, 1866-08-10
GENERAL JOHN 4. LOGAN.
Address to the State Convention.
HIS NOMINATION ACCEpTED-lIIS
POLICY.


acceptance of tue nomination for Congress.
l,lar at lnrGc,
ycntion Of tiio Stnio Of iiinois: When easo iii.
sity y was for ihu pnspo.e oilsssntn* to Tho d.
whatcyer ofneIlnS that my nan,s should br placed
ever, ds,etm mtbsd IN yonr WELDON Or Judgment. .,
B. 81 as.aanea oe s es s
worker. aud. Lcl!e'e, faithful one I, the 6aE,
sat ae no f. 70 %li a.esssa a IT, 5 e.
plsase;l wbesies sonshs ~ myself or not. I
would BE- jtss1iGcd or aahoriscd IN rcfasins. /
sio Mad , mnst i,cn ,sSnfsSs !ca1 sSrs,hy wA my
Gtess Of the Gni;ed s:a,es. [Apr!ausc.] Ile aud
sefSea togeihcT wien ! vas Younger; and he,
always '3 Ieen friends. ' i believe s ''s We
Iaye 5 ;3way: M y asted 50EstRsE poli.te!y: hays n.y.;
patriotic representative and only can say in zc-
ference to what you have 1one In nominating me,
cided was li!e best, .:ud, hops that your action
myself Of our old friendship. i am sure he viii
General Ilu1lbu1, too, whose claims have hceIs
presented G. candidate, haS served In company
| patriot aud faithful man. could have vel
coined him 100 mud stood hy his side one Of ,hc
faithful standard hearers oi tue State Of Illinois.
eens bs,wssu M 1ns sIer ~1 no
| gentlemen aud mi self.
But, ny connsrymen, there are questions Pre-.
nc in ny juaemsat far am more iapossans @ ,han any any
private Interests tar more 1Mportsn: than any evcr
| wher. The decision has been made at the ballot
s the RsSs a tSaa b hS ed a
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crption q the great hoad Of io nat!ua At tho Tim
tho Ssst preservation ot ~ gteat end glorlea
land IN fls tina cause e loyalty 70 ths restoration
e th!s county !ApnlnMass, ~ 81 !Sok M ,n now nnol
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lin " MasHa s. hoSest and al io,a IAN, ts psopl
place4 nlM On nc1f tlckcL an! elette1 Hlu Vie
President IL bccsme President a. none but
man VINO can oe 60 ieathea ang at*posed eonl
81 q p
Wiz !he aesiss e Perform sons gtsat e r. +
deat II ttst ~, by the act q thls nan B2oth
and most taitht4lly has he porformed his duty
that only constituent who % made hlm fsesl5sn' a
hsve 6sen @satonias va wiiliag 4 taas n, a9,s
when theT laid down their arms 70 take oaGK seats
7 aso :, a but
them, and they could take no Other posi|toa;. A|. T
seistenee 70 H. Mona ,n,,
issaing Ra5don; nat!esas ,.. them AZ and IL !.
t5ons sbetmecn t6e statcs and ,hs G.nels
Governnent G1r were @ uncbsnrsd aud never for nd
som%5ense}a %ase}a their impndent demands 1pon tn
!, He pursued that course for months ia o2pos
! tion 10 the Congress Of the untted states, ~
were enaesxonng 70 fe:soIe tooss a'es e. 70 irS
they could be safely restored TO The Union-an
that was By adopting such a Constitutional amend
neni. and making 1t q ,parl q the fuud!
, ehsraeier IN ibis land. nd dfsw such iiue b
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