The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-06-26
National Union Convention.

A National tIn,ou ,onvention ~ =, Ioos,
two delegates from each congre.s;o,sl d;s'
triot Of nj the States two from each STerri-
tary Two from the f,;s,r;ct Of Coln,ch;a and
four delegates nj large from eacb state iii
he held AZ The civ m. pbiladelnbia ~, ,ha
second Tuesday 1Athl Of Angust next
sucb delegates will he chosen NV the .el.o.
tors OF the several States who snstain the
Administra,ion In maintaining unbrotsn the
union of the States under The Cons,itu,ion
which our fathers established and Who
agree IN Tho following nronosi,ion. ", VIM
The unIon Of The States *. IN every case
indissoiuhle and q nernetpal,s and ,6a Con,
stitution of The United States and the laws
passed bv Congress In pnrsnance Ibareof
sunre,ne and constant and universal in thei,
obIiuation. - = - 49, :
T6e righta The dignity and Tho eanaI;,v os
the states IN the linton, including The rIvbt
of renresen,ation N ronoress are aoiemeiv
vuaran,eed hy that Cons,;,ut;on NJ save
wbich fror, oys,tbro,v an ,,,,ch b,6nd and
treasure were az nended in tbs late civil war.
There Il No LEN, an,vhero 20 'dissoiva
the TTnion or a. sa,ar.;a S,atos sron, ,be
Union either bv valnn,a,v w;thdrawai hv
force Of arms or bv co,,gyassionaI action.
neither NV the secession m ,hs states nor h,
the exclusion of their Iovaj and onaliesa
renresen,a,iyes NOR nv tbe nat;ona, Eoyarn'
ment m anv other form ~ =. - -
Slavery Il abolished, and neither can. nor
ought 10 he re.estabiished in anv State n,
Territory within our iprisdiction -
Each State has the unidentified ripbt To nre-
scribe the qualifications Of It's own electors,
and NO external mower rlohtfnIlv can q,
ought 10, dictate. control or inancnce the
free and voluntary action Of the States in Inc
exercise Of that right,
The maintenance inyiolate Of The ripbts Of
the States and esneciallv II The right ~ eoch
State 10 order ami control Ia own; do,nestic
concerns, aoeordingte its own Judgment on.
clusiyelv' subject onlv tor.tbe Constitn,i,,n
of the United States 4 essential 10 that bal.
ance of power on which tbe psrfeotion and
endurance of our political fabric Aepend. and
tbe. oyerthrow Of that svstem nv IFS usprna.
ton and Capitalization Of mower in Congress
would be a REVOLUTION. dangerous 10 renub.
.lican government and destr9otiye Of liberty.
Each House Of Congress Ia made. bv IKE
Constitution. the sole }udge Of tbe elections
returns and onali6eations of its members,
but Inc exclusion Of loyal Senators and Ran,
sentatiyes, properlv chosen and qualified
under the Constitution and laws z uninst
and revolutionary.
Every nntr;ot sbon,d frovn unor al, ,hose
acts and proeeedinos evervwbere which can
serve no othe, n,,snose Than 40 rer;ndIa tha
anhnosities ~ war and the efysct ~ which
upon our moral. social and material Interests
al home and mon our STANDING ahroad, An:
fering on,v in deoree Il ;n;nrioSs like war h.
self - - 80 's w.
Tho nurnose of tho w,r bov;n, Inn, to
nreserye ,be TTn;on and he Constiiution bv
pntiing down Tho reheIj;on andthe rebsI,;o1
HAVING been snnnressed Mi resistance 10 The
antbor,ty Of III Genera, Government being
al an end and the war having ceased war
measures shonId also cease and shonid he
lIowad h,, ,nao,,,ros ~ roanoG,I ,;n;o,ra
tom az hat nnion barmonv and concord
nav hn onconro ,ad and ;ndns,ru commenced
and tho arts If neace rev;ved and nromoted
and the eorIy restora,;on ~ ali Inc States 40
ths exercisa ~ ,bo;r const;t,t;onaI nowers IN
,bo Na,;onoi Govarn,nent Il ;ndsnensabiy
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