The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-08-31
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Union Platform.

The Union people Of Ohio grrto
ful to Almighty God for the over
throw of the rebellion and til
preservation Of the National integ
rity, for the blessings ofpeacc, an,
for all the favors he has vouchsafe,
unto ms as a people, do rG,,a..
+ Resoi,S,' o1st. That the nam,
and fame of Abraham Lincolr
stand ont from the history of th,
epoch unrivalled and alone, ant
while we deplore his uutimel,
and cruel death and venerate hi,
memory, it becomes us to imitat,
his wisdom, iirmness and modera
tion in the treatment of vexed
questions, and especially to imi.
tate his example in waiting for the
solution ofdifiiculties, to DO fur
nished by tho progress Of time and
the logic Of ofevents.' if,,or ,;
Hiai ed. That PRECEDENT Andrew
johnson, BY his unwavering ddvo-
tion to the Union through years OF
seyerest trial, has won our highest
confidence; that we cheerhlly en-.
dpfse the policy 1fhis Admihistra.
ton, looking TO the restoration oi
peace and civil order II" the so
called seeded Statss, and that as
Union men OF, Ohio, We will givs
him our hearty and undivided Sup.
peft.sJ odi D. i,c,sa ! .tfSf = ~
sd4 h. That the thanks of Ohio and
OF the nation are due to the heroic
men OF our army and navy, whose
laborings and suiftrings have saw.
cd the Republic. We honor our
martyred dead and joyfully wei.
come TO- their homes our returning
veteraps. -" =. 's'7
@ 4th. That the thanks of this
Convention arc due and arc hereby
rendered to thepuloyal, men and
womenofiOhio at homefwho have
30 ,nobly and literally Sustained
our brave soldiers insthe fieldyin
their trying efforts to maintain tho
rationaf attthorjty, In conflict with
armed ,rebellioh.b' iedW ,aciir19l
, 9TH That, f9w years oS sanguina
airy war, with it's fearful sacritiSe
Of life and treasure, forced upon
us by the Shareholders rebellion,
las demonstrated 10 us and to the
world that slavery and its iustitu.
TORS arc irreconcileably opposed
to freedom and free institutions /,
and all theteacliings Of history, the
dealings of Providence, and our
own bitter experience, point uner.
ringly to their overthrow eradica-
lion as our only safe guard against
The recurrence Of a like evil ia the
uture. 'd
9th. That while We are anxious
or an early reconstruction of fra.
.ernal relations with the insurgent
States, we demand that such re.
construction shall be at such time,
md upon such, TERMS as will give,
lnquestioned assurance of the
peace and security, not only of the
oyal people of the rebel States, but
llso Of the peace and prosperity OF
he Federal Union. ,d.
7th. That the thanks of the 10y.
Il people of Ohio and of the Union
,reldue to the three war Governors
of Ohio Dennisoh, Tod and
Brough, for the earnest, faithful
md patriotic exercise of the. Exec
ltive 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 ia tho front rank in the roll
'fhoppr among her sister States,
u the great struggle for national
\ s,.& 800 81. ~ i
Sth. That the experience Of the
asst four years shows % the absolute
in all our political action
IF Keeping steadily in view the
great principles of our. government
as setforth in tile Declaration of
[ndependehce!as ,gaslnIn1 ,on,on |
- 9th. That we will cordially sup,
port the ticket tlis day nominated,
md promise our collective and in,
iiyidual efforts 70 secure its tri'
lmphant election. '.-sf,,.,r ~. ......... &, +,