The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-13
TIE MODERN CESAR.

THE MODERN CESAR. -,
How PreaIdent Grant Received the
Notification OF His Reconciliation
Judge Settle, of North Carolina, president Of
the late Philadelphia Convention, and the
vlce-presdents for the several States and Ter.
rItorles, called on President Grant, in Wash.
ington last Monday to formally notify him OF
hs nomination. After the ceremony of intro
ducing the delegates had been performed,
Judge Settle said:
.sMr. President: We are before you to per-
form q very agreeable duty. We are here to
officially inform you Of your unanimous nomi-
nation for the Presidency by the National Re-
publican Convention assembled In Philadel-
phia on the 9Th Inst. Beyond this don't
know that we have anything TO say" Here
Judge settle handed the President The letter
officially notifying him of his nomination.
The President. "Well, geRtlemen, ] am not
ready 10 respond to your letter at present, but
in the course of q few days will prepare my re-
ply, which suppose must forward to Judge
Settle In North Carolina" -.t.s.
Judge Settle. 'Yps, sir; your answer, pre-
sumo. should be addressed to me-"
MT. Storrs, Of Illinois. ~ Wish the president
what superb convention We had. have
never seen anything to equal It,"
= Judge Settle. II confess i am unequal to
the task, and consequently must Decline"
The President. "fhat ls aepeech 10 which
could appropriately respond. It Is short and
to the point" This sally of the President CO.
casloned general merrlment. ., %.
Tndn t.1 unit + Eoi
IT. attempted anything like description Of
the convention. It cannot be described. The
enthusiasm, the unanimity, the solid vote OF
every State can't be adequately described even
in the public prints. The President must him.
self have been present to fully appreciate the
convention. What we now want to do especi-
ally is to tell the President what We intend to
do In November"
Mr.. Paul Slrobach, ssMr. President, as a
vlce-president of the National Convention,
and as representative Of the Germans Of
America, l pledge Alabama for you In No.
vembar with as handsome a majority as In
1868, and the overwhelming vote Ut The eight
hundred thousand Germans voters In The
United States"
The President: "It is certainly very grail
flying for mr to know that, after holding for
three years so high an Office as the one now
occupy, without any political training what
ever, am again endorsed by Kind iriends and
former supporters. am, OF course, very
grateful
General Sol. D. Meredith. ''The nomination
of President Grant Is unprecedented In the
history Of the UaIted States. In the Philadel.
phIa Convention every Congressional district
was represented, and every delegate cast his
vets for you, Mr.. President. have been
present at other Republican conventions
was present when you was fret nominated,
and can say unhestatlngly that never be-
fore saw such spontaneous upanimity as was
exhibited at Philadelphia. It was very fiatter.
ing to you, sir, and now let me say Tor Indiana
that shsiwill give you fifteen electoral votes.
won't say anything about the precise majorl-
ty, but am sure Of fifteen electoral votes"
The President. ''At any rate, don't let your
people vote but once EACH" -
General Meredith. ''No; we propose 10 give
you the State by o handsome majority by al
lowing each man to vote once only"
several Gf The vlce-presldents here pledged
their States for different malorlties, when Mr..
fGenerai Grant at Philadelphia.istthe endorse.
ment oi man with a good and honest pur-
pose, and my state proposes to give him from
| 30 600 to 90 600 majority in November"
General John +. Benjamin, of Missouri.
! "You know as well as I do, Mr.. President,
that disaffection has existed 10 The ranks oil
| the Republican party In Missouri, but let me
assure you that the disuffsclion ts very sllght;
we propose TO do now as Is ais e did In 1853, and
will do our duty ct The polls =;
| Governor Falrchild, on behalf of WiscoDsin,
pledged the President handsome majority
us did the vice.president from Michigan and
Cnas. J. Melord. colored, oi, Virginia, The
latter put down Virginia for sixty thousand
| for Grant.
Mr. A. B. Norton, of Texas. "Mr. Presi.
dent. every loyal man in Texas will support
You, because no loyal man can live there
without the strong arm Of the government to
protect him." 49,. ir.,..,.fs, '...,,
Mir. VIM. q. Wlsener, of Tennessee. ~
promise You, Mr.. President, that we Will make
d gallant fight In Tennessee. There are
great many Of the Southern Democracy In my
| their organization to Greeley and Brown, pre-
| fer 10 surrender TO you, as they did 10 1860"
The President Informed the committee thai
he would read their letter and respond IN
few days, and aftsr shaking hands they Win
drew. ,..,
The Presidents Acceptance.
Subsequently the Presidents reply was writ
ten and made public, as follows:
| EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WARRINGTON, D. G., June 10, 1877.
Hon. Thomas Settle, president OF the Nattona
Republican, Contention, Paul Str0bdch, Elisht
Barter, O. d. Sargeant, and others, utce
presidents:
GENTLEMEN-Your letter of this date advls
| Ing me OF the action of the convention helt
| In Philadelphia, Penn, on the 9th and 9Th o
this month, aud OF my unanimous nomination
/ for the Presidency by II, Is received,
| accept the nomination, and through yot
| return inv heartfelt thanks to your constltu
| ents for this mark Of their confidence and sup
port, II elected In November, and protected
/ by kind Providence In health and strength
to perform the dulles Of the high trust con
ferr ed ON me, I promise the same zeal and de
vollon TO the good of the whole people Tor IN.
future of my official life as shown In the past
Experience may guide me 10 avoiding In,
mistakes inevitable with nOVtces IN all PROBES
sions and In all occupations
When. relieved from the responsibilities
nv present trust by the election OF q, success
sor, whether 1t be at the end Of this term
/ the n-x:, Ihope to leave to him, as Executive
q country at peace within Its ewn: borders,
| peace with outside nations, credit at hom
and abroad, and without embarrassing ques
lions to threaten irs future prOsperitytA" =.
With the expression OF desire to see
speedy healing of all bitterness OF feeling De
tween sections, parties or races or clLzens
| and The time when the title OF citizen carrle
| with lt the protection and privileges TO I'M
humbest that it does 10 The most exalted,
subscribe myself, very respectfully, your ooe
djent servant. q. 3. GRANT.
| CHRISTIAN CONVENTION.
| LOWELL, MASS, June IL.
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