| Show BY TELEGRAPH reb pett UNION L une UBE ii AMERICAN ame RICAN NEW 30 the following Is is general hancocks letter of acceptance fr GOVERNORS ISLAND new york city july 1880 GENTLEMEN I 1 have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of july lath 1880 apprising me formally of my iny nomination to the office of president of the united states by the national democratic convention lately assembled in cincinnati I 1 accept the nomination with a grateful appreciation of the confidence reposed in me the pr principles 1 n ipie 3 enunciated by the coave convention t i 0 are those I 1 have cherished in the past and that I 1 shall endeavor to maintain in the future the thirteenth fourteenth and fifteenth amendment to the constitution of the united states embodying in the result of the war for union are are in inviolate violate if called to the presidency I 1 shall deem it my duty to resist with all my power any attempt to impair or evade the full force and effect of the constitution which in every article section and amendment is the tile supreme law of the land laud tho the constitution forms the basis basia of the tile government of the tiie united states the powers granted by it to the lea lel legislative isia isla tive executive and judicial departments define and limit the authority of the general government the powers not delegated delegate d to the united states by the constitution nor prohibited by it to the tiie states belong to the tile states respectively or to the tho people 2 the general and state stale government each acting in its own sp sphere liere without drenching trenching tren ehing ching upon tile the lawful jurisdiction of the other constitutes the union this union comprising in 0 a general government with general beneral g powers and state government men t wi with th state powers for purposes local to states is a polity tue foun lations of w which ich ieh were laid in profoundest foun dest wisdom this i q the union our fathers made and which has been so respected abroad andio beneficent at home tried by blood and fire it stands today to day a model form of free popular government a political item mem which rightly administered has been and will continue to be the ad imi imitation nation ration of the world may we not tsay jray nearly in the words of washing eton the ull uli unity ity of govern government men which constitutes one people is justly us dear tous to us it Is the main pil pill lafin in tile tiie edifice of wr vur real independence the support of our peace safety and prosperity Ero ro and of that liberty we so eighty highly prize and intend at every ahaz ard preserve but no form of government however carefully devis edno principles however sound will protect the rights of the people unless the tiie adm administration Ini is faithful and efficient nici fici ent it is a vital principle in our system that neither fraud nor force must be allowed to subvert the rights righta of the people when fraud violence dence vi or incompetence controls the noblest constitutions and wisest laws are useless the bayonet is not h a fit instrument ment nor for controlling the votes for a free people it I 1 is only by a full vole vote free ballot and a fair count t that at a people ban can rule in fact as required by 0 v the theory of our government take thi awaa avd and the whole structure falls th il 21 public office is a trust not a bounty I 1 bestowed upon the holder 1 no to incompetent or dishonest person should ever be entrusted with it or jf if appointed they should prompt promptly Jy be ite kte kie ejected our material interests varied and progressive demand our constant and united ein cIT of orts ts A sedulous mill Wiil dul dui and i scrupulous care of bf p public uble credit io together with a vige vi wise and economical management of oui our government governments expenditures should be maintained in order that labor may be ligli gigli lightly tl v burdened and that all persons may be protected in their rights to the fruits of their own industry the time has come to enjoy the substantial benefit at re reconciliation As one people we have common in interests te rests let us enczur encourage rite rike harmony and a generous rivalry among our own industries which will revive our languishing m marine trane extend our eomme comme commerce fco ice foreign nations assist our merchants manufacturers and producers to develop our vast material resources and increase the prosperity r 0 and happiness of f our people people if elected I 1 shall with divine favor labor with what ability I 1 possess to discher discharge go my duties with fidelity according to my conviction and shall take eare care to protect and defend tile the union nand and hice see that the laws will be faithfully and equally executed in all parts of the country alike I 1 will assume the tile responsibility full fuli fully sen sed sensible sible sibie of the fact that to adminis administer rightly the functions of the go government j ern ment ia is to discharge the most sacred duties dutie s that can devolve upon an american citizen 1 I am very respectfully yours signed IV S HANCOCK to laon lion john IF stevenson president of the convention inon lion john P St chairman and others of the committee of the democratic convention to jion jion igon john W M