The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-05
Gen Grant Formally Notified CT his Eiect:oa.
Washington, Sunday. Feb. II.

Washington, Sunday, Feb. II.
The Joint Committee, cotuposed of Sena
tor Morton, Representative Jas. f. Wilson
ana Representative j. V. l.. Pruyn, Of
New York, appointed by Congress to
officially inform Gen Grant of his election
as President of the United States, waited
on him yesterday morning at 1890 O'Clock
at his headquarters, and discharged the
duty assigned them The ceremony took
place in the Generals private Office
About two dozen gentlemen were present.
among whom were nearly all the members
of the Generals staff, Representative Rcb
ertson, Gen Logan and one or two Lersonal
friends Of Gen. Grant. The whole affair
did not occupy more than twenty minutes.
After the usual cOurtesics Senator Morton.
Oh behalf Of the Committee, said :
REMARKS OF SENATOR MORTON.
GENERAL The Joint Committee, ap
pointed by the two Houses OF Congress
visit youths morning to notify You officially
that YOU have been elected President of
the United States for the term of four
years from the 4th cf March next The
great majority of Your countrymcn hail
your election with delight, while even those
who did not support you at the poll enter.
tain for you the highest confidence and re.
spect. The friends of our country and the
friends Of liberty throughout the world re.
joice at your elevation to the Presidency,
and all believe that you will bring to the
performance of your duty uualoyed pa
triotism, ipfexible integrity, great powers
of intellect and all the high qualities that
enabled you to achieve such distinguished
success 10 another sphere Of duty. They
cherish full faith in your ability aud
virtue, entertain the highest hopes of your
success, and that during your adminstrae
ton the work Of reconstruction will be com.
pleted and the wounds of civil war healed.
and that our country will take a new de
parture in growth, progress and prosperity
Senator Morton, then handed the official
notification to Gen. Grant, Of which the
following is copy:
BE it known that the Senate and House
OF Representatives Of the United States Of
America, being assembled at the Capitol in
the City of Washington, on the second
"Wednesday, being the 10th day of Febru
ary, in the year of our Lord 1863, the
under. written President Of the Senate, did,
in presence Of the Senate and House of
Representatives, open all the certificates,
and count all the votes Of the electors fol
President aud Vice President, by which
it appears that Ulysses S. Grant was duly
elected, agreeably to the Constitution,
President Of the United States, for four
years, commencing on the 4th day Of
March 1869.
In witness whereof l have hereunto set
my hand, and affixed the seal OF the
Senate, this 10th day Of February, 1869
b. T. WADE, President pro tenn.
OF the Senate
Gen. Grant, on receiving this certificate
made the following response, speaking very
deliberately and with evident embarrass
ment:
REPLY OF GEN. GRANT.
81 can promise the Committee that it
will be my endeavor to call around me as
assistants, such men only as l think will
carry out the principles which you have
sand the country desires to see successful
economy, retrenehment, faithful collection of