The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-08-22

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the Central Committee for Potter County;
NJ. III. Cobb, for Tioga County; and l.,
Rogers, for Mexican County.
After brief speeches from Gen. Hart
ranft and Col. Campbell the convention
adjourned sine die.
THE PLATFORM.
Mr.. McVeigh, from the Committee on
Resolutions, made the following report:
The Union Party of Pennsylvania, in
State Convention assembled, declare:
/. That as representatives of the loyal
people of the Commonwealth we reverent-
ly desire to offer our gratitude to AL
mighty God, whose favor has vouchsafed
victory to tie national arms, enabled us
to eradicate to crime of slavery from our
land, and TO render treason against the
Republic impossible for evermore and
next to Him, our thanks are due and are
hereby rendered to nur brave soldiers and
sailors, who by their endurance, sacrifices
and illustrious heroism, have secured to
their country Peace, and to the down
trodden everywhere an asylum of Liberty
who have shown that the war for the res
toration of the Union is not failnre, and
whose valor has proven for all time the
fact that this Government of the People
by the People, for the People,is as irwin.
chile in It's strength as it is bene6cent ID
its operation.
2. That revering the memory of Abra-
ham Lincoln, the great martyr of liberty,
we cannot show greater honor to his name
than by generous support of his fellow
patriot and successor, Andrew Johnson,
the President of the United States, who
has been called to complete the task
which he left unfinished Hiss unbend-
ing patriotism In the past is a sure guar.
antee that in the momentous future the
authority of the Government will be up
held, and the rights and liberties of all
the citizens of the Republic secured.
3. That the mild and generous method
of reconstruction offered by the President
to the people lately 10 rebellion, in the
judgment of this Convention, has not been
accepted in the spirit of honest loyalty
and gratitude, but with such evidence of
defiance and hostility as to impel US to
the conviction that they cannot safely be
entrusted with the political rights which
they forfeited by their treason, until they
have proven their acceptance of the re-
suits of the war, but Incorporating them
In constitutional provisions and securing
to all men within their borders their in
alienable right to life, liberty and the
pursui: of happiness.
4. That having conquered herebellious
States, they should be held in subsection,
and the treatment they are to receive and
the laws which are to govern them should
be referred to the law making power of
the nation to which it logitimately be-
longs.
5. That as the late rebellion was war;
tonly precipitated by the property holders
of the South, it is but just that they
should pay the expenses of the war, and
Congress should declare as forfeited and
vested in the Government the property
OF all rebels whose estates exceed the sum
of $40, 900, and that the proceeds of the
property so con6soated should be applied
to increase the pensions of those entitled
thereto by the casualties of the war, to
pay the damages done by the enemy to
loyal citizens, and to reduce the burden
of the national debt.
6. That it is the duty of Congress so
to revise the revenue law as to afford in.
creased protection to American industry;
to secure the development of the indus
trial wealth of the people; to render la
Dor profitable and remunerative to build
up home markets for our agriculturist to
attract capital to. the mineral fields of the
country, and to provide revenue for main.
tenance of the public credit; and this
Convention recognizes the chief enemy
to policy of protection in that European
power which, for four years, has furnish
ed piaatical vessels of war to the rebels,
and thus endeavored to drive our com.
merce from the seas.
7. That any attempt by foreign nations
to establish monarohical government on
this continent is evidence of design to
destroy Republican institutions. Regard
for our own safety and for the future Sc
curlty of the Republic demand that no
such attempt should succeed
s. That it is the duty of Congress to
secure the full Federal bounty to all
honorably discharged soldiers, irrespec.
tive of the date of their enlistment
8. That we recognize in Edwid NJ.
Stanton the fearless, honest and able head
of the Department of War, public SER
want who has deserved well of his coun-
try, and has borne himself 50 clear in his
great Office as to merit the earnest graft.
tude of all loyal men and we tender to
him and to his distinguished colleagues
in the Cabinet our thanks for their valu-