The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-10-05
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Union Platform.

I Tho Union people cfOhiog gfato
thl 70 Almighty God Tor tho over
Throw OF the rebellloH aud flN
preservation d tho Nhtionalfn.tg
Fifty, Tor the Blessings otpcpcc, art
Cor AZ the t6vors he ltas Vuocliyaltt
unto us as q pcoplc, do
Rso,ce, ts,. That the DamC
aud fame of Abraham Lincoln
stand ont from the history az Vie
epoch wriysllcd and NJ, ne, gnd
whilo We dop,oru lis untfme'y
and cruel death and veneratc Dis
memory, it becomes usto initiate
.his wisdom, iirioness and modega
tiOn in the treatment OF vexcd
questions, and especially to imi
tate lis example Ia waiting iot the
ISOLATION Of difficulties, to be fur
pishcd by the progress OF time and
the logic OF events,
I'd. That President Androw
johnson, by his unwaveriug dcvo.
ton 10 ihe Vni5n through years Of
sevefest trial, has won our highest
confidence That We cIccrAdly "a.
dorse the policy orhis Adninis,fh.
ton, looking to thetrestoratiou ol
peace and civil order in the SO.
,llcd scccdcl States, and that o,
Union men Of Ohio, wo win give
him our hearty and undiv ded SUP
port. '"# N .r"H lu.".7'f
An, That the thanks of OHIO and
fthe nation are duo to tho heroic
men Ufour ARMY and navy, wheBr
hborings and dlsuilrrings hgyo SAY
ci the Republic. We honor on
martyrcd dead and ioyiully wei
como to their homes our returning
veterans. ras fE"t i,.a3 1n'
dth. That The thanks of tlii;
Convention produt and uro hereby
tondcrod to the loyal men aud
women or Ohio at homo who have
30 nobly and literally sustained
our brave soldiers IN tho field, IN
their trying efforts to maintain The
National authority, IN conflict with
armed rebellion,
9th, That four yoarO Of sangpin-
AIRY war, with its fearful sacrifice
Vf.lite aud treasure, forced ppop
us by the 'slayaholdui 8 rebellion,
has dcmonAfr~.ind - ia and to tllv
world that slavery and its insttu.
TORS Rre irrctpncilpnbly OPPOSED
to freedom, aid free institutions ;
and all The teachings oihistory, the
dealings Of, proyidpnce, and cur
own Ditter experience, point uneri
ringly to their overthrow eradica'
toH as our only Safeguard agaiDet
the recurrence oi u like ovjlju the
future.
9th. That w)ii'o we arc anxious
toy All early reconstruction gQf fla.
tcrnal relations with tho insurgcut
States, we demand that such re-
construction shall bo Gt such time,
and upon such terms as will give
unQuestioped assurance of the
peace and security, not only of the
loyal people oIthe rebel States, but
also ofthe peace and prosperity Of
the Federal Vni;n. .'ro
7th. That the thanks Of the 10y.
OF Ohio and OF the Union
arc due to the tmeo war Governors
of Ohio, D6nnison, Tod and
BrouglI, for the earnest, faithful
and patriotic exercise of tho Exec
utive A Authority OF our State during
their respective administrations
and that through their efforts and
the Hearty co, operation Of our loyal
people, citizens and soldiers, Ohio
stands in the front rank in the roll
of honor among her sister States,
in the great struggle for national
existence. i.s rsai 4ag,f 81.
Sth. That the experience of the
last four years shows the absolute
necessity in all our political action
OF keeping steadily in view tic
great principles ogouf government
as set forth in the Declaration Of
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