Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsRINaroN, juno 9.

WASHINGTON, June 9.
About two o'clock to day, the committee
appointed yesterday by the National Union
Convention at Baltimore to inform Presi-
dent Lincoln Of his nomination by that
Convention, reached the White House.
Governor Dennison, President of the Con-
Vention, and Chairman Of said Commi tee,
then sddret sed the President as follows:
Mr.. President, the National Convention
which closed at Baltimore yesterday, sp-
pointed q committee, consisting Of one
from each State, and myself as Chair
man to inform you Of your unanimous
nomination by that Convention for Presi-
dent. That Committee l have the honor
to inform you, is present, and on its behalf
have the honor to present you with q copy
OF TIE resolutions or p stform, adopted by
that Convention, as expressive Of its sense
and the sense Of the people Of the country
which it represents, Of the principles and
policy that should characterize the admin.
istration in the present con nJition of the
country. need not say to you, that the
Convention, in thus unanimously nomi-
Mating you, gave uLterauoe to the al
most universal voice CT the people Of the
county. To doubt your cleo ion, would
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preston Of the rebellion and the restors.
ti0n Of the Government; neither the Con-
vention, nor those represented by
that body entertained any doubt
as to the final result under
your administration sustained by that OF
the loyal people snd our noble army and
gsllsn. navy. Neither did the ConVeu-
ton, nor do this committee, doubt the
speedy suppression Of this most wicked
and unproVoked rebellion. copy Of
the resolutions was here hsnded to the
President would add, Mr.. President,
that it would be the pleasure Of the Com
mittee to communicate to you, within
few days, through one Of its most accom-
plished members, Mr.. Curtis, By letter
at more length, the circumstances under
which you have been placed by the nomi-
nation for the Presidency.
The President said, Mr.. Chairman and
Gentlemen Of the convention, 1 will neither
conceal my qualification, nor restrain the
expression Of my gratitude that the Union
people through their convention in the
contin red effort 10 save and advance the
nation, have deemed me not unworthy to
remain in my present position. 1 know
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nomination rendered, and yet perhaps
should not declare definitely before seeing
and reading what is called the platform.
1 will say now hewever, that
approve the SagsSHgsaPffi6atiOn SO as to prO nro
hibit slavery throughout the nation.
When the reople in revolt, with the 100
days explicit notice, could within those
days resume their allegiance without the
overthrow Of their institution and could
not resume it afterwards, elected to stand
out, such an amendment Of the COnstitu-
tion IS now proposed, becsua-u
Such alone can meet and cover all caVils.
now perceive the importance and EN-
brace it. In the joint names Of Liberty
and Union let US 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 congratulations.
The members Of the National Union
League adjourned yesterday from Bslti-
more to this city and called upon the
President this afternoon. The chairman
OF the deputation spoke to the President as
follows:
Mr.. President, have the honor Of in
PRODUCING to you the representatives Of tie
Union leagues Of the loyal States, to con-
grstulate you upon your denomination,
and to assure you that we will not fail, at
the polls, TO give the support your services
in the past so highly deserve. We feel
honored in doing so, for we are assured
We are aiding in re.elecling to the proud
position OF the President Of the United
States oae SO highly worthy Of it; one
among the least Of whose claims is that
he was the emsnoipator Of 100000 Of
bondmen.
The President replied as follows:
Gentlemen, can only say in reply to
your chairman that am very grateful for
the renewed confidence which has been
accorded me, both by the Convention
and by the National League. an
not insensible at ell to the per-
sonal compliment there is in this,
UT do not allow myself to believe that
any but a small portion Of it is to be ap-
propristed as personal compliment. The
convention and the nation, am assured,
are alike animated by higher view Of
the interests Of the ooJn'ry for the
present and the great future, and that
part 1 am entitled to appropriate
as q compliment is only that
part which may lay hold Of as
being the opinion of the Convention and
of the League that am not entirely un-
worthy to be entrusted with the place
occupied for the last three years. / lave
not permitted myself, gentlemen, to con-
clude that am the best man in the coun-
try, but sm reminded, in this connection,
eff q story of an old Dutch farmer who re-
marked to G companion once that tit was
not best to swap horses when crossing
streams"