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Show 212 A POLITICAL 'l'EX'l'-DOOK FOR 1860. we haye been blessed with harmony and peace. Nor will I and no more shall we be trouble(.] with the agitation Ot it be easy to persuade the c~Juntry that resolut~on_s are tllis clnngcrou,s, q~est,~on, bc?nuse it will be n:movcu us sectional wh1ch conunaud the support of a mU,Jonty of I \~ell fro111 the I erntonal legt~ lature2 as from the halls of the States, aod tLI e approved IJy tile bone ami body. of Uongrc~S-\1 !!en we shall be free to turn ou1· attention to \he old. ])emocraey, and by a vast mass of con::;ervat1ve more u,cful t:,sucs, promothe of our growth in naticnal opinion every\' here, without regan! to party. grcatlll't-~:l. It llas been neccs ·ary more thun once in our history, Our l'uion must be prescrvecll llut thi!:! can only bt t0 pRusc and solemnly as ·crt the true chat·9.eler of th11:1 done hy maintaining the Constitution ln \'iulatc in nil it.ll (.;ovcrnmcnt. A llll'IIIOn\ble instance occuned in the provbions and l{Uarantlcs. 'l'hc Judicial authority ~ struggle 11 llich crHletl in the civil revolution of 1 UO. pr01 iucc..l hy t.!lc Constitution, must be mnintairwd and Its 'file Hcpul.>licans of that duy, like the J)emocmcy of this, dccbions implicitly obeyed, as well in regard to u:e rights \H:rc stigmatized Its di:mnionbts, but they nobly conduct- of property in the Territories us in all other mutters. ed the co utcsL under the Constitution, and saved our po- lloping for bllcces~, and trusting in the truth and justice lilical system. By o. little constit ut.ional struggle it is of the pl'inciph:s of our pMty, and in that J)irinc l'roviiutentled to assert und cstablil,h the equality of the lienee llmt has watcl1ed over us and made us one of the btates, as the only IJasis of uniou and peace. When tllis grc:Lt nations of the l'arth, nud that we may continue to object, so national, o constitutional, so just, &hall l>e merit Divine protection, l cheerfully accept the nomina· acco111plishetl, the last cloud will tlisapvear from the lion so uuauimously conferred on me, :u11l conlially in· American shy, and with com111011 llarH.Is and hearts the dor:;c the platform adopted by the Convention. States and the people will uuite to develop the re::;ources 1 uavc the honor to lJc, sh·, with tnuth rc~p ect of the whole country, to IJind it together with the l.>ouds Your friend and. obedient servn'nt of int ercourse and b1 otherhood, a.utl to impel it onward Jos"l'U LANE, ln its grent c u reer. 'J;lle Constitution and the J~q oality of the States I 'J' hese ad. symbols of cvcrlastmg Uuion. Let the:~c be the ral· IJ iug cries of the people. I trust tlwt th1s canvass will be conducted wi thout rancor, and that tcmpc1·ate arguments will take the place of hot words and JHtSbionate accusations. Above all, l venture hu111l.>ly to hope that Divine J'rovid ence, to whom we owe our origin, our growth, and all our prosperity, will continuo to protect our beloved country agai11st all danger, foreign and domestic. l am, with great. re:;pect, your fri end, J OHN C. J3RKCKINiliDOE. The non. c. Cusnr NO, Prl'sitlcnt of llle lJcruoen.L~II.: l\ utiono.l Cvuventiou. GEN. LA~H;'s ACCEPTA::\'CE. \V .ASIIINGT0.:-1, J 1111e 3(), l f(j(). ilox. C.11.LED CrsmNo, PncsmE:s1' oF TJJE DEMOCHATJC N ATrONAL Col>ln.:NTION: S1n-I have the l1onor to acknowledge the receipt of the communication you n'al-e in l.