Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-08-19
special Meeting of the German Republicai
Central Committee.

special Meeting of the German Republican
Central COmniitte.
A special meeting of the German Republican
Central Committee was held the 29th at the
Headquarters of the Committe, H. Raster, Esq
in the chair, and Messrs. Gustsyis Levy and
q. Manshot, Secretaries Mr. Remark reported
the following resolutions from the Executive
Committee, which, having been put, were car
ried unanimously:
Resolred, That we, the German Republicans
of the City and County of New York, cheerfully
recognize in the platform adopted by the Balti-
more Convention legitimate development Of
the main principle embodied in the Chicago
platform Of 1860, viz:-that freedom is national,
and ought to prevail wherever the national au-
thority is by the Federal statutes, or has become
by the laws of war, paramount to all local Juris-
dction.
Resogued That we Utterly reject as a willful
adulternation of true Radicalism, the mongrel
platform, got up at Cleveland by the holy alli-
ance of Democratic traitors and sore headed de
serters from the ranks of the Republican party;
and that, knowing the sentiments OF the free
dom loving citizens of German birth, we assert
that only an exceedingly small and insignificant
faction of their number have been seduced By
designing demagogues to join in that unholy al
lance. suL
Resoired That in the self-evident lieof the
Cleveland platform that dSlavery is dead, we
see a shameful compromise between portion oi
those Radicals who for years, have been denounc-
ing the present Administration on the ground OF
its mot dealing a death below to Slavery, and
the Democratic traitors who desire to screen
Slavery from all the blows that. in the course OF
the war, the Nation, in self defense, might deal
it; and that no party can be opposed honestly
and heartily to the extinction of Slavery which
does not acknowledge the patent fact that Sla-
very is not only the source OF, but, unhapplly
still gives vitality and strength 70 the rebellion.
ResolUed, That, while heartily endorsing the
Baltimore platform as a true and logical expos
itiop of Republican sentiments as far as 1t goes
deeply deplore the policy of expediency which
has excluded from that platform recognition
of the correctness of the principle underlying
the confscation law, as interpreted by Judge
Underwood of Virginia, and that we shall deem
the task of the Republican party not yet accom-
plished until the reconstruction of rebel States
shall be based upon the idea of creating out O
the copfscated landed estates of the Rebeli
homesteads for population ofindependant free
holders.
ResoIued, That in accepting as our candidates
the nominees ofthe Baltimore Convention Abra
ham Lincoln and Andrew johnson, we desire &c
express our belief in their honesty of purpose
aud their faithfullness to the cause of freedom
howmuchsoever most of us may doubt the ezpe-
diency or the correctness in principle of some
measures adopted by the present Admlnistra-
ton i -7
ResoEced, That in our belief, the action OF the
Baltimore Convention in admitting the Missouri
Radical delegation, coupled with the adoption
of the sixth section of the platform, could moi
and certainly ought not TO, have been misun-
.derstood; and that the Convention has undoubt-
edly meant 10 disapprove of all those efforts
known as the aKentucky policy, at telupori-
zinp and compromising with the PrO-SlaVery
m-loyalists of the Border States; and thai
any PERSISTENCE in that unfortunate policy, while
it would run directly against the plainly
ed wishes of the Baltimore Convention, could
not but dampen the ardor and enthusiasm with
which all firm and true uphOldeTs offreedom
would like 10 enter the Presidential campaign.
ReSoIued, That the Baltimore Convention, in
indorsing the traditional policy of this Govern
menu in regard TO the efforts OF foreign Powers
to destroy republican goyernmentso on the Amer
lean continent, has meant to erect,a beacon by
which this Administration should steer its course
of foreign policy in order to remain at harmony
with the instincts and desires of the people.
Resolued, That it is the unqualified senti-
ment of the German Republicans, as il was oi
the Baltimore Convention, that no man ought
to be retained in Office and especially not IN
the highest Office under the Government, who
does not fully sympathize with the sentiments
and principles Of the true loyalists as Tepresen-
ted at BaltiIsore, and that the harmony Of action
in the administration of the country as desired
by the same popular body that nominated Alb
raham Lincoln for re- election, should De inter
preted in the light of the action OF that body II
the admission Of the Missouri Delegates &