Mr. Lincoln during the entire period ofhis Presidency, and which, if I have understood correctly the declaration of the SecyWar, Mr. Lincoln would have continued to follow had he lived and that platform is in entire harmony with the pol my now pursued by AndrewJohnson. So far as I am able to judge, his course in the work of restoration presents no inconsistency with the Baltimoreplatform or with his letter of acceptance written in response to his nomination. at Baltimore. Sir, that letter of acceptance was as follows: NASHVILLE. TENNESSEE.July 2. 1864. Gsxrtizims: Your communicationof the9thultimo. informing me of mynomination for be Vice Presldency of. the U.S. by the atienal Uu." CpphventiophieldagdBatlgidmproihmiaigdlbosing a (eopy o crcaouens on y a 0.walno received untilflie 26thultimo., A reply on my part had been previously made to the action of the convention in presentingmy name. in a speechdelivered in this city. on the eveningsuc ceeding the day of the adjournment of the convention. in which indicated my acccptziiiccof the distingtiished honor conferredby that body.anddefined the grounds upon which that acceptancewas bust d. substantially saying what I now have to say. From the commentsmadeupon that s cet hby thofurious pressesof the country. to which my attention has condirected. I consider it to be regarded as a full acceptance. In view. liowcver.of the desire exrcsse din your communication. I will more fully a lude to a faw points that have been heretofore presented. My opinion on the leading IflCSHOIlS at.presentagitating and distracting the puilic mind, and cspecially in referenceto the rebellion now being wagedagainst the Governmentand authority of the U.S. I presume. are generiiLly uncrstood. Before the southernpeopleassumeda belligerent attitude. (and fretkuently since.) I took occasion most frankly to dec ure the views I then entertained in relation to thowicked purposes of the southeru politicians. They have since undergonc but little iluny change. Time and subse ruent events have rather conlirmed than diiiiinishci my confidencein their correctness. At. the beginning of this great struggle I cutertained the sameopinion of it I do now and in my place in the Senate. I denouncedit astrensonworthy the punishment of death and warned the Government and people oftho impending danger. But my voice was not mind or counsel hceded until it was too late to avr rt the stcim. Itstill continuedto gather over us without molestationfrom the authorities at Washington until at length it broke with all its fury upon the country and now. if we would save the Government from being overwhelmedby it. we must meet it in the triio spirit of patriotism and bring traitors to the punishment due their crime and by forcc of armse rush out and subdue the lust vestige ofrebel authority in every State. I feltthen, asnow. that the destructionof the Governmentwas deliber atcly determiiied upon by wicked and desixningcon spirators. whoselives and fortunes were igledpedto carry it. out and that no compromise. s art of an unconditional recognition of theindependenceof the southern States could have born or could now be. Proposed which they would iicrept. the clamor for southern rights, " as the rebel Journiils were pleased to designatetheir rallying cry. wasnotto securetheir assumedrights in the Union and underthe Constitution, but to disrupt the GOVDIUUIPDIa.nd establish an independent organization biisod upon slavery. which they could at all times control. The separation of the Government has for years hcen the cherishedpurpose of the southern lenders. Balfled in 1832by the stern. patriotic heroism of Andrew Jackson. they sullenly acquicse ed. only to mature their diabolical schemesaiiilu wait. therecurrence of a more favorable opportunity to execute them. Then the pretext was the tsiriif and Jackson. tiller failing their schemesof nullification and disunion. with prophetic perspicacity.warned the country againstthe renewal of their ctIorts lo dismomber the Government. In a letter dated May 1. 1833.to Rev. A, J. Craw ford. nfler demonstrating the heartless insincerity of the sniithern nullilicrs. he said: “Therefore the tarill was only a pretext and disunion and a southern confederacythe real obJect. I holiGXlL pretext will be the negro or slavery question Time has fully verified this prediction and we have now not only “ the negro or slavery question” as the pretext. but.the real cause of the rebellion; and both must go down to ccther. It is vain to attempt to reconstruct tire Union with the distracting elcmentof slavery in it. excrience has demon Bilflied its incoui atibility with free and rt uhlican Governments.an it would be unwise an unjust longer to continue it. asone of the institutions of the country. whilo it remainedsubordinate to the constitution and laws of the U.S. I yiclded to it my support. but when it became rebellious and iti temptedto rise above the Government and control its action. I throw my humble intluence against it. The authority of t ic Government issupremc. upd will admit of no rivalry. No institution can rise aboveit. whether it be slavery or any other organized power. In our happy form of government all must esubordinnte to the will of the ieople, when reflected through the Constitution anr laws mndo pursuant thercto. State or Federal. This irrent principle lies at the foundation of every Government and cannot be disregardedwithout the destruction of the Governmentjlse lf. In the support and practice of correct principles we can never reachwrong results and by rigorously adheringte this great fundamental truth the end W1 1 be the preservation 9f the Union and the overthrow of an institution which hasmade Warupon and attempted the destructionof the government itse l. Tbo mode by which this great change the onion cipation of the slave can be eticcted is properly found in the power to amend the Constitution of the U.S. This plan is olfectual and of nodoubtful authority; and while it does not contravenc the timely exerciseotthe war power by the President in his emancipation proclamation. it comes stamped with the authontylof the people themselves.acting in accordance with the written rule of the supreme law of the land and must.therefore.give moregeneral eiatisfation and quictude to the distractedpublic min. By recurring to the principles contained in the resolutions so unanimously 11 opted by the convention I find that they substantially accordWith my pubJ cacts and opinions heretoforemadeknown and exp" prod, and are thereforemostcordially indorsed and approved: and the nomination having beencon ferred without any solicitation on my part it is with the greater pleasureacccpte. In ucccpting the nomination. I mifht here close, but I cannut forcizethe op iortiinity o seyin to iy OlllfflCllllfl of thelJcmocraticpnrtyproper.wit whrn have so long and pleasantly been associated. l at the hour has now come when that real. party. in lastly vindicate its devotion to true cuiccratic pl icy and measuresof expediency. The war is a.mu o t"great principles. It involves the supremacy ii did liio of the Government itself. If the rebellion itl umphs. tree governinciit North and South fails. If on the other and th cGovernment is successful.as do not doubt. its destiny is tired. its basis ermaiinnt and enduring and its careerof honor nndpglory, mst begiin. In a great contestlike this for the existwc. of fre cgovernment.the path of duty is patriotismnid principle. liIine r cmisidemtions an questions of administrative policy should(giveway to the higher duty of 1st prese rving the government and then there Will be time enough to wrangle over the men and measurespertaining to its administration. This is not the hour for strife and division among ourselves. such difference s ofopinion on! ciicoiii; go the enciny. prolong the war and waste t ie coun" y. Unity of action and concentration of power should be our watcliword and rallying cry. This act oin llllrlllCl.tllUtime will rapidly approach when their armies in the field the great power of rebellion will be broken and crushed by our gallant officers and brave soldiers and emplong they will return to ill( llhomesand fircsides to resume again the avo calionsof peace with the proud conse iousness that they have aided in the noble work of reiestablishing upon a carer and more crmanent basis the great temple of American freet om. 1 am.izentle men, with sentimentsof high regard, AndrewJohnson. Hon. Wituiiu Dessisos. flhmmmn and uthera.Omn mittccof the National Union (, bneentton.