The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-23
Gen. Hlair's Letter Accepting the
Nomination for the Vice
Presidency.
WASHINGTON, July "a.

inhtlON lON lCE a lf1tNN'ff 4
been received here;
To Gen. George w. Morgan, Chairman OIL
the Committee of the National Demo
cratic Convention
GENERAL-I take the earliest opportunity
Of replying 70 yoar letter notifying me OF
nv nomination for Vice President OF the
Tinted States BY the national democratic
convention, recently held in the city OF new
York. / accept, without hesltAuon' 'ne
nomination rendered in a manner so graz"
fying, and give you and the committee my |
thanks for the very kind and complimentary |
language in which you have conveyed 10
me the decision of the convention
| have carefully read the resolutions
adopted by the convention, and most cor
daily concur in every principle and SEMI,
ment they announce. Ny opinion upon al
the questions which divide the great con.
tending parties have been freely expressed
on all suitable occasions, and DO not deem
il necessary at this time to repeat them'
| The issue upon which the contest turns IS
clear, and cannot be Ubscured or distorted
nv the sophistries Of our adverssries. They
all resolve themselves into the old and ever,
recurring struggle of few men 10 ABSORB
the political power Of this nation. This Gi'
fort, under every conceivable name and dis'
guise, has always characterized the oPpo'
nents Of the democratic party, but al no
time has the attempt assumed so open and
daring a shape as in this contest.
| The adyersaries of free and constitutional
government, in defiance Of the express Ian
gunve of the constitution, have erected a
military despotism in ten Of the states OF the
Union, have taken from the President the
mower vested in him by the supreme law,
and have deprived the supreme court OF ITS
jurisdiction: aud the right OF trial by jury,
and the great writ Of right, the hGbeds cor
pus,-the shield Of safety for every citizen
which have descended to US from the earliest
traditions of our ancestors, and for winch
our revolutionary fathers fought TO secure
, to their posterity forever in the fundamental
charter Of our liberties, have been ruthIessIy
t,ampled under foot by the fragment OF
| congress; whole states and communlhe
? Of our people have been attained
= convicted and condemned, and deprived o
their rights as citizens without present
ment, trial or witnesses,-but by congress
!. sional enactment Of er post tdcto laws, an,
i. in defiance Of the constitutional prohibition
. DENYING to a full and loyal congress the at
! thority to pass any bill Of sttauder or {
post fdctO law.
70 The same usurping authority has subst
er tuted as electors, in place OF men OF yot
4 own race, thus illegally attained and on
franchised, host of ignorant negroes, wh
e are supported in ideness with the publ
=: money. and combined together to strip tn
n white race Of their birthright, through Il
20 management Of freedmen's bureaus aud en-
ID. issnries Of cOnspiratOrs in other states; AZ
to complete the oppression, the multa
ia. power Of the nation has been placed at the
cir disposal. In order 70 make this barbsrs
nix supreme, the military leader under who
N, prestige this usurping congress has taxi
IN. refuge since the condemnation OF the
lot schemes by the free people Of the north,
pal the elections of the last year, whom N
ey have selected as their candidate to She
tn. Themselves from the result of their woke
he ness and crime, has announced his acc
il lance of the nomination and his willingnc
US. TO maintain their usurpations over S,OOO,O
ch white people Of the south, fixed to the ear
nd with bis bayonets. He exclaims "Let
nd have peace" "Peace reigns in WARSAW
The was the announcement that heralded
doom of the liberties of nation. II
ng empire is peace" exclaimed Bonapar
10. when freedom and its defenders expired u
de. der the sharp edge of the sword. The pea
me TO which Grant invites US is the peace
IKE despotsm and death,
lis When we seek to restore the copstitutl
a by executing the will of the people, c.
- IL r,anpetrueti0, aptq aires
ay, pronounced upon in the elections OF L
his year, and which WILL | am convinced,
in. still more emphatically expressed by
election of the democratic candidate
zee. President of the United States, we are
adj. nonnced as revoutionists by the partlz'
md Of this vindctive congress. Negro sutira
ute which the popular votes of New York, \
at. Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Z
of nectiCut, and the other states have
ade demned Ms expressly against the letter
BILE the constitution, must stand, because Il
ers senator's and representatives have wilIed
nks If the people shall again condemn tn
oy. atrocious measures by the election OF
eat democratic candidate for President, t
in must not be disturbed, although decided
SITS, be unconstitutional by the supreme co
me and although the President is sworn
in maintain aud support the constitution.
ent, will of fraction of congress, relnsor
The with its parti2an emissaries, sent to
do south and supported there by soldiery, N
stand against the will of the people and
decision Of the supreme court, and the
eek. emn oath of the President, to MAINTAIN
the support the constitution.
rn l. 1t revolutionary to execute the will
NV the people? Is it revolutionary in the +
zen, ident to keep inviolate his oath to SUPP
tax the constitution This false conStruc
Dor of the vital principles of our governmer
,;r, the last resort Of those who would sway
5'' supercede our time honored institute,
sec The nation will say the constitution mus
eply restored, and the will of the people az
3 of prevail. The appeal to the peaceful bt
of to attain this end is not revolution. /
make war and revolution who attemI
arrest this quiet mode OF putting aside L
ton tary despotism and the usurpstions
us fragment of congress asserting sbso
ern. power over that benign system OF regult
of liberty left US by our fathers. This 1
be allowed to take its course. This IS
ghty only road to peace. 1t will come with
our election of the democratic candidate,
mon not with the election OF the mailed wal
fra whose oayonets are now az t''e 'N,o ga
100000 of people in the sonth, to cor
them to support him as candidate Tor
presidency, and TO submit to the DONNA
mao. Of an alien race of semi barbarons men
Iowa perversion of truth, of Hudacity, Of mis-
said resentatiou, can exceed that which halls
his candidate in arms as an angel of peace
con. am, very respectfully, your obed
don't servant hANN ! D.. Dc.
sople lA..- =.
cor w. H. LUNDY
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