>ehalf of the Democratic Kalional Convention, in which you inform me t1 at on the 2:3d inst., I was unanimously nominut ed by that P<~rty for the omce of Yice-Prcsitle11i of the uiLed States, with the r~q ucst that I shall accept the nomiru~tion . The plaLfonu adopted, nnd of which you inclose me a copy, meets with my be1trty approval, as it embodies what I have l>een contending- for as the ouly means of stopping scct!onal agitation, l>y securing to all equality and constitutiOnal right!', the denial of wl1ich ltas led to the present unhappy condiliou of pul.>lic ao·airs. Compromises of couslitutional principles arc ever dang1' rous, an <I I n m rejoiced that the tmc Democracy ha!:! ~ ··en lit to plaut n firm foot on the rock of truth and to gire the people an opportunity to vi rHiicale their 'love of Jus;ice.and fmt~mal regan! for each other's rights. N~n-mte rvc nt10n on the sul.>jcct of Slavery, 1 may cmpha. ttc~lly say, ~s that cardinal maxim of the Democracy -;-no_n-n:terven~IOn hy ConJ?rt'ss and non-interve ntion by 'I e~ntonal Legislatures, as 1::; fully stated. in the first resolutiOn of the adopted plat form. Jn vain should we declare the former without insisting up~.n the lat~e:; hecause_, to penult Territorial Jcgi~ l:lt~ u es .to prolill.>lt. or estahl1sh Slavery, or by unfriendly legislatiOn to lnvahdutc property, would be granting powers to ill<: creature o.r ~f{enl, 11 hlch, it is admitted, do not npp el:t a.m. to the prmc1pnl, Ol' the power that creates; besides w h1c~t, 1t would be fostering an element of agitation in the T~:rntory that must ncce::.t!arily extend to Congress and the Jleople of all the ~tatcs. If the Con titution e tahlishcs the right of every citizen to enter the common t enitory .l'ith whatever property he legally possesses, it necessarily del'olvcs on the Federal Government the duty to protect this ri g-ht of the citizen whene~er and wherever assailed ot· in fringed. The l)emocrn~ tc party honestly meets this n.git a ling question whl.ch IS threatening to sever an<l destroy thil:! brol hcrhooci of ~tatcs. lt docs oot prOJJOsc to legislate for the extension of Slavery, nor. f.or its re~;tricti u n, hut to give to each ..tate and to every crt1zcn all tl•:~t our forcf:tthcrs ]1roposed to glv~-na.mely, perfect cqu:tllty of ri ght~, and then to con~m1t to the people, to cli111:Lt e, and to soU, t.he cletennin a!ton as to the k.intl of iu!'titution l.Jt·st filLed to their requirements in therr .constitutional limits, and clcclaring us a func~a~ e~tal maxun_, tln1.t the people of a 'J'erritory can only es~abh~h or proluiJit Slal'ery when they come to form a constttuti?n, preparatory to their adwis::;ion as a State into the Omon. If, happily, our principles shall prevail, an era of peace and ltarwony will be restored to our distracted country, 111R. DOUGLAS ACCEPTS. \V.A!'<UJ:>CTON, J:l!rid(ly, June 2!>,1860. G ENTLir.r>mN: In accordance with the verlml assurance which l gave y ou when y ou placed in my hands the authentk evidence of Illy nomhnLtiun fur the Pre idency hy the National Convention or the Democratic party, I uow send y ou my formal acceptance. Upou a ca reful l'Xaminatiou of the phLtfurm atHl princi ples ndopleu 11t Chailel'ton and rcamrmed nt llultimore, with an addit ional resolution which is in perfect hltnnony with the other~ I find it to be 11 flLithful e111bo<limcnt of the tilll~·honor~i. principlcH of the Democratic party, !