Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-09-14
The National Union Platform.
Adopted at Baltimore. June 18th, 1864.


every American citizen to maintain against
all their enemies the integrity of the Union
and the paramount authority of theConstltu-
ton and laws of the United States AID that,
laying aside all differences and political opln-
ions, pledge ourselves as Union men, an
mated by common sentiment and aiming
| at a common object to do everything III our
power to aid the Government in quelling by
| force of arms the rebellion raging against
| its authority and in bringing to the punish
| ment due to their crimes the rebels and trail
! tors arrayed against it.
| ReS0lred That we approve the determine
| ton of the Government of the United States
| not to compromise. with rebels, to offer
| any terms of peace except such may he
| based on an unconditional surrender of their
| hostility and return to their just allegiance
| to the Constitution and laws of the United
| States, and that call upon the Govern
ment to maintain this position and to prose
| cute the war with the ujTost possible vigor
{, to the complete suppression of the rebellion,
/ in full reliance upon the selfsacrGces, the
| patriotism the heroic valor and the undying
| devotion of the American people to their
| country and its free institutions.
| Reso}red That as slavery the cause and
| now constitutes the strength ofthis rebellion
! and as it must be always and everywhere
| hostile TO the principles Of republican govern
| meat, justice and the national safety demand
! its utter and complete extirpation from the
| soil Of the republic; and that we uphold and
mainta ain the acts and proclamations by
| which the Government, in its own defence,
has aimed death blow at the gigantic evil
| We are in favor, furthermore, of such an
| amendment to the Constitution, to be made
! BY the people, in conformity with its provs-
| ions, as shall terminate and forever prohibit
! the existence of slavery within the limits or
| jurisdiction of the United States.
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people due to the soldiers and sailors of
| the army and navy who have periled their
| lives in defence of their country and in yindi-
cation Of the honor of the flag; that the
nation owes to them some permanent recog-
milton of their patriotism and their valor,
! and ample and permanent provision for those
| of their survivors who have received dis
abling and honorable wounds in the service
of their country, and that the memories of
| those who have fallen in its defence shall be
| held in grateful and everlasting remembrance.
Reso5Ued, That we approve and applaud the
practical wisdom, the unsclfish patriotism,
| and the answering fidelity to the Constitu-
! ton and the principles of American liberty
with which Abraham Lincoln has discharged,
under circumstances of unparalleled difficult
! ty, the great duties and responsibilities of
the Presidential office; that we approve and
/ endorse as demanded by the emergency and
! essential to the preservation of the nation,
and within the provisions of the Constitu-
| ton, the measures and acts which he has
| adopted to defend the nation against its open
/ and secret foes ; that we approve especially
| the proclamation of emancipation and the
! employment as Union soldiers of men hereto
/ fore held in slavery; and that we have full
| confidence in his determination to carry
! these and ali other constitutional measures
| essential 10 the salvation of the country into
| full and complete effect.
| Resoiged, That we dcem it essential to the
| general welfare shat harmov should prevail
! in our national councils, and we regard as
| worthy the public confidence and official
| trust those only who cordially endorse the
| principles proclaimed iii these resolutions,
| and VI ich should characterize the admins
| tration of the Government,
| ReS0leed, That the Government owes to all
| men employed il its armies without regard
| TO distinction of color, the full protection Of
| the laws of war, and that any violation of
these laws, or the usages Of civilized nations
| in time of war, by the rebels now in arms,
should be made the subject Of prompt and
| full redress
Regolpea, That the foreign immigration
| which in the past has added much to the
! wealth, development Of resources, and in
crease of power to this nation, the asylum of
the oppressed of all nations, should be foster
cd and encouraged by liberal and just
| policy.
Resolro8, That we are in favor of the con
struction of a railroad to the Pacific.
| Reso2pcd, That the national faith, pledged
for the redemption Of the public debt, must
be kept inviolate, and that for this purpose
we recommend economy and rigid response
bility in the public expenditures, and a vigor-
| Gus system of taxation That it is the duty
| Of every loyal State to sustain the credit and
promote the use Of the national currency.
Reso1ged, That we approve the position
taken by the Government; that the people
| of the United States can never regard with
! indifference the attempt of any European
/ Power to overthrow by force, or to supplant
! by fraud, the institutions Of any Republican
| Government on tie Western Continent, and
that they viii view with extreme jealousy, as
| menacing to the peace and independence Of
this our country the efforts Of any such pow
er to obtain new footholds for monarchical
governments, sustained by foreign military
force, in near proximity to the United States
In the 81 District, Col. AMAsA CoBB,
the present incumbent, was renominated.
OF Col. COBB it IS unnecessary to speak.
His capacity, both in military and civil
life, is well known to the people. As the
| representative Of the 3 District, he has
given almost universal satisfaction to his
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