Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-07-12
Mr.. Disadvantages Acceptance.
LEXINGTON, Ky, Juue rs, 1856

LEAlfGTpN, hy.3 Juue rs, 1920.
GENTLEMEN have received your letter
OF lhe 18th h,sanl., giving me official inlor--
nation oi NY nonlination by the Democratic
National Convention Tor The Office Of Vice plesl-
dent OF the United States. ieel profoundly
grateful to the Democracy for this distinction,
So iar above my mefils aud eApecia lions, aud
accept the nomination, with the pledge that ii
Al should result IN Imposing on me amy public
duties, shall exert Whatever power ] pOssess
" discharge Them with fidelity.
The convention wisely selected for the first
place III The government an enliuent statesman
whose character aud public services iuinlsh
guaianlee that his adninistraiio ion will coin
maud Confidence at home aud respect abroad.
The platform adopted by The convention has
my cordial approval. | regard ii The only
basis on which The Union can be preserved il
It's original spilil. Adopted, DIS it was, by the
'nlaninous votes OF the delegates from all the
Statess J! shows nat amidst the distractions oi
The times there reuains one united aud pow
efiul organization u hose colIltnon principles
extend over eveiv foo. vi territory covered by
HE Federal Constitution. After the recen,
repeated ard depioIable laures of uher par
ties to present to the 60 utty national or
ganixalion, We may justly congratulate the
States upon The unaLinfry which marked the
proceedings of the Democratic Convention
aud the patriot may point to The fact, as pledge
OF Constitutional Union, that The delegates
from Maine and Texas; from South Caro-.
lima and California, were thoroughly united
upon every question OF principle as those from
the neighborlng Southern States al Tennes-
see and Kentucky, or those from The neigh
boring Northern States oil Wisconsin and Mich
igan.
This community OF sentiment, this feeling b!
brotherhood, gives hope OF perpetual unon.-
Il has been the happy fortune oil the Democratic
party by adhering 10 the Constitution, which
was made 10 protect US all TO avoid The geograph-
zeal and sectional issues against which Wash
ington solemny warned his conntrymen, a I'd we
have every reason TO believe that 1t is Vel equal
10 the high duty which now devolves Oh il
of preserving the Constitution and maintaining
the ighlsot every portion oil the confederacy.--
II the unsound elements which troubled il Tor a
time have sought coneenial associates elsewhere,
the loss has been more than supplied by access
ions from the flower OF the old wing party
and thus reinforced, it will be The destiny oil
the Democracy, under the lead of their dlstin-
guished chief, TO maintain the high position Of
our country before the world, 10 preserve the
equality Of every class OF citizens 10 protect
the perfect Liberty OF conscence aud to secure
the peace Of the uuion by rendering equal JUS
tics 10 every part.
With sincere acknoweogm Tor the friend
,v *Isonal sentmens contained III your letter,
am. especially, your friend and obediea' SER
want, ,ouN n pprrurNpincp
Ms.srs Ward. Richardson. Hubbard, Lawrencs.
;. avn, Manning. Forsyth, Tucker. Seymour,
and r ,.esson. -
Black Miuge, s. c.. has
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