\S the ~an1c were proclairncu and und1·r:~t o ud by all pnnies in the Presideut.ia.l coni est ufJ ' l ', l "f>2, u nLI 1 56. Upon lookir~g into tl1e proceedings of the Convention abo, l find that the nomination was made with great UIHiu lnlity, in the pre~encc and with the concurrence of more thau two-tl11rds of the whole nu111hu of delegates, ami in acconlnnce with the long-establi shed u~ages of the party. l\ly iullexible purpose not to be a candidate, nor accept the notlliii!Ltiou under any contingency, excepl as the n.-guhH· noulince of the Nationnl J)emocrutlc party anti In that ca~e ouly upon the condition that the u~nges, a.s well a11 the prin ciples of tho pr\l'ty, !:!houhl \ie strictly llllher!'d to, had been procla.ilued for a long tin~e nnd become weiii.Jtown to the country. These conditions having all bet•n compl ied with IJy the free and voluntary action of the Dclltocratic masses and their faithful rcprcsenlatil• e:~, withouL any agency, interference, or procur~m~ ut, on u.y part, l feel l.>ound in }ICmor nn<l duty to accq)t the no1ninntion. In taking this step, I run not unm~rullul of the responsiiJilities it impo~c!l, l1ul with firm rclitulce upon Divine llrovidence I have the faith that the people will co111prehend the true nature of the issues involved, aud eventually maintain ll10 right. 'l'hc peace of the country anti the perJletuity of the U!1ion have been put in jeopardy by attempt~ to intcrf~ re w1th nrHI control the domestic atrair:,~ of the people in the 'l'errito r iL'S, through the agency of the Fcdcml Govern~ n ent. If the power n.nd the duty of }'etleral interference IS to l>e concecletl, two h ostile sectiouul pMi ie8 must bij the inevital>le result- the one inllamiug the passions antl ambitions of the North the other of tho Houth, and each stru g~-:l ing to use the 'll'cderal 1 ower anti authority for the aggrandizement of its own section at the expcnst: of the t•qual r ights of the other, and in tlerog:ttion or those fuudameutal principles of self-gov..-rnment which were finuly eslabl i~hed in tlli~ country l;y the American ltl'vo l~t ion, as tl1e ba~ i s of our entire n·puhli·~an ~ystem . Dunng the memorable period of our political l1btory, when the advocates of }'ederal h1tcrventlou upL'n the sub· ject of .Javery in the 'l'erritories had well-nig:t "prccipi· tated the country into revolution " the Northern lntcrven· tionists demanding the Wilmot p'roviso for the wohil.>ition of 'lavery, ami the outhcrn intt•ncnlioubts, tl.en few h1 number, and without a single J{ eprescntativc in either l _lousc of Congress, insi~:~ting upon CougrcsHioual legisla· i1<;>n for the protection of Slavery in OJll)Osition to the Wishes of tl'~ l)eop le in either case, it will be remembered that it required all the wisdom power :LJ1tl influence of a Clny and a Webster nnu n Cas; supported hy the conser· vative and patriotic men of the \v!lig and Democratic p_ar· tie~ of tha.t day, to devise anti c:uTy out u. line of .~ohcy winch would t·estore peace to the country nnd slahtl1ty to the l}nion. The essential lhiJ1!{ principle of ilia~ policy, as apphcd hr the legislntion of J 50 was and uow is, non· i1~tervention oy Conoress qcith Stave~·y •i1L the 'Ji.rri~O· r.te8. 'l'he fair application of this ju~t aud equitable Jl''lll· c1plc rc:,torcu harmony and fraLcrnity to a dbtractcll couo· FITZP ... \TIUCK DECL[XE::s-BELL ACCf:PT:-s. 213 If wr now drpnrt from tlmt wi~c fttHI jusl policy the propriety of n.cti n~ in so g1 !