The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-07-21
Garfeld's Letter of Acceptance.
Mentor. ONO, July 10, 1850.

MENroR. ONO, July 10, 1850.
DEAR SIR-On the evening Of the oth Of June
last | had the honor 10 receive from you IN the
,,r.sruc, Of the Committee of which You were
Chairman the official announcement that the
Il publican National Convention at Chicago
had that day nominated me for their candidate
TOR President of the United States. | accept
the nomination with gratitude for the conf
.ien.e II implies AMI with deep sense Of
she responsI bilities II imposes. l cordially In
lorsa the principles set forth by the platform
Adopted by the Convention On all subjects
Of which IL treats my opinions are on record
among the published proceedings Of Congress.
/ venture. however, to make special mention
OF some of the principal topics which are like
liz TO become subjects Of discussion. Without
reviewing the controversies which have been
settled during the last twenty years, aud with
no purpose or wish TO revive the passions OF
the late war, IL should be said that while the
Republicans fully recognize and win streEu-
ouslv defend all the rights reserved to thepeo-
pie and the rights reserved 70 the State, they
I. iect the poisonous doctrine Of StI.e suprem-
aev which so long crippled the functions of the
ltioual Government, and at one time brought
the Union very near TO destruction. They III
sist that the United States Is a Nation with
ample power Of self-preServation that its
Constitution and laws made IN pursuance
thereof are the supreme law Of the land that
the ri Ehi of the Nation to determine methods
bv which is own Legislature shall be created
cannot be surrendered without sbrogatinE one
of the fundamental powers of the Government
that National laws relating TO the election of
Representatives IN Congress snail neither be
violated or evaded; that every elector shall be
permitted freely and without intimidation TO
east his lawful ballot at such election and
have il honestly counted and thar the potency
OF his vote shall not he destroyed by the fraud
ulent vote of any ether person. The best
thoughts aud energies Of our people should he
directed TO these great questions of National
well-being in which all have common inter-
st Such efforts viii soon restore perfect peace
II those who were lately inarms against each
other. for justice and good viii wiz drive out
the last passion. hut it Is certain the wounds
Of the war aunOt be completely healed, and !
spirit of brotherhood cannot fully pervaGe the
whole country until every citizen, rich or
moor white or black, is secure in the free and
mil endowment of every civil and political
right guaranteed by the Constitution and
laws Whenever the enjoyment of this is not
secured discomfort will prevail, immigra ion
will cease, and social and industrial forces
will continue TO be disturbed by migration OF
laborers and the consequent dimunitien OF
prosperity. The National Government should
exercise all its constitutional authority to put
an end to these evils, for all people and all
States are members of one body, and no mem
Der can suffer without injury to all. The most
serious evils which now affliet the South arise
from the fact that there Is not such freedom
and liberation of political opinion, that the
minority party can exercise effective and
wholesome restraint upon the party in power.
without such restraint party rule becomes ty-
ranical and corrupt; prosperity which Is made
possible in the South BY its advantage in soil
and climate will never be realized until every
voter can freely and safely support any party
he pIeases Next in importance to freedom
and justice is popular education, without