The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-06-16
Gen. Fremont's Letter Of Acceptance.
lin, - raa+ ,.# New YORK, June 4.

To NeSsrs. Worthington G, Spethen, Of Nd, Ed;
I ward Gilbert, of New York; Casper Butts, Of
Illinois: Charles E. Moss, OF Missouri; N. r.
Sawyer, of Penns, lsanis; Committee, de-: -
p GENTLEMEN: In answer to the letter
which Iabsve,h had the honor to receive
from you, on tho part Of the representa-
tives Of the people assembled At Cleve-
land, on the Slst Of May. i desire to ex.
press my thanks for the confidence which
led them to offer me the hooorabIe and
difficult position Of their csndidat 10 the
coming Presidentisle election; very hon
orsble, because in offering it to mo you
act in the name Of great number Of CT
liens who seek, above all things. the good
Of their eouotry, and who have no sort
OF selfish interest in view Very diff
cult, because. in accepting tho candida.
cy you propose tos,ne, exposed to
the reproach Of creating a schisn in the
party with which | hrve been identified.
Had Mr.. Lincoln remained faithful to
the principles he wa. elected TO defend,
no schism could have been possible This
is not an ordinary election; it is contest
even for the RICH. ~ haye candidates, and
not merely, a. usHaf, fnr the choice among
them. Nov, fs~ the Sra. time since 10,
the question u constitutional liberty has
been brougas directly before the people
| for their serions ,nsi9sYation and vote
The orsbhsrg rist,ts secured under the
CenstFtgtlSs ststi tt,s ave Of the country
have sess rioiatas, snd extraordinary
powers have b.ses ass+yed by the execu-
tive. II is aireefla Dsfore tho people
Gov 70 say ~hstsat - no. the principles
established ~ sse revolution ara worth
maintaining n, ~ 6 have bee fought
to bAfleps, shoss esatsn'ecs for liberty,
which made tbs distinctive vane and clio.
/ y II nnr eorsssfe, Al IN truth invio.ably
/ sacred; hsa there ssns, be protest a.
gains' The assEtrar1 visitation, which had
| not even the exeass u necessity The
! schism ]. made By those who force the
! choice between shameful silence or
| protest against .roug IL such con sid.
era,ions originated the Cleveland Conven.
tion t
/. vas among; "a objects to arouse the
attention Of the people 10 sneh facts, and
10 bring them to realize that willie We are
ssturasing Southern soil with the best
blood Of the country in the name Of lib.
erty, We hare really parted with il ut
I homo. .@s#* III &a3 s
i To-day we have ia the country tho
abuses OF military dictation, without it's
unity Of action and vigor Of execution;
an Administration marked ut home By
/ disregard Of constitutional rights, BY Il,
violation OF personal liberty aud the lib
erty of the press, and, as browning
shame, by it's abandonment Of tho right
4 Of asylum dear to all free nations abroad.
Its course has been characterized by q
fsebleness md want of principle which
has misled European powers md driven
them to belief that only comm ercisI in
terosts and personal aims are concerned.
and that no great principles are involved
in ,hsissue. The admirable conduct Of
the people, their feadir ess to make every
sacrifice de,nandc of them, their forbssr.
ance aud silence under the suspension OF
everything that could DO sus pen ded, their
many acts Of heroism and sscrifces, were
all rendered fruitlsss BY the incspseisy,
or, to speak more exscsly, by the psrsoaa
al ends for which the war vas mansged.
This incspacity and selishness naturally
produced such reeults as led the Europe.
40 powers, and logically enough, to tbs
conviction that the North end its greitly
superior population, lis numerous resour.
ces and its credit, will never be abIs. 10
recover the South. Synpashies which
would have been with us from TIM, OUTSET
Of the war were turned sgainst ~, gsud
IN this WY the Administration has done
this eouutry double wrong abroad. 1t
created tAossiisy, o. q. bcss, ndaGsssos
among those who would ahaysa hsss, its
fricadse Il the ssdListastiss eG4he 20
pscsaid shassl tssa be1tpsihnsan}owh
at the same time il neglected no occasion