\ I'C n m:ttter wit h gn•:\t<·r wi1\ch pr,Hlnl'l·d these happy re~;ull.o~, ll ll11Jh!rlnit the co~ 1n- tklii!cralion, l conduded, as I inforntc1l you :LI t hl· tin ll' try to hv IIJ.min di:-~lntrit·d; ir precipitated into n· v<'lutton by n pri vate noll', to <1"fer a fonnal acceptance u ntil after hy a s••diollal cumcst between J'ro-:..;lrLvery a111l Anti :'I:L- my ttrrlval at IIOIIH'. . . v1·n· illtt·rventionh,t,~, where shall we look fn1· another 'lay , N ~ w that l hav · .h:ul .til the lcr:-~ure T L'Oulrl cl<-s1rc fo1: re! UH;li H' I' Wch:;ter, or !LllOll1er 'ass to piluL till~ ship of 'tate I f~cctwn upon the t lr<'lllll;'~l·liiCI'H uudcr ~vhh-h tin· noul lnaova thl' hn·;Lkers into a hai'L'n of pc:tCl' anll s;Lt\·ty? u~n. WWi m;Ltl.~", til' punt.y of the mo tive~ 111111 the l_olty 'l'hl' }.',·do'r:d l ' 11ion must Ill· pn·~t·n·ccl. 'J'he ' un:~tlt u- 1 spmt of p~ltrwti~lll hy whtch lh" ~o l1v c ntu>n was a 1n~na· tinn nnhtl1e lllitintailH'II i11 doi:Lit• ill all its parts. ,,;v •ry led, ll~ Cvlncl'cl In a ll Its prntl'Cdlll~"• l <'a.n ii)'P~'~'I 'Iate ri •lit ~n:tmnkcd hy the Constitution mubt he proll·cted mor • J l~stly.thc honor clone rnc hy ihP IHHnlll iLtlO II; a lld, In~ ].1 1~ in all c·asL'~ where le~i~latiun is IWCI'H:-~:u·y to its en- thou_.~h It 11111-(ht have hccntnon· fortull:t.I L·_for !h<· l't•Untry ·:l\'lll•'IIL. '}'11e judiciftl authority, II ~ provided i11lhl' ('on- lllldltf:dlt•IIUJlOilljOIIle CIIleo fthl'lll:lnydlslll_ll-(lll:- hl'cl Slall'il ~titutillll 111 u:;t he sustained, :Lilli iiH decisions ilnplicitly I 111en whose n:U IIl'S w<·re l •rnu~!it to Ill~· no! I•'<' nf _t he Cor~· 011 ,., l!d 1; 1lli f:dthf•illy l'\.l'tnlt'd. 'l'hc bLII'S n1u~1 J1e a d- ""r1tion, rall11·r.t~tan 111.Y~· · I f, I acn·pt 11, 111 th ~il l 11~ Jl.o"· l· 111 1,'b le l'l'll and the con:-;tit.uted autlwrit.ie~ upheld, 1111rl ble t:vspon:-.lbililll'H. \\ hatcv~_· r m;ty he t in· l,, ,.,lll' ol the a ll ll'liltll fnl l'CSistance to these tliili)<H 11\USt be put d tl \1' 11 e ns\llll~ Cr~nvn.s~, 1\i:l for lll.YK<•II, f. ~lia l ll'Vl'r. n·lpLrd it :.ui il with tirmnc,;~, imp:Htiality ILIHI fi<lciity, if we cxpccL to proud t lit~linetrun-one worth <L l1fdong ·IT <~r t t.n a tt.:un-;cn'ur :Ln1J tntnsrnit unimpaire<l to our 110slerity, that to he pronounrell wort.hy !O r •cclve t he hiJ'IH·~t oflh'!' 111 l ~ .; • 1 ·111 t1c1·it ·wco which we have received in tru~t from the Uorcrnmcut nt Hut:h a tune as iht> prt>seut, au <Illy ~lll<'h tIhIe~ ~ .J Cl'll t!'luts a n"d ~ages of the ltcvolulion. a. co nvo• ~tl.1 011 a~ tl l:L.t' w1 . I tl . II I I 111: 1 rcccn y met 111 a t. 1nore a \\' ith sincere thanks for t11e kind ancl n~rr ahle man- Conv •nlrou far less unpo~1ng hy ~he _numiH'r of I t t~ nwll.lll•' r in whil'h yon have madu known to me the action of hers, b rgl' as it waH, tl~an hy thl'l~· h 1~h cha ra r t1:r. Jn .It the Vorrl·entiun I have 1 he honor t.o hl', wer~ men 1 encrahle alike fo1· the1r <tl-(e ll tiCI tlu·t.r pulolrc ' Your friend ttnd fellow r itizt•n ~· rl'lCI'R, who could nnt have hcen cal h·d frnm t11111 'oltlll· H. A. l>oro1,',H. tary r' ·tirenH'Ilt from puhlir life, hut hy lh l' st rn rt~~·~t ~·· n !l~ lion. WAC. JI. LUDLOW, of New York; It. 1'. DICK, of of p::trioti.c duty; .ollll' r~, thou~h still In the printl' of lifl', ,... ·tl C· l''li·111 ., · J> C \\' r " L' LI~'F of J oui~iana ·wd other~ ranl.lnf{ w1th the hr:Jt llll'n of the country hy lio11111':! and 1' f\ )(I. ) I ' 1' l•i ce .. , • • ... .. 1 J ., , < di• SII•I ICII•O IIS !\ I n•:u I y :Ll'(!ll.l rec I .I ll I . I '1' . I . l 11!; 1 01 1\' l:t Jlll:<ll • •ll ~, 0 01 111111 · :-<t;LLC and n:ttioruLl, many (lf them statPSilll'll 1\nrthy to ti ll Mit. F11'ZPA1'lti('K DECLINES. Ill" ldght•l!i otlice in thl• go1·ernmeut; It still J.