Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-07-01
THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINA-
TI0N.
MR.. LINooLNs ACCEPTANCE.
Correspondence.

HoH. ABRAHAM LIHooLH SIR: The
National Union Convention which assem-
bled in Baltimore On June Z, 1864, has in
siruotsd US to inform you that yoa were
nominated with enthusiasts unanimity
for the Presidency Of the United States for
four years from the 4th Of March next.
The resolutions Of the Convention,
which We have already had the honor of
placing in your hands, are q full and clear
statement Of the principles which inspired
its action, and which, as we belive, the
great body Of the Union men in the ooun-
try heartily approve Whether those res.
olutions express the National gratitude to
our soldiers and sailors or the Ma
tionsl scorn of compromise with rebels,
and consequent dishonor; or the patriotic
duty Of union and success whether they
approve the Proclamation Of Emancipation,
the Constitutional amendment, the employ
ment of former slaves ss Union soldiers,
or the solemn obligation Of the Govern.
ment promptly to redress the wrongs of
every soldier Of the Union, Of Whatever
color or race; whether they declare the in
violsbility Of the pledged faith Of the
nation, or offer the national hospitality
to the oppressed Of every land, or urge the
union by railroad OF the Atlantic and Pa.
oifo oceans; whether they recommend
public economy and vigorous taxation, OF
assert the fixed popular opposition to the
monBrehies in the immediate neighboFhood
Of the United States, or declare that those
only are worthy Of official trust ~ho sp-
prove unreservedly the views and policy
indicated in the resolutions-they were
equslly hailed with the hssFtiness Of pro-
found conviction.
Believing with you, Sir, that this is the
peoples war for the maintenance Of Q
Government which you have justly de.
scribed as ''of the people, by the people,
for the people, We are very sure that
you will be glsd to know, not only from
the resolutions themselves, but from the
singular harmony and enthusiasm with
which they were adopted, how warm is
the popular welcome Of every measure in
the prosecution Of the war, which is as
vigorous, unmistsksble, aud unfalterinE
as the national purpose itself No right
for instance, is 30 preeiOua and sacred to
the American heart ss that Of personal
liberty. lis violation is regarded with
just, instant and universal jealousy. Yet
in this hour Of peril every faithful citizen
comedies that, for the sake Of national ex
istenoe and the common we fare, individu-
81 liberty may, as the Constitution pro-
Vides in case of rebellion, be sometimes
summarily constrained, asking only with
painful anxiety that in every instance,
and to the least detail, that absolutely
necessary power shall not be heartily OF
unWiEely exeroiged.
We believe, Sir, that the honest will Of
the Union men Of the country WAS never
more truly represented than in this Con.
vention. Their purpose we believe ia
be the overthrow Of armed rebels in the
field, and the security Of permanent peace
and union by liberty and justice under
the Constitution. That these results are
to be achieved amid cruel perplexities,
they are fully aware. That they are to be
reached only by cordial unanimity Of
counsel, is undeniable. That good men
may sometimes differ as 10 the means and
the time, they know. That the conduct
Of all human affairs, the highest duty is
to determine, in the angry .confiot Of
passion, how much good may be praoti-
cally accomplished, is their sincere per-
sussion. They have watched your official
course, therefore, with unfagging stten-
tioD; and amid the bitteE tAHnfa af 7sA-.e-
'--0A 90 uouunelallOn OF en- |
smies, now moving too fast for some, now |
too slowly for others, they have seen you |
throughout this tremendous contest pa
tient, ssgaoious, faithful, just; leaning
upon the heart Of the great mass Of the
people, and satisfied 10 be moved by its
mighty pulsatiOn.
1t is for this reason that, long before
he Convention, met, the popular instinct
had plainly indicated you as its candidate;
and the Convention, therefore, merely re-
sord the popular will. Your character
and career prove your unswerving fidelity
10 the cardinal principles of American
Liberty and of the American Constitution.
In the name Of that Liberty and Oonstitu-
lion, Sir, we earnestly request your ac-
septanee Of this nomination; reVerently
our beloved country, and
7ou, its Chief Magistrate, with all it's
brave sens, who, on sea and land, are
defending the good old Amsri-
AN cause Of equal rights, to the blessing
u Almighty God.
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