The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-07-02
PARIS. MAY 81, 1856.

PARIS, May 21, 1856
GESTLEIEN: have the honor to acllnoWl-
edge tig receipt of your letter, informing nc
that tle National Convention of the American
parry, which had Just closed its session at Phil
aAlphia, had unanimously presented my name
= associated with that OF Andrew Jackson Don
elson for the Vice Presidency. This unexpect-
ed communication met me at Venice, on my
return from Italy, and the duplicate mailed
thirteen days later, was received on my arrival
in this city last evening.
This must account for my apparent neglect in
giving prompt reply.
81 r You will pardon me for saying that, when
my administration closed i'll 1853, considered
my political life as public man at an end, and
thenceforth | was only anxious to discharge my
duty as private citizen. Hence | have taken
no active part in politics, but have by no means
been an indifferent spectator of passing events,
nor have lhesitated to express my opinion on
all political subjects when asked, nor to give
my vote and private influence for those men and
measures thought best calculated to promote
the prosperity and glory ofour common country.
Beyond this, have deemed it improper for me
. to interfere.
But this unsolicited and unexpected nomina-
tion has imposed upon me new duty, from
which / cannot shrink; and therefore, approving
as lido, the general objects of the party which
has honored me with its confidence, l Icheerfully
accept the nomination, without waiting to in
qure Of its prospects Of success or Of defeat. 1t is
sufficient for me to know that by SO doing |
yield to the wishes Of large portion of my
iellow-citizens in every part Of the Union who,
like myself are sincerely anxious to see the ad
ministration of our government restored to that
original simplicity and purity which marked the
first years of its existence, and if possible, to
quiet that alarming sectional agitation, which,
while it delights the monarchists of Europe,
causes every true friend Of his county to
mourn.
ef Haring the experience Of past service in the
ADMINISTRATION of the government, I may be
permitted to refer to that as the experiment OF
the future, and to say should the choice Of the
Convention be sanctioned by the people, | shall
with the same scrupuloiis regard for the rights
Of every section Of the Union which then influ-
onced my conduct, endeavor TO perform every
duty confided by the constitution and laws to
The executive.
AS the proceedings Of the Convention have
marked new era in the history of the country
4 BY bringing new political organization into the
approaching Presidential canvass, | take occasion
to reafiirm my full confidence in the patriotic
purposes Of that organization which regard as
sprlngng out Of apubc necessity forced up on
the country 10 large extent by unfortunate sec
tionald aldiyisioRib and the dangerous tendency Of
those divisions towards tlisanion.
Italone, in MY opinion, Of all the political
agencies now existing, is possessed Of the power
4 silence this violent and disastrous agitation,
and 40 restore harmony BY its own example df
moderation and lolbeagafce. 1t has q claim
therefore, iany Judgment, upon every earnest
! fi1end oftho integrity Of the Unioh
90 estimating this party, both III is present