The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-07-06
Union Platform.

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- Almighty God tor tho ovcrJhraw 0.
the rebellion and the preservation ot
the National integrity tor the bless
!ng' OF peace, aud for al! ,hc favor,
winch il5 has vouuAsafed unto us ag ~
p.op.e, do
Rs.i're, tst, That the namo ana
stmc Of Abraham Lincoln stonl ont
:"nthe history Of !h cp,rn nu'itul.
,"l l1s aIuu3 ana whiio We iypure
Hls 1n'ln"ly AMI "rucl death aul ven.
c'.le us memory, IL hcct .ncs ns To i'm
i...y as "i5 ion frames IN mo!rr.
,1n IN ttic treatment Of vcxad qucs
IONS. ana eSpcclaiiy 10 initiate hls cY
."'ie 10 waiting for the solution Of
.,tl>Hi.'ts 10 b. fIrnishc by tho pro
less ot lImo aud tho logic Of events.
p That President Andrew John.
s1, by his unwavering dry0tion Ia
.l7 Cnion through years OF scvcrcs,
rial, has won our highest CONF lunce;
hat W. chccNuIy endorse the policy
ct his administration looking 10 the
restoration Df poaCe an | civil order in
ms S>.called seceded States, and that
a9 Union men OF Ohio, we will give
him our hearty and undivided sup.
port.
- That the thanks of Ohio and OF
iIe nation are due to tho heroic men
- oar army and navy, whose lAbor4
aad SnHrngs have saved the Rcpub
H.. Wehpnor our mlrtyrol doal and
jojtntly We come to their homes uul
returning veierana
ith. That the thanks ofthis Con
yeltiun are due and are hereby ten.
.e oi 10 the loyal men and women ol
OAlo at homo who havo sc nobiy and
literally sustained and checred oul
n'Hve soldiers IN the Iiold, in tdeir try
ing efforts 10 maintain tho national
authority, in conflict with armed ro
DsIion.
9Th. That four ycars ofsangninnry
war; with It's ioHrful sacrifice Of life
AMI treasure, forced upon us by ;hc
rIpvrholIers' rebellion, has demon.
hratrd ~ us and 10 the world that
slavery md its Institutions aro irrc-
c'0r'i'abiy oppoaed to freedom ami
tlo' institutions; and all the teachings
II history, the dealings of Providence
G' our own bitter experience pNnI
WWWnriy 10 their overthrow and or
ul' atiln ~ our only Safeguard
t-'rN, the recurrence OF Il like evil III
llo o'uure
9th. That wh'o we are anxious iol
900 et,'Y demonstration otlr,,crna re-
H',lus with Tho insdrgcut States We
demand lha such reconstruction shall
n1 at ~ h t'ae and upon such term,
aN WI give unl0csiionol assurance Of
'h1 peace and security, not only OF thc
i'rH' people IT the rabcl States, hui
MS ot me = acc and prosperity Of thu
Frioral Union.
Ith. Thal the thanks Of tho loval
gr1plc Of Ohio and OF the Uuiun are
dtG ~ ia" three war Go!rruDrs q,
OHIO D'uai-on, Tad und 3 ,nql for
tho enrnest, IA thiiil and patriotic cXer
r',c ct lytc Executive Au horIv OF our
state during their Respective admins.
tralilnr, and that through lh,ir ciYors
an' The hear'y corporation Of uur 10y.
al people, ciiizens and s3nierA. Onio
suu'ds in the front rank IN the roll oI
honor among her sister States, IN the
gre"l rngglo Tor nN'ionaI existence
aIa. That tho experience of the
last four years shows tho absolute
Necessity IN alI our political action OF
Keeping steadily IN view tho greu,
principles OF our government as sc,
forth 10 tho Declaration Of lndepend
ence
9th. That we will cordially SUP.
port the ticket this day nominated
and promise our collective and lndlvid.
ual Efforts to secure ito triumphant elec
tion.