Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-06-17
OfieIaI Announcement or lsis nomination %
President Lincoln.


At half hast two o'clock Thursday June the
Committee appointed by the National Union
Convention at Baltimore, to inform President
LINCOLN of his nomination by that convention,
reached the White House. They were invited
into the East Room, where the President was
eonversing with the members of the delegation
who had previously called upon him.
Governor DENNIsoN, President of the Conyen-
ton, and Chairman of said Committee, then ad-
dressed the President as follows -
Mr. President, the National Union Conyen-
ton, which closed its sttings at Baltimore yeser-
day appointed a Committee, consisting of one
from each State, with myself as its Chairman, to
inform you OF your unanimous nomination, by
that Conventions PREDICTION to the Office of Presi-
dent of the United States.
/ That Committee, | have the honor of now in
forming you, is present. On itsbehalf l.have also
1 the honor OF presenting you with a COPY of the
resolutions or platform adopted by that Conyen-
ton expressive of their sense, and of the sense
! of all the loyal people of the country whom it
represents Of the principles and policy chat should
! characterize the administration of the Govern
ment in the present condition of the country.
! need not say to you, sir, that the Convention,
IN thus unanimously nominating you for re-elec-
/ tion but gave utterance to the almost universal
voice of the loyal people of the country To
doubt OF your triumphant election would be little
short of abandoning the hope of the final suppress
sion ct the rebellion and the restoration of the
authority OF the Government over the movements
! OF the insurgent States. Neither the Convention
nor those represented by that body entertain any
doubt TO the final result under your Adlninistra-
tion sustained by the loyal people, and by our no
1 Die army and gallant navy Neither did the Con-
yentlon, nor does this Committee, doubt the sup
preston Of this most wicked and unproyoked re-
/ bellion.
A copy of the resolutions were here handed to
! the President
] should say, Mr. President Mr.. DENNIsoN ad-
ded 1t would be the pleasure of the committee to
communicate to you within a few days, through
one of its most accomplished members, Mr..
! CURTIS, of New York, by letter, more at length
the circumstances under which you have been
/ placed in nomination fer the Presidency
The President, taking the resolutions from his
pocket where he had placed them and unfolding
! the same, said -
| Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of the Committee,
l will neither concealmy qualification nor restrain
! the expression OF my gratitude that the Union
people through their convention, in the continued
effort to save and adyancethe nation, have deemed
me not unworthy to remain in my present posi-
tlen / know no reason to doubt that shall ac-
cept the nomination rendered /; and yet, perhaps,
should not declare definitely before reading and
considering what is called the platform | will
say now, however, | approve the declaration in
| favor of amending the Constitution so as to pro-
hibit slavery throughout the nation. When the
people in revolt with one hundred days of explicit
notice that they could within those days resume
their allegiance without overthrowing their insti-
tutions, and that they could not resume it after
wards, they elected to stand out, such an amend
ment to the Constitution as now proposed became
a fitting and necessary conclusion to the final sue
cess of the Union cause Such alone can meet
and cover all eavs. We now perceive its impor-
tance, and embrace it in the joint names of liberty
and Union. Let us labor to give it legal form and
practical effect
At the conclusion of the Presidents speech al
of the committee shook him cordially by the hand
| and offered their personal congratulations.