Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18


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kremonts Letter o. Acceptance.
The following correspondence be-
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" tue Fn''aoe'P"'" So"se"uo" i''stf"o-
ted 70 appriso him OF his nomination ss
the Peoples Candidate for President,
w;,I .ocak for i,self Wa commend /,
!" me eafue's oons'oeseuo" VI =" on'
| lightened and upright community;
Letter to Col. Fremont.
pu,rApr,.pu,A. lime 70. 1850.
Sih'-A yonvenuon " Deisks'es ~
sem o,ea az rh'lane'Pn'a On i'tn' lou
ana istn osys OF June icoo' uhors .
eau soafesseo 20 the Psopic OF tne UNI
seu s y without .rgstu 70 pas, POM.
'oa' o'ne'ense' OF e'v's'ons' s wv &c
opposed 20 t"e fsPea' o. TUG M'ssou1'
Io"PIom in, 20 .ne ponty o. the pres .,
sn' no".n.s'r :, =, 20 TUG ea'ens'on y,
slavery INTO free territory IN isv9s o.
sne aa'n ''s'on o. ne"sss 90 F.eo
Federal q oyernm snt 10 he NJ; sc;oIes Of
Washington and jefferson, adopted a
declaration OF principles and purpose:
~. ~"'e" 10y a'o un'teu "a po.'Ia
honor - ,ro,.iosssnJ ,n.a;'.o.sIs
non,,.,e al vo., ~ 49, .sd;%",s e'. sh
af;ca If p!es;dect nf The Wni,sd s,.sss
NJ tho annrosch;ng eIscs,on - shs cho.
sen renres.r,ss;ve of No.. ,s;n.;rlss =,
this ;r,nor,ar, noI;,;csJ cpn,sst "a
with the assured conviction that You
would give IN I'm full practical eperation.
should The sufFfsges Of the peopIe Of the
u MON place vou At the head of the Ma.
,ion,I 4. overnmert
The unders;cned were directed bv the
Convention to communicate to you the
fact of vour nomination. and 10 reouest
YOU in their name, and, as they believe,
in the name Of large majority of the
people of the countrv. tn accent II.
Offering YOU the assurance of our
high personal respect. we are. your fel.
low citizens.
H. s. LANE,
a President Of the Convention.
IT, roy.c r..~o.- oe c.,;eo-,;.
Voi. kfemons noPAy'
NEW York, July 8, 1856.
GENrLEmEx:-You call me to a high
responsibility, by placing me In the van
Of a great movement Of the people of
the United States, who, without regard
to past differences are uniting In . com.
mon effort to bring back the action of
the Federal Government to the princi
pIes Of Washington and Jefftrson. -
Com pretending the magnitude of the
trust which they have declared them.
selves willing to place IN nv hands, end
deeply sensible OF the honor which their
unreseryed confidence, in this threate en-.
inc posi,ion al the public affairs. i,nplIes.
7 feel that I cannot better respond than
bv sincere declaration that, In the
~ emit OF nv election to the Preside ncy,
I should enter upon .he execution OF lie
duties with a sjnpie.besried determine.
tion 10 promote the GOOD Of the whole
country, and TO direct solely to this end
sIl the power Of the Government, IRE.
spective of partv issues and regardless
OF sectional strifes. The declaration Of
principles en- bodied In the resolves Of
vour Convention expresses the senti.
men,s In which I have been educated,
and which have been ripened into con.
victions bv personaI observation and ex.
perience. With this declaration and
avowsI, I think Il necessary TO revert to
onlv two of the subjects embraced In
those resolutions. and 10 these only be.
GRAVE and critical cjrcumstances. and
given 10 them especial importance.
concur in the views OF the Convep-
| ton drprecstiuR the Fore,2n policy 70
which |, adycrts. The assumption that
we have the right to take frou another
nation It's domains because we want
,hem.is an abandonment Of the honest
character which onr Country has ac-
CURED. To provoke hostilities by un-
just assumptions, would DO to sacrifice
the peace and character OF the Country,
when all its interests might be more
certainly secured and it's objects attain.
cd by just and heuling counsels involv-
ing no loss OF reputation. International
endorsements are mainly the result
OF secret diplomacy, which aims TO
keep from the knowledge of the People
the operations ofthe Government. This
system Is inconsistent with the charac.
ter Of our institutions, and 10 itself
yielding gradually to more enlightened
public opinion, and 10 the power OF
Tree press, which, by its broad dissemina-
ton Of political intelligence, secures in
advance to the sloe OF justice 'ne luog
men' OF the c's'''leo wo''o. am an non s,"
nrm ana open pohcy 10 our 'o's'gn 's'a'
IONS. woula command sne un,'1 10. sup
Poi' OF Tue ns.,on' WHO'S 's,.. ~ "oe''
opinions u wou'o necessarily rehe'''
Nothing is clearer 10 the history OF our
institutions than the design OF the ma
/ ton, In asserting its own independence
and freedom, to avoid giving counte-
nance to the. Extension OF Slavery -
The influence Of the small but compac ct
and powerful class Of men interested in
A. ..~.. ..l. ,,.onI ana sorftao of