The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-09-28
GEN. McCLELLAN NsS
Letter Of Acceptance.


GENTLEMEN: | have the honor to acknow
edge the receipt of your letter informing
me of my nomination by the Democratic
National Convention; recently assembled at
Chicago, as their candidate at the next cleo
ton for President Of the United States.
1t is unnecessary for me to say to you
that this nomination comes to me unsought
am happy to know that W hen the nomi-
nation 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 indelible in my
mind and heart the love and reverence for
the Union, Constitution, laws, and flag of
our country, impressed upon me in early
youth.
Those feelings have thus far guided the
course of my life, and must continue to do
so to its end l.
The existence Of more than one govern
ment over the region which once owned our
flag is incompatible with the peace, the
power, and the happiness of the people. d.
The preservation Of our, Union was the
sole avowed object for which the war was
commenced 1t should have been conduc-
with those principles which | took occasion
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Thus conducted the work of reconciliation
would have been easy, and we might have
reaped the benefits of our many victories on
land and sea. .-...,..
The Union was originally formed by the
exercise of spirit Of, cencliation and com
promise. To restore and preserve it, the
same spirit must prevail in our councils, and
n the hearts OF the people, g d FFs
The re-establishrlent of the Union in all
its integrity is, and must continue to be- the
indispensable condition in any-settlcment.
SO soon as it is clear or even probable, that
dur present adversaries are ready for peace.
upon the basis of the Union, we should cx
haust all the resources. of statesmanship
praeticed by civilized nations, and taught by
the traditions of the American people, con-
sistent with the honor and interests of the
country, to secure such peace, re-establish
the Union, and guarantee for the future the
constitutional rights of every State. The
Union is the one condition OF peace-we ask
no more. r# F
Let ME add what doubt not was, although
unexpressed, the sentiment Of the convention
as it is of the people they represent, that
when any one state iswilhng to return to
the Union, it should be received at once,
with a full guarantee of'all its constitutional
rights .,
If q frank, earnest, and persistent effort
to obtain those objects should fail, the re-
sponsibility for ulterior consequences will
fall upon those who remain in arms against
the Union But the Union must be preserv-
cd at all hazards.
could not look in the face my gallant
comrades Of the army aud navy, who e,have
survived so-rnaify bloody battles, and tell
them that their labors and the sacrifice Of SC
many Of our slain and wounded brethren
had been in vain; that we had abandoned
that Union for which we have so often per.
lied our lives. ---,--' -,
A vast majority Of our people, whether
in the army and navy or at home, would, as
/ would, bail with unbounded joy the perl
manent restoration of peace, on the basis o!
the Union under the Constitution, with9u'
the effusi0nIof another drop Of blood But
no peace can be permanent without Union
As to. the other subjects presented in the
resolutions Of the conventions 1 need only
say that ] should seek, lin the Constitution
Of the United States and the laws framed
in accordance Herewith the rule Of my du
ty, and the limitations Of executive power
endeayor to restore economy IN public ex
penditHre, rc-establish the supremacy oi
law, and, by the operation of a more viaor
Gus nationalltys resume our commanding
position among the nations of the earth
The condition Of our finances, the depreci
alton Of the paper money, and the burdens
thereby imposed on labor and capital, show
the necessity of return to sound fnancia
system; while therights Of citizcns and tht
rights Of states, and the binding authority o.
law over President army, and people, arC
subject Of not less vital importance in wal
than in peace. VI .e.sg Eli.
Believing that the views here expressed
are those of the convention and the people
you represented, except the nomination.
realize the weight of the responsibility
to be borne should the people ratify you
choice.
Conscious Of my owp Weakness ] can on
ly seek fervently Che guidance cf the Ruler o
the universe, and, relying on all power
full aid,, do my best to- restore Union anc
peace to a suffering people. and to establisl
and guard liberties and rights. i'
am gentleman, very respectfully,
.if7 w Your obedient servant, gF,,.
5+F GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN Nasi
Hon HoRAfIo SEYMOUR, and others, Com
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