The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1864-09-22
nl'Ciellan,s.Accepiance.

nomination for the Yankee Presidency by
the Chicago Convention:
ORANGE, New JERSEY, Sept. 8, 1864.
GENTLEMEN: have the honor to nc.
knowledge the receipt Of your letter, infor
ming me OF my nomination by the Demo
cratic National Convention, recently Assem-.
bled at Chicago, as their candidate at the
next election Tor President of the United
| st ties.
Ii is unnecessary for ME to sly to you
that tins nomination comes to mo unsought
am happy to know that, when the nom
! ination was made, the record of my public
life was kept in view.
The effect of long and varied service in
the army, during war and peace, has been
to strengthen and make indellible in my
mind and heart the reverence for the Un.
ION, Constitution, laws and flag of our
country, impressed upon me in early youth.
These feelings have thus far guided the
course of my life, and must continue to do
SO to its end
The existence of more than one Govern.
ncnt ove' the region which once owned
! our fag is incompatible with the peace,
the power, and the happin, IS of the peo-
| pie.
| The preservation of our Union was the
sole avowed q, jcct for which the war was
commenced 1t should have been conduct.
ed Tor that object only, and in accordance
with those PRINCIPLES which took occasion
to declare when IN activc service.
Thus conducted, the work of rccorcilia.
ton VI uid have bcch easy, and we ight
have reapcd the benefits Of our many vic
torres on land and sea
+. : he Union was originally formed 10y the
exercise of n spirit OF Cancellation and com
promise. To res ore aud preserve it, the
same spirit must prevail in our councils
and in the hearts Of the people. he re
establishment OF the Union in all it's intey.
| rity is, and mus; continue to be, the in
di,pcnsablc condit on Of any settlement.
So soon as It is clear, or even probable,
that our present advcrsarics are ready for
rcace upon the basis of the Uui~n, We
should exhaust all the resources OF states
manshi prac,icrd by civilized nati,ns, aud
taught 10y the traditions ui tn American
people, consistent with the hou..r aud IN
trrcSt ri the cWinIIS. {" cutc such cacc
Ic establish the n.uu, and guarantee ioI
the lut..re the constitutional rights oi cv
cry State. The tni"n Is tEc one condition
of pc.c,: We ask no more
Let me add, what | doubt no; was al
thoug uncxprosscd the sentiment ui the
Cunvcntlun, u II Is OF the people they rep
resent. that when any one stale is willing
Ia the hIuii, Il should hc received AT once
with iuIl guarantee of al It's constitution.
al rights.
II n lrlnk, carncs, and persistent effort
to obtain these objects should fail the re-
Spnmsi"i!liy ior uitcr'or consequences will
iall upon those who remain IN arms against
the Uu.ou; nut the Union must be. prcscr
we'd at ali ..Zards.
/ could no, look in the face of my gal
iant comrades oi the army and navy, who
have survived So mlny bloody battles, and
tell thcui that their iabors and the sacrifice
OF so s'any oi our slain and wounded bre, H.
rem lad been IN valn-that We had aban-
doucd that Union for which We have SO OF
ten perllcd eur lives. y vast ma ajority of
our people, whether in the army aud navy
or ut home, would, us | would, hail with
unbouuded JOY the permanent restoration
oi pcacc III the basis OF the Union. under
the Constitution, without the ctfuson OF
another drop ol blood But no peace can
be pcrman ut without union.
As To ;he o,hcr subjects presented In
the resolutions of the Convention, L need
only say that should seek in the Consti-
tuition of the United States, aud the laws
framed III accordance thcrcw.th, the rule
OF my duty aud the limitations of executive
| power; cudcavor To restore economy 10 the
public expenditures, re establish the su-
/ a l.,,y and h,, bn Of
more vigorous nationality, resume our COM
manding position among the nations OF the
earth.
The condition OF our finances, the dcprc-
ciatIoE OF the paper 'mo.ey an1 the burden
thereby imposed on labor aud capital, show
the necessity OF n ieturn to sound financial
SYSTEM while The rights OF citizens aud
/ the rights of States, and the binding au-
thority of law over President, armv and
people, are subjects ot not iess vital impor-
tancc III war than III peace. lieievlng
that the views here expressed are those vi
the Convention an the people you repre-
sent, accept the nomination.
rexlizc the wcig ght of the responsibility
to be borne should the pc pie ratlty your
/ choice. Conscious of my own weakness, |
can Ouiy VhiS StSh 'ciNSh'iy 'hS =" "'uh"SO
of the Ruler ui the Universe, and, rely ing
OH Ills ali.poweriul aid, do my best to re
store union and peace to suffering peo-
pie, aud to establish and guari their lib
critics aud rights.
am, gentlemen, very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
GEORGE b. MCCLELLAN.
Hon IIoRArIo SEYMOUR aud others,
Committee.