Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-09-14
Union Platform.

were unanimously paSeSo oy lhe olioii
State Convention, held at Madison on the
9th inst, forming the platform Of the party
for the present canvass:
Resozoed. That this convention, in behalf
of those whom it represents, renders deVout
thanks to Almighty God that, through
his Infinite goodness and superintending
providence, our army and navy, under the
lead Of their great commanders, have, at
last, achieved the final supreme victory
over the rebellion-that peace reigns once
more from the lakes to the gulf, from the
rivers to the sea, and, while they bear in
sorrow all their great and bloody sacrifices,
among others, even the assassination Of
Abraham Lincoln, their beloved president,
! the second Washington Of America, who
led them through the long and tremendous
! conflict so wisely that at times he seemed
almost inspired, they rejoice that be was
permitted to see this great work so nearly
I done, the rebellion crushed at his feet, the
flag of the Union floating over Richmond
and over the soilof every state, not astripe
obscured, not a star erased.
Re8oloed, That, under God, and next to
! Him, we owe to the brave officers and sol
diers Of the army and navy our deepest
! gratitude for the preservation Of our nation
ial existence, for lhe maintenance OF the
/ Union, and for the overthrow of slavery,
which entitlc them to high consideration i'll
appointments to Ciyil office and We heart
lily respond to the suggestion Of bieutenant
General Giant, lately made at Milwaukee,
! and pledge ourselves to remember and cher
ish the homes established for disabled sol
diers and their orphans.
Re8oz0ed, That the animus which caused
/ the late rebellion against the United States,
was born Of the pride and ambition OF AN
aristocracy founded upon slavery, which
the war and the emancipation Of President
Lincoln have rightiiliy destroyed; but we
deem it essential to the regeneration Of the
late slave, but now free, states that they
! should, in good faith, accept their new sit
uation as free states, not only by abolshing
slavery in their state constitutions, but by
/ the ratification by their. legislatures Of the
| amendment to the constitution Cf the Uni
ted States submitted by congress, and now
/ pending, which forever abolishes slavery in
every state, and empowers congress to pass
! al laws necessary to procure liberty to ali
the people black and white. BY its adop-
! ton the cause Of the rebellion will be re-
moved, slavery destroyed, and liberty es
tablished upon a foundation which neither
state, nor president, nor congress, noreourt,
nor change ofparties can shake; as endur-
ing as the globe itself. BY its adoption by
the people Of those states, all the world vii
know that they accept freedom as their sit
uation, and give up Slavery and all hope of
restoring slavery forever.
| ResoIred, That, under the constitution,
the pretended right Of secession by any
state, or the people Of any state, by any
act, resolve or proceeding whatever, is a
monstrous heresy, which the rebels Of the
south sought to realize by arms, and their
sympathizers at the north by coWardy
surrender hut the triumph Of our cause
has put and end osail ideas, southor north,
in any sane mind, that any state can forci-
bly or peaceably witndraw from the Union.
ReS0}Ued, That we recognize in the ad-
ninistration Of President Johnson, sub
stantiaIly the same policy toward the
people Of the southern states as that inaag-
urated by Preside9t Lincoln that while
I he has fixed terms Of reconstruction with
the spirit Of liberalty and kindness he, nev-
ertheless, has evinced a determination to
arrest the abuse Of political power, Whei-
ever exercised for disloya purposes; and
.Ithat we believe he will 50 control and di-
drect the work Of Reconstruction as will
(. eventually restore the Union entire, and Sc
/ cure1them all the rights to which they are
entitled under free and enlightened gov
ernment and that we pledge to him. in the
great work Of restoring civil government In
those states upon that basis, our heart, and
unanimous support
ResoJyed, That while we welcome the
cessation Of war in the southern states, we
do not close our eyes to the fact that a
large portion Of the whole population are
fresh from acts Of hostility towards the
government and towards its institutions,
are still unsettedin opinion, and many Of
them onreconciled to the results Of the CON
test in which, for more than four years,
they nave been engaged. We rejoice to be
assured that the government will not With
draw from these states the strong arm Of
military power until it has full and salts
factory evidence OF such true and ptrma
nent loyalty as to make them safe partici
pants in the right Of self-government, in
4 sure obedience to the constitution and laws;
acquiescence in the emancipation Of the
slaves, and protection to the freedmen in
the right to enjoy the fruits Of their labor
as well as the security Of them against un-
lawful violence and persecution.eaa
Rescued, That, in the opinion Of this con
vention, it is due to equal justice and the
altered condition Of things, that the consti-
tuition Of the United States should be so
amended as to make the representation Of
each state in the house Of representatives
proportonate to the number Of legally quail
+, fled male electors in such states.
Reseyred, That the national debt incur
i ed IN the suppression Of the rebellion, IS OF
the most sacred and enduring obligation !;
that reputation, by any means, direct or
indirect, Of the debt or interest upon it, or
| infringing in tEleleast dcgree.up the faith
pledged by the government to make its
bonds valuable, would justly incur the rep
rotation Of the civilized world as folly
and crime, and suicide,-a folly, because,
under the decision Of the supreme court,