The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-07-06
From the PhilodIphia ,Smday Mcrmrg
The HinCOEn Platform.

The Baltimore Conventions. before nomi-
mating Mr.. Lincoln, adopted, amid great
applause, Il series Of resolutions, declaratory
Of the political principles Of their party
The wonder of all sensible men will be how
the Convention could have avowed such
principles and reelected as their chief
champion aud repres ontative, man who
has officially violated them most conspi-
cotrsly and grossly in almost every princi-
pal act of Jhe Administrations The first re-
solution declares that it is the highest du-
ty Of every American citizen to maintain,
against ali their enemies. = 4 the para-
mo,9t outhoriy Of the Constitution dud
lo,cS Of tie Uaitea States." Yet the Con
yention well knew that Mr.. Lincoln has, in
ted that Constitution and those laws! The
fifth resolution declares "that we approve
and applaud the = X = 2a&Wring .btleh-
M to he Con%fitvtjon and the pr:ncpleS Of
Ans0rtcnn Hbety with which Abraham Lin
coin has discharged, etc, the great duties
and responsibilities Of thr Presidential Of.
fee. This sounds to us, who remember
how often, boldly and wantonly, Mr.. Lin
coin has intringcd the Constitution and
trampled ruthIessIy ON all the '3D5nclplc$ Of
1mn4coa HcrN,' like a cruel mockery Of
the President. But if that We're notintond-
ed. then the praise Of Mr.. Lincoln for bis
fidelity to the Constitution, etc III the
face of his many notorious and glaring vio-
lations Of it, is an objectionable insult TO
the intelligence Of the people, How any
set Of men pretending to be honest, loyal
patriotic, can applaud tee course ofa Presi-
dent who has literally abolished the Consti-
tuition and exercised unlimited powers on
the tyrant' plea Of necessity is beyond
comprehension, except on the theory that
all the hypocritcs are not yet dead.
But the platform" Of the Baltimore
Convention contains another palpuble lie, as
well as a crushing rebuke Of the very man
whom they re-elect as the highest exponent
of its protessed principles The ninth reso-
luton says, we approve the position ta-
ken bv the Governments that the people Of
the United States can never regard with in
difference the attempt of any European
power to overthrow by force or to supplant
by fraud the institutions Of any Republican
Government ON the Western continent,
etc Now our readers will remember that
the friends Of the Administration have al
ways claimed that Mr. Lincoln is the gov
crnmcnt They are also aware that Mr..
Lincoln, through his Secretary Of State, Mr..
Seward, has recently give to France the
most solemn and absolute assurance that he
will not while he is President of the United
Stares, interfere with the armed conspiracy
Of Austria and France to overthrow the re-
publican institutions of Mexico and cnthrnnc
the arch-duke, Macmillan, as monarch Of a
new Franco Austrian dominion, established
or erected on the ruins of Mexican repabli-
caniSm! How, then, we ask, and the peo-
Of these States will ask, could the Baltimore
Convention assert its fidelity to the Monroe
doctrine, and yet nominate for the prcsl-
dency Il man who has openly and puslllanl-
mously abandoned that doctrine?
The truth is, that the political principles
enumerated at Baltimore last week by the
miserable dependents Of Lincoln, are posi-
lively inconsistant with their adoption of
him as their candidate for the Presidency.
We can, however, easily understand how
the shameless minionS Of Lincoln could re-
concile the principles they piolessed with
their preference Of a man who had egrGgl-
ously tIansgreSsed and tramplcd upon every
one Of them. But we are YET amazed that
Mr.. Lincoln could, with any sense Of self-re-
Spect consent to except the nomination
which, in its declared tenets Of political
faith and opinions Of administrative policy
centrayened the who'd tenor of his official
action, and denounced him and his cabinet
as unworthy of their appreciation and much
more. unworthy of public approval and con
fidence
We beg the people to note the glaring
contradiction between the principle avowed
by the Baltimore Convention and tho Off
cial acts of their nominee during the last
three years. If they can longer be BAN
boozled by such shallow dishonesty, then
God helm them III