Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-09-13
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.
70 THE PEOPLE oE ONO.

our repre- sep.atives IN Convention at
Columbus on the 9th inst, intelligence
of which has this day been officially
communicated to me, and in thp accepr
tance cf the same, it is meet should
express to you my sense of the
obligation which this high honor con
fers. Language fails me in this attempt,
as I can conceive of no more diStingu-
ished mark of your confidence. at this
critical juncture, through so intelligent
and patriotic a convention of represen-
tatives assembled from all parts of the
State. rejecting the sentiments Of all po
litical parties, as well as the highest in
terests AMI most important concerns in
Eolved in what may with truth be
termed struggle for our national exis-
tence.
Believe me when l assure you l fully
appreciate the vast responsibility at
tached to the position of Chief Magis-
trate of our State at this critical period
in it's affairs, and duly sensible Of my
own demerits, and were it lot that re-
ly upon your generous forbearance l
should hesitate to accept what your dis
tinguisted impartially with such unpar-
all ed unanimity has assigned me.
Without going into a discussion Of the
circumstances and events which have
brought about the present alal ming and
unhappy condition Of our national af-
fairs, as these must be apparent to all,
u will content myself by saying that
the issue presented to us as a people in
the sanguinary struggl6 forced upon us
by the ambitions and desighing leaders
Of the Southern rebellion is. that IF a
mans capacity for self government
The whole question to be tried AMI set
tled=-settled in such a way that nothing
in human poRer can ever disturb or
change it again, is theh, "Whethet HtA
is capable of fgoverning himself" Should
it not be shown when every resource
and sacrifice has been made--and l
would exhaust every means IN our pow
er first ere yielding, t!teh In dtdsf that
we might have our rights protected and
our liberties preserved in some Il gree ap-
preaching the perfection of our hitherto
supposed impregnable system of fr,e govern
ment, would consent to be taken un Ter tn
protection of our once so called VI ,ther C3un,
try or of ant other flower caplbe of maintain
tanning for ds lie fc5Bcct OF the nali6ris Of
the globe.
That we shall eventually succeed in settling
this question 10 the st;isfat tion Of all the world
beyond tie hitherto expressed doubtS and sus
,piciona of foteigh potcntates statesmen and
presses | have not the tcriUteSt dud6t; tdt
that we shall 10 REQUIRED to e2crc;&e IN Of
those higher attributes of which man is capa'
bic, patien; and pcrsevercng purposes, inaax,
ible will, unshaken fortitudc an iudShr,nkins :
/ 5ottige the already written e1pctirr@ % th.
past few months hauc Indicated And it is
the source of thc highest. congratuation that
We can already point t. the. brave .cIs alid
daring and glorious actions Of or nJble ~
untcers thus early, and feel Eill;n our hearts,
that the number Of those invi4rtibIc soldiers
Has to EI ilicTca3ct ami their welfare AMI com.
fort considered and cared for to the ulmpst OF
cur resources. to have abundant evi lcilc. of
the success which though it may be tcmpor-
arily interrupted must eyidettly perch upon
our banners.
1t is the daty or every man who can bear
arms at this juncturr imperative necessity ;ilotte
| preventihg,-when his etfJflS shoId be gl&tn
IN another direction towards strengthening be
cause and iidng the GJvernm into rally
to the standard Of lis country and be counted
amoug the heroes Of the greatest as it will be
the most extraordinary revolution since tie
world began. The struggle of cur ancestors
was for stif gouernrhent, cur struggle is to
maintain it, and under the Blessing of the same
God who smiled upon Washington and bis
bare!ootcd and hall starved comrades VIC will
do il!
Those who canrot AID the eause in the fed
may Yet do much while pursuing their orllinha
nary ayocUtiOns; the siuews of war are aeeded
and these may help TO contriblte, every man
as far as his means will warrant, and there
scarcely bea limit to this, when il is conscei ed
that if Oui Government is destroyed, property
will have lost whatever Value free institutions
and enlightenee laws conferred. In this view,
the national loan, based upon such securities
as underlies the existeece of the Federal Gov
ernmcnt and value Of all property, and to
which no other species Of se5urity can ut all
approximate IN vrlue, should be as literally
subscribed as to sa much OF loan OH life;
for what is life Worth withoug liberty?
And is net liberty to be purchased and Sc
cured at every cost? The character of the
national loan is such that nearly all classes
may participate in it's subscription, and it is
better that ten men should subscribe to thous-
and dollars of it's notes, thin that the honor
and profit should fall to one.
Our system of taxation may require revis-
| ion !; as it now operates, some escape who
should be fouhd While others suffer whose
burdens should be lightened. Ecda1ity- that
like the dews of heaveu--eaeh may bear, in
proportion, his inst share, is what is rexuired,
and whet it should be our aim to secure.
The uhprcdared state which the opening of
the war found our State Government, Il atur
ally created many obstacles, no little confu-
sion, much delay and trying any peculiarly
annoping difficulties to both the executive and
the people. am happy to believe that these
obstacles are now mainly removed,
It shall be my aim to give the utmost
support to the National Government,
rconceiving the doctrine of Secession to
be entirely destructive OF oGt RATIONAL ex
istence, without which it will be impos-
sihle to govern ourselves, regarding the
Original Of the Federal Union not one Of
StateS,' btt Of the people, and adherirg
to the heveSrr' to be shaken belief that they
the people-and by this mean the
people of all the States, or their repre-
sentatives fairly elected and delegated
and assembled in National Convention.
have alone the right, alter the most lib
eral and enlarged debate, to determine
its future destiny, Believing that the
masses of the South stir love tie Union,
and would, were they left untrammeled
and Enforced, declsfe to -,ni6rfow their
will for its Continuance. I utterly repu-
diate the monstrous and wicked plea and
petition of the ringleaders of this con-
spiracy, and would urge war eternaly
until they are brought to condign punish