The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-24
The johnson Meeting at Phila-
1nIrahTn
The following is the platform adoP,
ted by the johnson meeting at Phila-
delphia Saturday night last:

Qeipulds
The following is the platform adop-
ted by the johnson meeting at Phila-
delphia Saturday night last
1. ResolUed, That we are now, as hereto
fore, ardent.v attached to the Union Of the
States under the Constitution Of the United
States: that we deny the right Of any State
70 secede, and hold that all attempts at Sc
cessfgn are null and void; that all the States
are now States Of the Union, as before the
rebellion, and we deny the power Of the
General Government under the COnstitu-
tiop. TO exclude a State from the Union or
TO govern it as a Territory.
2. Rcs0Ued, That our confidence in the
ability, integrity, patriotism and states
mauship Of President johnson IS undlmln-
isbed, and We cordially approve the gen
eral policy Of his Administration.
3. RCsoLUea, That we endorse the resOlu-
ton Of Congress Of July, 1861, declaring the
object Of the war on our part to be the de-
fence and maintenance OF the supremacy OF
the Constitution and the preservation Of
the Union, with the dignity, equality and
rights Of the several States unimpaired.
4. RESOLVED, That, in the Ian uage OF the
Chicago platform OF 1861, aud as quoted Oy
the late President Lincoln IN his first lnau-
gural address, "The maintenance InvIoIate
Of the rights Of States, and especially Of the
right Of each State to order and control It's
own domestic institutions according to its
own Judgment exclusively, subject only to
the Constitution Of the United States, is es-
sential TO the balance Of power on which
the perfection and endurance OF our pOlltI-
cal fabric depends"
5. RcsolUed, That under the Constitution
Of the United States is reserved to the sew
eral S ates the right TO prescribe the quail
! Ecations Of electors therein; and that II
would be subVersive of the principles of our
Government for Congress to force universal
suffrage upon any portion Of the country IN
opposition TO the known wishes Of the cltl-
zens thereof.
6. Resolved, "That this Union must be
! and remain one and inseparable forever ;
| that the war for its preservation having
| been brought to q triumphant close, anC
! the supremacy Of the Constitution vindica-
! ted, the rights Of the States under the Con
/ stitutiOu are to remain inYiOlate, and tina
| lovaI citizens within the States and districts
! lately Overrun by rebellion are entitled t
/ all the rights guaranteed to them by thu
/ Constitution.
! z. ResoIUed, That all the States Of tn,
| Union are entitled by the Constitution 0
| the United States to representation in tn
| councils OF the nation, and that all loya
| members duly elected and returned, HAVING
/ the requisite qualifications as prescribed b.
/ law, should be admitted to their seats IL
/ Congress without unnecessary delay by tn
! respective Houses, each House being tn
! Judge Of the election, returns and quallhca
| tions Of its own members.
s. RCsolUcd, That treason is q crime whicl
! should be punished, and we are opposed t
/ m
| " universal amnesty" for universal sui
/ frage."
! 9. Resolved, That the payment of the ma
/ tionaI debt is q sacred obligation, never t
/ be repudiated and that no debt or obliga
! ton incurred in any manner whatever u
| aid of treason or rebellion should ever b
assumed or paid.
TO- ResoiUcd, That we cordially endors
the restoration policy Of President johnson
/ as wise, patriotic, constitutional, and Il
! harmony with the suppression Of the rebel
| lion, with the platform upon which he wa
! elected, with the declared policy OF the lat
| President Lincoln, the action Of Congress
and the pledges given during the war.
! Il. ResolUcd, That the nation owes last
! ing debt OF gratitude to the soldiers an,
| sailors Of the late war, for the suppression
| Of the rebellion, and the families OF the fal
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! live, are the wards OF the people, and should
! be cared for by the Government.
! u. RCs0Lrcd, That the National UDioI
! mcl of the city, who are in favor Of tn,
! principles herein enuncIated, and who arr
| willing to give them the benefit Of thei
practical support, and thu aid in the resto
! rat on Of our country 10 permanent peace
and happ ness, are hereby requested to form
ward associations throughout the city fO
| the purpose of giving vitality and energy
/ to the combiueu action Of the people IN tins
regard, and report said organization to this
/ club.
Here is a platform upon which Union
men everywhere, whose hearts are fired
by patriotism, can unite. 1t Is worthy
of Philadelphia, the cradle of Ameri
can Liberty. But the movement to or
ganize upon this platform ought not tc
be confined to that city. 1t ought tc
be taken up and extended throughout
| the whole nation.