The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-07-09

The embarrassing question now presents
itself, who is to determine when the use OF
my name can no longer benefit my friends or
our common Cause! t. assume to decide
this myself, in vance of the Convention,
without consultation with those who have
so generously sustained me might be deemed
by them unjust. t. consult them is utterly
impossible, and to suffer by name to go into
q contest for the nomination ia contrary to
my original intention. and utterly repugnant
to my feelings. have therefore, without
consultation with any one, felt ju>tifie ed in
assuming the responsibility of authorizing and
requesting Mr.. Babcock, either before or alter
any vote had been taken in the convention,
and whenever he shall be satisfied that 4
have discharged my duty to my friends and
the Country, to present this letter and with
draw my name from the consideration of the
convention.
/ trust that my friends will appreciate the
necess ty which comp.ls me to act without
consulting tn, m. | would cheerully make
any personal sacrifice for their sakes or for
the good OF my ountry, but have nothing
to ask for myself. yielded with sincere re-
iuctance to their entreaties to suffer my name
to remain before the public as possible cam
didate. | knew that it placed me in false
position. Iforesaw that it would subject me
to the base imputation OF seekinga nomina-
ton, and OF using the patronage vi the gov
ernme ut to obtain it, and then to the mortify-
ing taunts from the same malignant source of
having been defeated. But, conscious of my
own integrity, | cheeriully consented to en-
counter all this, rather than that my friends
sho'id feel that | WAS Indifferent, either to
them or the c-use, and ain most happy TO
avail myself o this occasion to return my SIN
cere thanks, and to express the grateful emo
tions of my heart, to those friends of the
country Who have so generously and SO nobly
stood by the Constitution and the Union, du-
ring the perilous scenes through which we
h We just passed. My sincere prayer is, that
tn, ir country may Cherish and reward them
ACCORDING to Their merits.
Ihope and trust that MY withdrawal may
enablr the convention t. unite tremendously
upun some mOre deserving candidates. one
who, if elected, may be more success ul in
winning ana retaining the confidence OF the
party to VIII. oh he is attached, tn an | have
been Divided as we were upon my Access
sion to the Presidency, on questions OF vital
Importance, it was impossible TOR me to pur-
sue curse which would satisfy all. have
not att IN tied it. | have sou sht more anx-
lously tn 90 what was right than VIII It would
please; and shall feel no Jisap ointment at
finding that my onduct has, in the estimation
OF InajJrity. OF the Convention, rendered
me an Unavailable candidate. But it should
at all times be subject OF fectation to any
man that he had been enabled to s,.rve his
country by sacrificing himself. This is a
consequence which neither he nor his friends
have any cause to regret; and | hope mine
VIII view il in that light.
For myself, permit me to add, have no
faFri,r aspirations. l feel that have enjoy
ped much more. of public honors than de-
served, and shall soon retire from this ex-
di:ed esatioi with finitely more satisfaction
thani entered upon it, and with heart CRATE
iul for the confidence which my countrymn
have reposed in me-grataiul for the indui-
gence with which they have received my hum
bic efforts to serve them, and anxious only
! that they may be better served by my success
sor, and that our glorious Union and free i'm
stitutions may be perpetual
Ihave the honor to be, sir,
Your fellow citizen md obj serv't.
WILLARD FILLMORE.