New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-26
MR. sD.N~'- LETTER,
cCFPTISG THE BUFFALO NOMINATION.
COMMENCEMENT

NV YoEv, A. - TO- lai7
Haa- cz.sar' Fa.se., As.a., Q4a-y, NJ
SIR We have the holOr % innorm yon mar
After you efi the chair OF the Sstiona. rec - C'h
vsnri6u atey held AZ BlHslo and q which you were
President were appointed CoiAin '..e 80 ~.
YOU that you had been muaied ~ l-e .''.sl,-
a. is .sndfar- r the o.cc " Vce-!rcsde u ~ ne
United states and u solicit your acce lance OF '-n
Var personal knoxle8-s q the objects. character
and proceedings OF the CONVENTION, snpersedes the ne
ces-liy of saying anythln-- 10 tn-s pace Pa -'--- ~
these points and W. trust a--o Aa, 1872
ence 10 ihe unexsuF pied unanimity md eninasias ~
which j. principles were proclaimed ana - =
selected wi b. sufficient argument 20 inlAce yol 70
accept the r0mination you received.
While each Of the undersigned cofaiA.iy un-es n
tts sentiment j. due ~ the safe oi ono fepie-e-
ii 81 one o.. them tast be- should especially express "
since the selection 81 candidate ilr me wee lelen
- n the lrst instance accorded 70 tlal elA'e
flu. making y0u. ia peculiar seuse' heT noll-e GA
the ticket p 0fosed BY the Convention u me Aiellc
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QUINCY August -, l-i-.
GENTLEMEN have just received your official letter
spprsins Of the great honor done me oy the Con
vento1 Which you represent IN nominating me - -
candidate f0I the Office of Weep President oi lle lhlA
states and aso soliciting my Acceptance Oh me noi'
nsf0n.
Iu reply permit me- % say that D had been my hope
and ms expectation % = able ~ aft 10 me present al
rsss - one O the humbest but not OF the least earnest
and devoted servants Of the srest cause IN ~ncn We
are engaged but since % has pleased my ieAo"
ers and especially the noble repre- -tntAilFes ui tHe
great state Of Ohio o. whom 10 your ietler YOU -
tculary sliude % call upon me- most uneNpectsoy 20
myself stand In the front ranks 90 the contest since
% j. their VII. unequvocally eNpiessed' tnat sn'u'o
be- their clnd date for the second Office n ne noh
nffrm HFa m
ton. or "a shrink by moments hesitation from the
post not ess o duty than Of honor O. which they assign
me accept most cheerfuily Of the nomination
The fathers Of the Republic. nurtured IN the great
school OF Liberty opened ~ the reformation aiieu ~
illustrate by practical example IN America. the excel
ence OF their cherished theory Of government To the
general success of their experiment, commenced IN
no and carried forward 10 7-9. lepse Of more ihsn
halt century has borne witness.
But Unfortunately the period has also developed
the existence OF An adverse influence ncauiiousy al
t'ef ~ the outset which has thus ar done much 10
qualify the beneficial results which have been attained
from b.
That which Al first seemed only detection from the
oath OF Justice IN favor Of vested rights and privileged
class has by degrees shown itset % De- 80 VIDE a.
vegencv that the only choice now et 10 the people OF
the United states is either back or else, by co
ing farther forward voluntarily 70 abandon the princ
pies with which their fathers stsrsd The alternative
i clearly presented Of the eXtenon OF Slavery over
the whole breadth of the North American continent or
Declaration OF independence. The two things cannot
coexist IN the Tinted States. Regret Il "a We may we
can neither evade nor refuse the issue made up Tor US
Not 10 accept il s equivalent IN mind % deserving
great moral social and political Truth, Al moment
when every known rule Of human duty would seem io
demand the complete establishment OF . over the MINDS
Of free people.
With these feelings have read again and again,
Platform Of Principles laid down bg the Buffalo Conven
ton hail il as the signal OF rettrn % the path OF the
revolutionary patriots the era II advance IN the the
DRY OF : rec Democracy.
There are now but two living antagonist principles
in the politics of the United states. The one when
shelters Itself under the ofhuman force. and the
other which draws IL vitality from human reason ana
human sympathy To all those who have confidence
10 the capacity man tor self government 10 must be
source Of great satisfaction % believe tha the period
when the last of these principles VII triumph IN inc
United States is rapidly approaching
Al the same time i would b. unjust 10 accompany
such victory with any feelings OF acrimony OF III VIII
toward the individual members Il the losing SIDE Inc
.avehoding section Of the Unior merits our sympathy
even while the aggressive policy meets with the nrmes
resistance. For the time may yet come when those
who now regard the declarations Of the Bufso Plat
form a. vndictve assault upon their dearest interests
will construe them rather 20 be the preservauon o
their highest moral and political nights. Ours Is not
contest with geographically defined sections OF country
nor with organized communities q men IL Il a stfus
.e sustain principles Of nestimaoie value IN every
land Of general application wherever society Is e.
iablished.
Success with US is the synonym only OF that eNten
sion Of the greatest blessings which good government
can most certainly be expected 20 confer upon tnt
human race A. such hail ~ approach not 50 much
the good it may DO 70 as as to al those who may
now regard 1t as portending nothing but injury Il
themselves
Ian. ssri-n-u VIII ..as.a', Of the highest respect
~ rutpfrs FRANCIS ADAMS