Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-18
SELF and | will not trespass upon your
courtesy long, but will now cheerfully
yield the floor. [Great applause.
Horace Greeley Accepts the Demo.
cratic Nomination.
New YORK, July II:


The committee appointed by the Balti-
more Convention to communicate to Mr.
Greeley his nomination. consisting giof ex-
Senator Doolittle, of Wisconsin; James
S Thaver, of New York; Judge Abbott,
of Massachusetts James Chesnut, of
South Carolina; John C. Burch, of Ten
.nessee,, andeA. A. Miller, Of illinois,. ar
rived at the Fifth avenue Hotel, every
member being present.
Soon after twelve o'clock the committee
proceeded to the Lincoln Club room to
meet Mr.: Greeley, w;,o was present with
two or three friends to receive them. Sen
ator Doolittle, addressing Mr.. Greeley
said the National Democratic Convention
had devolved upon the committee now
present the pleasing duty to wait upon
him in person to notify him Of bis unani-
nous nomination for the Presidency by
that convention, the official notification Of
which he now presented to him. The
published report Of the proceedings show
ed that there was great unanimity, but
only those who took part in them had any
idea of the enthusiasm with which it was
determined to sustain the Liberal Repub-
| lican movement, ard to support the prit-
ciples contained in the Cincinnati plat
form, and they felt that the surest means
of doing so was to nominate and elect the
some candidates. The senator. thep in
troduced each member of the committee
to Mr.. Greeley, who, after cordial greet
;no renlied 70 The announcement. Gree
lev said that perhaps it needed more time
and consideration before replyingfully to
such an important communication 1t
may be that he should have replied Ia
writing, but, inasnuch: as he had address
ed letter to committee of another con
vention which had been extensively put-
lished, perhaps it was not necessary that
he should, at this time. make formal and
full reply. He accepted the nomlnatlon;D
he said, and, with more pleasure from
the gratifying spirit with which it was
presented" His position was proud
one, and it was nevertheless an. embar-
RAISING one, but he trusted this embarrass,
ment was only temporary, 1t subjected
hin1A TO misconstruction on the part ofvai-
ued and lifelong lrlenuS,' put He was 40
sured that TIME only was necessary to
| tindicate his motives, and the. dslnter-
ested and patriotic course he had deter
mined to pursue before he received such
hearty cooperation, while you" said Mr..
Greeley ain making this nomination are
lnot less Democratic, but even more 50
than had you taken the opposite course. 1,
in accepting it, was as much Republican
as ever was" Applause. He was
not much accustomed, he said, to receive
nominations for President If he hal been,
probably he should have responded more
ftly. This was all he had to say, except
to invite the members of the committee,
or as many of them as could make it con-
venient, to visit him at his farm at Chap
paaiua. He could assure them Of warm
welcome. He should be there tomorrow,
and they could then consult and confer
more freeley than at this time"
The committee then withdrew, and
Greeley made brief visit to the national
committee of the Liberal Republicans