Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-06-24
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1Eo - WASHINGTON, May y.
{. Z. To-day delegation consisting Of Rev. DR.,
{ Bridge, Senator Doolittle and Hon. A. Hubbel
waited upon President Lincoln and presented
him with series Of resolutions, adopted by the
j. A merican Baptist Home Mission Society, at the
session recently held by them in Philadelphia.
rhe resolutions endorse the course of President
Lincoln aud express the warmest wishes OF the
-coutry. The presentation was made by DIR.
Bridge in presence of about 1000 persons.
President Lincoln in reply spoke as follows:
In the present very responsible position in
! which aln placed, have had great cause OF
gratitude for the support so unanimously given
by all christian denominations OF the country
! have had occasion SO frequently to respond TO
something like this assemblage that | have said
all that have to say. This particular body is
10 all respects as respectable as any that have
been presented TO me. The resolution have
merely heard read, and / therefore beg TO be al
lowed an opportunity to make short response
in writing; and the President after giving each
minister cordial hand shaking, retired
Washington, June 9.-About two o'clock to
day, the committee appointed yesterday by the
National Union Convention at Baltimore to in
form President Lincoln of his nomination by that
Convention reached the White House. Gov
ernor Dennison, President of the Convention,
and Chairman of said committee, then addressed
the President as follows:
ssas Mr. President the National Convention which
closed at Baltimore yesterday, appointed COM
mittee consisting of one from each State, and
myself as chairman to inform you OF your unan-
irnous nomination by that Convention for Pres
ident. The committee, have the honor TO in
form you, is present, and on its behalf have
the honor TO present you with copy OF the res
olutions or platform adopted by that Conven-
tion, as expressive of its sense and the sense of
the people Of the country which it represents,
of the principles and policy that should charac-
terize the administration in the present condi-
stion of the country. / need not say to you, that
= the Convention, in thus unanimously nominat-
ing you, gave utterance to the almost universal
voice of the people of the country. To doubt
your election, would be little less than to doubt
! the final suppression of the rebellion and the
restoration of the government; neither the Con-
yention. nor those represented by that body en-
.'tertained any doubt as to the final result under
= voar administration sustained by that of the
rloyal people and 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.
couy of the resolutions was here handed 10 the
President. would add, Mr.. President, that it
would be the pleasure of the committee TO COM
municate to YOU within a few days, through
one Of It's most accomplished members M. Cur
tbs. by letter at more length, the circumstances
under which you have been placed by the nom:
ination for the Presidency. -
The President said, Mr.. Chairman and gen.
tlemen of the committee, j will neither conceal
INV qualification, nor restrain the expression of
nv Gratitude that the Union people through
their convention in the continued effort to save
and advance the nation, have deemed me not
unworthy to remain in my present position.
tnov no reason to doubt that shall accept the
nomination rendered, and yet perhaps l should
not declare definitely before seeing and reading
what is called the platform. will say now
however, that l approve the declaration IN favor
ofamending the Constitution so as to prohibit
slavery throughout the nation. When the peo-
ple in revolt with the 100 days explicit notice
could In those days resume their allegiance
without the overthrow of their institution and
could not resume it aft srwards elected to stand
ont such an amendment of the Constitution az
now proposed, became fitting and necessary
conclusion for the success of the Union cause
Such alone can meet and cover all cavils.
now perceive the importance and embrace it
In the Joint names of Liberty and Union let US
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 congratulations
The members of the National Union League
adjourned Yesterday from Baltimore to thiscity
aud called upon the President this afternoon
The chairman of the deputation spoke to the
President as follows:
Mr.. President have the honor of introduc.
ing to you the representatives of the Unior
Leagues of the loyal States, to congratulate yol
upon your denomination, and TO assure yOJ
that we will not fail, at the polls, to give thu
support your services in the past so highly de-
serve. We feel hOnored in doing so, for we arr
assured we are aiding in re-electing to the proud
position of the President of the United Statei
one SO highly worthy oft; one among the leas
of whose claims is that he was the emancipatol
of 100000 of bondmen.
The President replied as follows:
Gentlemen, can only say in reply 10 you
chairman that am very grateful for the renew
ed confidence which has been accorded me- botl
by the Convention and by the National League
I am not insensible at all to the personal com
plinent there is in this, yet do not allow my
self to believe that any but small portion o
tits to be appropriated as a personal compli
ment. The convention and the nation, am as
slrred, are alike animated by higher view o
the interests of the country for the present anC
the great future, and that part / am entitled f
appropriate as a compliment is only that par
which may lay hold of as being the opinion Q
the Convention and the League that am no
entirely unworthy to be entrusted with tn
place have occupied for the last three years
have not permitted myself gentlemen, to con
clude that am the best man in the country
but l am reminded in this connection of an oil
Dutch farmer, who remarked to a companiO
once that sit was not best to swap horses whe
crossing streams.
MIR. Nasty ReiOIceth over the Nomination n