Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-06-16

PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S ACCEPTANCE.
WASHINGTON, June g.
About o'clock to-day the committee an
pointed yesterday by the National Union
Convention at Baltimore to inform Presi
dent Lincoln of his nomination bv that Con
vention, reached the White House.
Gov. Dennison, President of the Conven-
ton, and chairman of said committee, then
addressed the President as follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: The National Convention which
closed at Baltimore yesterday, app ointed q COM
mlttee, consisting Of from each state, and NV
self as chairman, to inform you of your unani
nous nomination by that Convention for pras;
dent. That Committee, I have the honor to in
form you, is present, and on its behalf have tho
honor to present you with a copy of the resolu
tions or platform adopted by the Convention. az
expressive Of its sense and the sense of the coun
try which 1t represents, of the principles and poll
cy That should characterize the Administration in
the present condition of the country
L need not say to you that the Convention. in
thus unanimously nomin ating ysu, gave utteranca
TO the almost universal voice of the people of the
country. To doubt your election would be little
snort OF abandoning hope Of the final suppression
OF the rebellion and the restoration of the Govern
menS. Neither the Convention nor those repre-.
sented by that body entertained any doubt as to
the final result under your administration sustain
ed by the loyal people and by our noble army and
gallant navy. Neither did the Convention, nor do
this Committee doubt the speedy suppression of
this most wicked and unprovoked rebellion
would add, Mr.. President, that it would be the
pleasure of the Committee to communicate within
few days through one of its most ACCOMPLISHED
members, Mr.. Curtis, by letter at more Irngth.
the circumstances under which you have been
placed by the Union Conven ton in nomination
for the Presidency.
A copy Of the resolutions was handed to
the President.
The President said
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMAN OF THE COMMIT
TEE will neither conceal nv qualification nor
restrain the expression of my gratitude that the
Union people, through their convention, in the
continued effort to and advance the nation.
have deemed ne not,unworthy to remain in mvpres
ent position. know no reason to doubtthat shall
accept the nomination rendered, and yet perhaps
should not declare definitely before reading and
considering what is called the platform
Will saw, now, however, that approve the de-
claratlon IN favor OF so amending the Constitution
as to prohibit slavery throughout the nation
When the people in revolt with the hundred DAVIS
explicit notice that thau ,enruuU overthrow of
Eeir situtions and that they could SO resume
it aft EDWARDS, elected stand out, such amend
ment of the constitution now proposed became
necessary conclusion for the success of the Union
cause. Such alone can meet and cover all cavil.-
Inow perceive it and embrace it in the joint name
of liberty and Union. Let labor to give it legal
form and practical effect.
At the conclusion of the Presidents speech,
all of the committee shook him cordially by
the hand and offered their personal congrat-
ulations.
The National Union League adjourned yes
terday from Baltimore to this city, and COM
mittee called upon the President this after
noon. The Chairman of the deputation spoke
to the President as follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: have the honor of introducing
to you the representatives of the Union Leagues
of the Loyal States to congrat you upon your
denomination and to assure you that we will not
fail at the polls to give you the support which your
services in the past highly deserve. We feel hon.
ored in dong so, for assured we are aiding
in re electing to the proud position of President
of the United States who is so highly worthy
of it, among not the least of whose claims is
that he was the emancipation of 4,000,0 900 bondmen
The President replied as follows:
GENTLEMEN: 1 can only say, in response to the
remarks Of your chairman, that am very grateful
for the confidence which has been accorded by the
Union Convention and by the National League. 1
not insensibIe at all to the personal compliment
there is in it, yet do not allow myself to believe
that any but a small portion of it is to be appro-
priated personal compliment. The conven-
ton and the nation, assured, alike ami
mated by higher view of the interests of the
country, for the present and the great future, and
the part am entitled to appropriate as compli-
ment is only that part which may lay hold of as
being the opinion of the Convention and of the
League, that I am not wholly unworthy to be en-
trusted with the place have occupied for the last
three years.
1 have not permitted myself, gentlemen, to con-
clude that am the best man in the country, but
am reminded in this connection, of story of an
old Dutch farmer, who remarked to companion
that it was not best to swap horses in crossing
stream.'' = r..
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