New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-15
Acceptance OF Gen. Cochrnnc.

NEW YORK Sept. IL ieG1
T1e Hon. ABRAM WAKEaAS. Chairman Convention. 60
SIR: am in the receipt Of your cOmniunica-
on Of to-day officially notifying nc Of my nomination.
by the Convention Of Union at Syracuse. for tie
office Of Attorney General of the State. need hardly
say how much surprised TO learn from the newst
papers that such nomination had been made. Tho
possession Of office would be agreeable to my wishes
and fear that my strength will be unequal to the "a
bors Of the Legitimate as are these consliera
tions yet find myself insensby resisting their sway
when L reflect that the ticket on which ON placed
rests upon pledge OF principle essential in action q
the preservation of the Union.
urderstond that the ConyentiPn recognized no disc
tinctye party formations but avowedly eaced those
party lines which restrain ard 80 heplessy prevent al
true lovers of their country rog co operating to reeaS
it from threatened d'Ssolution. They associated az
Union men piodged, simply, to the reconstruction oi
the Un and the reinstatement Of the Constitution.
To cyect this they propose to destroy the Rebellion
br only obstacle in the wayby force of superior amG
Or in other words they purpose to conduct war; me-
fnrously waged against to victory the usual object
of They also apply to the war the recognized lawa
of civilized warfsre and declare that the powerJ
successfully operated by our armies frees from the con
troll Of the enemy his man servant and his maid seryant
his and his and everything that is his and placed
a., our disposal by the only true and sufficient tenure
Of au,bority over them. When entered the army.
ayowed nv sympathy with the first Of these purposes
and in the Au.u;an Qf 1901, l proclaimed before ny
regiment the second 10 be, In ny opinion the ony
means of victory. have reason to cbnnso has
opinion and believe that 10 suppress the Rebell
lion We must beat s armies and that to beat its are
mis- we must exhaust their reserved sources OF
strength.
The Convention expressed opinion upon ssues
which VIII probably arise 1t the termination of the war.
think this wise. They are within the continu-
ousiy operating influences OF aud upon what state
Of affairs sb, b. required to pronounce will depend
altogether upon the ultimate effects Of the war; upon
both the North and the South. l. however exclude
from this category the American doctrine that no Eu
rcpean Power shall be suffered permanently to imprint
any portion of the American Continent. Doubtless
with this exception upon such issues parties will prop
erly hereafter resume their distinctive action.
find therefore nothing in the principles Of the Con-
yenoa. with which disagree. II Is the Of Do.
mccracy which II has espoused-not Of tha, nominal
Democracy that mouths it for the war and yrnpa.hzes
With the Rebels Of that Democracy which,
chained by committees and cribbed by organLations 10
put upon its annual progress through our streets for tho
benefit OF the rrorrietor-brt OF tha democracy "c"
consists in the conflict Of Cor the government Of tho
people assacd by arms and. until the Rebels against
the people and their Government from moesting
will unite with any and ali to eonP taea 10 isy d0rS
their arms Such In my judgment is the duty of al War
Democrats.
accept. Sir, the nomination which you have ten.
dcrod to
am, yours very respectfully
JOHN COCHRANE.