Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-02
Mr.. Greeley and the Democrats
HE FORMALLY ACCEPTS THE BALTIMORE soMIs.-
TION

He FORMALLY ACCEPTS THE BALTIMORE S3MIS.-
TON.
The following is Mr.. Grseley's acceptance Of
the Baltimore nomination -
NEW YORK, July Is, 1872
Gentlemen Upon mature delibera,ion it
seem. At that should give to your letter Of the
10Th instant some further and fuller response
than the hasty, unprecedented words 10 which
[ Acknowledged and accepted your nomination
at our meeting on the 18th. That your CONVEX
ton saw fit to accord its highest honor to one
who hal been prominently and pOintsdly oppos-
ell 10 your party in the earnest aud sometimes
angry controversies Of the last forty years ia
seniially noteworthy. That many OF you OIL
gin.lly preferred that the liberal republicans
should present another candidate for President
AMI would more readily unite with Us IN the
support Of Messrs. Adams or Trumbull or Davis
or Brown, is well known. eve my adoption At
Baltimore wholly to the fact that had already
been nominated at Cincinnati, Snd that con
centrstion Of forces upon any new ticket bal
been proved impracticEble Grathed as sm 81
YOUR concurrence in the Cincinnati nominations,
certain Is am that you would not have thus
concurred had YOU rot deemed me upright ard
cspable. I find nothing in the Circumstances ca
cula.ed 10 inh1me vanity OF nouriEh selfcoucet.
But that your convention SOW tx in adopting The
Cincinnati tioke; to reaiIirm the Cincinnati plat
forr1. is 10 me source Of the pro.oundest sltif-
f,.tian. That body was Constrained 20 take this
important step BY no party necessity, feSl Or
subp3sed. Ii might have scceYtcd the c1ai.-
d.,c, Of the liberal republicans upen grounds
entirely i;s ow1, or it might have Freseniei them
81 tie frs. nstonsl Eh.g convention ID har-
ris5n and Tyler, without any Platform whatever.
That il chose 70 plant itself deliberately ~
vote nearly unanimous upon the tul.1si aad clear
est enuncis;ion Of principles winch are a. once
inoo,tpstibly republican aud cmpha'.caily leul-
cratic, gives trustworthy assurance tha- A res
and more suspicious era is dawUing upon car
Io1g dis;racted country. Sone e the best ys1fs
and bs,t Efforts Of my life were devoted Q.
struggle agAins, chSttel t,ayeiy-s struggle
none the less esrnest OF sriu0us because -asTe-t
for constitutional Obligation constrained ne 30
act for the most part On the defensive il resist
srcs 10 the diffusion rather :haa ~ lUe,. e-l--s
for the extinction Cf human bondage. Through
Gu. most Of those years my VISION VS. unc1cefet
my exerti5us were rarely animated by even e.
urcs as hope that l should live 20 zee ny
country peopied by frcemen slare- The a 1r--
arce by your convention Of the ncIrnti p.k'-
form rs most conclusive proof tsat not merely
il s.vory abolished but that It's spirit = extinct
that despite the protects Of respectable but is--
,s;ed few, there remains sncrg ~ 20 party AMI
70 formidable interest which regrets the over
throw or deaires the re establsauelt % human
bondage. whether in letter o. IN sfi-i. sc
thereby justified IL M hope and trust ;1s- -re
first century Of American independents VII ms
close before the grand elemental trutts on which
its rizttfulness vas base! " j-ie'so. i-i t1e
Continental Congress Of 20 will 90 logger Do
-sf.Hs -Ir
have become the universally accepted ~ -.1-
orei foundations Of cur po.i;icsl fabric. E De-
msaI the prompt application o. t-"se f-le-
Neg 20 our existing condition hss ~ -.-.
what could flT tie complete enaa- patton ..
the blscks. now i-sis. on the fu-. ea-rsacl.f'-
raent q au my white c1uutryuen- ls' 7--s
zsv thar the 51n hiss ils. been reI1vci -r.u g.
but few hauirel elderly g-ut.emea, o. Eh1m
ELIGIBILITY to oEi.s can he u -iit.e conse gerce
Nv v.ew contemplate not ;'a lunit5is pro-
se-ifed. but the millions VINO are tealei The
ri,ht 10 be ruled ara represented 1y he men .t
their unfettersl choice Prescription Tsre A.
surI If these lil uc; with 90 elect the very men
whom they z5e f5rLilisu 90 c- re lsye
profound regard for the people oi t1ai Ne" ing
land. wherein | was born. and IN whose common
schools / Tss taught rank 10 other Tsege
above them in intelligence, capaciiy anu I'll. a.
worth But while they 10 many things well,
and zoue admirably, tnece is one thing whic1
an sure they cannot wisely or ssie.y rnierisAe,
aud that is the selection for S,s;es remote from
and unlike their osH, Of tie psre7us by Whon
,bess States shall BE represcntei in Congress. Il
they could 10 this % a good FIrnlse, thea re-
uublicsn institutions we've uult and s7stocsa-y
the only true political system Yet what hkye
VIC recently witnessed? Zs5u.on 3. Vance. the
uaquestio5ed choice Of large usJlrity Of TIE
urefent legislature Of North Carolina, mSj9riiy
bsckei by majority Of tie people who y1iei Al
its election, refused the seat in the federal Sensfe
10 which be vas fairly cho'en, sui the .sgls.s-
ture thus constrained to eh0ose smother In be
s,ea!. or Iesye the State unreFresen'ei 'lr years.
The votes u New Encisrl thus deprived S7rta
Carolina Of the Senator Of her clo.ca and con-
pellsl her 20 send another Ia bic steal another
who vs. in our late contest, LIE vance 4 reae.
AL fighting rebel, but who hzi uot served 10
Congress before the va Sc vance bal, though
tie latter remained faithful 90 the Union uat-
after the close q he term. ! protest sSa-ns, the
Gisfr.zchiscue1t Of State uresnu1ive.7 or
number Of States on grounds % Ua-rov an
technical IS this the tsct that the ssus Sela'2
which refused Vance he seat prcceJisi 90 fs-
move his disabilities after that seSt hat been Ill
ei by s-cthsr, only serves 10 ip,ace Il stronger
light the iaIiguity 20 North Carolina, an ihe
arbitrary. Capzicicus tyranny which dlcis,si o.
1 thank you, gentlemen, THAI Ky name IS 90 be
c5nsp.cuously &sJocisted with yours il deter
mined effort 10 render amnesty complete Eri
universal ia spirit, a. well As IL letter. Even
dsfsa. in suoh cEure would leave sting, while
triumph would rank with those victories Sh.-l
10 blood relisns. and which evoke 70 tesrs Ia.
those OF gratitude sai joy.
Gentlemen. yo1r platform, which !s z-s1 Ini1e,
sssures ne that the democracy y no. hencet-rih
TO stand for one thing snl rePu5irtuisu for su-
other but that those terms are TO mean IN r-'.-
ties as they slgays hS7e meant in tie dictionary,
Substantially one and the zane th.Lg, namely
equal rights, regardless Of crsel or cline or color
I hAil this - 5 genuine new departure from out
W0rn :cuis Snd meaningless contentious IN Tie
direction q progress All reform. Whether ]
shsll be found worthy to be.r the s-a-isrt of
the great li6eTsl movement which tie American
people nave insuguraJej Is to be determined 70,
By words hut by deeds With me if s,eA1i'y
advance, over me If fs,tsr. its grand array
moves on 70 Echieye for Cur country hcr E0riou5
benefcent destiny.
remain, eeutemc1,