The New York herald., 1864-06-06
THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
The Acceptance by Generals
Fremont and Coch hrane Of the
Cleveland Nominations.
the baltimore coNvEaTl0N,
&c., Co.. &c.


GEsEnAr-A convention Of the people, sitting at the
city Of Cleveland the State OF Ohio the 3lst day OF
May 1864 have nominated you unanimously and by acca
nation as candidate for President OF the United States.
The Convention have appointed us their committee,
with instructions TO communicate to you the result OF
their deliberations and to ask your acceptance OF the
nomination.
In discharging this duty the committee need hardly
inform you General that the convention which has thus
put you In nomination for the office OF President repro
scented that great Of the nation which hold in prac
tce well in theory, to the fundamental doctrine Of
It's foundersthat all have the naenabe right 10 le
liberty and tho pursuit Of happiness, and that slavery
and incompatible with It's enjoyment, and ought
not to be suffered to exist
The Convention, true to its faith In the common broth
erhood OF and of government by all tho people for
all the people, adopted series or resolutions, which the
committee submit for your consideration going in
sense to express the views which they hold in unison
with those radical democracy OF nation upon
some of the main issues to be tried before tho people at
the coming Presidential election
That they do cover specifically every point OF the
political faith Of the radical democracy Of the country,
do not define perhaps sharply rs they might have been
made to do tho radical views Of the Convention upon
the subjects presented is after all of little Importance,
for the reason that the ustrous nominee Of the
tion for President is the living embodiment Of all the
principles OF government and civil and military admins
tration which called into being the political organiza
tion that has just made you General standard bearer
Your own high character for fidelity to the equal rights
Of all the people and the signal proofs you have given TO
the world OF the possession OF the
dom necessary to govern well and Justly or the gene
rashp sorey needed to carry the to quick and
pies You represent will not be betrayed should nation
elevate you TO its Chief Magistracy than any written pro-
csson of political faith. however cuDningly drawn and
gravely accepted with intent 10 be broken.
But the Convention IN what they have done have sab
81 NTH ee whole the faith
establishing the supremacy OF the federal Unon for
the faithful execution Of tho laws OF the United States
for Maintaining the liberties OF person. speech nnd pres
except when suspended by martial law for suppressn,
the rebellion by force OF arms and without compromise
for amending the constitution SO as to abolsl
and prohibit slavery forever in the United State
and securing to all men absolute equality be!or'
stration OF the Dationa government for uphodirg h
right of asylum except for crme and offences against
ternatona law for the vndicaton Of the Monroe doc
trine by declaring the determination OF Aneri
people not u tolerate the setting Of any aptre
publican government on this continent by any foreign
cipe Office Of President and amending the cons,
tuition to provide for the election OF tna officer by
of reconstruc,ng rcbeous States 70 tho people through
their representatives in Congress- and for conascang
the lands OF rebels and distributing them amongst the
soldiers and actual settlers.
What these principles would mean in practice the
Convention clearly declared, General, when they put
You upon them their candidate for PRESIDENT they
knew and the country knows that you will II elected,
without fear or favor aud give the country admins
ration Of public affairs that will command the affections
restore
place in the scale Of nations.
Perhaps we may best illustrate the temper Of the Con-
yenon BY referring you 70 the letter Of Mr. Wendell
Phillips the reading OF which ordered and received
with storm Of applause We feel authorized TO declare
II opinion, that had II been offered platform
of the principles Of government and administration, IL
would have been adopted with the tumutuous ap
plause that which hailed your nomination. Its
tcry exposition OF the needs OF the country 10 this
dark crisis OF It's existence and struggles for continued
life, isa htting commentary upon the purposes Of tho
Convention and we commend it to your consideration as
n
And now, General, having discharged our duty i'm.
posed by the Cow trust you will favor
with early reply, signyng acceptance OF the
nomination, In order that the radical democracy Of the
nation whose hearts have already been thrilled with JOY
1856 has been summoned 70 the ed again. may hear his
clarion voice raying them TO victory and the salvation
We are, General, very respectfully your friends and
servants, woRTIIING ION G. sNErHEN,
EDWARD GILBERT. Ss RsS'sASas Sr New v1s'rn'o' Yorr
CAsPAR BUIZ, of Illinois.
CHARLES i. MOSS, of Missouri.
N. r. SAWYER, OF Pennsyivania.
To Major General JoHS o. FREMONT, New York.
GENERAL FKEMoNr's LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.
GENIIEMEs-ln answer 10 the letter which have had
the honor TO receive from you on the part q the repre-
sentatves OF the people asscmbod at Cleveland on he
3ls OF May desire to express my thanks for the con.
adcnce which led them offer the honorable ard
difcut position o. their candidate in the approaching
Presidential contest.
Very honorable because In Offering II to me you act
the OF grelt number OF citizens who seek above
all things tho good of their country ard who have
Of selfish ,interest 10 Very dncult because
In accepting tho candidacy you propose TO mo am ex
posed TO the reproach Of creating schsm the party
with which have been identified.
Had Mr. Lincoln remained faithful to the principles be
elected TO defend schsm could have been created
and contest could have been possible This IS not an
ordinary election. II is contest Tor the right even 10
have candidates, and not merely usual, the choice
among them Now, for the FIRST tmc since 10 the ques
tloa Of constitutional liberty has becu brought directly
before the people for their serious consideration ara
vote Tho ordinary rights secured under the constitution
aud the laws or the country have been violated. and ~
,raordinary powers have been usurped b. ma ryocn
tive It directly before the pens.s now 10 saw vhetber
or not the p,y.r.s established oy tie Revolution
If az we have been taught 10 believe hosA guarantees
for liberty which made the distinctive value aud glory
or our country 10 truth nvioaby sacred thon here
must be protest against tho arbitrary violation which
had not 6ycn the cxcut3 OF necessity. Ito schlsm IS
made by those who orce tho coicc bctwec s~srasai
silence or protest against wrong In .prh conslera.
tous or ginated tho Cleveland Convent n was among
ts objects to srousc The at,ento Of lhe people 10 such
facts and bring them 10 real lhat - = arc sau-
rating southern soil with host blood Of Inc country in
The name Of liberty, We have really parted with u at
home.
To.da.., we have in the country tho abuses OF mill
p dctatIon without It's unity OF action and vgor of
execution An administration marked al home by dis
regard Of constitutional rights, by it's violations OF per-
eoral liberty and the liberty or the press, and, as
browning snanc by ils abandonment Of the right OF
asylum right especially dear 10 all free nations abroad
LIS has been characterized by ccbleness apa
want of principle which has msled European Powers and
driven them 10 belief that only commo cia interests
aud personal aims concerned and that great prn
cplcs are involved in the ISSUE The admirable con
duct OF the people their rcedness 10 mako every acr
ncc demanded OF them, their forbcarance and silence IN
der be suspension o everything that could be
their many acts Of hcrcsn and sacrifices were all rem
dered ruess by the ncnpacty or TO speak exact
Iy by the personal endsor which The managed.
THIS ncapacy and selhshness naturally produced such
results led The European Powers and logically epoughN
10 the conviction that tho North with rs greatly superior
population iis immense resources and It's credit VII
never be able 10 recover tho South sympathcs which
should have been with Us from the outset Of the wart
turned against and In this way the adminsras
ton has done tho country a double wrong abroad IL
created hostility, at best indifference, among h0rc
who would have been It's friends the real interests o
the people could have been beiter known whic aCthe
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