The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-20
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wheeler's Letter of Acceptance.

MALONE, N. Y. July Is, 1876.
To the Hon. Edward Mcpherson and others of the
committee of the Republican National Conven-
ton:
GENTLEMEN-I received on the 9th inst.
your communication advising me that |
had been unanimously nominated by the
national convention of the Republican
party, held at Cincinnati on the l4th ult.,
for the office of vice president of the
United States, and requesting my accept
ance of the same and asking my attention
contained in the platform by the conven-
ton.
A nomination made with such unanimity
implies confidence on the part of the
convention which inspires my profound
gratitude. 1t is accepted with sense of
the responsibility which may follow. If
elected shall endeavor to perform the
duties of the Office in the fear of the Su-
preme Ruler and in the interest of the
whole country.
To the summary Of doctrines as enumer
| ated by the convention | give my cordial
| assent.
The Republican party has intrenched in
the organic law of our land the doctrine
that liberty is the supreme, Interchangeable
law for every foot of American soil. 1t
is the mission of that party TO give full
effect to this principle by securing com
plete liberty and exact equality in the ex-
ercise of all civil, political and public rights
This will be accomplished only when the
American citizen. without regard to color,
shall wear this panoply of citizenship as
fully and securely in the canebrakes OF
Louisiana, as on the banks of the st. Law
renee
Upon the question of our southerni re,
latlons, my views were recently expressed
as member of the committee of the U.
5. house of representatives. Those views
remained unchanged as thus expressed
We of the north delude ourselves in ex,
pecting that the masses Of the south who are
so far behind in many Of the attributes of
enlightened improvement and civilization
can in the brief period of 10 or II years
to be transformed into our model commu
mites That can only come through a
long course of patient waiting, to which nc
one can now set certain bounds. There
will be good deal of unavoidable friction
which will call for forbearance and which
will have to be relieved by the temporal,
fostering care of our government On,
of the most potent if not the most irdis
pensib,e agencies in this direction will be
the devlslng OF some system to aud IN tn
education of the masses. The fact thai
there are whole counties in Louisiana il
which there is not a solitary school house il
e full of suggestion. We compelled these peo
! pie to remain in the Union. and nov
: duty and interest demand that W
leave no just means untried t
make them good, loyal citizens
: How to diminish the friction, how to slim
E ulate the elevation of this portion of on
e countrymen are problems addressing
t themselves to our best and wisest states
j manship. The foundation for these ei
e forts must be laid in satisfying the south
ern people that they are to have equal an
r exact justice accorded to them; give them
to the fullest extent, every blessing whic
the government confers upon the most fl
r vored; give them no just cause for con
9 plant and then hold them by every nee
. essary means to an exact and rigid obsery
r ance of all their duties and obligations III
Il der the constitution and its amendments
a to secure to all within their borders mar
d hood and citizenship with every rigt
u thereto belonging.
Just obligations to public creditors fl
debts created when the government VIZ
in the throes of threatened dissolution, an(
, as an indispensable condition of its salv
ton, guaranteed by the lives and blood
. thousands of its brave defenders, are to
Is kept with religious faith, as are all Il
s pledges subsidiary thereto and confirm
- tory thereof. In my judgment the pleds
of congress of January l4th, 1875 for tt
redemption of the notes of the Unite
S.otao in ooip tho rliphtad faith nf n
nation, and national honor. simple homes
and Justice to people whose permane
welfare and prosperity are dependent up
. true money as the basis of their pecunia
! transactions all demand the scrupulo
observance of this pledge and it is Il
- duty of congress to supplement it wi
z such legislation as shall be necessary
its tulflment
In our system of government, intel
gence must give safety and value 20 Il
ballot box, hence the common schools
RS this land should be preserved in all thu
q, ea vigor; while in accordance with the spi
E of the constitution they and all their {
IE dowments should be secured by every p'
nd sible and proper guaranty against eve
hs form of sectarian influence or control.
10 10 There should be the strictest econoI
IS in expenditures of government consiste
with its effective administration and
nj unnecessary offices should be abolisht
Offices should be conferred only upon t
- basis Of high character and particular
? ness. and should be administered only
y public trusts and not for private advar
age.
The foregoing are chief among the c.
dinal principles of the Republican par
and to carry them into full practical eff
is the work it now has on hand.
I the completion of its great miss
\ we address ourselves in hope and col
? dence, cheered and stimulated by the r
objection of its past achievements, RENE
bering that, under God, it is to that pa
a' that we are indebted in this centenr
or year of our existence for a preserv
uubroken union; for the fact that there
. no master or slave throughout our broad
minions, and that em ancipated millions Il
upon the ensign OF the Republic as sy
the bol of the fulfilled declaration that all II
af- are created free and equal, and the gu
anty of their own equality under the
Ier I with the most highly favored citizen of
aud land.
Ien- tn tbe intellipence and conscience