Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-04
GEN, uARRIsoN's ACCEPrANCE-
Letter from the Committee To General H,ffison.
III ,HRisnuR0H, Dec. 7lh l~Jg.

Letter from the Committee to Gsnciai ilaui-na
lI,nRisnrRoH, Dec. 7lh 1899.
To Gen. Harrison:
Sir-rhe undersigned, committee appoint-
cd by the national democratic Wing Conven.
ton. assembled nj llarrisburgh to nominate
candidates for the offices of President aud
Vice President of the United States, have the
honor TO inform you that, by resolution Of
that BODY, passed unanimously this day, YOU
were nominated candidate for the presiden-
cy. and the Hon. John Tyler of Virginia.
candidate for the Vice Presidency of the T.
niicd States.
Your ohedien, servants,
John Owen, Of North Carolina, Chairman /;
Elisha w Allen, of Maine James Wilson, of
| n. H.. Isaac c Bates of Mass; James r. ST.
mons of Rhode Island; VIM Henry of Vermont;
Charles Davis of Ct; Robert Nichols of y
Y; Ephraim Marsh If n. j.; Richard Mans
field, of Delaware: Andrew Shuliz, of Pen. ,
Reverdy Johnson of Maryland; James w.
Pegram, of Virginia; Thomas nietcalf of Ken
lucky; Jacob Barnet of Ohio: Douglass Me
CURE Of Indiana; G. Mason Graham OF Louis
lana; +. G Upper of Mississippi; VIM ~
Russell of Missouri Geo w Ralph of Illinois;
Henry w lIillard of Alabama; Geo. c Bates
of Michigan.
GEN MANSIONS REPLY.
4NWW DtNds, iol iCC, 1901
Gentlemen;--l have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your letter from Harris
burgh of the 9TH inst.
However objectionable, in the opinion Of
many OF our fellow citizens, may be the mode
OF selecting a candidate for the two highest
offices OF the government, by a general conven-
ton, the peculiar circumstances in which the
party opposed to the present administration
were placed, seems TO have left them no al
Tentative to secure that unity of action so ne
cessary to their success The number of
states represented, and the exalted character
Of the delegates to whom the delicate task of
nominating the candidate was committed, leav-
ing no room TO doubt that their decision was in
accordance with the wishes of majority of
their constituents, ] accept the nomination
which, in obedience, to a resolution of the con
venton you have done me, gentlemen, the
honor TO communicate.
But however highly | may value this evil
dence OF the attachment and confidence of so
large portion of my fellow citizens, must
beg you to believe, gentlemen, that no one is
more thoroughly convinced than | am, that in
selecting a retired and unprelending individual
to be their candidate, the convention were in
fluencod by circumstances often occurring in
popular governments to sci aside the h! hcr
claims of other citizens, although founded
upon the possession of the mosl distinguished
talents and the performance of the most emf
nent services to their country united To every
other quality necessary TO the discharge of the
duties of Chief Magistrate ofthe Great Repub-
lie.
1t may perhaps be expected that | should
embrace this occasion to declare the prnci-
pies upon which the Administration will be
conducted, il the efforts of my friends to place
Inc in the presidential chair should prove sue
cessful But having, in letter to the Hon.
Harmer Denny, and in another to the Hon.
Sherrod williams, both of which have been
made public, giving my views at some length
OF the character and extent of the powers vest
ed by the Constitution in the president, con-
sidcr II unnecessary to repeat them here.
deem 1t however, gentleman, proper at
THIS time to renew the assurance heretofore
frequently made, that if should be elected to
the presidency, will under no circumstances
consent to be candidate for the second term.
With the highest consideration, gentlemen,
for yourselves and those you represent,
w. H. HARRISON
To Hon. John Owen, Of n. c., Chairman.