The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-22
GEN. JOHN W. GEARY's sPEEcH

We give below full report of the address
made by General Geary, in his acceptance
, of the nomination bestowed upon hin by the
, Union Convention of Pennsylvania.
Mr. President, gentleman of the Conven-
tlon and fellow citizens II meet YOU un-
der circumstances that fill my heart with
the deepest emotion and the profoundest awe.
ana know of no language by which can
adequately express to you the feelings
which this signal and most emphatic mani
iestatlon OF your favor and confidence has
impressed me. And indeed think would
De wanting IN the great characteristics of
our nature, if were not deeply affected.
II stranger had entered this city to-day,
ne would scarcely have failed to be impress
ed by the enthusiasm and earnestness with
have beegh bte dtalgh}s{at292sa daf fit GqRK GeqRKTrrn
strains of music, the tumuItuous cheers of
the crowd, the exullant roars of artillery,
and the general enthusiasm which has eve-
rywhere pervaded The people around us, may
well be taken as indicative of the general
Endorsement which the people of the State
at large will accord to your action. And a.
mong your own asSemblages, as well as in
the streets OF this city, you may readily re-
cognize many Of the men who have done
battle for the country and her institutions
amid the curling smoke of wel-contested
fields.
Under all Of these circumstances. you,
gentlemen of the Convention, induced, no
doubt, by considerations which you consd-
cred satisfactory, have chosen me as the
standard-bearer of the great Union National
Republican party in the coming contest for
Governor Pennsylvania. (Great appause.)
And you have thus selected me from among
the many worthy, honorable, patriotic, and
intelligent gentlemen. who were my COM
petltors for the nomination, gentlemen whose
patriotism and intelligence no one can doubt,
| feel, therefore, that you have imposed up
on NE debt of gratitude which long years,
ay, lifetime, devoted 10 the public service
and the interest and honor of PENNSYLVANIA,
can never cancel. have to ask, in oil hu-
manity, that | may be made fully sensible
OF the great responsibilities which dev0lve
upon me; and that | may be strengthened
with sincere, determined purposes to advance
all the true principles Of humanity, and the
best interests of the country, in every wor-
thy, honorable, and patriotic enterprise
Profoundly sensible Of and grateful for so
distinguished an evidence of your esteem
and confidence, with g firm and unwaver-
ing determination to sustain the great prln-
ciples of equal justice which underie our re-
publican institutions, with hearty indorse-
ment of the principles embodied in the plat
form, | accept the nomination. (Applause.)
accept it, not in the belief that in my own
person | possess any intrinsic merit, or have
rendered any service to my country which
entitled me to receive the nomination, butt
accept it as matter due to $4,000 soldiers
of Pennsylvania, who have done battle for
their country and have rendered services
whose value can never be estimated and TO
whom we are indebted for a home and a
country.
On their account, as one selected by them
TO accept and receive this matter at your
hands, and viewing it as a compliment to
them, thank you most heartily. And | as
sure you, my fellow citizens and gentlemen
Of the Convention, that as far as possess the
abii ity, and with the aid OF the powerful T.
nion men of Pennsylvania, the coming grand
political battle shall be fairly and honorably
conducted to its legitimate termination and
still grander victory.
| beg to again return you, fellow-citiZens
and gentlemen of the Convention, my un-
feigned thanks for the honor you have con-
ferred upon me.