Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-09
LITTER TO GIN. FREMONT

LITTER TO GIN. FREMONT,
NKw York. June J.
GENERAL: A convention Of the people sitting
at the city of Cleveland, in the State Of Ohio,
Oh the 3lst day of Nav, 1861. have nominated
you unanimously and BY reclamation as a candi
date for President Of the United States.
The convention have appointed Us their com
mittee. with instructions TO communicate 10 you
the result Of their deliberation, and to ask yonr
acceptance of the nomination.
In dischargiug this duty the committee need
hardly inform you, General, that the convention
which has thus put you in nomination for the
Office of President, represented that great mass
of the nation which hold in practice as well as in
theory 20 the fundamental doctrine of its found
ers, that all men have the inalienableright TO life,
property, aud the pursuit Of happiness. and that
slavery and caste are Incompatible with its en-
joyment, and ought not 70 be suffered TO exist.
The convention. true 10 it, faith in the com
mon brotherhood of man aud Of government bv
all the people for all the people, adopted a series
of resolutions which the committee submit for
your consideration. going in some sense TO ex-
press the views which they bold in unison with
with those Of the radical democracy of the na-
ton upon some Of the main issues % be tried be-
fore the people at the coming presidential cleo
ton.
That they do not cover specifically every point
of the political faith of the radical democracy OF
the country, or do not define perhaps as sharply
as they might have been made 10 do, the radical
views Of the convention upon the subjects pre-
sented, is, after all Of little importance, for the
reason that the illustrious nominee of the con-
vention for President is the living embodiment OF
all its principles of government and civil and
military administration which has called into be
ing the political organization that has ust made
you, general, its standard-bearer.
Your own high character for fidelity to the
equal rights of all the people. aud the signal
proofs YOU have given to the world OF the pos
session OF the craftsmanship aud wisdom neces-
sary to govern well and justly and of the gener-
alship s0rely needed 10 carry the war TO quick
and triumphant issue, are better guarantee that
the principles you represent will not be betrayed
should the nation elevate you TO It's chief magis.
tracy. than any written profession of political
faith; however cunningly drawn aud gravely ac-
cepted. with intent TO be broken
But the Convention, in what they have done,
have substantially covered the whole ground of
the political faith of the radical Democracy, in
asserting the necessity for re establishing the su
premacy OF the Federal Union: for the faithful
execution OF the laws OF the United States; for
maintaining the liberties OF person, speech and
press, except when suspended by martial law; for
suppresSing the rebellion by force OF arms and
without compromise: for amending the Constitu-
ton so as TO abolish and prohibit slavery forever
in the United States. and securing to all men alb
solute equality before the law; for integrity and
economy in the administration of the national
government; for upholding the right of asylum.
except for crime and offenses against information
al law. for the ylndcati0n OF the Monroe doc
trine, by declaring anew the determination of the
American people not to tolerate the setting up
OF any anti republican government on this con-
tinent by any foreign power: for insisting upon
applying the one term principle to the office of
President, and amending the Constitution so as
TO provide for the election OF that officer by a
direct vote of the whole people, for restricting the
power of reconstructing rebellious States TO the
people through their representatives III Congress.
and for confscating the lands of rebels, and
distributing them among the soldiers and ac-
tual settlers
What these principles would mean in practice
the Convention clearly declared, general, when
they put YOU upon them as their candidate for
President. for they knew and the country knows,
that you will, if elected, faithfully carry them
out TO all their logical consequences without fear
or favor. and give the country administration
of public affairs, that will command the aiiec
tons of the whole people and restore it to its
former high position IN the scale OF nations.
Perhaps ice may best illustrate The temper Of the
tpHcfHftOH ny IfIffFtHy yOu ~ utt UfttF VI wen
dell Phillips. the reading of which was ordered
and received with a storm Of applause. We feel
authorized To declare il our opinion. that had
II been offered platform of The principles Of
government and administration, Il tr0uid haze
been adopted with the same tumultuous applause
as that which hailed your nomination. Its mas
tery exposition of the needs of the country in
this dark crisis of its existence and struggles for
continued life Is "A fitting commentary upon the
purposes of the Convention, and we commend it
To your consideration as a part of their delibera-
tons.
And now. General. having discharged our duty
imposed on W. by the Convention. we trust YOU
will favor US with an early reply, signifyng your
acceptance of the nomination, in order that the
radical Democracy of the North, whose hearts
have already been thrilled with joy at the tdngs
that their heroic leader in the campaign of 1856
has been summoned to the field again, may hear
his clarion voice ralying them to victory and the
salvation of the republic
We are. General,
Very respectfully,
Your friends and servants,
WOR. G. SMITHERs,
OF MARYLAND, Chm.
Edward Gilbert of New York
Caspar Butt, of Illinois
Charles +. Moss, of Missouri,
n. r. SAWYER, of Pennsylvania.
GENERAL FRENoNT's ACCEPTANCE.
GENTLENEN:-ln answer to the letter which
have had the honor TO receive from you, on the
part OF the Representatives of the people assem-
bled at Cleveland the 3lst of May, desire to
express my thanks for the confidence which led
them to offer me the honorable aud difficult posi-
ton OF their candidate in the approaching presi
Dental election
Very honorable. because in offering it to me,