The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08
NEW Sc RIES~NO. 553.
THE PRESIDENCY I'm 1854.
acceptance OF N7r. .LincOln...Addresx
OF 1he National Union Com.
missee Appointed at
Baltimore

NEW YORK, June H. 1854
Hon. AGrGbdn1 LsncOtu:
{STR.-The National Union Convention which
! assembled in Baltimore On June Z, 1864 has
instructed us to inform you that you were nom
mated with enthusiastic unanimity for the
Presidency of the United States for four years
from the 4th of March next.
The resolutions of the Convention which we
have already had the pleasure of placing in
your hands, are full and clear statement of
the principles which inspired its acticn. and
| which, as we believe, the great body of Union
men in the country heartily approve. Whe-
ther those resolutions express the national
gratitude to our soldiers and sailors
or the national scorn OF compromise
with rebels and consequent dishonor
| Or the patriotic duty of union and success:
whether they approve the Proclamation of
Emancipation, the constitutional amendment,
the employment of former slaves as Union SOL
diers or the solemn obligations of the govern
ment promptly to redress the wrongs Of every
| soldier of the Union, of whatever color or
race; whether they declare the inviolability of
the pledged faith OF the nation, or offer the ma
tional hospitality to the oppressed of every
| land, or urge the union by railroad of the At
lantic and Pacific oceans; whether they re-
commend public economy and vigorous taxa
ton, or assert the fixed popular opposition to
the establishment by armed force of foreign
mOnarchies in the immediate neighborhood Of
the United States or declare that those only
are worthy Of official trust who approve unre-
servedly the views and policy indicated in the
! resolutions-they were equally hailed with the
heartiness of profound conviction.
Believing with you sir, that this is the peo-
pies war for the maintenance of government
which you have justly described as ''of the
people, by the people, for the people. we are
very sure that YOU will be glad to know, not
only from the resolutions themselves, but from
the sigular harmony and enthusiasm with
which they were adopted, how warm is the
popular welcome of every measure in the pros.
ecution of the war, which is as vigorous, uu-
mistakable and unfaltering as the national pur-
pose itself. No right, for instance, is so pre-.
! cious and sacred to the American heart as that
OF personal liberty. Its violation is regarded
with just, instant and universal jealousy. Yet,
in this hour Of peril every faithful citizen con-
cedes that for the sake of national existence
ana the common welfare individuals NAV, as
the Constitution provides in case of rebellion,
be sometimes summarily constrained, asking
only Will painful anxiety that in every Instance,
ana to the least detail, that absolutely Aceesa-
ry power shall not be hastily or un'.yiseIy a.
ercis 3D.
We ton,ve sir, that ~ honest vi of tie
Union men OF the country was never more t.p-
ly represented than in this convention. Their
purpose we believe to be the overthrow of
armed rebels in the field, and the security of
permanent peace and union by liberty and ius-
suits are to be achieved amid cruel perplexties,
they are fully aware. That they are to be
reached only through cordial unanimity of
counsel, is undeniable. That good men may
| sometimes differ as to the means and the time
they know. That in the conduct ofall human
| affairs the highest duty is to determine in the
| angry conflict of passion, how much good may
! be practically accomplished, is their sincere
! persuasion. They have watched your official
| course, therefore, with unfagging attention:
| and amid the bitter taunts of eager friends and
! the fierce denunciatiOn of enemies, now NOV
ing too fast for some, now too slowly for 9TH
ers, they have seen you throughout this tre-
mendOuS contest patient, sagaciOus faithful,
| just; leaning upon the heart of the great mass
| of the people, and satisfied to be moved by its
mighty pulsatiOns
1t is for this reason that, long before the
| Convention met, the popular instinct had
| plainly indicated you as its candidate; and the
Convention, therefore, merely recorded the
! popular will Your character and career prove
your unswerving fidelity to the cardinal prin-
cpals of American liberty and of the Ameri-
| can Constitution. In the name of that liberty
| and Constitution, sir we earnestly request
! your acceptance of this nomination reverent.
| ly commencing our beloved country and you,
| its Chief Magistrate, with all its brave sons
who, on sea and land, are faithfully defending
| the good old American cause of equal rights,
to the blessing of Almighty God
we are, sir, very respectfully, YOUR friends
! and fellow citizens,
VIM. DENNIsON, Chairman