The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-06-10

vention nor those redresented by thvt body
tanned any doubt as tothe final reslt, under
your administration sustained by. the Loyal
peoply, and by our army. We do not doubt
the speedy Suppression Of this, most wicked
and unproyeked rebellion, here copy ol
the resolutions were handed to the Presi,
dent) would add Mr. President, that il
would be the pleasure Of the committee 10
communicate to you within a few days,
through one Of its most accomplished mem
bers, Mr. Curtis, By letter at more length,
the circumstances under which you have
been placed by the nomination for the Pres
idency. The President said: -
Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the com
mittee; will neither coeceal my gratifica-
tion nor restrain the expression of my graf
itude, that the Union people through this
convention in this continued effort to save
and advance the nation, have deemed me
not unworthy to remain in my present po'
sition. sf.iiz .I.
know 70 reason to doubt that / shall
accept the nomination tendOred and yet
perhaps should not declare definitely be-
fore considering what is called tee platform
| will say now, however, approve the de-
claration in favor of amending the Consul
tuition SO as to prohibit slavery throughout
the nation. When the people in revolt,
with 100 days explicit notice that they
could within those days resume their alle>
glance without the overthrow Of their in
stitutions, elected to stand out, such an
amendment became..neccssory for the sue
cess of the Union cause. L now perceive
its Importance and embrace it.
On the joint names Of liberty and union
let ms labor to give it legal form and prac
tical effect. Al the conclusion of the Pres
idents speech. all Of the committee shook
him cordially by the hand, and offered their
personal congratulations. II.
The members Of the. National UnioD
League adjourned yesterday from Baltimore
to this city, and called upon the President
this afternoon. The Chairman of the dep
utation spoke to the President as follows.
Mr.. President: have the honor of in
PRODUCING to you the representatives OF the
union leagues Of the loyal States, to con.
gratulate you upon your re nomination, and
to assure. yon that we will not fail at the
polls to give the support your services in
the past so highly deserves. We feel hon
ored in doing so, for we are assured we are
aidinS in re-electing to the proud position
of President of the United States, one so
highly worthy of it, one among not the
least of whose claims ls that he was the
emancipator of 100000 Of bondmen.
The President replied as follows:
Gentlemen: | can only say in response
to the remarks of your chairman that l am
worry grateful for the renewed confidence
which has been accorded both by the Con
vention and the National Leagu.
am not insensible at all to the personal
compliment in this, yet do not allow my.
self ia believe that any but small portion
of it is to be appropriated as a personal
compliment.
The Convention and the nation, | am
assured are alike, animated by higher
view of the interests Of the country, for the
present, and the great future, and that part
| am enlisted to appropriate as compli-
ment is only that part which I may lay hold
of as being the opinion of the convention
and of the leagur.