Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-28
Seward on tho Nominations.

Senator Seward writing from Auburn, (h5 resi-
dcnre May 2lst, TO the New York Republican Central
Committee thus shadows forth his present feelings
and future purposes:
"l will not affect to conceal the sensbily with
which have retcis ed The letters in viii IA You and so
many other respected friends ha, rendered to me tx
pressons OF renewed and enduring confidence. These
letters will remain with me as assurances in future
years ihntalthoGgh was not unwilling to await even
for another ngc lhe vindiraron of ,ny political prn-
cples, vt that they did nevertheless receive the gem
erous support of many good and patriotic men Of my
time
Such assurances, however r1adc under the eir,un-
stances existing derive thor priceless value urge
ly from the mtt thai they shnl upon me hrou kl the
channels Of private correspondence, and altogether
unknown TO the world, You viii Mt once perceive
that such cxpt' >ions would become paiuiai 10 an
justly offensive to The community, il they should be
allowed td't,he on ahy public of conventional form Of
manifestation For this reason if it were respectful
aud consistent with loIr own public purposes, !
would have delayed my reply 10 yon until could
have had an opportunity Of making it verbally neat
week my way to Washington after com pctimg the
arran semcnts for the repairs upon my dwelling here
rendered necessary by recent fire.
The same reason determines also to decline
your hiul invite tna 10 attrnd the meeting in which
you propose some demonstrations OF ncc IA, self
while Sp justly considering the nominations which
have been made by the recent National Convention at
Chicago. At the same time i, is your right to have
frank AMI candid exposition of my opinions aud
sentiments on that important subject
Ny friends know very well that, while they have al
ways generously made my promotion 10 public trIsts
their own exclusive care mine has only been to exc
cnte them faithfully. 10 be able ut the close OF
their gnel terms TO resign them into the bands Of
the people without forfeiture the public confidence.
The presentation of my name TO the Chicago Conven-
tion was ihus their Hct--not mine. The dsappoint-
mcnt herci0reis their dsappoin tment-not mine. 1t
may have found them unprepared. On the other hand
have no sentiment either of disappointment dis
content for who in any possible could, without
presumption, claim that great national party ought
choose him FOR its candidate for the drst Office in
the g Of the American people2 find in tho resoln-
tons OF the Convention platform Gs satisfactory to
me as if it had been framed with my own hands, and
in the candidates adopted by it eminent aud able re-
pablicans. with whom have cordially co. operated in
maintaining the principles embodied in that excellent
creed. cheeriuy give them sincere and earnest
support.
| trust, moreover, that those with whom I have la
bored 50 long, that common service in noble cause
has created between them and myself relations of per-
sona friendship unsurpassed in the experience of po-
litica men, will indulge me in n confident belief that
sense of disappointment will be allowed by them
to hinder or delay or in any way embarrass, the pro-
gress of that to the consummation which Is de-
manded By patriotic regard to the safety and well
fare Of the country and the best interests Of mankind
WILLIAM II. SEWARD.