The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-13
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TO THE REGISTER
OUR CANDIDATES.
Formal PreSentdir -.
Nomination. i
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~ roe>, July ll.-The committee
N;hSna,yd by the National Democratic
dTe,SSSsntion to present the nomination
70 candidates, performed the dutytas-
signed them last evening at Iammany
Hall in the presence ola great concourse
of spectators. General Morgan, OF
Ohio. Chairman of the committee, In
brief and appropriate address, made
formal tender of the nominations to
Governor Seymour and General Blair.
Governor Sey mour replied as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Contention Il thank you for the cour-
teous terms in which you have commu-
nicated to me the action of the Demo
cratic Convention. TCheers. | have
no words adequate to express my graft
tuae for the good will and kindness
which that body has shown 10 me. Its
nomination was unsOught and unex-
pected. Ii was my ambition to take an
active part, from which | am now eX-
cluded, in the great struggle now going
on for the restoration of a good Gov
ernment, of peace and prosperity 10
our country. Great cheering.J But
/ have been brought up 10y the whelm-
ing tide that is bearing us on to the
great political change, and L find
myself unable TO resist its pressure
[Cheers.l You have also given to me
a copy OF the resolutions put forth by the
Convention, showing its position upon
all the great questions which nSw
agitate the country. As presiding Off
Ger Of that Convention, | am familiar
with their scope and terms. They are
in accord with my wish, and | stand
upon them in the contest into which
we are now entering, and | shall strive
to carry them out in future whether |
may be placed in public or private life.
Cheers. | congratulate you, and all
conservative men who seek to restore
order, peace, prosperity and good gov
eminent TO our land, upon the evidences
everywhere shown that We are to tri-
umph at The next election. Cheers.
These who are politically opposed to us
tlattered themselves there would be dis
cord in our councils, but they miStook
the uncertainties of our views rs the best
methods of carrying out our purposes
for the difference of opinion with re-
gard to those purposes. They mlst0ok
al intense anxiety to do no act which
should not be wise and iudicious for a
spirit of discord, but during the length.
eued proceedings, aud earnest discus
sions of the Convention, there has pre-
vailed au entire harmony Of inter
course, political foIbearance, and n
self. sacrificing spirit, which are the
sure tokens of Il coming victory. Ac-
cept for yourselves, gentlemen. my
wishes for yCur welfare and happiness.
[Cheers.
In few days Will answer the com
munication you have just handed me,
by letter, as is the customary form.
Tremendous and long continued cheer
ing.]
The following is the speech made by
General Blair, last evening, i'll reply to
General Morgan: accept the plat
form of resolutions passed by the late
Democratic Convention, and | accept
their nomination with feelings of the
most profound gratitude; and, sir,
thank you for the very kind manner
in which you have conveyed to me the
decision of the Convention. | accept
the nomination with the feeling that
your nomination for the Presidency
is one which will carry us TO certain
victory, Applause, and because | be-
lieve that nomination ID tho most APP
prspriate that could be made by the
Democratic Convention. The contest
we wage is for the restoration Of Con-
stitutional government. [Chcers. And
it is appropriate that we should make
this contest under the lead of one who
4. 4 I g.. h..
Unconstitutional government. Cheers
We make this contest Tor tue restOra
ton of the principles of the govern
ment which belong TO our race, and,
my fellOw-citizens, il is most proper
that we should select our leader not
from among the military, but Que who
has devoted himself to civil pursuits,
given himself to the study Of the un-
derstanding of our Constitution and its
maintenance with all the force of reason
and Judgment. NY fcllow-citizens,
have said the contest before us was one
for the restoration of our government.
Ii is also for the restoration of our race.
TCheers.l 1t is 10 prevent the people of
one from being excluded from their
homes, exiled from the government
which they formed and created for
themselves and for their children, and
to prevent them from being driven into
exile or troddcn under foot of semi
barbarous race. Applause. In the
contest We shall have the sympathy of
every man who is worthy to belong 10
the white race. What civilized people
on earth would refuse to associate with
themselves, in all the rights and hon
ors aud digniticS of this country. such
men "a Lee and Jahnsou' Voices,
none" "uouc,'l What civilized
country weuld fail to do honor
to those who we 70 lighting for
all erroneous cause, Vet dis
tiuguished themselves by gallintry
never surpassed; Il Applansr,1 in that
contest for which they are sought to be
DISTINGUISHED and exilcd from their
homes. In that contest they proved
themselves to be our peers.
Ny fellow-citizens, 1t is not my pur-
pose to make a heightened address, but
to simply express my gratitude for the
distinguished honor which has been con
ferred upon me, and how from my heart
! reiterate the words OF thanks that foil
from NY lips when rose.
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