Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-06-18

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PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S ACCEPTANCE.
WASHINGTON, June 9.
About 2 o'clock to-day the committee ap-
pointed yesterday by the National Union
Convention at Baltimore to inform Pres-
dent Lincoln of his nomination by that Con-
vention, reached the White House.
Gov. Dennison, President of the Conven-
ton, and chairman of said committee, then
addressed the President as follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: The National Conv ention, which
closed at Baltimore yesterday, app onted a COM
mittee, consisting Of from each state, and my
| self chairman, to inform you of your mani
nous nomination by that Convention for Presi-
dent. That Committee. 1 have the honor to in
form you, is present, and on its behalf have the
honor to present you with a copy Of the resolu-
tiOns platform adopted by the Convention, as
expressive of it's sense and the sense of the coun-
try which it represents, of the principles and poll
cy that should characterize the Administration in
the present condition of the country.
1 need not say to you that the Convention, in
to the almost universal voice of the people of the
country. To doubt your election would be little
short of abandoning hope Of the final suppression
of the rebellion and thu restoraton of the Govern
ment. Neither the Convention nor those repre-.
scented by that body en- tertained any doubt as to
the final result under your administration sustain
ed by the loyal people and by noble army and
gallant navy. Neither did the Convention, nor do
this Committee doubt the speedy suppression of
this most wicked and unprovoked rebellion.
would add, Mr.. President, that it would be the
| pleasure Of the Committee to communicate within
few days through one OF its most accomplished
members, Mr.. Curtis, by letter at more length,
the circumstances under which you have been
| placed by the Union Conven ton in nominal
\ for the Presidency.
A copy of the resolutions was handed to
the President.
The President said
| Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMAN OF THE COMMIT
TEE will neither conceal my qualification nor
restrain the expression of my gratitude, that the
Union people, through their convention, in the
continued effort to save and advance the nation,
have deemed me not unworthy to remain in ypres-
ent position. know no reason to doubt that shall
accept the nomination rendered, and yet perhaps
1 NOT uecldre ueHulIely before reaulng anu
considering what is called the platform.
will saw, now, however, that approve the de-
claraton in favor of SO amending the Constitution
as to prohibit slavery throughout the nation
When the people in revolt, with the hundred days
explicit notice that they could within these days
resume their allegiance without the overthrow of
their nstit utions and that they could so
it afterwards, elected 20 stand out, such amend
| ment of the constitution as now proposed became
necessary conclusion for the success of the Union
| cause. Such alone can meet and cover all cayil-
Inow perceive it and embrace it in the joint name
of liberty and Union Let labor to give it legal
form and practical effect.
At the conclusion of the Presidents speech,
all of the committee shook him cordially by
the hand and offered their personal congrat-
ulations.
The National Union League adjourned yes
terday from Baltimore to this city, and a COM
mittee called upon the President this after
noon. The Chairman of the deputation spoke
to the President as follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: have the honor of introducing
| to you the representatives of the Union Leagues
of the Loyal States to congrat you upon your
| renomin alton and to assure you that we will not
fail at the polls to give you the support which your
services in the past highly deserve. We feel hon.
ored in doing so, for assured we are aiding
in re electing to the proud position of President
/ of the United States who is SO highly worthy
of it; one among not the least of whose claims is
that he was the emancipato of 000, 900 bondmen.
| The President replied as follows:
GENTLEMEN: can only say, in response to the
remarks of your chairman, that am very grateful
| for the confidence which has been accorded by the
| Union Convention and by the National League.
am not insensbe at all to the personal compliment
there is in it, yet do not allow myself to believe
that any but small portion of it is to be appro-
| priated as personal compliment. The conven-
| ton and the nation, 1 am assured, are alike ami
| mated by higher view of the interests of the
country, for the present and the great future and
| the part am entitled to appropriate as a compli-
ment is only that part which may lay hold Of as
| being the opinion Of the Convention and of the
| League, that am not wholly unworthy to be en-
trusted with the place have occupied for the last
three years.
] have not permitted myself, gentlemen, to con-
clude that am the best man in the country, but I
am reminded, in this connection, of a story of an
| old Dutch farmer, who remarked to a companion
that 60 it not best to swap horses in crossing
/ stream.''