The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-07-24


ment, of peace and prosperity to our
country. (Great cheering. But l
have been caught up by the whelming
tide that is bearing us on to great po-
litical change, and find myself una
BILE to resist its pressure. Loud cheers.
You have also given to me a copy Of
the resolutions put forth by the Conven-
ton, showing its position upon all the
great questions which now agitate the
country. AS the presiding officer of
that Convention, | am familiar with
their scope and import, and as one of
its members L am a party to their
terms; they are in accord with my
views, and / stand upon them In the
contest upon which we are now enter
ing and | shall strive to carry them
out in future wherever 1 may be placed,
in public or private life. Cheers. /
congratulate you, and all conservative
men, who seek to restore order, peace,
prosperity, and good government to
our land, upon the evidences every
where shown, that we are to triumph
at the next election. Prolonged cheer
ing. Those who are politically oppos-
ed to us fiattered themselves there would
be discord in our councils; they mis-
took the uncertainties of our views as
to the best methods of carrying out
our purposes for difference of opinion
with regard to those purposes. They
mistook an intense anxiety to do
no act which should not be wise and
iudicious for a spirit of discord, but
during the heightened proceedings and
earnest discussions Of the Convention
there has prevailed an entire harmony
of intercourse, patient forbearance,
and a selfsacrificing spirit, which are
the sure tokens of coming victory.
Accept for yourselves, gentlemen, my
wishes for your future welfare and
happiness. [Cheers, In few days 1
will answer the communication you
have just handed me by letter, as is
the customary form. Tremendous
and long-continued cheering.
Mr.. Tilden-I have now the honor
to present to this meeting, Major Gen
eral Francis P. Blair, Jr.
The appearance of General Blair was
the signal for renewed enthusiasm, lit
tie if at all inferior to that which
had greeted Governor Seymour, and
which was continued at such length
that the General became somewhat fa-
tigued while waiting for a chance to
speak. At length General Morgan
took advantage of temporary quiet to
speak as follows:
Gen. Morgan Tenders the Nomination TO
Gen. Blair.
GENERAL BLAIR: The committee
appointed by the Convention have
made it my pleasing duty, sir, to an
nounce your unanimous nomination
as the Democratic candidate for Vice
President of the United States ap-
plauseI and in rendering to you sir,
this nomination, / feel sure that it will
not only be hailed with acclamation
by your fellow citizens througout the
United States, but by thousands of
your gallant comrades on many we'll
fought field applause and who will
once again rally to the stars and stripes
and the defence of free institutions.
Applausel.
Major General Francis p. Blair, Jr.,
accents the Nomination for Vice Pres
ident.
General Blair, after the tumultuous
applause which greeted him had subsi-
ded said: Mr. Chairman accept the
platform of resolutions passed by the
late Democratic Convention, and | ac-
cept their nomination-(great cheer
ing)-with feelings of profound graft
tude, and, sir, [ thank you for the We
ry kind manner in which you have al
ready conveyed to me the decision of
the Democratic Convention. | accept
the nomination with the conviction
that your nomination for the Presiden-
C,y - OllC winch Will NlAI uo W WI ee'Aii
victory-(applause) and because | be-
lieve that the nomination is the most
proper nomination that could be made
by the Democratic party. (AppIause.) J
The contest which we wage is for the
restoration of constitutional govern
ment-( Cheers and it is proper that
we should make this contest under the
lead of one who has given his life to
the maintenance of constitutional gov
ernment. (Applause.) We are to
make the contest for the restoration of
those great principles of government
which belong to our race. Great APP
plause.) And my fellow citizens, it is
most proper that we should select for
our leader a man not from military
life, but one who devoted himself to
civil pursuits, who has given himself to
the study and the understanding of the
Constitution and its maintenance with
all the force Of reason and Judgment.
Applause. My fellow citizens, l
have said that the contest before us was
one of the restoration of our govern
ment, it is also one for the restoration
of our race. Applause, long, contin-
ued. 1t is to prevent the people of
our race from being eXiled from their
homes cheers, l-eXiled from the gov
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