Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-07-24
HON, D. W, VOORHEES, NOMINATED
FOR CONGRESS-.
His Speech Of Acceptance.

Dan. VOORHEES, is not dead, as SO
many brainlesS newspaper prophets
predicted, but will live to go to Con-
yress again. lie has been unani-
mously nominated for that honor BY
the people of his district. Below we
give his speech of acceptance:
a clear observation of the lawlcss
and outrageous conduct of the pres
cit Administration, and the great
and increasing disgust in the public
mind, long ago convinced me that al
easy opportuui.v would be presented
this wear for the Democratic party,
bv presenting one of its ablest and
purc>t men for the Presidency, TO re-
rain control If the government and
re-r~tabliSil civil liberty and equality
in the burdens as wei! as the bless
llgs of the Republic. gave honest
Republicans the same credit which
they how give us, III believing that
they would at least ally themselves.
temporarily. with the Democratic
party il, order to Vote against cor
rum, administration without rcgardto
the company in which they performed
so noble an act. ! still believe they
would have done So, and that amy one
of four or five Democratic statesmen
who might be named. eminent for
ability and purity of character, could
have been elected to the Presidency
over the present very unpopular ILL
cumbcnt. Entertaining this opinion.
with the force of an absolute convic-
ti"n,i made an raine>, c1l"rt 10 iiavel'
prrvaiI III 'it i'l'.'"> OF oi'iers III 'le"
"' 'iie apr!"''h!"S r"''"''"' D'"'"-
cratic convention. exercised III!
rlghi "a II member Oh tiie
party III pointing our Wnal 'ii"u%il
lis action ""S''' |" De; ms Is il ri"iil
t"r when am neilol''eh I" nc one.
l nave II" "i,",'s'cs y" i','He io' a'
ing cA'i'i,'" IT. ""u''t NO So "Sai"
ui''cr ,'''i'l'i '''"',>''".e> non"
'ha' an NJ" "''' ""'H i" leii"l.h
III assisting Vie"tc ''"'.t'' p"'ii'
opinion 't 'NP''>>'h= ','lr Owl gu
A!i P'"i,i ",'"t'n> III "pr"I'nS
,iie '''''''';'r''" vi 'i''i|H VI.
''is pun ~ 'n,t II" "i't WI. 'Apc',
me no" u n'i'''''i "l'''''' WI"
l nave >unNch 9! WRITTEN on lhH'
II lil'! i!a' "i'I' Na> Nltc'tt'' W ti!c
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pam @! ""'. is !, Has httit III my
power To nilk". III | could. III ms,
point. ,bautun public station conSi,-
tcuily with NV nhIj"ntionS TO nv
party, my friends. and the duties i
owe n> Il citizen 10 INV roun nv. tue
path before me would be easy and
smooth. Your action alone. how
ever. here to-day under the cirrum-
stances of the past and present. i'm
prlS me to accept the nomination and
make one mere campaimu with Won.
and for that purpose we mus, look
TIE present ana future ronllv in the
face and abide the result at Bal,i-
more.
W. s..t ~. ,,r,y roI;,;,us a.. NO
r,;.,, La. @nL 70
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49,, ,I. . .Lo
] mt ,n,, t,yo in ,;nw.
=, do;nm Grc,, and h;uiinm
L.r.fnrr -. ali Democrats cn,crj.
,in. ~,u,inrit If , mar. 1h,u two
,hir,ls m,inri,y Of = \ntiornl Demo-
]rr,ti, C~nrvcntinr tn Inc We, if Won
were fully persuaded that you could
better serve your country. and more
certainly rescue her " the shame
and dI>grAr" INTO which she has been
plun"ed. by leaving Your Old organ
lzatlon ANA seeking new party rcia-
tons you would he Ju>tiflrd III such
Il course. h"' see no ."ri' c"i'r>'
open 10 any ll'ci" Oh MS country.
l" 'h">' "i'o nave ;" warmly COM
rIuc" III .I',i'ioh Win i:ie on ihe pro-
prey o! M '!'ti'H , n"i'ti''t'i"h
ana '',c'' ,ai'' Is icS'""'J 'e' me say
'ia' 'il' ''e'ii"rfa'ic party Is mn
mater! pi'icraple' Ill my opinion,
even win horace ~'!fceicE as us cam
u'da''' |" '''a' !"f'ioI Oh inc hepup-
i'ca,' l'ai'! "i.le'i kh""i'"2e> INC
'cioersi''P VI Hr"''. anu nc prom
gaze l~i'i'a@'rs pEt" ii''!i ne Is ieu mo
his own I'm" MS country rum. No
thought OF fecrranrE or l'lidcl.,y to-
the l~'riii"cra'i" party even entered
my hiil''' - ! 'aiih"! r"hlrni It's
councils shall submit to them.
hoping that time NAV show lis way
/" be WISER and more beneficial 10
the country than ! predicted. He
who cannot have his oWn way i'll the
world l. not. therefore, i'll my opin-
ion. Ju>iiiir" III doing nothing. He
can without Inconsistency, c"nccdc
that others may be more enlightened
than himself. but he points al the
sue and gives their plans u fair
trial.
There is another branch of the
Democratic pulicv of the present adj
uiui.,ra,iuu which has ncrL,ns more
STRANGELY induced The nrc.rnt nol,1i-
,.,l movement ay,iust il ,l,n any
,,,h.,. for i, ~.,,un,.,s wi,h;u ;.ni,
,Ln wrnn". and riII.,i,;n- Of ali IN,
others The rnuL;tinn of IN. SnuIl
L,c -, Inst ,,n:,s.,I universal ,,,,,.