Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-16
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The following is the speech Of Hon. A. ii.
BuLLocH, accepting the Republican, nomina.
tion for Governor of Massachusetts,:
Mn. PREsIDsSr AND GENrLEMES OF rHE
Convention Through the courtesy of your
oommittee have been apprised Of the action
Of this assembly of delegates. which has con.
ferred upon me the honor Of a nonipation for
the office Of Chief Executive Magistrate of
the State. Whether ! regard the position
itself for which you have made this personal
selection, or the cordial manner of your
choice, or the eminent character of the body
from which this mark Of confidence has eone
to me, or group these considerations all to.
gether, your proceedings command my pro.
found acknowledgment and very respectful
gratitude, tApplause -,
nwould be strange iii community like
ours, being uiyselff not altogether unobservant
of what PASSES In the conversation Of men
and IN the current OF the public prints, l
could have been entirely ignorant that my
name has been associated TO some extent at
least, with the list Of candidates who might
be selected by the present convention, and II
would have been worse than want OF frank.
ness II, not acquiescing in those expressions,
which, In degree, foreshadowed the vote
you have been pleased to give, / had not
promptly and publicly so declared Accord
ingiy, most cordially thanking you for your
confidence, and with much Of personal dis.
trust, have come here to accept the nomi-
nation, TGreat applause. No one can be
unaware that the lubors and responsibilities
Of the executive office have changed within
the past few years. This has come partly
from the commercial growth Of the Stale, the
consequent enlargement OF its system Of e.
L. e Ia
departments Of education and humane re-
formatory charities, ~.
% All these things, alone, would have intro
dured 10 the Executive wing Of the State
House the necessity of a daily life of patient
hbor and detail, dcpriving the position Of
much Of its ostensible comfort and OF what
haye sometimes been deemed Its ATTRACTIONS.
II has now become place Of business more
than in times past, and the occupant, so far
us my observation has enabled me to Judge.
must abandon his private life for public
employment requiring untiring industry, with
the probability of finding seat Of honor to
be no cushion Of ease, or dalliance, or re-
pose. Nor can overlook the fact that the
recent war, whose shadows are by no means
yet lifted from our hearts, has also added
much to the responsibilities Of the Executive
Chair Of Massachusetts,. While the war
lasted, the distinguished gentleman, who,
throughout the whole period has been the in
cumbent, Gov. Andrew Tappiause,l por.
formed IN amount Of labor, and exhibited
degree Of ability, patriotism and genius for
public affairs which have made his name ana
his administration historical. IAppiause
He retires with the advent OF peace. But
now it is that peace which brings to the State
the entaH Of the duties and the accounts
which are the legacy of war. These are
many, and win be better realized in the office,
by whomsoever the people shall appoint to
gil it, than they can be described here. .' .
Among the duties Of peace we may judge
to be provident care that our best friends
and most gallant defenders, the surviving
soldiers Of Massachusetts,, and the families of
their dead, shall not be forgotten nor over
looked. lApplause That by wise legisla-
tion the taxable resources Of the Common
wealth shall be maintained and stimulated
to meet the burdens that follow war that
labor, and all men Of labor, upon whom the
State must depend for its enduring life and
glory, shall have q just and benignant pro-
lection and encouragement. Applause,
That the institutions OF education, and char
ity, and philanthropy, without which Massa-
chusetts would cease to be Massachusetts,
shall receive no detriment and no abatement;
that all the sources of social benefcence shall
be fed and guarded by public law Fort
the Legislature, which represents directly
the popular will, and in which have learned
to have confidence, must be held largely re-
sponsible; but it is the duty of the magistrate
to cooperate in the general supervision and
to act impartially in the execution of the
trust which is cast upon the coordinate
branches of the Government.
Mr. President, you cannot wish that
should enter upon the discussion of national
topics, overwhelming as they are at this
hour. The distinguished gentleman who has
so long and 50 well represented the people
Of the State-how long and how we'll, you
all know, Applause, and the other gentle
man who has preceded me this afternoon,
and who has served with equal ability in the
civil and military departments of the Gov
ernment, Applause, have rendered any
words Of mine superauous. Only let me say
that I choose to abide by the Massachusetts,
doctrines, and that trust that some famil
iarity has taught me what they nre. The
triumph OF the arms Of loyalty will be vastly
and solemnly incomplete without theisuc
cess of the Christian civilization which those
arms have been supposed by US to have car
ried, under the auspices Of the proclamation
of Abraham Lincoln, to the remotest boun.
daries Of the Union. Great applause.
At this moment, one of the qualities and
one of the necessities of that civilization is
expressed in the claim for loyal suffrage, and
loyal suffrage only [applause in the States
recently insurgent without inequality of
race or color, renewed applause, respecting
only the dignity and rights of human nature,
and respecting not ut all the lingering traces
Of the institution that has fallen before the
genius of emancipation [Applauso.l That
is simple. but that is elemental, and to that
apprehend the North accords to-day, and
the South for its own security must come At
last. [Applause.l In our support of that
principle for the sake of the Union and the
public safety, frmness becomes paramount
duty, and patience 4 lofty virtue, applause, ]
patience with loyal men everywhere whose
predictions may require its exercise; pa
tience with the President ofthe United States
in whose integrity, and patriotism, and spirit
of humanity, think we ought to avow our
unhesitating confidence. Great applause.
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