Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-07-23

~ 6sKx7LEaxx. --I have the honor 10 arknovi-
edge flc receSpfo Of rom letter iEforrasng me
thaf, II Convention Of Delegates fecentay as
s.izbtcfi Id PHILADELPHIA, ! was unanimously
nominated sssheir candidate foe the Tise.p resi-
deney % he United States, and requesting ms
acceptance of sneh nomination
For the distinguished honor thus conferred,
be pleased to accept for yourselves, aud IN be-
half OF The Convention you represent, mr. sincere
thanks. sssss
have only 10 add, that having carefully ex-
auiiIed the resolutions adopted in that Cenven-
ton as indicating tie principles by which il was
governed, End them in their general features,
such as have heretofore had my hearty support.
Ny opinions and votes against the extension Of
Slavery into free Territory, are of record and
we'll known. Upon that record am willing to
stand. Certainly nothing has since occurred
which would tend to modify my opinions preTi
onsiy exptessedupen that subject. On the con-
trary, the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
that greatest wrong, pertentous Of mischicf)
but adds strength TO the conviction that these
constant entertainments must be calmly but
firmly met; that this repeating Act should he it
self repealed. or remedied by every Just ant! con.
stitutional means in our power.
! very much deprecate all sectional issues. 4
have not been in the past, nor shall be in the
future, Instrumental in fostering such issues
But the repeal of the Missouri Comnromise, and
as a consequence the extension of Slavery, are
no issues raised by US; they are issues forced
upon us. and We act but in seifdetense when We
repeal them. That section OF the country which
presents these issues is responsible for them;
and it is this sctionalism which has subverted
past compromises, and now seeks 10 force Slave
~ into Kansas. In reference to other subjects
treated ofin the resolutions of the Convention,
find no general principle or rule of principle
conduct TO which Icannot and do not yield a
cordial assent.
But while thus expressing general concur
renee in the views of the Convention, cannot
but remember that the Constitution gives TO the
Nice-President little power in matters of gener-
al lcgslation that he has not even vote, ex-
eept in special cases; and that his rights and du-
ties as prescribedin that instrument are limited
to presiding over the Senate of the Iniscd
States. Should be elected to that high Office,
| it will be my pleasure, as it will be my duty,
to conduct, SO far as can, the business OF that
| bodS in such manner as will best coniport
with its own dignity, in strict accordance with
| its own rules, and with just and courteous re-
gard to the equal rights and privileges OF all its
| members. ss..s.s 4gFg
Accepting the nomination rendered through
| you, as now do, sa ~
am, gentlemen, very respectfully yours,
VIM d. DAYTON.
| To IIEsRY S. LANE, President of the Convention,
| j. ii. Ashley, Anthony J. Blocker, Joseph
c. Hornblower, E. R. Hoar, Thaddeus Stevens,
| X. s. Bingham, John A. Willis, G. +. Cleve-
| land, Cyrus Aldrich, Committee.
The FREMONT MOVEMENT NOT CoNFINEDro THE
| REpuBLicAN PARTY.-The call of delegates to
| tile National Convention did not contain the
| words Republican party. On the contrary, all
parties or rather all men without distinction of
| party were invited. ,sss 'ls.{t+ ~
The letter of Col. Fremont, accepting the
nomination, does not contain the words Repub-
can party. On the contrary, he plainly says he
| is the candidate OF the people, without distinction
of party Let him so be considered then; and
let the ultra Republicans stop appropriating the
! Fremont and Dayton movement exclusively to
| themselves. The Republicans are as good as
anybody else, and no betterv in this cause. We
are sick of this continual cry; when a Democrat
distinguishes himself for fremon, and Dayton,
that he has come out and joined the Republican
| party. He has done no such thing He is as
| much of Democrat as ever he was, and proves
! himself worthy of the great apostle of Democra-
| cy, Thomas Jefferson The Fremont and Day
ton movement is beyond all party. 1t comes
| from the people en- nlasse and no party can con-
troll it. IF our ticket gets beaten in some of the
| Western States it win be solely because the Re-
publican party hss q pest which many Democrats
and many Wings and many no party men will
never endorse, and efforts are made to make
| them doit. We endorse the Philadelphia plat
| form and Fremont and Dayton, and are willing
to meet all others who do the same on equal
terms. But we must not be required to endorse
! the past of the Republicans, nor to take their
name nor their organization. 81
The Fremont and Dayton movement begun
with an outraged people, who care nothing for
| any party organization, and the people want all
Democrats all Wings, all Republicans and all 9TH
ers to tall IN nlpon terms Of qualag.-Chicago
| Democrat.