The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-07-13
Acceptance Of NIessrs. seymour
and IBlair.I

, acceptance OF NheSsrS. seymour
and Biair.I
\ New YoRK, July I /. The following
His Gov. Seymour's response to tn
committee of the National ID emocrati
q Convention Ia
Il Mr.. Chairmdls and Gentlemen Of III
Convention--I tliInk you for the court
eous terms in which you have commu
nicated to me the action of the Demo
cratic Convention. / have no word
adequate to express my gratitude TO
the good will and Kindness which tina
body has shown tonne. It's nomina
ton was unsought and unexpected
1t was my ambition to take an activ,
part, from which, am now excluded
in the great struggle going on fos the
restoration Of good government, d
! peaces and prosperity to our. country
| [Great cheering.l But / have beer
caught up BY Overwhelming tide that is
bearing us on to great political
change, and findmyself unable to re-
|sist its pressure, [Applause. iss
i VA You bave also given TO me d copy Of
i the resolutions put forth by the Con
vention, showing Its position upon all
the great questions which now agitate
the country. AS the presiding officer
of that Convention, ! am familiar with
theirscope and import, and as one Of
| its members / am 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
outin the future wherever may be
placed, in public or private life.
| TApplause. congratulate you, all
Conservative men who seek to restore
order, peace, prosperity and good
government to our land, upon
theevidencesy everywhere, shown that
we are to triumph at the next election.
TPr )longed cheering. / 'i5ii f K
Those who are, politically opposed
to Us fattered themselves there would
be discord in our councils. They
mistook the uncertainties Of our views
as to the best methods Of carrying out
ourpurposes for differences of opinion
with regard to those purposes. They
mistook an intense anxiety to do no act
which should not be wise and judicious
for a spirit of discord, but during the
ngthened proceedings and earnest
discussions Of the Convention there
has prevailed AN entire harmony Of
intercourse, a patient, forbearance and
notwithstanding spirit which aare the
sure tokens Of 4 coming victory. i',T II ,l,,t
Accept for yourselves, gentlemen,
my wishes for your future welfare and
.happine ssa [Cheers.1 In q few days
[ willlanswer the communication you
have just handed me, by letter, as is
the customary FORM Tremendous
and long continued cheering.
Gen, Blair responded as foll6wss i
accept the platform Of resolutions.
passed by the late Democratic Con-
yention, and accept their nomination
with feelings of the most profound
gratitude. And, sir, / thank you for
the very kind manner in which You
have. conveyedlto me the decision of
the Democratic National Convention.
/ accept the nomination with the feel
ingIthat your nomination for the Pres
idency is one which will carry us to
certain victory, applause,1 and be-
cause T. believe that that nomination
is the most appropriate, nomination
that could have been made iby the
Democratic Convention. e
The contest which we wage is for
the restoration of constitutional gov
eminent, cheers, and it is ,appropri-
ate that I'VE should make the contest
under tile lead of one who has given
his life to the maintenance Of aconsti-
tutional government h 4 Renewed
cheers] Wenake thisc contest for the
restoration of those great principles
of government which belong to our
race ;Aand, N.Y. fellow-citizens, it is
most proper that we should select for
our leader a man not from military
life, but one who has devoted himself |
to civil pursuits; one who has given
to the study, to the under
of our constitution, and its
with all the force sof rea-
son and Judgment. laSsSs-) I
Ny fellow citizens, ! have said that
he contest before US was one for the
OF our Government; tits
also for the restoration of our race
Loud cheers.]N It is to prevent the,
5eopleof one race from being exiled |
rom stheir homes, exiled from the Goy-1
eminent which they formed and Gre
tied for themselves and theirchjldren,
Ind to prevent them from being driven
tut in exile or trodden under foot byl
IN inferior, and seml- barbarous race.
Applause. In this contest, we shall |
lave the sympathy of every man who
s worthy to belong to the white race.
What civilized people on earth
would refuse to associate with Them
elves, in all the rights, and honors and /
Iignities Of their country, such men
s Lee and johnson Avoice, none,
Io1e. What civilized country on
arth would fail to do honor to those
vhoy fighting for an erroneous cause, f
ct distinguished themselves by gal Il
antry never surpassed Applause
n that contest for which they are r
ought 10 be distinguished and to be
killed from their homes, they proved
themselves worthy to be our peers
At this, point there was ominous ST !,
by repressed elapping II
T hands, and faint cheers ~ d Ii
My fellow citizens, it is not my pprs
ose to make any heightened address,, /
~ o;,,o,,l,y n axzn,.aeoi NV o5rotitnda for