The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-06-21
wilson's Letter of Acceptance.

WASHINGTON, June l3.-The following is
Senator Wilson's letter Of acceptance OF the
Philadelphia nomination:
Hon. Thomas Settle and others, President and
Vice-Presidents OF the National Republican
Convention held at Philadelphia.
GENTLEMEN: Your note of the 10th inst 7
conveying to me the action of the Conventienl
IN placing my name in nomination for the Of
fee 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 on me by this action of the fifth
national meeting of the Republican party.
Sixteen years ago in the same city was held
the first meeting of men who, amid the dark
ness and doubts OF that hour of slaveholding
ascendancy, and aggression, had assemblrd in
a National Convention to confer with each
other on the exigencies to which that fearful
domination had brought their country. After
full conference the highest point of resolve
they could reach, the most they dared to rec
ommend, was the avowed purpose to'prohibit
the existence OF slavery in the territories Last
week the same party met by It's Representa-
tives from thirty-seven States and ten terri
tories, at the same great centre of wealth, in
| telhgence and power, to review the past and
| take note OF the present, and indicate Its line
| of action for the future as typical facts, the
| head lands of the nations history. There sat
OAA Abo PAobASAAA4 AAAA AAOu-
orable part in its proceedings, admitted on
terms OF perfect equality to the leading hotels
of the city, not only colored Representative
of the race which was ten years before in abs
| iect slavery, but one of the oldest and most
prominent of the despised aboltionist, to whom
was accorded as to no other, the warmest dem
onstration of popular regard and esteem, an
ovation not to him alene, but to the cause he
had so pobly and for so many years represen-
| cd and fo mon and xvOrnan IivinO ord daad
who had toiled through long years of obliquy
and self-sacriice for the glorious fruition Of
| that hour 1t hardly needed the brilliant
summary of its platform to give forth its Illus
trious achievements, the very presence of those
men was alone significant of victories already
achieved, and the great distance the nation
had travelled over between '56 and 20. But
Grand as is its record the Republican Ia-ty
rests not on its past alone; it looks to its fu-
ture, and grapples with its problems of duty
and danger. 1t proposes as the objects of its
immediate accomplishments the complete lib
erty and exact equality for all, the inforce-
ment of the recent amendments to the nation
al constitution, reform in the civil service,
the national domain to be set apart for homes
to the people, the adjustment Of duties on i'm
ports SO as to secure remuneratiVe wages to
labor, extention of bounties to all soldiers and
sailors who in the line OF duty became disabled
/ duO CuIblul SuCOuIdR6meuI anu
protection of voluntary immigration, and re-
garding with Jealous care the rights of ouI
adopted citizens, the abolition of the frankine
privilege, and the speedy reduction of rates
| of postage; the reduction of the national debt
and the rates of interest, and the resumption
specie payment; the encouragement of Ameri-
can Commerce, and OF ship building, the sup
preston of violence, and the protection of the
ballot box. 1t also placed on record the opin-
ion and purposes OF the party in favor of am
nesty against all forms OF reputation and en-.
dorsed humane and peaceful policy OF the
administration IN regard to the Indians, but
while clearly defining and distinctly announc-
ing the policy of the Republican party on these
questions Of practical legislation, and admins
tration, the Convention did not ignore the
great social problems which are pressing their
claims for solution, and which demand the
most careful study and wise consideration
Foremost stands the labor question, concern
ing the relation of capital to labor, The Re
publican party accepts the duty of so append
ing legislation to secure full protection and
amplest field for capital and for labor; the Gre
alton Of capital, the largest apportionments
and Just share of mutual profits of these two
great servants of civilization; to woman too
and her new demands, it extends the hand Of
grateful recognition and proffers its most re-
spectful inquiry. 1t recognizes her noble de-
Votion to the country and freedom, and well
comes her admission to wider field of useful
ness, and cOmmends her demands for addi-
tional rights to the calm and careful considera-
ton of the nation, to guard well what has al
ready been secured, to work out faithfully and
| wisely what is now in hand, and to consider
the questions that are looming up to view but
a little way before us.
The Republican party is to-day what it was
in the gloomy years of slavery, rebellion and
reconstruction, a national necessity. It ap-
peals therefore for the support of patriotic and
liberty loving, to the just and humane, to all
who would dignity labor, to all who would
educate, elevate and tighten the burdens Of
the sons and daughters of toll. With its
great record work is still to be done under the
great soldier whose political renown and
| whose successful administration for the last
three years has begot such popular confidence
and the Republican party may confdentially,
in the language OF the Convention you repre-
sent, start on the new march to victory. Hav-
ing accepted thirty-six years of the distin-
gushing doctrines of the Republican party of
to-day, having during the years of that per-
/ iod for their advancement subordinated all
other issues, acting in and cooperating with
political organizations with whose leading
doctrines have sometimes had neither SYM
pathy nor belief; having labored successfully
for many years to found and build up the Re-
publican party, and having during its exist
ence taken an humble part in its grand work,
1 gratefully accept the nomination thus ten
tered, and shall endeav or if it shall be ratified
/ by the people, faithfully to perform the duties
it imposes. Respectfully yours,
HENRY WILSON.