The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-10-31
mocl.ll.n's Letter OF Aes.pt.n,s,

ORANGE, New Jersey, SePsemoet o
GENTLEMEN: I have the honor TO sckncwasdgs
the receipt of your letter infutmiog me Of my nem-
ination by the Democratic National Couvsutloa,
recently assembled at Chicago, as their csndidate
at The next election for President Of the Upitsd
States. ,.T ....,.....
It Is unaeeesssry for me to say to you thsa this
nomination comes to me unsought. A.h.i
am happy /, know that when the nOninatioa
was made the record Of my public life was kspttn
view. .GN gty
The effcct of long and varied service In the
army, during war and peace, has been 10 strengthen
and make indelibls In my mind and heart the love
and reverence for the Union, Coustitauou, laws,
and flag Of our country, impressed upon ne in
These feelings have thus far guided the course
Of my life, and must continue to do so 10 its end
The existence Of more than one government over
the region which once owned our Dag 10 lncompat-
.ble with the peace, The power, and the Happiness
The preservation of our Union wss ths sole
avowsd object for which the war was commsncsd.
II should have been onducted for that object only
and in accordance with those principles which I
took occasion TO declare when in active service.
Thus conducted, the work Of reooneilis,ton vosld
aave been easy, and ws might have rsapsd the
benefits Of our many Victories on land and sss
Tho Union was originally formed by the sxsr-
else of spirit of Cancellation and oompromiss
70 restore and preserve Il, the Same spirit must
prevail In our councils and In the hearts Of the
people. ..lr..
The re- establishment Of the Union In ell its In
tegrty L. and must continue To be, the indispsnss
ole condition In any settlement So soon sas u u
clear, or even probable, that our present sdvsrsa
ries are ready for pesce, upon tho basis OF the
Uuion, We should exhaust all the resources of
Statesmanship practiced BY civilized nations, and
ught by the traditions of the Amsrioan people,
consistent with the honor and interests Of the ooun
try, to secure surh peace re-establish the Union,
and guarantee for the future the constitutional
rights of every State The Union h the one oan-
ption Of pesce-we ak no more.
Let me add what doubt not wss, although un
expressed, the sentiment Of the convention, - 1t
of Is the people they represent that when any one
State Il willing to return TO the Union, IL should be
received at once with full guarantee Of an its
constitutional rights. 80 .s3f
If frank. earnest, and persistent effort to OBJ
tain those objects should fall the responsibility for
ulterior consequences viii fall upon those who re-
main in arms against the Union. But the Unitn
must be preserved at all hazards. o" -
could not lock in the facs Of my gallant comrades
oi the army and navy who have survived % many
oody battlss, and tell them that their labors and
tae sacrifice of 20 many Of our slain and wounded
Sretbren had been in vain; that We hsd abandoned
hat Union for witch we have 30 often periled our
yes. aAtDii&s
A vast majority Of our people, whether In the
army and navy or a. home, would, ~ ! would,
IA II with uabounded joy the psrmsnsnt restofs-
ton Of pc ace on the bass Of the Union under tho
Constitution without tho s6usiou Of another drop
OF blood But no peace can be epsrmsasnt without
onion. r..tfli 81 = sgt usgoE H.
As TO the ether subjscts presented IN tie resolu-
tons Of the Convention, need only ssy nat