The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-01

ORANGE, ~. D., sept A-GenftenteDs-l
have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
nation by the Democratic National Con.
vention, recently assembled at Chicago, =
their candidate, At the next election, fol-
President Of the United Ssates. It il NM
necessary for me TO say TO you that this
nomination comes to me unsought. ! am
happy TO know that when the nomination
was made, the record ofmy public life was
kept in view. ssh bah
The effect of long and varied service ia
the army, during war and peace, has been
to strengthen and make indeii69e in NY
mind and heart the love and reverences for
the Union, Constitution, laws and flag of
our country, impressed upon me in early
youth. These feelings have thus far
guided the course Of my life, and must
continue to do SO until It's end. The ex-
istence of more than one Government,
is Incompatible with the peace, the power
and the Happiness Of the people.
The preservation of our Union was the
sole avowed object for which the war was
carried. It should have been conducted
for that object only, and in accordance
with these principles which ] took Occa-
sion once to declare in active service, thus
conducted, the work Of reconciliation
would have been easy and We might have
reaped the benefits Of our many victories
on land and sea.
The Unlon was originally formed by the
exercise of Aspifit Of Cancellation and COM
promise. Torestore and preserve it the
same spirit must prevail in our counsels,
and in the hearts Of the.people, the re-es-
tablishment Of the Union, in all its integ-
rity, must continue to be The indispensable
condition in any settlement. So soon as it
is clear, or even probable that our present
adversaries are ready for peace, upon the
basis Of the Union, We should exhaust all
the resources Of craftsmanship practiced
by civilized nations, and taught by the
traditions of the American people, consist
emit with the honor and interests Of the
country.
Union and guarantee for the future the
Constitutional rights of every State in the
Union, il the one condition Of peace. We
AK no more. 6AA
Let me add what doubt not was, al
though unexpressed, the sentiment Of the
Convention, a. it is Of the people they
repretent that when any State is willing 70
return to the Union il should be received
at once with full guarantee ofall its Con-.
stitutional rights.
If q frank, earnest and persistent effort
to obtain those objects should fail, the re.
sp0nsib ility for Interior consequences will
fall upon those who remain in arms against
the Union, butthe Union must be preserved
at all hazards. - 80 ~agssss ss s.st8
could not look in the face of my Ral-
liant comrades Of the army and navy, who
have survived 50 many bloody battles, and
tell them that their labors and the sacrifice
OF 20 many Of Our slain and
wounded brethren had been in vain, and
that We had abandoned that Union for
which We have 70 often perilled our lives.
A vast majority Of our people Who when
~ army and navy or at home, would, ~ /
would, hail with unbuunded joy the per-
manent restoration Of peace on the basis Of
the Union under the Constitution without
the efiusion Of another drop of blood
but no peace cant be permanent without
union az TO the other subjects presented in
the resolutions Of the convention 20 nobly.
SLY should seek in the Constitution Of
the United States and the laws framed in
accordance herewith, the rule of my duty
and the Limitation of Executive power, en-
deavor to restore economy in public ex-
PendituYes, re-estAblish the supremacy Of
law, and by the operation OF . more vigor-
Gus nationality, resume our commanding
position among1the nations Of the earth.
Inc condition Of our finances, the depYe-
citation Of the paper money and the bur-
dens thereby imposed on labor and capital