The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-09-01
THE NATIONAL UNION PARTY

IN the city Of Philadelphia, composed Of delegates
from every STATE and Territory in the Union. nd.
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universe to give TO the American people, pro
fosndy grateful for tho return Of peace, desirous
% are large majority Of their oountrymen In all
sincerity to forget and to forgive the past revsrns
the Constisution as II came 70 Us rom our ancss-
tors regarding the Union In ts restoration a. more
sacred than@ver, looking with deep anxiety into
the future as Of instant and continuing trial,
hereby issues and proclaims the following declara-
tion Of principles and purposes on which they have
with perfect unanimity agreed
i. We hall with gratitude to Almighty GOD the
end Of war and the return OF peace TO our amicted
and beloved lana.
Inc war Just closed mas maintained tne au-
thority OF tho CONSTITUTION with All the powers
wnien IL ooniers' ana al inc re"no'ions "nicn
imposes upon tne oenens' "oVernmen' unaonoeoa
and unatered, ana mas preserved .ne Union WIN
inc equal ngnts' dien'y anu au'non'y 'ne o's'e'
peHeot ana un'mPa'eo'
y. Representation In the congress OF the United
States and In the Electoral college right recos'
Missed BY the Constitution as abiding IN every State
and a. duty imposed upon IL people, fundamen.
tai In Its nature, and essential 70 the existence Of
our republican institutions, and neither Congress
nor the General Government has any authority or
power to deny this right to any State or to with.
hold enjoyment under the Constitution from the
people thereof
4. We call upon the people Of the United States
to elect TO Congress as members thereof none but
mon who admit this fundamental right Of repre-
sentstion, and who will receive to seats therein
loyal representatives from every State In allegiance
TO the United States, subject to tho constitutional
right OF each House to judge Of the election returns
and qualifications Of Its own members.
g. The Constitution Of tho United States and the
| laws made In pursuance thereof arc "The supreme
| law Of the land, anything In tho constitution or
laws Of sny State to tho contrary notwithstsnd.
tai An An. nov.,, No, oonssrrsd bv tho Con,t,.
tuition upon the General ao'srn~snt' nor pro-
hibited by 1t to tho State, arc reserved to the
States or to the people thereof and among the
rights TIM, reserved to tho States isthe riebt to
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therein, with which right Congress cannot inter.
| fere. No State or combination of States has the
riebt to withdraw from the Union. or to exclude,
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through 'he,r action IN congress or o'ncrSe, any
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Of these States Is perpetual and Its government Is
| of supreme authority within the restrictions and
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| o. oucn a"enumeh' W tuo oohs'''uuon Vi 'ne
United States may DO made by the people thcrof as
| they may deem oxpedient, but only In the mode
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sucn amendments Wnetner oy congress OF oy
convention, and In ratifying tho same, all the
States Of the Union have an equal and an indefeas
;ble ,;oht tn n vocs and n vo,e thereon.
sI.v.,, 4. .ho,,,h.d .rd sor.v.r ,roh;b;,sa
.so',Aee ""u .o'e'e' p'ono
and thore 10 neither desire nor purpose on the part
Of the southern States that II should over be ro-
established upon the soil or within the
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all the States Oh the union shouid receive In COM
mon with all their inhabitants, equal protection In
everv right of porson and property,
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"n"' "' ''ko'u no .'y .'a'N ""N "V' =,
70 DO assumeo or maoe oi oho'ns iorce any QUIZ
cation incurred or undertaken In making war
against the United States, we hold the debt of the
att, a, h. .,,,.a and ;nv;o,.b and ,xs nroc,a;,,
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our purpose 10 maintain uhi"Peaohou tno noho'
and the faith Of the Republic
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