The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-24
THE CALEDON IA n.
The Baltimore Nomination Tender
ed Mr.. Lincoln.
HE MAKES A GRATEFUL AND PATRIOTIC
SPEECH

HE MAKES A GRATEFUL AND PATRIOTIC
SPEECH.
The committee appointed Wednesday by
the national Union convention at Baltimore,
to inform President Lincoln of his nomina-
ton by that convention, visited the executive
mansion Thursday afternoon, when they were
invited into the east room, where the -Presl-
dent was conversing with the members OF
the delegation who had previous y called up
on him.
Gov Dennison, of Ohio, president Of the
convention and chairman of the committee
then addressed the President as follows -
Mr.. President-The national union con'eh'
ton which closed its sittings at Baltimore
Wednesday, appointed committee consist
ing of one from each state, with myself as
chairman, to inform you OF your unanimous
nomination BY that convention, for election
10 the Office Of President Of the United
States. That committee, have the honor
Of now informing you, is present, and in its
behalf have also the honor of presenting
you with copy of the resolutions or plat
form adopted by that convention as express
sive of its sense and of the sense of the loyal
people OF the country, which it represents,
of the principles and policy that should char
acterize the administration of the government
in the presen; condition Of the country. l
need not say to YOU, o.., that that convention
in tins unanimously nominating you for re-
election but gave utterauce TO the almost
unar imous voice of the loyal people of the
country. TO doubt of your triumphant cleo
ton would be little short Of abandoning the
hvpe of final suppression of the rebellion
and the restoration Of the government of
the insurgent states. Neither the conven-
ton nor those represented by that body en-
tertained any doubt as to the final result I'M
der your administration, sustained by the
whole loyal people and our noble army and
gallant navy; neither did the convention,
nor do this committee, doubt the speedy sup
preston of this most wicked and unprovok-
ed rebellion.
Gov. Dennison then handed copy of the
resolutions to the President, remarking, |
would add, MIR. President, that it would be
the pleasure of the committee to commu-
nicate to you within few days through one
of its most accomplished members, George
William Curtis of New York, by letter, more
at length the circumstances under which you
have been placed in nomination for the Pres
dency.
The President then replied Mr.. Chair
man and gentleman of the committee will
neither conceal my qualification, nor restrain
the expression of my gratitude that the Un-
ion people, through their convention, in their
continued effort to save and advance the ma
ton, have declared me not unworthy to re-
main in my present position. l know no
reason to doubt why | should accept the
nomination rendered, and yet perhaps l
should not declare definitely before reading
and considering what is called the platform.
will say now, however, that l approve the
declaration in favor of SO amending the con-
stltution as TO prohibit slavery throughout
the nation. When the people in revolt, with
the one hundred days notice that they could
within those days resume their allegiance
without the overthrow of their Institutions,
and that they could not do so afterwards,
elected to stand out, such an amendment of
the constitution as is how proposed became
lifting and necessary conclusion to the fna
success of the Union cause. Such alone can
meet and cover all cavils. l now perceive
its Importance and embrace it in the joint
names Of liberty and Union, and let us labor
TO give it legal form and practical effect.
At the conclusion of the Presidents
speech, att Of the committee shook him cor
daily by the hand and offered their personal
congratulations upon his denomination.