Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-10

ave nominated Mr. Buchanan, was given, not
% the majority, but to the minority. 1t was
,vdent then that the old game was to be play
d out-that Pierce and Douglas were in con-
,ert. and that the majority were to be defeated.
The excitement became immense. Several bal
otings were had, when the inside commotion !
md the outside pressure became irresistible.
Douglas was withdrawn, as Pierce had been
md Buchanan was nominated in hurrah. 1t
was u complete take-in to the office holders (es- |
pecially those from Missouri, who intended,
if they could not kill off Buchanan, to elect
hm-to vote for him at last when voting
against him would no longer keep him down
crossing over like the Saxon army ut the bat
lie Of Leipsic deciding the fate Of the day,
and claiming for reward Their own continuance
in Office. The sudden explosive nomination
frustrated their plan-put I'm end to the at
tempts to kill of Buchanan-and left the trim
mcrs without the merit Of saving him. But
they could not give up the chance for the
spoils, and they shouted loudest, and were the
first to run into the streets and proclaim his
nomination and will be among the first to de-
mand reward. The defeat of the administration
has been complete and overwhelming, and of
the most Notifying kind. 1t is defeat by
his own party, arepudation by his own friends.
THE UNPRECEDENTED DEFEAT OF PIERCE BY HIS
OWN PARTY.
No president, seeking second election has
ever been SO repudiated before Several, so seek
ing, have becu defeated by their advcrsaries, but
no ono has been defeated by his own party
The elder MIR. Adams was defeated by the dem
ocratc party, then called republican the
NJ. A Jnlo Bad fi,ao an
party Mr.. Van Buren, was defeated by the
wings. But each of these gentlemen had the
the consolation of having preserved the res
spect and confidence of his own party. Not
50 with Mr.. Pierce He is repudiatcd by those
who had exalted him. After four years trial
he is condemned and thrown away-the victim
Of bis advisers 1t is tho most humiliating
termination Of public carere that ever was
witnessed His whole vote was some sixty
only five dozen out of near three hundred an
if from these are deducted the intrusive vote
which ought not to be counted-those the
olfice-holders, the packed delegates, the straw
delegates, the member Of Congress, and the
complimentary votes which were begged for him
to lessen tho shame of the miserable defeat
If all these were deducted as they ought to
be, he would be left without single vote
left to 20 out as he came in with the unamin-
GUS consent of his party. What q fate man
who camel into Office upon twenty seven states,
with two thirds of each House Of Congress,
and the united democracy of the whole Union
After all, the result was due to the place where
the convention was held. If it had been in Bal
timore, where the outside pressure would have
been on the other side, the office holders
would have carried the day.
Let it not be forgotten that the place govern
cd this nomination-the place convenient to
the solid men of the country but that cannot
be relied upon to s1ve future nnation. The
old intriguers - the permanent professional
President makers-will not be caught in such
q place again They will 90 where the farm
erS cannot come and there is no safety except
in the amendment of the constitution, and Civ
ing to the people direct vote for President
Already it is reported that they go next time
to Charleston, s. G., where no western farm
ers can get at them. II you ask how c,n this
be known now! | answer, very well Each
convention now appoints committee of its
own body, thirty-onc in number, to sit from
four years to four years, and manage everything
These committees do the cheating in the recess
Of The conventions.
Such fall announces the most deplorable
administration which our country has ever seen ;
and such is the fact. At home and at broad
in all its acts and policy both foreign and
domestic-ilagrant misconduct has been the
order Of the day. The field of its bad acts is
too large to admit of full survey on an occa-
ton like the present; can only seize and pre-
sent the most prominent taking those which
concern our home affairs frst-the foreign
afterwards but, first, must show who mean
BY tho administration, for it by no means con-
slsts of all whose names comnose it.
DENTON ACCOUNT OF AN INTERVIEW WITH PIERCE
In the first place, then, do not mean Mr.
Pierce l leave him out, entirely lie is q
kind tender man, tender hearted, and will or,
Tor any body,s forrows; but he has neither
head nor nerve, and is ms helpless in tn,
hands OF his managers as a babe in the arm
OF It's nurse. have to give signal instance
ol their holpcssncsa which concerns yourself a
well as myself, and which admits of no cues
ton because was party to It, and know wha
say. Mr. Pierce sent for Inc soon after hi
Inauguration desiring me to call upon hin
the next evening at s o'clock went accord
ing to the request. He told Inc he wished Il
speak to me about the Missouri appointments
nm know if they could not be put off for while
answered, yes-that they were all four year
appointments, and to be out OF themselves il
the course OF the spring and sunmer-that
despsed the business Of removing men VIII
were doing their business well and whose term
would soon expire, and had rather wait for tn
vacancy to come of itself Lilo replied that thcs
were exactly his own sentiments; and it wa
readily agreed that the appointments shout
stand over until my return from Missouri
which would bc in six weeks.
On this agreement, thus volunteered bv him
self, left the city, and in two week swas fol
lowed by list Of the appointments and yo
know what kind Of appointments they wer
all made from ny enemies, and to work i
the election against me--a thing which the
have faithfully done, and arc still doing Eve
the postolllce In my own town was SO filled rs
render it impossible for me te use it, and droy
me to the resource of sending my corrc
pondence through Adams q Co. This is whp
happened between the President and myscl
aud is one of innumerable instances to prov
his nudity in his own administration. | d.
not get angry with him for it. knew he W,
sincere at tho time he spoke with me, and pitie
his inability to keep his own word voluntaril
gwen expressed no resentment, because
knew they would not let him do as he wished
but self respect rcquir me to avoid his hou
and have not been there since. Still v
meet handsomely when accident brings us Il
gether, sometimes meeting in evening ride
when the respective hats Immediately rise hg
IN the alr-Sometimes on foot, in an cyenir
walk when we rush to the salutation and
prcsSingly that an observer might suppo
1t was pair Of old bosom friends-Damc
and Pythias-just getting again after lor
and cruel separation.
HIS OPINION OF MARCY AND THE CABINET.
In the next place. do not mean Mr.. Ma
cy. He leaves himself out by permittir
others to denominate in his department, on
5y publicly agreeing to what he private
condemns. leave out also the Secretar
IF the Treasury, of the Interior, of the Nav
and the Postmaster General, and only col
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