Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-10
The Chicago Nominations.
Formal Acceptances by General Crant aud
Speaker COlfax.
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Inc following Is Gen. Grants reply to his
nomination by the National Union Republic
cans IN Convention at Chicago
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Nav 20. 1868.
To General JoseDh Il Halcleu. Presi9e5u of
tBe Naftonay T1ion Rem,IJica1 coyye1.
tion.
In formally receiving the nomination of
the National Trnion Rennblican Convention
of the DIST cf Nav instant If seems nroner
that some statement of NV views. bevond th,
mere aeceptance of the nomination. should he
exnressed The nroceedings of tbe Convan.
tion were marked with wisdom. moderation
and patriotism. and. | belieye. exnre.. the
feelings of the great mas. of those who sus.
tained the country through il. recent trials
indorse their resolutions If elected TO tbe
Office Of President Of the limited states n
will be nv endeayor to administer ali the
laws in good fiith. with economy and with
the view of giving peace. auiet and nrotee.
tion everywhere In times Ike the prosent
il ;s imnossible or ot loas, cro;nonh, in.
nroncr N Law down a nolicv 70 he adbored %
riobt or wrong through an administratiop of
four vears New noIit;col ;sspos mo, G,ro-
seen. are constantly arising Tho views of
the nuble an old ones arc constantlv cbang.
inc and purelv administrative officer should
alTave he icft free IN execrte the viii of tbe
neonie olw,v. have resnocted tbst vii
and alwavs shall Peace and universal nros.
nor;tv-;ts seopenco--vy;tb e.o,o,n, ~ al
ministrst;on viii Egh,en tho bnr3on oe tovo.
tiop while il constantly reduces The national
dcbt Ie,ns have nosce
with ,root resnect
yopr obedient servant
l. : GRANT
Inc lolloWlng Is the reply OF speaker Col-
TAX 70 the COMMITTEE announcing ms nomlna-
uon oy the Chlcago convention;
WAsHlNeroN. D. c.. MAY 80. 1865
To the Han p H,,,ze,, prs,;de,, If u,
Ngt;oyoi Ir1jon Reny5jjeon Coyre,,;o,
near S;r. The nir,f,rr, adontod .h,. tbo
natr;ot;c Corvont;on nvor yb;eh ron ,,,os;l
ed. and M. resolutions. which 30 6anniiv snr.
nlemcnt il So entirelv ayree with nv v;oyrs
as 10 ;nst national roiicr ,bot nv thanIs
arc dna IN tho deleg.tes ~ mneb f,r ,b;s
rIear and opsnicions decloration ~ ,,rincinIes
as for the nomination with which have baen
bonorsd and which e,,atefnlIv accent
When the great rebellion which imnoriled
the National existence was At last overtbrown
tho dntv of an others devolv;n, nm tboso on'
trusted viin rhe respoaslsili,irs &c ,o.;-l-.;a,,
evidently was to require that the revolted
States should be readmitted to participation
in the Government against which they had
warred, only on such basis as to increase
and fortify, not TO weaken and endanger, the
strength and power Of the nation Certainly
no one ought TO have claimed that they should
be readmitted under such a rule that their
organization as a State could ever again be
used, as at the opening Of the war, to defy
the national authority or to destroy the ma
tional unity. This principle has been the
pole-star Of those who have inAexibly insisted
upon the Congressional policy which your
Convention 50 cordially indorsed. Baffled
by Executive opposition, and by persistent
refusals to accept any plan of reconstruction
profefed by Congress, justice and public
safety at last combined to teach us that only
by an enlargement Of suffrage in those States
could the desired end be attained and that it
was even more safe TO give the ballot to those
who loved the Union than to those who had
sought Intellectually to destroy it. The as.
sured success of this legislation is being writ.
ten on the adamant of history, and will be
our triumphant yindication. More clearly
too, than ever before, does the nation now
recognize that the greatest glory of the re.
public is that it throws the shield of its pro.
lection over the humblest and weakest of its
people and vindicates the rights of the poor
and powerless as faithfully as those of the
rich and powerful. | rejoice, too, in this
connection. to find in your platform the frank
and fearless avowal that naturalized citizens
must be protected abroad at every hazard as
though they we're native born. Our whole
people are foreigners, or descendants of for.