The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-06-01

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! ter TO ,iener.sl Harry White. I'm siitnt ct
d Convention:
/ ENrCurNT Mansion W WASHINGTON.
May SVh. l>-i.
! Dear - ~ short time Subsequent e.
! the Presidential election in ls.2. the
pruss. portion Of il hostile To- the Re
publican party. and particularly 50 10 tbs
I administration. started the cry Of Co>s.r-
I ism and Thirl-;crm, calling on M TO DE-
| line my position on the latter subject.
/ believe il 10 be beneath the dignity OF the
| Office which have been twice called upon
| 10 Ill to answer such question before
the subject should be pr->eAtcl 10y com
potent authority 10 make nomination.
| or 10y body Of such dignity and author
| ity - not 10 make a reply a fair subject
| OF ridicule. In fact, have been sur
| prised that 20 many sensible persons In
| the Republican party should permit their
| enmity 10 force upon them and their
party an issue which
| CANNOT ADD STRENGTH 10 THE FAIRLY.
no matter how met. BUT body OF the
| dignity and party authority of a colyen-
| ton 10 make nominations for The State
officers of the second State in
| the Union having considered this qics-
ton. deem il not improper that |
snU ,,',. so~"h;; rfGhak IA the ilr,t place,
iic,v. .o dit ~ ,u o ~, i%i se1ond even
| called from a liz, nls;,ic 'nc iirst was
| by Congress expressly for me, for sup
posed services rendered 10 the Republic.
The position vacated | liked. Ii must
have been most agreeable 10 me 10 have
retained II till such time as Congress
might have consented 10 my RETIREMENT.
with the rank and aportion of the cmolu-
monts which ! so much needed. 10 a
home where the balance of my DAYS
| hiight pc spent III peace anu the enjoy
60 60 u I'LL Io i llie', retired from
stantIv nav, ,n, f opp'.au ine ~ coii,
was made to hcIiavc ,I,st 10 mi, nu.
| - IT. " oc.'oNc 'i'"t the PuoIic
soo' '''''' VI" iio " i''dhc the sacrliice.
WITHOUT SEEKING THE OFFICE.
for the second term, the nomination wa.
rendered 10 me by an unanimous vote of
| the delegates of all the States and Terri
| tories, selected bv the Republicans of
| each to represent their whole number far
the purpose of making nomination
| cannot saw that | was not nlcaseI nj mi.
| and at the overwhelming indorsemrmf
which this action received al the election
following, but it must be remembered
that all the sacrifices. cXccpt that of com
| lori. had been made in uccpDtIuu tho tir.t
term. Then, too. such fire of nor.nnal
abuse and SANDER had been kent nm tor
four years. Notwithstanding The consci.
entions performance OF nv duties IN the
best of nv UNDERSTANDING (thonrb / mi.
nit in the light of subsequent event.
many times subject 10 fair rritirisni ,ha,
an Endorsement from the nennln who
alone govern REPUBLICS was or,,i,ina,
ton that II is only human IN i'ovn a,,',r"-
ciated and cnioycd. ~ " '''''N "Fi'''-
Now, Tor the third term,
lido NOT WANT II
any more Than did tho nrs, ,o,,1
not write or utter n wnrd 70 o,,o,, "o ,i.o
| will of the peonle in cxnross G" aud VI" T.,
having their choice Tba n,,nl,;o" "'t ~ IN IN
number of terms allowed ~ amn om VI s,,e
ecutiye can onlv com" nm ~ ,. %,E one E h
shape OF pwposltion ,a amend thn CIV t,e
s,it,,tion a p hlna " a.icld me ION,
parties can partlcinote ii vino ia pJi,' ',,i
and number of terms Tor Viii ' rrns, Va
norson sbal, he oi;miI , iof Mn,ch any one
PresjIent mi s U'J 'oi .ie Once OF
adon,cd The neon,o cannot "u ho r Is
; | In, h.; "a, A.