Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-09-22

The Re establishment Of RTE Uni7n mall its integrity
is and must continue TO be indispensable corditiol
in cry sediment.
So socn as il ;gc,elF, ven probable that pre-
sent odVelsafies ea of peace, The basic of tn
Union, f0uld txaavst all the resources of states
raDabp prcfisei ~ civil I'd nations and taught by
the Traditions Of the AUieIcan people, consistent with
the~hoBor a.d iftc1 So Of The country, TO eecur;
s.oEi pace ill eesta ish the Uaion, and guaran-
tee for the fn'ure Ire c3ns'iuiona rights OF every
Siae.
The Uniou is he one .copditicn OF peace. We-esl
Let ms ada, what doubt not vas, though uoez-
pressed The ssatnet CT The C1rven ion, as it lie of tn
people tby represent, that when ar7 State is will
ng 10 return TO tha Uni2n it should be received a
once With iulf guarantee Of al! is constitutions
rights.
If frank, afEcet ans persistent tf2rs to obtain thes
Objects should fail! Tire responsibility for ultesior conse
queRcaa Fill TALL upon tn sc 7h1 remain IN arms a5ans
the Union
But tie U0i7a mus. DC orcscrvad at all zara..
could not look il the face my gallant c)m'ades o. tie
army and navy, who have SURVIVED Sd many bic a.
battles, ard tell them that t cir laboTs and the scree
Of so many of aein and wounded bCothea Dad hsen
10 vain, and that We had abardooed that UDio1 tOl
which we had 50 oier 1criIed our lives.
q vas majority OF our PEOPLE, whether IN he army
o. nav, al hone, would as [ would, hi nj
bounded joy the permanent restoration Of peaoe on the
basis Of the Union urda the Constitution, without The
SuuelOI Of GD0thSf crop 81 DIGO1. Eut 10 pence Hal
be permanent without Union.
As 10 the ether subj eta presented in tue resoui0ps
OF the convention, Eeed only say that | should seek
il the Constitution of the United States and the laws
framed in accordance Herewith the rule OF duty and
the Limitations of Executive power eu6eavor 20 restore
economy in public expenditures re establish the stpe
macy of law, and by the operation of more vigorous
nationality resume commanding position am1Dg The
nations of tie earth
The condition OF our finances the depreciation Of The
paper money, and thu huEdenS hereby imposed ca la
Dor aud capital, show TIE necessity Of q return 20
sound financial eyBieD, while The rights OF cz nG aud
tag rights Of States a-d The b;diug authority OF las
OVER President, army and people, suhjtcss Of rot
less vital impoTta1ce in han in peace.
Believing that the views here expressed those o.
the ConventoG, aud he people you repr19ent, accept
the nomination.
realize the weight Of the responsibility to be borne
should the pecpl4 ratify your choice
Conscious OF my weakness, | car only SEEK fl-
vantly the guidance If The Ruler oil the Universe, and
eying On bis el powerful ad do ny best 10 hasten
Uni0n and peace oe EUt:Trg paOpe, AID - establish
and guard their Ebsres and lights.
AN, gerteIDeI5, Wy respectfully, your Qbedient
aarN ant, GEO. Il. nj CLELLAN.
Hon NoRArI) SrYM,Ua nua others, COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Sept 8, 1894.
Jho following is en- ex1ac. Of Il letter from 1t. Ge0,
Grant, dated
HEADQa's ARMIES OF THE U. s
1TY FCINF, a., aug 10, 1904
Hon. L 3. WasHb1rne
Dear SirI stale 10 all ctiz rsrWho visit me- thht
all we waJt to insure early restoration OF tie
Union, ig n deorrojue3 unity OF sentiment North. The
reoel} haGe Gnw in their raukS I'll If aat man. he
little boys oud ok. ln guardcg prisoners, guard
ing railroad Bridges sid forming good part Of thei
gawi8ons for i tyenchet postic0a Any man lost By
them cannot be replaced. They have robbed tae
die and the grew eq1ay to ee: rheir present force.
Bcs;0es what hey lose in ftequent skIrm;shes and
battles, they nosing from deseriOns and other
causea as least regiment per day. Win 1hls drain
Upon t1em tba e0d IS not far distant, if will only be
tyrie 10 ourselves -
f:Ieir cnjy hope re Is il n d;vi'ed North, This
might give tp=m Eeinorceman's nom IeGn2ssa" Ken
lucky, Mary iAn. and isaturi, while 1t w0; weaken
us. Win The DRAFT quc =? eainrced The enemy RHad
became cEoodlnt, and ,uii mate but little les;st
an:e
ha7a 20 30uhl but n. enemy ere exceedingly anx-
iou4-to Lod onc a''ii after The Presidential eecton
Thy have May hopes from ;'s effects they i.ope
counter rey1lulon tey h3po .be teoon OF the peace
candidate in fact ike Mica ~her they hope for same
thing to "turn up"
Our peac3fseo6a + tt1ay expect 2eace from Sc ara
t0r much r13tlgC 1t Vi old but be the beginning
OF war, with thcusnll13 ct Northern men joining the
South because OF ;yrac3 in allowing separation
To have "reace oo 5ly terms, the South would de-
maud tse restoration their slaves already freed.
They would demand i1teGnitp ior osses sustained and
they would Genund treaty which would make the
North saVehanels for he 3o0.h. They would deua0d
pay fcr ice resgoratcr oevcFy slave escaping TO TIE
Meth. Yours, uuIy, I. s. GRANT.