Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-07-20
THE CONVENTION COmMITTEE
WAIT ON GREELEY.
Remarks of Mr.. DooIittIc Informing
Him of his Nomination.

New York, July 12.-The commit
tee appointed at Baltimore to notify
Mr.. Greeley of his nomination waited
on him to-day shortly after IL o'clock
at the Lincoln Club.
Ex Senator Doolittle then formerly
presented the official notification oi
the nomination.
Mr. Doolittle said:
Mr.. GREELEY-The National Dem
ocratic Convention, recently held al
Baltimore, charged US with the pleas
ing duty of waiting on you in person,
to notify you of its unanimous nomi-
nation of yourself as a candidate for
the Presidency. We were informed
it would be agreeable to you to meet
us here at this time, and we have come
in body, TO place in your hands this
official notification, The published
proceedings of our convention show
great unanimity, but those only who
took part in them can realize the cor
diality and enthusiasm with which il
resolved to sustain the Liberal Repub-
lican movement, to cooperate with all
patriotic citizens, to support the prin-
ciples declared at Cincinnati; and re-
solved also as the best and surest mode
of giving effect to those great princi-
pies, to nominate and to elect the same
candidate.
Mr.. Doolittle then introduced the
members of the committee indiyidu-
ally to Mr.. Greeley.
When the ceremony of introduction
was over, Mr.. Greeley spoke as fol-
lows:
l should need time were | to attempt
to reply fitly and fully to your import
ant and need not say gratifying com
Imunication. 1t may be that | should
reply in writing, but as / have lately
addressed a letter, which has been
pretty widely considered, to the Lib
eral Republican Convention, it may
not be necessary. / can only say now,
that / accept your nomination; accept
it gratefully, in the same spirit in which
it was offered. CChcers. | am at
present in position which doubtless
many would regard as a proud one
but which is still an embarrassing one
because it involves the temporary
and | trust only temporary-annoy-
ance Of a misconstruction of my mo-
tives, 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 disintcr-
estedness and patriotism of the course
am pursuing, and intended to pur-
sue, long before | was assured of SO
much cooperation and sympathy
[Cheers.l The time will come, and
trust in God the opportunity too, when
the world will see that you are no less
Democrats because you have pursued
the course you have, and that | am no
less a Republican because l accept
your nomination. [Chcers.
Here Mr.. Greeley's voice faltercd
with emotion. He recovered himself
and continued:
am not much in the habit of re.
ceiving nominations for the Presidcn-
cy .[great laughter and ! am conse-
quently unable to reply as readily and
fuently as others might. Renewed
laughter. | can only say, | shall be
happy to see all of you, or at least as
many of you as can come, at my hum
BILE farmer home, where | shall be to
morrow, and where we shall be able
to converse and confer more freely
than here. If you will come, | shall
be happy to make you welcome to the
best the farm affords [more laughter
and cheering j and so / simply wisl
you farewell.