Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-06-21
WAsnINaroN. june 18. 1s72.

| To the Honorable Thomas Settle and 9th
tional Republican Convention, held AT Phil
adeiphia on the 9th and 9th Of the present
month
Gentlemen Your note of the 10th
instant, conveying to me the action of
the Convention in placing my name in
the nomination for the office of Vice
President of the United States, is before
me. / need not give you the assurance
of my grateful appreciation of the high
honor conferred upon me by this action
of the 9th National Convention of the
Republican party. Sixteen years ago in
the same city was held the first meeting
of the men who, amid the darkness and
doubts of that hour of slave holding as
tendency and aggression, had assembled
in national convention to confer with
each other on the exigencies to which
that fearful domination had brought their
country. After a full conference the
highest point of resolve they could reach
the most they dared to recommend was
the avowed purpose to prohibit the ex-
istence of slavery in the Territories.
Last week the same party met by its
representatives from thirty-seven States
and ten Territories at the same great
centre of wealth, intelligence and power
to review the past, take note of the pres
ent and indicate its line of action for the
future. As typical facts, headlands of
the nations history, there sat on its plat
form. taking an honorable and promin-
ent part in its proceedings, admitted on
terms of perfect equality to the leading
hotels of the city, not only the colored
representative of the race which were
ten years before in abject slavery, but
one of the oldest and most prominent of
the once despised abolitionists to whom
was accorded as to no other the warmest
demonstrations of popular regard and
esteem, an ovation not to him alone, but
to the cause he had so ably sustained and
the adjustment of the duties on imports
so as to secure remunerative wages to la
Dor; the extension of bounties to all
soldiers and sailors, who in line of duty
became disabled the continual and care.
full encouragement and protection of vol
untary immigration, and guarding with
Jealous care the rights of adopted cit
IL, MS the abolition of the franking
privilege and the speedy reduction Of
the rates of postage ; the reduction OF
the national debt and rates Of interest
and resumption of specie payment the
encouragement of American commerce
and of shipbuilding; the suppression Of
violence and the protection of the ballot
box, so many years represented, and to
men and women living and dead who
toiled through long years of obloquy and
self-sacrifice for the glorious fruition o
that hour. 1t hardly needed the bril-
liant summary of its platform to SCI
forth its illustrious achievements. The
very presence of those men was alone
significant of the victories achieved, thu
progress already made, and the great dis
lance which the nation had travelled be
tween the years 1856 and 1872. Blu
grand as has been It's record. the repub
lican party rests not on its past alone
| it looks to the future and grapples witt
its problems of duty and of danger. i
proposes as objects of its immediate &C
conplishment, complete liberty ant
exact equality for all )" the enforcement
of the recent amendments to the Nation
al Constitution the reform in the civil
service; the national domain to be Sc
apart for homes for the people. 1t also
placed on record the opinions and pur
poses of the party in favor of amnesty
against all forms of reputation, and in
dorsed the humane and peaceful policy
of the administration in regard to tn,
Indians. But while clearly defining anC
distinctly announcing the policy of th,
republican party on these questions o
practical legislation and administration
the Convention did not ignore the grea
social problems which are pressing thei
claims for solution, which demand tn
, most careful study and wise considera
ton. Foremost stands the labor ques
: ton. Concerning the relations of CAPT
| tai and labor, the republican party &C
cepts the duty of so shaping Legislation
as to secure full protection and the am
plest field for capital, and for labor, tn
creation of capital, the largest opportuni
ties, and just share of mutual profit
of these two great servants of civilizs
ton. To woman, too, and her new de
: mands it extends the hands of gratefu
recognition and profers it most respec
full inquiry. 1t recognizes her noble d,
votion to the country and freedom we
comes her admission to wider fields {
+ usefulness and commends her demand
: for additional rights to the calm an
: careful consideration of the nation; /
: guard well what has already been secui
/ ed /; to work out faithfully and wisel