Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-30
A Letter from General Hancock
Cordially IndOrsiDg the New
York Nominees.

York Nominees.
The subjoined correspondence fully ex-
plains ITSELF Gen. HANCOCK gives an
earnest and ungrudging supportto the New
York nominees-SEYMoUR and BLAIR. By
their election he thinks the good of the
country will be promoted and 7''the spirit
of revolution, which had invaded every
sacred precinct of liberty" will be rebuk-
ed. Like Mr.. PENDLEToN, he thus calls
upon all the well wishers of the country to
vote the Republican party out of power
This man fought brayely to maintain the
Union, and he proposes to vote to the same
end. The votes of all true Union men
should be thrown in the same way Here
with we give the correspondence between
S. T. GLOVER, Esq, and General HANCOCK
.'tr .gse51rn ST. LOUIS, July 18th, 1868.
MAJOR GENERAL HANcoGK--Dear Sir:--I
deem it proper to direct your attention to
statements made by the Radical press, to
the effect that1you are greatly dissatisfit d
with the results of the National Democrat
ic Convention, The object of these state-
nents Is to create an impression that you
do not aequiesce in the Judgment of the
Convention, and that your friends do not,
and in consequence Seymour and Blair will
not have their cordial support. L wish you
to know, General, that have taken the
liberty to pronounce these statements false,
and to assure those who have spoken with
me on the subject that nothing could cause
you more regret than to find your friends OF
any of them less earnest in supporting the
ticket which has been nominated than they
would have been had your own name stood
in the place of Mr.. Seymour's. N H-5IlG
q am, sir, very sincerely your friend,
S. T. GLOVER.
NEWPORT, r. l., July IL, 1868.
To S. T. Glouer, Esq: '' '''.'
DEAR SIR: II am greatly obliged fol
your favor of the 18th inst. Those who
suppose that do not acquiesce in the work
of the National Democratic Convention, OF
that / do not sincerely desire the election
of its nominees, know very little of my
character. Believing, as / really do, that
the preservation of the constitutional gov.
ernment ieminently depends on the sue
cess of the Democratic party in the com.
ing election, were l to hesitate in its can
did support l feel / should not only falsify
my own record. but commit crime against
my country. Inever aspired to the Presi-
dency on account OF my self. L never
sought its doubtful honors and certain la
bors and responsibilities merely for the DO
sition. My own wish was to promote, If ]
could, the good of the country, and to re-
buke the spirit of revolution which had in
vaded every sacred precinct OF liberty
When, therefore, you pronounced the state.
ments in question false you did right.
Principles and not men is the motto for
the rugged crisis in which we are now
struggling. Had 1 been made the Presi-
Dental nominee, should have considered
it tribute not to me but to the principles
which had proclaimed and practiced. But
shall l cease to revere those principles be-
cause by mutual political friends another
has been appointed to put them into execu-
tion? Never, never. 3 H'-H
These, sir, are my sentiments, whatever
interested parties may say to the contrary,
and l desire that all may know and UNDER
stand them. 1 shall ever hold in grateful
remembrance the faithful friends, who,
hailing from every section of the Union,
preferred me by their votes and other eX-
pressions of confidence both in and out OF
the convention, and shall do them all the
justice to believe that they were governed
by patriotic motives; that they did not pro-
pose simply to aggrandize my personal for
tunes, but to save their country through
me, and that they will not now suffer any
thing like personal preference or jealousies
to stand between them and their manifest
duty. -.-t.-. r
1 have the honor to be, dear sir,
Very respectfully yours,
r .l-#.a "A" WINFIELD S. HANCOCK