New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-16
The Ueionbuud.

The General Committee Of the Unionband Oh
New.York has sent the following address tor
ratification to the German Union Leagues OIL
the different Assembly Districts Of that City
rrC' SYRACUSE PLATFORM AND THE STATE
ELECTIONS.
IN ADDRESS OF THE UEIosBUND OF NEw-YoRX io
THE LraERAL GZRAAS-AMERICASs.
After cruel war of four years and dearly bonsn'
victory the nation Is called upon TO pronounce Oh
the following momentous questions:
Shall the Union be reconstructed by Congress tne
reprosentaton Of the victorious nation on the bass Oh
equal rights for all citizensi Or,
Shall The President be allowed, by carrying out ms
perncious plan open the gates OF the Union ior e
reception of the Rebel States with their oppressive axis
tocracy preserved, and with DISTINGUISHED and land
Iese llhoring class Shall the defeated South, as an
exuitant and malicious conQueror. enter the Union
saved by the death Of many thousands OF Loyal men
shall those words. Our SOnth1P Rights" thrown IL
sntincy and unrebnkcd into the face of the President
become the device OF q new bat.o-f of the Southf
WIN The nation make use Of the dearly bought victory
70 uproot completely the canse Of all 10 secure
forever the peace and the welfare OF the Repubcf oT
Shall trsacherous compromise enable the defeated
zoe TO become again the master. and IN future time
once more ihe destroyer Of the Unonf
President johnson has now f,r SIX months exercised
IN uncontrolled power; his policy is well defined, and
the situation of the country is manifest.
Iyery thoughthl citizen knows that be has to say yes
or 10 to the quefton shall the emphatcaly expressed
win Of the President become the law through which
tho Union is TO be rest0redi
TIE Convention OF Syracuse exhibiting courter'like
submissiveness and 1attery, has shouted yo!
But we believe that the resolutions Of that Convention
do not express the convictions OF the majority oi me
citizens composing the Union party. We believe that
the woknogn cunning of certain leaders took hold OF
the nnprincipled and weak In order TO turn the Union
party into au instrument OF pernicious policy.
VIII now the liberal and independent citizens ac
knowledge the Syracuse platform as the expression OF
their convictions and ,hciI demands and give their
assent
The Uiionbuad faithful 10 10 principle, az DECLARED b'
II. Manifesto r,ots nih Indignation he Syrdelss pat
form and declares openly end Posh,rey that AZ HH not
participate IL he elections phcl UH take place o." '
5asis IN he month Of NoremJer.
The Uuionbund places Itself under the banner borne
by young Mnne.ota. energetic and honest and by
Massachusetts, the glorious od leader in the combat
iof liberty and Justice.
Al the present moment when the desiinics of the Re-
public will be decided. It is tie sacred duty Of every
citizen TO listen only 10 the commands Of bis conscience
and not TO give on account Of party considerations
vote in favor OF policy condemned by bis convictions
The Unionbund fllGls this duty With the conscious
ness that in tbs frank declaration Of is views and us
resolution Y answers ~ the sentiments and intentions
Of the great majority OF the liberal and independent
German.Americans.
The people must make protest against the subinis
sion TO tie will Of tho President so artR"publcan ana
50 shamefully preached at tie present time.
A protes, aglinst the. devotion nom tho glorious
spirit Of the nation rlowinely manifested immedi
aely after the death Of our Martyr PJcsdenla protest
against the cunning politicians who have chilled that
spiri, into apathy-a protest against the decentralization
of political life by the taxing Of banner which sthat
/ Of the adversary.
II the policy Of the President becomes victorious By
the help OF the Usion party not ony the great caG OF
the regeneration Of the Union will be lost out also the
true essence of Ecpuhhcanism must perish.
The President instead Of being the executor Of the
national viii. viii be master and ruler In tho STATE
monarch a. absolute any crowned head of Europe.
4 Let US therefore. protest against tie danger PIE.
pared for the Republiclet Us not participate in the
elections which VIII take place uudoT banner beiTay
ing principles.
4 The Central Committee. FE. ScHrT1z President
, pr; sLl,Sy, u; GTlfok }sccretar.es.
NJ yarI not L.