Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-09-16

Above the eastern hills is borne = 'ad : ..ts
Then thou wilt wake again, and bless
MY sight with conscious loveliness " '..' ..'"..
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IIc IL Notified of His Nomination an,
. Accepts IT,. ~.- .. D..
|, .,ei.r.,e lg NEw York, September 8.
The committee appointed by the Chicag
Convention to notify General Mcclellan o
his nomination met this morning at st
Nicholas Hotel. Nearly all the members D
the committee were present. At one o'clocl
the COMMITTEES left the hotel and proceeded il
carriages TO the mansion of General McClel
Ian, in 3lst street, where they were receive,
blythe General and Colonel Lansing. Ate
the ceremonies Of introduction and a brie
interview, the committee presented to Gone
raj Mcclellan copy Of the proceedings 0
the Chicago Convention, and letter adyisin.
him OF his nomination. The General accept
ed the nomination, and his letter to that ef
feet will probably be formally presented t
the committee this evening. Besides tn,
committee a large number Of prominent gen
tlemen visited General Mcclellan to day. =
Among them were August Belmont, Pete
Cagger, Dean Richmond, and others ai
a,,..,..s.', ,rs . ORANGE, n. j., Sept. 8.
"GENTLEMES: | have the honor to ac
knowledge the receipt OF your letter inform
ing me of my nomination by the Democrat,
National Convention recently assembled a
Chicago, as their candidate ut the next cleo
ton for President of the United States.
1t is unnecessary FOR me to say to you tha
this nomination comes to me unsought.
an, happy to know that when the nomination
was made, the record Of my public life we:
kept in view. .i-., ..,g.. fnu,.a ,t.' }o II.
|. The effect Of long and varied service il
the army, during war and peace, has been t,
strengthen and make indtliblc in my mint
and heart the love and reverence for the Tn
ion. Constitution, laws and flag of our coun
try impressed upon me in early youlh Thes
feelings have thus far guided :the course 0
my life, and must continue to do so until ii
end. " So e..l 2.a' 'n.EE" ..s' "a ..#
!, The existence of more than one govern
ment over the legion once owned.by our fla,
is incompatible with the peace, the powe
and the happiness Of The people. The pres
ervation Of our Union was the sole ayowe,
object for which the War was commenced. =
1t should have been conducted for that obiec
only, and in accordance. with those princi
pies which j took occasion tc declare who
in active service. Thus conducted, the worl
Of reconciliation would have been easy, an
we might have rcaped the benefits of ou
many victories on land and sea. r,l .. - =
The Union was originally formed by tn
exercise Of a spirit of conciliation and com
promise. 10 restore and preserve it, tn
| same spirit must prevail in our councils am
in the hearts of the people. The re.estab
iishment of the Union in all its integrity is
and must continue to be, the indispensable
condition in any settlement. So soon as
is clear, or even probable, that our presen
adversares are ready for peace upon the ba
sis Of the Union, we should exhaust all tn,
resources Of craftsmanship practced by civ
ilized nations and taught by the traditions 0
the American people, consistent with TIN
honor and interests Of the country, to secur
such peace, re.cstablish the Union and guar
antee for the future the constitutional right
of every State. a.H 4nd ,,np l...t 49,.
The Union is the one condition of peace
We ask no more. lie! me add what doub
not was, although unexpressed, tho scnti
ment Of the Convention, as it is Of the peo
pie they represent, that when any State ii
willing to return to the Union it should b,
received at once, with a full guarantee of al
its constitutional rights. If frank, earnes
AID persistent eaort to obtain these objects
should fail, the responsibility for ulterior con
sequences would fall upon those who relnair
in arms against the Union, but the Unioi
would be preserved at all hazards. fs.grea s.
4 could not look in the face Of my gallan
comrades Of the army and navy who hav,
survived SO many bloody battles and tel
them that their labofs and the sacrifices of $,
many of our slain and wounded brethrel
had been in vain; that We had abandoned
that Union for which we have so often peril
ed our liyes. = a vast majority Of our pcopl,
who are in the army and navy, or at home
would, as Liwould, hail with lInbounded joy
the permanent restoration Of peace on tll.
basis of the Union under the Constitution
without the etiusion Of another drop of blood
But no peace eau be pernanent without Tn
ion. As to the other subjects presented il
the resolutions, Of the Convention, / say
should seek in the Constitution Of the Unitet
States and the laws. framed in accordanc,
Herewith, The rule Of my duty, and in III,
limitations of Executive power eDdcayor t,
restore economy in the public expenditure
re.establish the supremacy Of law, aud, b,
the operation Of more vigorous nationality
resume our. commanding position among til
nations Of The Garth. 'i',' ,'' - =
The condition of our finances, the dcprc
ciaton 6f the paper money, and the burdens
thereby imposed on labor and capital, show
the necessity Of a return to a sound finaDcia
system: while the rights Of citizens and tn,
rights OF States, and the binding authorit,
Of law over President, army, and people, ar,
subjects Of not less vital Importance in wa
than in peace. ~. -,.@ 'I 1''''
Believing that the views here expressed
are those Of the Convention and the pcopl,
you represent, ! accept the nomination.
realize the weight of the responsibility
to be borne, should the people ratify YOU
Conscious of my own own. weakness, / can onl,
seek frequently the guidance Of the Ruler o
the Universe, and relying on. His ,.powerfu
aid, do my best to restore union and peace tc
a suffering people, and to establish and ,guart
their liberties and rights, -.
lam gentlemen, very restecfaly your obedient ser
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Ben. BuTLER's OrfSIoy.-IIe says with
10000 more men Grant uldyyanauisli Leo
or drive him out of Virginia and that Il
the Presidential election was not, to take
place for two years, that the, war would, end
in sixty days-that the Southern armies are
being fast used up, and that all rebeldonl
cannot raise $1,000 more men. Z The pend
ency, Of the Presidential election. with ths
armwtice and peace issues brought into it by