M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-09-22
GEN, H'CLE;E.


lnowIedra tbe receint Of yaur Letter.
.inIorn,ipg mo Of NV nomination Sy
lthe Democratic National Conyentios
ra cenHy assembled n Chicago.
AS the candidate at the next elde
Itipn for the Presidency of the UnA
ed States, il ia upneecs,orv for mo b
Isgy +, Won thatthis nomination conIe
,to me unspueht { am happy h
know that when the nomination was
, made the record olmy public life w,ls
ken, in view. t
/ The eA,ct oflorg and varied saf-
vice IN tho army during both war
land peace. has hoau 10 ssrencthca
lard max. jnjelib'a On my mind ang
hear. ,h,irys ANA reverence fr tE,
Union Constitution nws AMI Alg
.nf ear country. imprcr anon ,be
liz, cary y.n,h
These i,elings h.ve t,g5 ssr Guided
The course Of nv jiI,, AL must aoa.
i,irpe To DO az unlit its ra! Th, ea
,j.t.rce Of NOR, tban on. Iavernnalil
lover fine r.oion which on.m oyaod
cur nari IA incpmDatiatIe with TIA,
the pegcr. the bow,r and The haopl-
meas Of the people.
| Tho n,osrgatihn oronr I7pi,r w3s
thc s,lo avowed object for which tile
war was comniencSd and /. sb,uIj
have been conducted for that obiac,
on,y and in accordance with t6os,
nrincin,es which to,k occa,ion f,
declare when in active servico,
Thus conducted the work oIrecon
citation wonld have been ep4y. w,
miolt have reaoed the bans6ls Of on,
many victories on land and sea- Th.
Union WIS originally formed by III,
existence Of aspirit oi'concliatioa and
, compromise. Torestoro and presrav.
} it the same spirit must prevail in oaI
= Icouncils and in the hearts Of tn. peo
I pc.
The ro-e5tab Iishment Of the Unio,
in all It's Integrity Is NUT continue tc
be the Indispensable condition in any
settlement. So soon 10 Il is clear q
, even probable. that our prtsen, adyer
saries are ready for peace upon tht
basis ofthe Union we should exhans
all the resources of statesmanshiy
I practised by civilized nations an.
. taught By the traditions of American
people consistent with the honor and
interests of .he country t. secure
+ snch peece. re establish the Union
and guarantee, for the future the Con
r stituSonal rights Of every State
t The Union is tho one condition q
f peace, We ask no more.
Let mo add what | doubt not was
T aithoagh nneXpre0sed, the sentiment
o. the Oynvention, as it is Of the poo
plo they feprcsut, that when any
one State is willingto return t, tbc
Union it shonld be received at once
= with q full guarantee OF all its Uon5ti
tGrional ri 5hts.
If n frank, earnest and persistent
effort to obtain those objects should
. fail, the responsibility for ulterior
consequences will tall upon those
, who remain in arms against the
j Union, but the Union must be pro
ved at all hazards.
, Icoall not look in the face of my
f gallant comrades of tho army auc
navy who survived so many bloQd,
a ! battles and tell them that their labor'
. and the sacrifices Of SO many of our
/. slain and wounded brathorn had beer
{ ln 7ain, that we had abandoned tina
d Union which go have so often peril
,e3 our livos
A vast majority Of our nooble
wbether nthg army aud navy or a
# home, woald. as wouid. hail will
. unhounded ioy the permanent restot
! a,iou of peace on Ike basis Of th,
! Union nnder the Constitution. with