(rcat 1·r 1111111 her occupyiltf{ the llif{ht·sL rank In t ll l'ir r ·~p··rth·t· profl'S· :-ional pursuits; othcrs distingulshl•d hy t hl'ir int t• llig..:nce und we\1-e:tnwd intlu<•nce in various walks of llri vatc lift•, and all aninmletl and uuiled hy Oil<! spirit ;ulll Olll' pur Jlll.,e-the result or a strong conriction that our politkal ~:~yst.cm, undt·r the operation of a t'OTnplk a tion n f d i so r.J1·r~ , b rapid ly apJ)I'O;~ch ing a crbis when a :lJH'I'cl.v l'liangt• must 1 ake place, indi cating, as in di:;cases of the physlcall!ody, n ·coven' or death. \VAST! I :-iOTON, ,Jtmr 2r., lPUO. (1 1::-<TI.EMRN: Yonr h·ltl'r of to-clay, infor111ln~ me that 1 "hit\ c h•'<'n umtnitnously nominated hy the Natioual Con\ cntiou of lhe Demoeratlc party, which met at CharlL•ston on till' 1/!ld day of April !aRt, an<l a<~ournecl to me ·t ;Lt. B dtilnnrc on the 1 th dny of Junr, n~ theil· candid1ttc for tho.: otlire of \' icc-Jiresitlt'llt," was duly rrcl'i ved. ,\ t•knowlcdl-(inv with the li veliest sen ibility this distin· fUisllt•d mark of your contidt•ncc and rcgu rrl, it Is with no or<iin.u"y fL·l'lings of n•grct that cousidcr:ttion:;, till' r< ·t·i•;d ol~ w!1it-h l wil! 110~ iropo:~c upo~l you, conHfraiu nH' t'l •)e 1 cl:•IL' Lhe nouHn:ttlOn HO flat t ennl-(ly t CIHlPred. ;\ly cl.-~1,.!mttion as n l'illldicll\te for thiH high posilion would l~:~n· , ht·eu nwn• gratifying to mr if it ha<l Jli'O<'<'t'dcd front th\· unircrl ]),•tno<T<tt'y-united hoLh us to principles and lllt'll. 'l'ht• dislmcting <litl'erenccH :Lt pl'l':St•nt t•xi:st in)! iu th.·\ mnks of the Democmtic party were strikin)!ly e '\Pillpli ti t·ol IHth aL Chltrll'ston n.n<l at B:d limon•, ancl, in 111y h11111hl1· opinion, dilltinctl.r admoui:sh me that. 1 should iu no "a.' coulrihulc to these unfortunate divi:sionR. The Ulitck ltcpnulicans have h:~rmouiouHly (Ill IP;tsl in Convt•ntion) we~culcd their cnndidates for iht' l'n·~ ido•lli'\' a111l \'ke- Prcsideucv. Bo ha ve the Uom1t itutinn:tl l uinn party (as it i~ tcrmc1l). J~ach part.y i1:1 a lready e n~ill:t·d in the tonk:st.. In the presence of such organiz:ttion:i wo· ~till, , unfortunat el.v, exhibit a dividt'd camp. What a llltlanchol, y spcctaclc I It L'i calculated to cause cvc•r.v nt'lll rHTatk citilt'll who eh(•rb;hes the Constitution of his <'ounl n · to despo1:11, if not to dt'spait·, of lhL' dumhiliLy of the l . n.ion. f> esirouR, as far as lam capable of exercising any inlluCIIL'I', to remove every oh~tacle whil'h may prevent a. r estoration of the pe:tce, harmony, ancl perfect CO IH'Or<l of tl1at gl0rions olcl party to which l h:\\'c h<'<'n inlle'\ilily den>tl'<l from early llt ;Lnhood.-a pu rty which, in my dclilll'rnl e opinion, Is the only rc1tl tt111l reli:thle liJ'I\ml'nL whiGh hinds the 1:\nuth, the Nol'th, tit• Jl:ast, and the West t.ogdhl•r· upon con~tltutional pri11ciples-uo :dkrnative WiLl! left to me hut that which llla.\·e herein most respectfully comulunicn. tl!ll to you. l•'or the a~l·et•uhle manner in which you lwv' convcye<l to me the a ction of the Conrcnt.ion, accept my l:!inccrc thanh;;. \'cry truly your friencl atHl obedient serva11t, H. Ftl'l PATntCK. To \\':c. 1(. Luo1.nw, of X<'w-York, nn•l ot hers. Tl1!' De1noer:ttie Xation:tl C'ommitl<'c suh, cqnenll. v noruin:ttrd tltc Ifon. ll t•J•schcl V. Jobu. o ll, of (;corgi:t, who aceq>tc (l Lltc position. JMmvt~Lr·:,,.Jfny21, 1 GO. n,.; \It Sill: Offif'ial inforrn:ttlon of my llOIIlination to the t'rl' idt•ncy hy l.h. NnliOIIHI Union 0011\'enlion, or which you Wt't'e • he p n·~i<llng ollict•r, was communicated to rne by yout· letter of the li th inst., at Philadelphia, on the CVl' of m.v cl(•p:trLure 11·itll my family for my place of residence in '1\•nnc~ReP; n.nd clillident as r was of my wortllin c~~. I di1l not h c~itatc to t<ig-nify my lui •ntior- 11> accept t h_t• l.Josition a~:;ignccl tn me hy that cli~tinl-(niHhell and patl'lollc hod_y. llut for con ,·euh:ncc, ami under a sense of 'l'he Cnm•t•ulion, in di!