The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-06-24


Prc.,den, lincoln officially Infnrmed
-a.- ~ hs- Noa't a'iou--i,is Rep'y. --'
On Thursday, 9th inst the Com
mittec appointed by the National
Convention to inform The President
of his domination, called upon him
Gov. Dennison, their Chairman, adj
dressed him rs follows;
lIr. Prcsidcpt--Thc National Tn.
ion Convention which closed at Bal
t;morc yesterday, appointed com
mittec consisting of ono from each
State anil myself as Chairman, TO in
form you of your unanimous nomina-
tion by that Convention for President
That committee l have the honor to
inform you Is present. and on its be.
half I have the honor to present you
with copy of the resolutions or plat
Form adopted by that Convention as
expressive of its sense and the sense
Of the country which it represents OF
the principles and policy that should
characterize the administration in the
present condition Of the eounsry. l
need not say 20 you that the Conven-
ton, in thus unanimously NON mating
YOU. gave uttcrance to the almost
unanimous voice of the people of the
country. TO doubt your election
weula be little short Of an abandon
mcnt Of the hopes of flnat suppress
sion Of the rebellion and the restora
ton Of the Government. Neither th'
Convention nor those represented 10y
that body, entertain any doubt rs q
the faal result under your admins
tration, sustained by the loyal people
and hv our noble army and navy
aeiAhcr did the Convention nor doe
this Committee doubt the speedy sup
pression of this mosa wicked and I'M
, provoked rebellion
CA copy of the resolutions, wa
here handed to che President J
would add, Mr.. president, that j
would bc the pleasure of che commit
tee to communicate to you withia
few 'davs through one of its most &C
complishcd members, Mr.. Curtis, b,
. letter, at more length, the circum
, stances under which yoH have bee
. placed in the nomination for the Pres
idency.
+, The President said:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN o,
, THE CoMmTTEE-I will neither con
zeal my qualification nor restrain tn
expression of my gratitude, that ih
, Union people, through their Conver
tion. in the continued effort to sav
, and advance the nation, have deeme
!, me not unworthy to remain in m
-, present position. ! know OF no re;
= son TO doult that shall accept sh
. nomination rendered, and YET, pei
. haps, | should not declare detinitel
before reading and considering wb'
! is called the platform, and will 81
: now, however. that approve the d'
claration in favor ofan amendment
= the Constitution, so as to prohibit 81;
:, very throughout the nation. Who
= the people in revolt, with the one hun
:, drcd days explicit notice that thC
- could within those days resume the
g allegiance without the overthrow
- their institutions, and that they couI
not not resume itaitcr they had elec
ed to stand ont. such an amendmc
/; of the constitution rs now propose
:. became fitting and necessary COZ
:, clusion for the Union cause. Su'
- I, alone can meet and cover al cayil.
- now perceive its importance and eI
= ~ brace It. In The jolut names oi hbe
ty and union let us labor to give 1t
cal form and practical effect
- Attic conclusion Of the President
- speech. all of the Committee sho
ae n him cordially by the hand and oti'
:. ed their personal congratulations.
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