steventon stevenson lon hon ion F john P stockton and others in diana potts GENTS I 1 have now the tile honor to reply letter of the enst informing me that I 1 was unanimously nominated for the office of vice president of the tiie united states by the convention which assembled asseln bled bied at cincinnati As foreshadowed shadowed fore in the verbal remarks made by me at the time after the delivery of your letter I 1 have llave now to say that I 1 accept the tile high trust with a realizing sense of its responsibility and am profoundly grateful for the honor conferred I 1 accept the nomination upon the tile platform of principles adopted by the convention which I 1 cordially approve and I 1 accept it quite as much because of my faith falth in the wisdom and patriotism of tile tiie stateman state man and soldier nominated on ow the same ticket for president of the united states stated his ills eminent ser services va I 1 ills liis fidelity to the tile constitution the union and the laws his liis clear perception odthe of the co correct r u trinel principles ples pies of ot government as taught by y belfer son his ills scrupulous care to keep the military in strict subordination to the civil authorities author his high regard for civil liberty personal personal right and rights of property his acknowledged ability in civil as well as in military affairs and his pure and blameless life all point to him as a mai mau IWO worthy arthy of he the confidence of the people rot lot only a brave soldier bf a great commander ailse statesman a pure ire lre patriot but a prudent painstaking tar tat ling practical man of unquestioned honesty trusted often with important por tant taut public duties faithful to every trust and in tile tiie full flierl meridian dian dlan of f ripe hipe and vigorous mad manhood hood he is in in my judgment eminently fitted for the highest office on earth the presidency of the united states not only is he the Tight right man for the place bucche time has come when the best interests of the country require that the party which should never be forgo forgotten aten nor forgay forgiven en should many of the men now in office were put there because of their cor rup Tup and tand partisan service in thusie thus defeating the fairly and legally expressed will of the majo majority riV the hypocrisy of the professions profession 3 of that party in favor of civil service reform was shown by placing such men in office and turning the whole brood of federal office holders loose to influence elections the money of the people taken out of the public treasury by these men for services often poorly performed or not performed pc at all is being used in vast sums with the knowledge and presumed of the administration to control elections and even members of the cabinet are strolling about the country making partisan speeches instead of being in their departments at washington discharging public duties for which they are paid by the h people o e but with all their cleverness v e rn 0 a and nd ability a diacri discriminating mina ting public will no doubt read between t the e lines of f their speeches that their paramount hope and aim is to keep Cra nna themselves solves selves or their satellites sat elites clites four years eam cam longer in office the perpetuating of the power of chronic federal office holders holder swill will not benefit the millions of men and wom women en who do not hold office but earn their d daily dally bread by luo Ifo honest blese fiegE industry what ther they think will disarm public opinion will no doubt be fully understood stood as also the fact that it Is because of their thein 0 own w n industry and economy and gods bountiful harvest that the country coultry is comparatively tives prosperous and not because of anything donay dope dobe by these federal office holders the countr country y is comparatively coiny comy ively prosperous not because bemuse of them thein but in spite of them this contest is in fact between the people endeavoring to regain a political power which rightfully belongs to them and to restore the pure simple economical constitutional government of the fathers on the one side and a hundred thousand federal office holders and their backers ham bam hampered ered with place and power and determined to retain them at all hazards on the other oilier hence constant contaut assumption new and dany daar danger re ous powers by general government under the rule of the republican government ern ment interference with home rhome rule and with the administration of judges in courts in several states interference with elections through the medium of paid partisan federal office holders interested in keeping their power and caring more for that than fairness in elections in fact constant encroachments encroach ments which have been made by that party upon the clearly reserved rights of the people and the states will if not checked d subvert the tiie liberties of the people to the governments limited powers created by the fathers and end in a great conoll consolidated dated concen grated d government strong indeed for evil and the overthrow of republican institutions t tho the men who framed our constitution knew know the evil of a strong government and the long conti continuance continuant nuan ce of political