Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-29
SECOND EDITION.
5 ouL,jUk 2. NJ
FORMAL NOTIFICATION TO PRESI.
DENF ltNC0LN sOF HIS e
- <s1 RENOMiAA TlON. ~gN,
His Letter Of Acceptance

Fon. abraham Lincoin.-SIE: The National
Union Convention, which m6ied in BATH.
more or the 7th OF June, 1851, has instructed as
to informs you that you .wep nominated with
enthusiastic 'unanimity for the Presidency OF
the Unitea States, for foGr years from the4th
of March next. .s...r,,s-..
The r, solutions Of The Con vention, which we
have already had the honor OF placing in your
hands, are "a full and CLEAR statement of the
principles VIII! ch IN pired its action, and which,
a. we belle vi, the great bodyof Union men in the
country heartily approve Whether those res.
olutlons xpress the national gratitude to our
soldiers and sailors: or the "auoaai scorn Of
compromise with rebels, and conssq aeht dis.
honor; or the patriotic duty OF union and sue.
cess; whether they approve the Prooiamatioh
of Emancipation, the Constitutional am .ad.
ment, the employment of former slaves 'as
Union soldiers, or the solemn oblig alton OF the
Government promptly to redress the wrongs
OF every soldier of the Union of whate yer color
or race: whether they declare the inyioiabiltty
OF the pledged faith Of the nation, or otter the
national hospitality to the oppressed of every
land, or urge tho union by railroad OF the At.
lantic and Pacific oceans; whether they rec.
OmDend public economy and vigorous taxa
tlen, or assert the Fixed popular opposition to
the establ,s hment by armed force OF foreign
monarchles in the immediate neighbour ood of
the United States, or declare thatfthose only
are worthy OF Official trust who approve unre.
servsdly the views and policy indicaed In the
heartIness Of profound conviction.
Believing with you, sir, that this Is the peo-
ple's war for the maintenance of q Govern
ment 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 res solutions themselves, but
from the singular harmony and enthusiasm
with which they were adopted, how warm is
the popular welcome Of every measure in the
prosecution OF the war, which Is as vigorous,
nnmistakable and unfaltering as the national
purpose itself. No right, for instance, Is so
precious and sacred to the American heart as
that of personal liberty It's violation is re-
garded with just, instant and universal jeal-
ousy. Yet in this hour OF peril every faithful
citizen comedies that, for the sake Of national
existence and the common welfare, Individual
liberty NAV, as the Constitution provides in
case Of rebellion, be sometimes summarily
constrained, asking only with painful anxiety
s. that in every instance, and TO the last detail,
that absolutely necessary power shall not be
hastily or unwisely exercised.
We believe, ir, tina. the honest will of the
Union men OF the country was never more truly
TepIesen ted than III this Con ventiOn. Their
purpose we believe to be the overthrow of
armed rebels in the field, antt the sccurity OF
permanent peace and union by liberty and JUS
tics under the Constitu tlon., That these re-
suits are to be achieved amidst or uel perplexi-
ties they are fully aware. That they are to be
reached only by cordial unanimitY OF counsel
is undeniable. That good men may sometimes
differ to the means and the time they kno ".
That in the conduct Of all human affairs the
highest duty is 10 determine, in the angry con-
fiict Of passion, how much COED may be prac-
tically accomplished, is their sincere persua-
sion. They have watched your official course,
therefore, with unffagging attention; and
amidst the bitter taunts of eager friends and the
fierce Remuneration Of enemies; now moving
too fast for some, now too slowly for others.
they have seen you throughout this tremendous
contest patient, sagacious, faithful, just; lean
ing upon the heart OF the great mass Of the peo-
pie, and satisfied to be moved by its mighty
pulsations. -s-d
It is for this reason that, long before the Con.
ventlon met, the popular instinct had plainly
indicated you as IT'S candidate; and the Con.
.vsntion, therefore, merely recorded the popular
will. Your character and career prove your
answering fidelity to the cardinal principles
of American liberty and Of the American Con-
stitution. In the name or that liberty aud Con-
stitution, sir, we earnestly request your &C.
ceptaDce OF this nomination; revsrently COM
mending 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,
William Dennison, Ohio, Chairman; Josiah
Drummond, Maine: Thomas +. Sawyer, Ne "
Hampshire; Bradley Barlow, Vermont; A. II
BULLOCK, Massachusetts; A. M. Gammell
Rhode Island; @. S. Bushnell, Connecticut; q
w. Curtis, New York; W. A. Newell, New
Jersey; Henry johnson, Pennsylvania; N. B
Snlthers. Delaware; w. L. W. .Seabrook
Maryland; John F. Hume, Missouri; G. w
Hlte, Kentucky; E. p. Tyffe, Ohio; Cyrus M
Allen, Indiana; W. Bushnell, Illinois; L. z
Alexander, Michigan; A. W. Randall, Wiseon
sin; A. Oliver. Iowa; Thomas Simpson, Min
nesota; John Binwell, California; Thomas II
Pearne, Oregon; Leroy Kramer, West Virginia
A. @. Wilder, Kansas; M. NJ. Bren, Tennessee
J. p Greeyes, Nevada; A. A. Atochia, Louisl
Arkansas; John a. Nye, Colorado; A. B. Sloan
aker, Utah.
The Presidents Letter of Acceptance.
ExKCUTIvE MANSION, ,
WASHINGTON, June q, 1854.
Hon. William Denntson and Others, q c0atMittss @
The late Union ConrenttOn.
GENTLRMEN: Your letter Of the I4th instant
formally notifying me that have been nomi