Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-08-29
And Others.
Let the Campaign be opened
with a rousing meeting.
By order of the Union Central Commute.
B. P. JAMESON. Chairman.
The Campaign and the Issues.

The political campaign Just now opening
in this State and Nation. is of the first i'm
portance, equalled by no political event in
our history, not even the second election Of
the lamented and martyred Lincoln. Mr..
Lincoln's reelection by a large majority,
fixed the military status Of the rebellion and
the triumphant election Of the Union Re
publican ticket in this and other loyal States
will settle the political status of the late reb-
els The issues are clearly made VI, and
every voter should understand them. We
shall, therefore, till after the election in Oe-
tOber, devote more of the space in our pa
per to political matters than usual, and we
are confident that our readers will approve
of the course. We shall endeavor to give
the substance of the ablest speeches that are
made, and discuss the questions editoriaIly,
as we may find time.
We publish this week, in full, an able
speech of Hon. Samuel Shellabarger, one of
the ablest members of the 18th Congress, and
now a candidate for reelection in the 9TH
District in this State. We ask for it an at
tentive peIusal. The present policy of the
President, is plainly set out in the address
and resolutions of the Philadelphia Conven-
ton, composed of and controlled by late
rebels and consistent Copperheads. We
have used the word present as defining the
Presidents policy, for we shall show from
time to time, that he has abandoned the the
DRY upon which he started to restore the reb-
Ell States, to their Constitutional relations to
the Federal Government.
The Philadelphia Platform is briefly this .
that the late rebel States, the they
ceased open war upon the General Gov
eminent, were entitled to representation in
Congress, without condition or qualification,
and that they should be re-inststed to their
former relations to the Government they
failed to overthrow, just as though no re-
bellion had occurred. This is the Philadel-
phia programme this is my Policy that
Andrew johnson, by all the patronage and
influence, that q loyal and confding party
gave him by electing him Vice President, is
now attempting to force upon the American
people. The President, as we can clearly
show, is falthless to the party that made him
Vice President, but faithful to the animus
of the act of the assassin which made him
President. Every rebel in arms against the
Government during the rebellion, approves
of the Presidents policy as declared at Phil
adelphia. Every sympathizer with the re-
bellion, whether North or South, approves
it. Every Copperhead in the North. who
opposed the war, approves il, and the muir
derers and a-ssassins of Union men, receRtly
ut New Orleans, approve it. Can loyal men,
soldiers, officers or civilians, hesitate as to
their duty, or be luke warm in the contest d?
We shall hereafter, more in detail, discuss
the Philadelphia Presidential plan, and the
one proposed by Congress. We will now
only say, Union men and republicans, awake
TO the Importance of the contest. Turn out
en- masse, and listen to the discussion OF the
great question, by General Garfield and 9TH
ers, on Saturday, at Warren.