The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-14
GRANT AND WILSON.
Senator Wilson'S Letter of Accept.
ance,

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Senator Wilson'S Letter Of Accept
ance.
WASHINGTON, June 13-The following
is Senator Wilson's letter OF acceptance
Of the Philadelphia nomination
WASHINGTON, June IA.
To Hon. TRos. Settle and Others, Presiden
and Ncs Presidents Of ae Republican
Convention held al PHILADELPHIA:
GENTLEMEN:-Your note Of the 1Ol
instant conveying 10 me the action Of thu
Convention In placing my name in nom
inRtion for the Office Of Vice President o
the United States Is before me. I neeC
not give you the assurance Of my grateful
appreciation OF the high honor conferred
on me by this action ol the Fifth National
Convention Of tho Republican party. Six,
teen years ago, in the same city, was
held the first meeting, who, amid
the darkness. and doubts OF thai
hour Of slave holding ascendency and az.
gression had assembled in national con.
Vention to confer with each other on the
exigencies to which that fearful domi.
nation had brought their country. After
a full conference the highest point ol
resolve they could reach, the most they
dared to recommend, was the ayowed
purpose to prohibit the extension Of sla.
very in the territories. Last week that
same party met by It's representatives
from thirty.seven States and ten terrific.
ries, at the same great centre of wealth
intelligence and power, to review the past
take note of the present, and indicate It's
line of action for the future. As typical
facts, headlandso Of the nations recent his.
tory, there sat on It's platform, taking
prominent and honorable part in It's pro.
ceedings, and admitted on terms of per.
feet equality to the leading hotels Of
the city, not only the colored rep.
resentadves Of the race which were
ten years before in abject slavery, but one
ot 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 30 ably, and for SO
many years represented, and to the men
and women, living and dead, who had
toiled through the long years Of obloquy
and seIt.sacrifice for the glorious fruition
of, that hour. It hardly needed the bril-.
liant summary Of its platform to
set forth It's illustrious achievements.
The very presence of those men was
alone significant Of victories already
achieved, the progress already made and
the great distance which the nation had
travelled between the years 1856 and
1879. But grand as has been its record the
Republican party rests not on its past
alone. 1t looks to the future and crap.
Piles with It's problems Of duty and danger
It proposes as the objects Of Its immediate
accomplishment complete liberty and
exact equality for all. The enforcement
OF the recent amendments to the National
Constitution, reform in the civil service
the National Domain to be sci
apart for homes to the people, the
adjustment OF duties on imports sc
as to secure remunerative wages fol
to labor; the extension of bounties to all
soldiers and sailors who, in the line o.
duty, became disabled; continued and
careful encouragement and protection tc
volunteer immigration, and guarding with
jealous care the rights Of adopted citizens
the abolition Of the franking privilege ant
speedy reduction OF the national deb
and rates Of interest, and the resumption
of specie payments; encouragement t
American commerce and ship.building
suppression of violence and protection o
the ballot box. 1t also placed on recorC
the opinion and purposes Of the party Ii
favor Of amnesty and against all forms o
reputation, and indorsed the humane anG
peaceful policy Of the Administration II
regard to the Indians; but while clearly
defining and distinctly announcing tht
policy Of the Republican party on thest
questions Of practical legislation anC
administration, the Convention die
not ignore the great serial problems
which are pressing their claims for solu
tion, and which demand the most carefu
! study and wise consideration. Foremos
stands the labor question concerning thI
relations between capital and labor. Th
Republican. party accepts the duty Of 81
shaping its Legislation as to secure full
projection and the amplest fields for cap.
ital and for labor; to the creation Of CAPT
tai; the largest opportunities and just shar
Of the mutual profits Of these TWO grea
servants Of civilization. To woman anC
to her new demands 1t extends gratelu
recognition and profers its3most respect
ful inquiry. Itrecongizes her noble devo
tion to the country and freedom, welcome
her admission to wider fields Q
unselfulness and commends her demand
for additional rights to the calm and care
full consideration Of the nation, to guart
well what has already been secured Il
work out faithfully and wisely what
now in hands, and to consider the quea
tons which are looming up to view, bu
a little way before us. The Republical
party Is to-day whatit was In the gloom,
years OF slavery, rebellion and reconstruc
Unconstitutional necessity. It appeal
therefor. .for support, to the patriotic and lib
erty loving 10, Just the and humane, to a
who would dignity labor; to all VIII
would enlighten the burdens OF the son
and daughters Of toll, with its great re
cord. There Is work still to be done ur
der the great soldier whose historic re
nown and whose successful administra
ton for the last three years, begot sucl
popular confidence. The Republical
party may confidently, in the language {
the Convention you represent, start o
q new march to victory.
Having accepted thtrty.six years ag
the distinguishing doctrines Of the Re
publican party Of to-day, having drrin
the years Of that period subordinated a
sEother issues, acting in and co.operatin
with political organizations with who's
leading doctrines 1sometimes had neithe
sympathy nor belief, having labored in
cessantly for many years to form an
build up the Republican party, and hav
ing during its existence taken an humbl
part in It's grand work, Igratefully acceI
the nomination thus rendered, and sha
endeavor, If 1t shall be ratified by h