Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-09-17

! Hts Letter u Aeceptanes.
The Committee appointed By the Chi
cago Convention to notify Gen. Mcclellan
Of bis nomination, met this morning at
the st. Nicholas Hotel. Nearly oil the
members of the Committee left thu hotel
and proceeded in carriages to the mansion
Of Gen. Mcclellan on 3lst street where
they were received BY the General and
Col. Lansing.
After the ceremony Of introduction and
brief interview, the Committee presented
to Gen. Mcclellan. copy Of the proceed
ings Of the Chicago Convention, and .
letter advising him Of his nomination.
The General accepted the nomination,
and his letter to that effect will probably
be formally presented to The Committee
this evening.
Besides the Committee, large number
Of prominent gentlemen visited GEN Nc.
CIellau day, among them were August
Belmont, Peter Csgger, Dean Richmond
( and others.
ORANGE, N. J., Sept 9th. 1864.
GEyrLENEN:-I have the honor to &C.
knowledge the receipt Of your letter. in
forming me Of my nomination by the Ma
,ional Democratic Convention that recent
~ assembled at Chicago a. their cardi.
date at the next election for President Of
the United States. 1t 10 unnecessary for
me to say to you that. this nomin alton
comes to me unsought am happy to
know that when the nomination was made
The record Of my public life was kept in
view. The effect Of long and varied ser.
vice in the army during war and peace
has been 10 strengthen and make indellible
in my mind and heart the love and rever.
ence for the Union, Consti, ution. laws and
Gag Of or county Impressed upon me in
my early youth. These feelings have thus
far guided the course Of my life and must
| continue to do so until its end.
The existence Of more than one gov.
ernmen ut over the region which once owned
our flag is incompatible with the peace,
| the power and the happiness Of the PEG
pie. The preservation Of our Union was
the sole avowcd object for which the war
Was commenced and it should have been
conducted for that object alone. and in
accordance with those principles which
took occasion to declare when in active
service. II thus conducted the work of
reconciliation would have been easy and
we nigh. have reaped the benefits Of our
many victories on land and sea. The
Union was originally formed BY the exer-
else Of spirit Of Cancellation and com.
promise.
To restore and preserve it, tho same
spirit must prevail in our councils and in
the hearts Of the people-,he 70 establish
ment Of IKE Union in all its integrity is
and must continue to be the indispensable
condition in any settlement so soon Is 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 statesmenship prac.
ticed by civilized nations and taught by
the tradition Of American people consist.
ent with the honor and interests Of the
country, to secure such peace-re. establish
the Union and guarantee for the future
the constitutional rights Of avery State.
The Union is the one condition Of peace 4;
We ask no more Let me add what |
doubt not was. although inexpressed, the
sentiment Of the conve ntion, as it is Of the
people they represent, that when any State
ia willing to return to the Union, it should
be received a. once, with full guarantee
of its constitutional rights If . rank.
earnest and persistent effort to obtain these
objects fail the responsibility for Interior
consequences will fall upon those who re.
main in arms against the Union bu, the
Union must be preserved at al! hazards.
| could no, look in the face of nv gal
liant comrades of the Army and Navy.
who have survived so many bloody battles.
and tell them that their Ia3ors and the
sacrifice Of SO many Of our slain and
wounded brethren has been in vain. tina,
We bad abandoned that Union for which
We have so often peried our lives. A
vast majority Of our people who are 10
the Army. Navy or at home, would hail
with unboanded joy, the permanent reso
luton Of peace, on the basis Of Union
under the Constitution. without the efFuson
Of another drop of blood but no peace
can be permanent without Union AS to
other subjects presented in the resolutions
OF the Conventional say | 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
cAcCuttS0 pOWeE W eUueoFOT W testpTe
economy in public expenditure; to re.
establish the supremacy Of the laws AID
| by the operation Of more vigorous na.
| tionality resume our commanding position
| among the nations of the earth. The con,
di,ion Of our finances, the depreciation of
paper money and the burden thereby i'm
posed on labor and capital show the me-
| cessity Of a return to q sound financial
system, while the rights of States aud the
binding authority Of law orer the Presi'
dent, army. and people are subjects Of not
less importance in war than in peace. Be.
lieving that the views here express d are
Of the Convention and the people you rep.
resent, I accept the nomination. | real.
ize the weight Of the responsibility to be
borne; and should the people ra'ify your
choice. conscious of my own weakness, l
can only seek Cor the guidance Of the
Rnler Of the Universe; and relying on his
all powerful aid. will do my hes, to res,
tore tho Union and peace to the suffering
people; and to establish and guard their
liberties and rights,