Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-13
He is Notified of His Nomination
by the Democratic COnVen-
tiOn at Baltimore.
Speech Of Senator DOOlittle-An-
sWer Of Mr.. Greeley-IntrO-
duetiOn of theCOmmittee.

New YORK, July 12.-The following
were the speeches made to-day on the
occasion Of the notification to Mr.. Gree
ley of his nomination by the Baltimore
Convention.
Mr.. Doolittle said: Mr.. Greeley-The
National Democratic Convention, re-
Gently held at Baltimore, charged us
with the pleasing duty Of waiting on you
in person, to notify you of its unani-
nous nomination of yOurselfas candi-
date for the Presidency. We were in
formed it would be agreeable to you to
meet us here at this time, and
we have come in a body to place
in your hands this official notification.
The published proceedings of our con-
vention show great unanimity, but those
only who took part in them can realize
the cordiality and enthusiasm with
which it resolved to sustain the Liberal
Republican movement, to cooperate
with all patriotic citizens TO support the
principles declared at Cincinnati; and
resolved also as the best and sUrest mode
of giving effect to those great principles
to nominate and to elect the same can
didate. We both witnessed and felt
that cOrdiality and enthusiasm. Mr..
DoOlittle then introduced the members
of the committee Individually to
Mr.. Greeley. When the ceremo-
ny of introduction was over Mr..
Greeley spoke as follows:
should need time were ] to attempt
to reply fifty and fully to the important
and, l need not say, gratifying cOmmu-
nication. 1t may be that l should reply
in writing, but as have lately addressed
a letter, which has been pretty widely
circulated, to the Liberal Republican
Convention, it may not be necessary. 1
can only say, now, that l accept your
nomination - accept it gratefully, in
the same spirit in which it was offered.
[Cheers.
l am, at present, in q position which
doubtless many would regard as proud
one, but which is still an embarrassing
one, because it involves the temporary,
and, trust, only temporary, annoyance
of a misconstructiOn of my motives on
the part of some valued and lifelong
friends. ! am confident that time alone
is necessary to vindicate my motives to
all candid Observers, and to convince
all, indeed, Of the disinterestedness and
patriotism of the course am pursuing,
and intended to pursue long before was
assured Ofso much cooperation and SYM
pathy. [Cheers.1 The time will come
and, l trust in God, the opportunity
too-when the world viii see that you
are no less Democrats because you have
the course you have, and that I
am no less a Republican because l ac-
cept your nomination. Cheers. Here
Mr.. Greeley's voice faltered with emo
ton. He recovered himself, and con-
tinued.] l am not much in the habit of
receiving nominations for the Presi-
dency [great laughter, and l am conse-
quently unable to reply as readily and
fiuently as other nominees might.
[ Renewed laughterl can only say
shall be happy to see all Of you, or so
many of you as can come, at my hum
bic farmer-hOme, where / shall be to-
and where we shall be able to
converse and confer more freely than
here. If you will come, 1 shall be hap
py to make you welcome to the best the
farm affords [more laughter and cheer
ingl and so / simply wish you farewell.