels in that
city. The Convention assembled, and throughout
lis session we cXertcd every energy 10 carry out
the wishes Of Gen. Pierce. On some of the first
ballots give my vote for Mn Douglas ,in accord
anee with whit knew WAS General P.s cNpres-
sed desire III gard 10 our delegation giving uni
ted vote. Subsequently We alluuitcd ON GEN tass,
and then aeain divided, MIR. Athcrtm aud nv
self voting fer Mr. Buchanan and our colleagues
voting for General Butcrof Kentucky. At length
the delegationtro Virginia introduced the npme
OF General Pierce, uLd thon our delegation
gave him united vote until hc was nominated.
These facts the records of the Convention alum
dainty prove
Such Is the history Of the nomination of Gen.
Pierce 10 the Presidency of the L. States. and
yet 10y a singular turn of events, the author Of the
nomination. and of course the election, i, 80 soon
thrown into opposition TO the administration
We are Informed also on the same authority, that
Mr.. Burke, in cooperation with an eminent and
distinguished naturalized citizen" aided in in
dueing Governor kossuth to take ground in tayor
of the Democratic nomination.
Yankee tricks have been long ld,in this coun-
try-the contamination of ingenious artifce and
cunning continuance; but this is the FIRST time
that the ambitious attempt has been made, and
successfully made, by such means,to control the
will OF a whole nation,and create President for
twenty-five millions of people. While the whole
country rife with speculation and uncertain
~ as TO the result of the Baltimore democratic
conyention-whie the aspirants and their friends
at Washington were practising every possible
means to win favor and add to their strength. a
a few quiet aud cute yankees met in little white.
washed town ON the Merrimac, and in the briefest
manner possible arranged a scheme that seemed
infallible, and was infallible. The whole demo
cratic party, with their candidates and wire