Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1866-10-20
Platform of the National Union Con
Vention.

Th, National Uuion Convention
now as smal ID in The city Of Philldrl phia,
con posed of delegates from evr'y State
and Territory i'll the Union, admoni>hrd
by th.. solemn lessons which, for The last
five years, it has pleased the Suprem,
Ruler Of the Universe to give the Ameri-
can people; profoundly grea'iul for the
re urn of peace; desirous, as large
majority of their counlrymrn, in all sin-
certify 10 forget and TO forgive the past /;
reve,irg the Constitution as it comes TO
us from oar foreiathels; regarding the
Union in its restoration rs more sacred
than ever looking with anxiety into the
fu urr as Of instant imp"tancc-h"rrby
issues and proc'ains the following decla'a-
tion of principles and purposes. OIL which
they have with perfect umanimi'y agreed :
l. We hail wi h gratitude to AL Eighty
God the end OF the war aud e rctd n ut
peace to our afflicted and beloved land.
g. The war jus Closed has maintai cd
the authority of the Const tut on. with all
the powers whcl, it confcrs and all OF the
restrictions which it imposes upon the
General Government un"br.gcd and un-
altered; and it has preserved the Union.
with the equal rights. dignity. and au-
thority of the State perfect and unim.
paired.
3. Representation in the Congress o!
the United States and in the Elec'"r i
Collgc is right rec gnized in the Con-
stitu'ion as abiding in every STATE and as
du'y imposed upon its peop'c fundam"n-
al tnvA hn
is'encc Of our republican institutions ;
and ither Congress nor the General
Government has any power or authority t"
deny this right to any State. or to with
hold its enjoyment under the Cont tuition
from tn. people thereof:
4. We call upoh the people Of the
I'm ted States to elect to Congress. as
members thereof, non- but men who ad-
nit this fund mental right of representa-
tion. and who will receive 10 seats therein
loyal representatives from every Stale in
allegiance to the United States, subject
only TO the Constitutional right Of each
House 10 Judge of The election returns
ami qualifications Of its own members.
5. The Constitution of the United
States and laws made in pursuance there
Of are thu supreme law Of the land, any
thing in the Constitution or laws Of any
State to the contrary notwithstanding.
All powers not conferred nv the Cons itu
tirn upon the General Govcrnne ent noI
prohibited by it to Stat $, are reserved Ia
the States, or TO the p.ople thereof. and
amo,g the rights thus reserved to the
Stsic- j. the right TO pr,->cri- the quail.
6ra.ion- for the .l-stv~ franchi-- th-se-
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