power in the same hands they knew there was a tendency in this direction in all governments governments overn ments and a consequent danger anger to republican I 1 institutions from that cause and took pains to guard against it 11 the tho machinery of strong centralized centralize d general government can be used to perpetuate the same set of men in power from term to term until it ceases tp be a republic public or is sueh such only in A name and the tendency en dency deney of the party now in pow power er in in that direction as shown in various ways besides the willingness recently manifested by a lango largo I 1 arge argo number of that party to elect a president an unlimited number of terms is quite apparent and must satisfy thinking people that the time has come when it will be safest and best for that party to bb be retired but in ro resisting the en croach me ments menta ats of a generi general tl government upon the reserved rights of the people and states I 1 wish vish to be distinctly understood as favoring a proper pe r exercise by the general government of powers rightfully right mily wily belonging to it under the constitutional rights of the general government all interference ter with the proper exercise of its powers must be carefully a avoided voided the union of states under the constitution must be maintained and it is known that this has always been the position of both candidates on the democratic presidential ticket it is a acquiesced equils ced in everywhere every eliere now and finally and forever settled as one of the results of the war itis certain beyond all questions that the legitimate results of the war for the union will biot be overthrown or impaired should the tho democratic Democrat ia ticket be elected in that event proper protection will be given nt in every legitimate alte way may way to every citizen native or ok adopted in q every very section of the republic in the enjoyment of all the rights guaran ted by the constitution and its amend amendments mentse A sound currency of honest money ot eny eay alv a 4 I 1 pet ima d 1 purchasing mower rower aw e r h the standard recognized by the commercial world and consisting of gold and silver and paper convertible into coin will be maintained the labor and manufacturing commercial and business interests of the country will be favored and audd lencou raged in every legitimate way wray the toiling 9 of our own people will be b projected protected from frony tho the destructive competition bf the chinese and to thau that end their emigration to our shores will be properly restricted public credit will wil be scrupulously maintained and strengthened by a rigid economy in jublle public expenditures and the liberties of the e people and property of bf the people will be protected by the government vern ment law and order administered strictly in the interests of all people and not ot of corporations and a privileged class clas I 1 do not doubt the discriminating discrimination luriee lurico of the tile people and their ciapa clapa capacity for intellectual self government and therefore do not doubt the success of the tile demo democratic cratie ticket tickets its success would bury beyond resurrection the sectional jealousies and hatred which haveko have so long been the th e chief stock in trade of pestiferous demagogues and in no 0 other ther way can this be so effectually accomplished it would restore harmony and good beelin feeling 9 between all s sections and make us in fact as well as in name one people the only onis rivalry then would bo in the race for the development of national prosperity erity brity the elevation of labor enlargement enlarged ent of bu hu man rights the promotion of education morality religion order and all that would tend to make us tb the e foremost nation of the earth in the grana gran granv march of human progress Z I 1 am with great respect very truly yours WM H ENGLISH the jury in the case nind find that 35 passengers came camo cameto to their death through that d disaster i sas t er and that the nire fire was caused by t the lle bursting or collapse of a boiler tu tube be rhe boiler had been duly inspected in march last the jury believed the loss ioas of ilfe life would have been less had the crew been properly disciplined to act in the casety ease case of such an emergency and commend rec that the cel cei ceilings lintS wall and floors of steamboat fire rooms be encased in metal meta bartimore 30 captain ozias M parsons of the schooner george washington which arrived at this port rt from jamaica ama ca last tuesday reports arts that on july 5 oth tb while off cape madzi L V Z at the tile eastern point of cuba his I 1 schooner was boarded and searched by tile the officers of a steamer bearing the spanish flag and after lie he had run up the american colors the spaniards came on board with officers and 10 armed men and the search continued contina ed even after the senior boarding officer hall had seer geen the schooner papers washington 31 commissioner williamson of the general land office has received a letter from a prominent firu firn engaged in stock rais ipg in coyde coax county ou nty new mexico urging upon the land laud department the importance and necessity of further legislation for the tile protection of the lar |
