Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-09
UNION NATIONAL CONVENTION AT
BALTIMORE.
Resolutions of the Union National Com
VentIon.

Resolutions Of the Union National Com
VentIOn.
The following are the resolutions prepared
by the committee for that purpose, and carried
by acclamatlon In the National Convention at
Baltimore:
RsIoIvsd, That 1t Is the highest duty OF eysry
American citizen to mAlntain against all their
enemies the integrity of the Union aud the para
mount author ~ Of the Constitution and laws al
the United SfA'rsi and hat, LAYING aside all dii
iefeuceS aud political opinions, we pledge our
selves, as Union men, animated by commoJ
.entim, Mt aud aiming nj a ,mnon Obi ct, d."
everything In our power to sid the G'ycrBmsrt :
In queltUg ny tOfoa Of arms the febelli n now
r-gIug aga nHt is authority, and In hTinEiT & to
the puR shine Sue to their crimes the rebels
and traitors Arrayed ABtinai 1t. Prolonged ap-
p Au-e
keSOiSsd, That we approve the determination OF
the tsuye nment OF the United states not TO com
promise with rebels, or 10 offer any terms Of peace
except such as may be based up IN uneonditi DnAl
| sur. der OF thei" hos mt d a return to theiI
just allegiance to the Constituton and laws OF she
| lated >tAteii aid that W. call upon the Govern
| ment TO mainttin IN pO.ltiOn, Ahd to prosecu G
he wArwi the utmost possin o Vigor to the com
rte suppre sisn Of the rebellion, In the ull Teli
AHce pOn the ei.sAoEhcing patriotism and heroi
| vAlOr a the unhy NJ deviation Of the America
Peol le To their eounuy 'nd It's free Institutions
RssolVsd, hat az slavery was the cause, and nou
eOnsu'u es the strength Of Ihis rebellion, and Al
It must be, A'wHys AID everywhere, hostile to th'
prinepl sot kep" blieAn Government, justice ant
he nat OnHl sAirty m ,nd i's utter And eomplru
eXtrpAton IRON the tOil OF the Republic. Zap
ulAuse. And that while we uphold and ma MT
tue acts a. ptOelHmAtiOnE by which the Gov eTn
meIt, In Its own defence, has ala ed q death blow
1t this gigantic 'yI, We are IN favor fuFtheFno I
| Of such an amendment To the Constitution to bt
made by the people In eOufOrmi y with its pToyis
ions, as shall terminate and forever pFoh ibt IN,
eSiseLoe OF SlA ey within the imitI or the iu tis
E dlctlnn Cf tie Uni ed STATES. Applause
| Resolved, That the thAnka OF the American peo
lie are uue to the Bolde aud sailors OF the arm,
and navy tApplAuBel, who have peTil,d tbei
lives IN def nee OF their cOuRtry and in Vlndiea
ton Of the honor OF their tgj that tie nAtioI
owes to them some permanent recognition OF thei
D ttriOtilm and Their YalOr, and ample and permA
, men provision for those Of their Au YivUFS VIII,
have received disabling and hOuOrs BILE wounds Il
the service OF the oOVn Tyj aud that the memoTle
Of those who have tallen In defence shall b
held In gIateful and everlasting remembrance
loud applause and cheers
ResOirSd, That we ApUfuys and applaud the pFAI
| / o,l wisdom, the uHGelAEh patriotism aud tb
ursweFVinE fidelity to the Constitution and III
principles OF AmtTioAn liberty with which AbFa
ham Lincoln has dlsch Tged, under o n umstAnce
OF pAralleled difficulty, the great dutias and r.
on IbitIFs OF the Presidential ON that we Ap
Or We and endorse, ~ demanded by the ealeTgene
and essential to The preservation OF the nation
| and a. with the prOvisions OF the Cons lou
the measures aud acts which he ha- sdopted TO de-
fend the nation Ag tinst Its open and . eFet 81
that we approve especially the proclamation o
emAneipS D. ton, and the employment as Un on sol
oilers Of men heretofore held In slavery lApplAuIe