The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-06
UNION STATE CONVENTION IN
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We lay before our rea3ers the following
address adopted by the Union State Con-
vention of Pennsylvania, held at Harris
burg, on the 18th ult., the substance of
which IS as applicable, and will be as fully
appreciated here, as within the limits of
the State where it was issued, A calm pc
rusal of the article will be sufficient excuse
for its insertion in this weeks issue. even
to the exclusion of other, and less worthy
matter: NJ
" In presenting the name Of Abraham
Lincoln for reelection to the Presi-
dency to our fellow citizens of Penn
sylEania and of the other loyal States. we
are constrained by high sense Of what is
due to the principle inro,yed, briefly to
set forth the reasons which impcl us to
this preference. In doing so, we desire
semphatieaily tq.ssate thaS our ard SIT aluir
Ss fsseiaeSiSn u Jiig ~ lent
Chief Magistrate Of the Union il controlled
By no hasty intention to neutralize the
high claims to patriotism of other states
men mentioned in connection with the
same great Office by the Union men of
the country, nor to have it manifest, eth
or, that we are controlled by any selfish
aanereace % : here man, in this the hour
or free peoples struggle for their exist
enee. The reasons which urge us TO adj
vo2Gte Che reelection Of Abraham Lin
coin, are such as must influence all patri
otto men in adopting measures that viii
best suaserve the safety and purity of tn,
government. the honor and glory of i.
people, with their speedy triumph owe
the murderous combinations Of a wicke,
rebellion. The administration, in all it
attitudes, presents the power of the gov
eminent in all its might and majesty
Whatever effects the one, must, more O
less, influence and impair the other.
the government should be defeated, tn,
overthrow of the Administration must, o
course, follow. If the conspirators, VIII,
do the bidding of Jefferson Devils triumph
necessarily. the brave men who obey tn
summons and enter in the fight for tn
Unisn, under the general direction OF tn
President Of the United States, must ais
be defeated, and as they go down, tn
President ceases to be the representatil
of national power; and as all these peris
so, too, with all men who ara now free al
independent, either be sacrificed to Il
horrors Of war, or be doomed to the st
greater horrors Of slavery From the
alternatives there is no escape Our p
itical enemies have SO couched their ba
tie cry as to render most odious those vi
nav repregent the national authorit,
while our armed foes, 1.-THE natural ALI
of those opposed to us politically ha'
schooled their followers in the same pref
dices. So closely are these identife
even now it is revolled States as beir
only necessary for the success of rebellio
that the peace Democracy should succe
in the loyal States, while the peace I
mocracy insist, as the basis Of their $:
cess, that the rebellion must first becoi
a military triumph.
This is not an assumption Of our own
make an argument against our epemies
The history Of the whole course Of I
Shareholders rebellion cofroborates it
the one size, while the career. of tho
who synpathize with treason .afhfms IL
the other. Hence the necessity of
identifying the Administration with
governmental the coming political c
test, as to make them inseparabls the
as potentiala as the other-inviAeible agai
their mtined ensnies, north and SCR