Mr. Lincoln's Letter Of Acceptance

ExECÜTIVE MANSION, ) Washington, June 27. $ Hon. Williuii) -Denui'sun and other?, a Committeo of ihu National Uuion Uonvention : Gentlemen - Your letter of the 14lh inst., fornialjy notifyiDg me that I liavu beeu nominutud by the eonvention you represent, for the Presidency of the United Stutes for four years i'rom the 4lli of March next, bas been received. Tliu nominatió'n is grAtefully oocepted, as the resolutions of the couveiUion - cal led the platform - are hearüly approved. While the resol ution in regard to the if republican eovnnnrient upon the Western" Continent is fuily concurred in, there miglit be misuadei;standing were I not to sny thiit the posilioo oí the government in relation to the action of Frnnee in Mexico, as assuined through the State Department, and indorsed by the Exeoutive, vvill be faithfully maintaintd so long as the state pi facts shall leave that position pertinent and applicable. I am eepeciully gratfied thut the soldiers and the 8eamn vvero not forgotten by the convention, as they forever must and wil! be reinernbered by tlie grattf'ul country for whose salvatiou they devote their lives. Thankingyou ior thu kind and compüinentary tenns in wbich you have communicated the DOmination and other prooeedings of tho Convention, I subscribe myself, Your obediont servant,.