Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-10-24
mccieiran,s Platform.
ORANGE. New JERSEY, Sept. 8.


GENTLEMEN: l have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt Of your letter informing me Of my nomina-
tion by the Democratic National Convention recent
next election for President Of the United States,
il is unnecessary for me to say to you that the
n know 20 tSst when the nomination was
made the record Of my public life was kept IN view
The effect Of long and varied service IN the army,
during war and peace, has been to strengthen and
make indellible In my mind and heart the love and
reverence for the Constitution, laws and nag Of our
country impressed upon me in early youth.
These feelings have thus far guided the course Of
mylife. and must continue 20 do so to its end.
. The existence Of than So sg
Bile with the peace. the power, and the happineSsoi
T6e preservation Of our Union was the sole ayowed
object for which the war was commenced. 1t should
have been conducted for that object only, and IN
accordance with those principles which look occa
have besl easy and We might have reaped the bene-
The Union was originally formed by the exercise
of spirit Of co1ciliation and compromise 10 re-
store and preserve u tse same s9hs the Ueope
THE re-establishment ofthe Union in al its integ-
rity is and must continue to be- the indispensable
or cyep probable. that our present adversaies are
resdy for peace, upon the basis of We union, We
should sS a. al sRs Dsons and taught BY h
traditions ofthe. American people, consistent with
the honor and interests OF the country, 70 secure
for the future the constitutional rights OF every
State, The Union is the one condition Oh peace
IL me- add what doubt not was, although unex..
pressed the sentiment of the Convention, as 1t Is Of
the people they represent that when any one StaIe
4 willing 70 return to the Union tshoud be receiv-
Cd at once, with full guarantee Of all its consttu-
II frank earnest and persistent effort 70. obtain
those objects should fail the responsibility Tor uite-
nor conseauences will fall upon those who remain in
arms against tho Unicn.s But the Union must be
1UfU UII n
II couid not look in the face my gallant comrades
Of the army and navy who have survived SO many
bloody battles, and tell them that their labors and
the sacri6ce of SO many OF our slain and wounded
brethren had been in vain that we had abandoned
that Union for which We have so often periled our
tNeast majority Of our people. whether in the army
and navy or at home, would. as would, hail with
unbounded Joy the permanent restoration Of peace,
on the basis Of the Union under the C9nstltutlon,
without the eifusion Of another drop OF blood. But
no peace can be permanent without ono1; s rssolu-
tions Of the convention need only say tnati snou9
seek in the Constitution OF the United states. ana
the laws framed in accordance therewth the rule Of
my duty, and the limitations Of executive power
endeayor 10 restore economy in public expenditure,
bsh the supremacy Of law and, by the asser-
fion Of a moro vigorous nationality, resume our
commanding position among the nations OF the
riaseondtion Of our finances the depreciation Of
ths 1,.s,er money and the burdens thereby imposed
IN labor and capital, show tho necessity q return
sens sad fhs rights Of states. and tho binding au-
= of law over President, army. and people. are
a be such less vital Importance In war tnan In
hamed Of Tneshc yiegs here exprassed are those
Mt in hating Judge. There are peopie"
no look upon just judge as their natural Y Y
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