Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-06-17
Fas President Officially Notified Of his R.-nom-
ination-Ihs So sschss Oh ths O;cas on.


lnat-on-ihs Speeches Oh ths 0;cas-o1
WAsEIxGroN, JuGe 9.-Abon 2-n'cInrk tn
lay. the cnnmiuute app"in'd yesterday Il,
lie National Convention, AT Baltimore, To in
"rm President Lincoln OF his LOmina iou b!
bat Conven'iUn, reached the white House.
Gov. lJtnRison, President of the Cunven-
i'm, and Chairman ni said c0lnlmlttce, then
,ddress the President as fIluss:
GOVERNOR DENNI>oN's ADDRESS.
Mr.. PRESIDENT The National Convention
which cIOsrd at BalIImOrs yeste. day, appoint
u committee Consisting Of one from each
state, and myself as chairman, TO infof M you
your unanimous nomination by that Con-
ventipn fer President. That committee. /
nave the henor to inform you, is present. On
us behalf l have the honor to present you
EIth copy of the resolutions or platfUrm
,d 'pted by that Convention, as ex press We Of
IIS sense an the Sen-e of the cIuntrv which il
repre.entf OF the principles and ] olicy that
should characieriz. Ihe Administration ia the
present condition Of the cuuatry. | need no,
say to you that the Convention, in tlus unan-
'B"usly nominating you, gave utIerance In the
almost universal voite OF the people of ihe
cnnrry. To doubt your elccriOn wruld he
little short of abandoning the hope Of fiual
suppression OF the rebellion, and the res'Ora-
ton of the Government. Neither The Con-
ventiOn nor those represented by that body
entertained any dnuot as TO the final rtsnl
under your administration, sustained By the
l"yal people aud by noble army and gal
liant navy. Neither did the Convention, nor
,lD this Committee, dnubt the speedy suppres-
>i Of This most wirked and urprovOktd rebel
lion. \ copy of the resolutions was ht TT
han'led 10 he President. wound add, Mr.
President, that it will he the pleasure Of the
Committee to communicate to you within
few days, through one oi its must accomplish
ed members MIR. Curtiss. by letter, at more
length, the circumstances under which ynu
have been placed by the CoLvenlion in nomin-
a:ion Tor the Presidency.
REPLY OF THE PRESIDENT.
The President IA j: Mr.. CnAirrE ~ an Cen
tlenen of the Committee II will Reiihrr con-
ceal my qualification nor restrain the expires
SOn of my gratitude. that the Uuiba people
hrnus their Convention, in the continued ef
for: TO Esve aud advance the Nation. have
,leemtd me not unworthy to remain la my
present position. l knOW NJ reason To dOuIt
hat ! shall accrpt the nomination rendered,
and yet. perhaps. | should not declare d, finite
y beIme reading and considering what is ga l.
eL The Platform. will say nI~, however.
that approve the declaration in favGr Of so
amending the Constitution as tn prohibit sla-
very thruu ghnut the haiiul. Wnen tbs psI-
pie IN revolt. with the hundred days explicit
notice that They cou wi'Lin those days re-
Ia ne their alie.iance withont the overt 'hrnN
of their irssiImiOn. aud that they Could moi
res n. it at, erS Ird ,'uJ ii To tIl at, such
All aneudmeul To the e. nSIi'u iu AS u''w pro-
roseJ, b, came fi''ing aud necessary cJnciu
sOn tor The sucress Gl ,he Union cause. Such
alone can meet ut cover all caviIs. / no~
l,e crive i s imphr'snce aud embrace it. In
hr int names of l. b.r'y and Unm, let Us
lah - give il legal form aud practical ef-
Itcl" ,'-
At the conclusion of the Presidents speech,
, all vi the U IL nitIee sh IOk hin cordially by
the hand aud offered their personal cOngrAtu-
laliOns.