Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-07-14

POLITICAL.

New YORK, July 13.-The presi.
dent and secretary of the Cincinnati
convention have forwarded the fol>
lowing letters to Gen. Hancock and
Mr.. English:
July 13, 188O.-To Gen. Ham
cock.-Sir: The national conven>
tion of the democratic party which
assembled at Cincinnati on the 22nd
of last month unanimously nomina
ted you as their candidate for
president of the United States. We
have been directed to inform you of
your nomination to this exalted
trust and request your acceptance.
In accordance with the uniform
customsof the democratic party the
convention have announced their
views upon the important issues
which are before the country in a
series of resolutions, to which We
invite your attention. These reso~
lutions embody great principles,
upon which the democratic party
demand that the government
shall be conducted, and they
also emphatically condemn the
maladministration by the party in
power; its crimes against the con-
stitution, and especially against the
right of the people to choose and
install their president, which have
wrought so much injury and diss
honor to our country. That which
chiefly inspired your nomination
was the fact that you had conspicu
ously recognized and exemplifed
the yearning of the American
people for reconciliation and broth
erhood under the shield of the con
stitution, with all its jealous care
and guarantees for the rights o.
persons and of states.
Your nomination was not made
alone because. in the midst of arm:
you illustrated the highest qualities
of a soldier, but because
when the war had ended and
when in recognition of your
courage and fidelity you were placed
in command of part of the Union
undergoing the process of restoring
and while you were thus clothed
with absolute power you used it nst
to subvert but to sustain civil laws
and the rights they were estab
lished to protect, Your fidelity
to those principles, manifested
in important trusts Hereto
fore confded to your care, gives
proof that they will control you,
administration of the national gov
ernment, and assures the country
that our indissoluble union of indie
structible states and the constitution
with its wise distribution of powe
and regard for boundaries of state
and federal authority will not suffe
in your hands; that you will maintain
subordination of military to civi
power and will accomplish purif
cation of public service, and especi
ally that government which we low
will be free from reproach or stat
of sectional agitation or malice i
any shape or form. Rejoicing i
common with the masses of tn
American people upon this brigh
promise for the better of our country
we wish also to express to you per
sonally an assurance Of general es
TEEN and confidence which hav
summoned you to this high duty an
will aid in its performance.
< Your fellow citizens,
(Signed) JOHN w. STEPHENSON,
80 President of convention
NICHOLAS M. BELL, Secretary.
July 13, 1880.
To Hon. VIM. H. English:
Dear Sir: By the direction {
the democratic national convention
which assembled at Cincinnati o
= June 22d last, it becomes our plea
ant duty to notify you that 70
were unanimously nominated b
that body for the Office of vice
president Of the United Statei
Your large experience in the affair
of government, your able discharg
of the many trusts committed
your hands, your steadfa'
devotion to democratic principle
and uprightness Of your privat
t character gives assurances to th
3 democracy that you are worthy an
! well qualified to perform the duti'
| of that high position, and commend
ed you to them for the nominatio
: which they conferred, while yor
D personal qualities and your publ
d. services we'll merited this homo
: The action of the conventic
was no doubt designed not onl
to yindicate their appreciate
of yourself, but as well to testil
their profound respect for the d.
: mocracy of Indiana, your nati'
$ state, with whose manly struggl
9 you have been SO long identife
Is and in whose glorious achievement
i, you have shared. The conventio
nnh forth its n;nxrn nnon u