The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-07-18
Southern Union Convention.
Call for a Convention o Loyal L MON
Men OF the south TO Meet At Phfla-
deiphia in September.

The following 5 cal Tor . convention
81 Southern Un.Onists, 70 b. held y indie
/ pentence Hal u the CITY Of Philadelphia,
on the lrs. Monday Of September 1906.
+ To ne LOgal AsH o. tis South
The great Issue IS upon e. Tie majority
/ il Congress. and rs supporters, nrm.y Ce-
clare that Tie rights o. the citizens. enume-
rated il the Constitution. ana established
I by the supreme .av. must De maintained
/ llv.0.a,e Rebels anu re5el sympathIzers
assert that the rights o. tie citizen must
+ belong 20 The states alone. AMI under such
! regulations - The respective states choose
Voluntarily 70 subscribe We have seen
! this doctrine Of state sovereignty carried
OF. is practical results until al author
/ ltv n Congress vas denied. the Union ten
/ pOrar-iy destroyed the constitutional rights
: OF The citizens OF the South nearly annihilat-
/ 81 all the lant lesOlated ~ civil war.
Tie time has come when he structure OF
/ the southern states governments must be
I laid on constitutional principles. or the des-
pOtlsm grown Up under al atrOCiOus leader
/ ship be permitted 20 remain. We know OF
no other plan than that Congress oilers
Its congressional power shall now exercise
I Is authority 10 establish the principle
whereby protection g made cO-extensIve
with citizenship. We maintain that no
state. either By Is organic law Or legisla-
I ton. can MAKE transgresslOn on the rights
/ OF the citizen legitimate. We demand. and
ask YOU 70 concur in demanding protection
% every citizen Of the great Republic, on
the basis Of equality before the law, and
further that 10 State government should
/ be recognized Is legitimate under the Con
( stitutlOn, N Is far Is lt does lot by is or
/ ganlc law make impartial protection full
and complete. Under TIE doctrine Of state
Z Sovereignty, with rebels In the foreground.
controlling southern legislatures. and en-
I Uttered by disappointment 10 their schemes
I 10 destroy the Union. there viii be 10 safety
/ for the LOYAL element OF the south. Our re-
lance Tor protection s now Ia Congress,
and the great Union party that has stood
aad : standing by the nationality, By he
constitutions. rights Os the citizen and by
/ the benehcent principles OF our free govern
ment, for the purpose Of bringing the loyal
UniOnists az the South into conjunction
actually with the true friends Of Republican
government OF the North We invite you
/ % send delegates IN gOOQly numbers from
al the Southern states, including Missouri,
| Kentucky. West Virginia, Maryland and
/ Delaware. 10 meet at Independence Han, %
the city OF Philadelphia, on the first Mon
| day OF September next
/ IL IS proposed that We should meet al that
time 10 recommend measures for the estab-
| lishmeut OF such a government IN the South
as will protect the rights Of all citizens
/ We trust this cal. will be responded % Jy
numerous delegations or such as represent
the true loyalty OF the South and that and
OF government which gives full protection 20
all such as our fathers intended, and We
claim as our birthright. Either the lovers
OF constitutional liberty must rule the IA
ton or rebels and their sympsthizers he
permitted 10 msruie L. shall loyalty or
dislOyaity have the keeping OF the destinles
Of the nation Let the responses 10 this
call which is now in circulation for sigma
lures and T. being numerOusly signed an
1 swer Notice Is gwen that gentlemen at
/ distance can have their names attached TO
/ il by sending Z request by letter directed 10
| d. W Bingham. Washington, D. E.
Syus1-W. b. stokes Tenn. Joseph :
Fowler, Tenn. James Gettls, Tenn. A !.
/ Hamilton, Texas; Geo. " Paschai Texas;
| Lorenzo Sherwood. Texas; c. W. Ashburn.
Ga; Henry q. Cole. Ga J. W McClurg,
/ No; John Il. KeIsO, Mo j. F Benjamin,
No; George W. Anderson. Mo; John B.
Troth, Fairfax Co. Va; j. NJ Steward,
Alexandria. Va; Allen c Harmon, Alex
andrla, Va. Lewis Mckenzie. Va J. ".
Hunnicut, Va. John c. Underwood, Va.
Burnham Wardweli, Va: Alexander NJ
Davis, Va Byron Tahin. y C; Daniel r.
GOodOe y c; Geo. Reese. Ala d. IL
Bingham, Ala F. VI. Stafford. Ala ). II.
Lacombe. Ala