Year: 1864

WASHINGTON. June 8. At halfpast two
o'clock to-day, the Committee appointed yes.
terday by the National Union Convention at
Baltimore, to inform President Lincoln of his
denomination by that Convention, reached the
White House, when they were invited into the
East room, where the President was convers-
ing with members of the delegation who had
previously called on him. Gov Dennison,
President of the Convention and Chairman of
the Committee, then addressed the President
as follews:


Mr.. President: The National Union Con-
yention which closed its sttings at Baltimore
yesterday, appointed committee consisting of
one from each State, with myself MS chairman,
TO inform you of your unanimous nomination
by that Convention for election to the office of
President of the United States. That commit
tee, | have the honor of informing you, is now
present. On its behalf have also the honor of
presenting you with copy of the resolutions,
or platform, adopted by that Convention as cx-
pressive of lis sense and Of the sense of loyal
people of the country which it represents of
the principles and policy that should charoc-
terize the administration Of the Government
in the present condition of the country. l need
not say to you, Sir, that the Convention in thus
unanimously nominating you for reelection,
but gave utterance to the almost universal v. ice
of the loyal people of the country. 10 doubt
of your triumphant election would be little
short of abandoning the hope of the final sup
preston Of the rebellion and the restoration of
the Government of the insurgent States. Nei.
ther the Convention nor those represented BY
that body entertained any doubt as to the final
result under your administration sustained BY
that loyal people and noble army and gallant
navy. Neither did the Convention nor do this
committee doubt the speedy suppression of this
most wicked and unprovoked rebellion. IA
copy of the resolutions was here handed to the
President] would add, Mr.. President, that
it would be the pleasure of the committee to
communicate 10 you within few days, through
one of its most accomplished members, Mr..
Curtis, Of New York, by letter more at length,
the circumstance under which you have been
placed in nomination for the Presidency.


The President said


Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con-
vention Il will neither conceal my graiifca-
ton nor restrain tho expression of my feelings
that the Union people through their Conven-
,ion, in continuous effort TO save and advance
the nation, have deemed me not unworthy to
remain in my present position. have no reas-
on 10 doubt that shall accept the nomination
rendered, and yet, perhaps should not de-
clare definitely before reading and considering
what is called the platform. [ will say, how
ever, that approve the declaration in favor of
so amending the Constitution as to prohibit
slavery throughout the nation. When the peo-
pie in revolt, with the hundred days explicit
notice, that they could within those dnys re-
sumo their allegiance without the overthrow of
their institutions and that they could not re-
sumo it afterwards elected to stand out, such
an amendment to the Constitution as is now
proposed, becomes fitting and necessary con
clusion to the final success of the Union cause.
Such alone can meet and cover all evils
now perceive its importance and embrace it. III
the joint names of Liberty and Union, let us
labor TO give it legal form and practical effect.


AT the conclusion Of the Presidents speech
all of the committee shook him cordially by the
hand and offeled their personal congralula-
tions.