Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-24

NAuArr. Mass, Sept. II, 1854. :.
CrxrLEsEx IL nclore you my letter o.
rcply 70 m invitation from scme OF Cus ~:
nubi;can friends to meet them ut faneu'i
Hall. ..~. n.
e,r,ned them of my intention 10 stand ASIDE
from the Presidential canvass. and assigned
NV reason for doing 30. To AVOID rere'i
ton. | ipclosc you this letter in communiea-
,;nr 10 you more officially my desire 10
withdraw nv name from the list Of Presi-
dental candidates.
In this decsio- I have the approval Of
uch Of our friends as have been able TO
consult. Urged by the near approach OF the
Gle, ton. have thought 1t not prudent to
incur the lpng,r delay OF consulting others,
but have reason to believe that they Will
unite with me fully upon the propriety OF
the stcs have taken. But in Withdrawing
from the posi- Of candida e do not in any
say intend to Withdrew from my share in
| the labor viii u we joi.dy undertook to Sc
! cure the triumph Of the ideas represented BY
J the radical Democracy.
I Whatever the next administration may
| 81, we owe il to ourselves to form pha
| ok, compact, and capable hy ~ thorough
| ui4tN vit-cifiHif- 's'>rH'' 8Ai't-r '''D'-b
! t. assure the eventual success Of the prnci-
pies for whirh We have been conicndng; he
re establishment of the Union, the Ambition
! Q. ~.aytil, and /, practical respect Tor io-
erty.
| ID tn present composition ofpartles, i Is
I,p n-s.blc that earnest men should de-
| vote themselves to watching the pr giesS
a0a .n,uring the success Of hose issues, re
| eardlsss 81 lAen Or Of 9aIties.
sir. iiucolA SAYS that he does not lead,
but that he follows the VII Of the people
II remains, thQn, for the people, in the
cvana of his re lection, vigilantly 10 require
| lh.t. IN the execution az his duties, he keep
| ...uhulO4slv within the Constitution and
tn laws, TO make him recognize that he
! holds his place a,id his powtr, not a. belong
| ing to himself, to be used at his pleasure,
but a. a really faithful servant ot the poo
plc.
This is The important duty which we 10"
hauc 10 perform NlthoGgn a. representa-
tycs OF the Cleveland increment, We sur
render on functions, the duty ef waiching
| party politics in the interest Of liberty and
| The Constitution lelnains What steps ara
ncces,a ly ia the performance Of lhat duty
must be the sahie lof future consultation
| am gentlemen, respectfully and TRAY
yours. }. {. FRfaoNr.
r. Messrs. Northing.on &. sneien, Of
Maryland Edward Gilbert. Of Ne" ok
Casper Buiz, Of Illinois, Charles T.. Mos
Of Missouri; \. 7. Sawyer, Of fcnnsyIsa
/! MA.
NAnA>r, Mas, Sept II, 1851
GrNrirHeN Il tiani you ioY your letter
! OF i..e @th. inviting nae 20 speal. at Fancni
| iial upon the cqueneeS ingolyed IN iit
approa, NJ prcsiloniial election, and more
| particularly in respect 10 the policy AM
! n@anced at Chicago. Ii would give uC
| pleasure 70 DO SO, but | think ihat anything
have % say now may very Wei he put ir
! he briefl limit, o. i letter
aiA 50 f Ily impressed with The impor
tanre OF These consequences shat, III view 0
The misfoitunes t. which the triumph o
ne policy announced 1t Chicago would OK
pose the country, fel it my duty to max,
one stel, more in the di,ection ndicated bs
my letter OH the 10Th Of August, and with
draw my name from the list of canddat. :
The Presidential question has in eifac
| been entered upon ia surn 2 way that tn,
union OF the r. publican party has bccosat
| a paramount necessity The policy of tils
Democratic party signifies either separation
n establishment of the Union with slav
"A. The Chicago pla fnm is simply sep
arat on ,,rn. McClel .i.'S letter f accent
ace Is r'-eSta .l>nm nj w,t., slavery =
! he R'pabieon callidat i, on the con
tiary, pledged to the re-, establishment o
the tnion without slavery, and how vcl
ne-talng hi- policy may be-. the preSSur,
Of tas party Viii, we may hope. force him Il