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Grant and Colfax
Official notifications Of Aeir nODinatioa-bt
trOductOrN Speeches Of The Campninn

Official notifications Of Aeir nODiAdtiou-bi In
troductory Speeches Of the Campaign
The committee of the Republican Nationa
Convention presented Gen. Grant and Schuy
Ter Colfax on Friday evening, at the residenc,
of Gen. Grant, with record of its proceed
ings and informed them of their nominations
About 200 persons were present.
Gen. Hawley addressed Gen. Grant in ap-
propriate and complimentary terms, and de-
liyered the records of the Convention
After the applause with which Mr. Haw-
ley's speech was received had ceased, Gen.
Grant spoke as follows
GEN. GRANTS SPEECH.
''Nlr. President and Gentlemen Of the National
Union Convention-I will endeavor in a very
short time to write you letter accepting the
trust you have imposed upon me. [Applause.
Expressing my gratitude for the confidence You
have placed in me will now say buta little, and
that to thank you for the unauimity with
which you have selected me as your candidate
for the Presidential office. can say in addition
that looked on during the progress Of the pro-
ceedings At Chicago with great deal Of interest,
and am gratifcd with the harmony and unanim-
ity which seem to have governed the deliberations
Of the Convention. If chosen to fill the high
office for which you have selected me, | viii give
its duties the same energy, the same spirit and
the same viii that | have given to the perform
ance of the duties which have deyolyed on me
heretofore. Whether | shall be able to perform
those duties 20 your entire satisfaction time viii
determine You have truly said in the course Of
your address that shall have no policy of my
own to enforce against the will of the people"
As the General concluded his speech there
was long continued applause.
Gen. Hawley then briefly addressed Mr.
Colfax, who replied -
Mr. coLFAX's SPEECH.
.'Nir. President Hawley. and Gentlemen-IIis- 7
tory has already proclaimed that the victories Of
the party you represent during the recent war
always gave increased hope and confidence To the
nation, while its reyerses and defeats ever in
creased the national peril. It is no light tribute
therefore, TO the millions Of Republicans in forty
two States and Territories represented IN the Chi
cago Convention, that our organization has been
So inseparlbly interviewer with the Lest Interests
0f the Republic that the triumphs AMI reyer-eS
Of one have been the triumph- and reyersc> ofthe
other Since the General Of our armies with III,
heroic followers has crushed the rebellion the
key note of its policy 'thatloyalty should govern
what loyalty preserved, has been worthy Of its
lonorei record in war. Cordially agreeing with
he platform adopted by its National Convention
nd resolutions thereto attached accept the
nomination, with which l have been hou.rel,
nd will hereafter communicate that acceptance
o you in the more formal manner thar usage re-
luires (LoHg continued demonstrations ofap
lhuse.)
The gentlemen present then advanced
md shook Gen. Grant and Speaker ColG'z by
he hand and c1ngratulatel them ou the
.holea OF the Convention. The party then
withdrew to room where collation. had
,ecn provided for them.