-!<'anlin!{ th e' IIR<' of pial forrn~. < x: H't 1111 pkdgt• from thn~c wl ulln I hey dct•m \1 l)l't lly of tlw lli!-(11,•:-.t t rn:-.l:l undL' I' til t• (:ol'l'rnml•nl; wi...;clj rou!-1id1·nng t:1:tl till' sun·st 1-(llaranty nf a man's future ll'·H'fulr H·!-IS au.! fidPii ly to the f.(n·at int.<•ro·:;ts of the country, in any omr ial >olation to whirh li1· lll:t.V he cho en, i:; to ht· found in hi ~ past history conncded with the puhlic Ren •ice. '!'lie p kd~e impli <~d in my acc·<'plance of the nomination of the :\ation:tl L' nin ll Vouvention i:-~, that should l he l'il'('tl-<1, l will IIIli di'Jlilrt from the spirit anrl \Pnor of III.V past cnu r~e · anll the ohli).{atinn to kt•ep th is pll'dge clerlve~ a douhll' 1ftll'i\e fr()IU Lhe con~idemtion that none is rec1uircd from llll'. Y .. u. ~ir, in your h .. ttrr conln.ining the ofi1einl announcclll ell t of my rwminallon, h:tve heen pleased to a~ c rihe to llll' the mt•rit of mndcr;ttion and justi::e iu my pu~t puhlic career. You !1:1VC likewise givo n me cred1t for 1\ unilnrnt ~upport of all wise and hcn!'ficcnt rncasure~ nf legisla tion, fo1· a finn resistance to ttll HleU 'Htres c nlculatt~d to cn~u1dc r sectiOmtl d iscord, and for 11. lifelong devotion to t he Uuion, har1nony, aud proqperity of these ' tateR. \\ het her your personrtl partiality has It'd you to over~ tHt<' 111y rne r)ls a a pulllic rnnn or not In your enumeration t•f them, you have Jlresented ;~summary-a basis of all :~ourul An1er ican statesmanship. It. mny be ohj ectecl t.h<ti nothing i >~ !:mid in this sumnHtry, iu cxpre!ls terms,of the o\Jiig:ttions irnposccl by the Constitution; but the duly to rc~pect and observe I hem is cleltrly implied, for wi1hou1. clue observance in t ile concluct. of' the U•lV<!r·nmcnt of the Cou~titution, its restr i cti o n~, anti requirelllen ts, fairly iutcrpreted in nceonlance with Its spiriL awl oltj c ct~, there can be 110 end to sectional discord-no security fur the harmony of tile Uuiou. I h:wc not tliC V<Lnity to Msuutc that. in my pn.~t conn l' ction with the public service l have ext·mphfied the course of a. !:!nunc! An1erica11 statc~man; hut if I have tleservcu the f:Lvomhle view taken of it in your letter, I mny hope, by a f ti thful adhcrwcc to tile mltxims hy which IluLvc he rclofvrtl been guided, not altogether to di'l· appoint the confidence and expecturions uf those who have placc<l me in 111y present rel:~tion to the public; nn<l if, under Providence, 1 shoul<l be calll'd to pn·slde over the a!l';tirs of Lids great country ns the Ex .. c11t 1ve Clliefof t he (J o1vcrrunent the only further plcdg • l fc••l e ;~l l eclupon to nlukc is, that ihc uLmol:it of my ahility, !Lncl with whatever strength of will I Cllll cunHuancl, a ll th t· powers nnd inllnence belonging to my oL~ci:LI stntion,~ha.ll he Cl ~ l ployetl a nd directe,l for the promotiOn of ull the greal o hJt·L·I ~ ftJr which the Government was institute<!, hut 11111rc especially for the maintenance of the Constitution and the Uniun :q~ain~t 1dl imposing influences n.rul t • rHicneie~. I cannot conclude thl· leiter without ex preR:<~ing my hi!!'h ~;ratillcation at the nomination to the ~··t·ond omev under the Uoveromcnt, of the cmincntly-giftou IHHl dis- |