The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-08


just, IL clearly dsfiaes American
citizenship and guarantees oil has
rights 90 every eitissny IL places on
a just and equal basis the 81
representation making tho vote NJ =
Iaah Ia enaState equally p6tsnt WITH
tbs vote If another man ia aaf stats,
| II Neutrality-suspicious. from places 81
honor aud trust the chief e6aspifh7
tors aud gailtlest rsbelss whose pei,
lufed Grimes have dfeh6hsd the lana
Ii ffatefnal blood. n puts into Che
very tFamH 81 auf udvefttheht the
iByi0labiIity Of the 4afi9nal debt and
the BaiiIiy forever Of oil obligations
constructed IN support Of the rebel
iYf R4sdieed That ID ID unfortunate
for tba country that these pfop6kitiGhA
have n9t been received III The spirit Of
| calculation, elelgebet, and tfattrpal
feeling 10 which they WefB offered, 4s
| they are the fild4st terms ever grant
! Cd 10 subdued rebels pplause1
80 Rss9teed, That tho President, BIS
"a executive officer, has no right 10 Il
| policy A. agaihEt The legislative depart
ineht of tie a6Vefhment, That his
attempt 10 lasten his scheme Or recon
stFuetiah upon the. county ~ JAS dan
gef9uF az II ~ pnwisal his acts IN
sustaining IL have retarded the festos
ration W peace aud unity, they Have
converted 6paquefed feBela into I'M
padent claimants 70 rights which tliey
have Forfeited, and places which they
have dessbfehted. III e0nsumatsda II
would render lhs sacrifices ofthe nation
useless, The loss of The lives Of our
buried uemradeh vain, aud the war 10
which We lave SO gl0fipusly triumph
ed, what his present friehds, al Chi6a-
81, il 1864, declared 10 BIO b failure"
tApplansa f'
1RsohIld That The fIeht Of The
eonaaefef 10 legialate FOR tile eanduef-
cd. has .haen recognized by the public
law. Of all civilized nations. by the
operation bf that law for tlss toaser
walton Of the good Of tho whole
country, Congress has the uhdoubted
right to eatablisb measures for the
conduct Of the FeyoIted States, and 10
all acts Of legislation that are neeea.
aary for the complete restoration Of
the Union, tS.,,a
" Resolped, That when be claims, by
tho aata of tho army and navy, that he
might have made himself dictator, he
insults every soldier aud sailor IN tho
Repuhlle, aud that he ought distinctly
TO understand that the tried patriots
of this nation can never be used 10
overthrow OWL liberty or popular
government, Applause,
/" Reselped. That tho neutrality laws
should be so amended AZ 10 give the
fullest liberty 10 the citizen consistent
with the national faith that the great
Union Republican party 10 pledged 10
sustain liberty aud equality Of rights
everywhere, aud, therefore, we tender
10 all peoples struggling for freedom
our sympathy aud cordial eo-opsra-
ton [Applauae
Res9iesd That the Union men Of
the South, without diatlnetien Of race
OF color, arc entitled 60 tho protection
OF every loyal soldier and sailos who
served his country ia auppressing tho
rebellion, and that In their present
dark hour Of trial, when they
are being pefaeeuted by thou.
sands solely because they are
1""' e'H lave HeoHt tIus to inc
Government. we will not prove
reereant 10 our obligations, but will
stand by aud protect with our lives,
II necessary, those brave men who re-
main true 10 uH when all around arc
false and faithless, Applause
hees9iped, That the public domain,
M the common property of the Ma
ton, ought 20 be Raefedly held aud do
voted TO tho benefit of the Nations
defenders, that Congress ought to
legialate IN regard TO hountiea and
pensions with fhe most exact and Ina.
pnrtiel iuatiee to all soldiers aud sail
ers, Applause H Hf
Resolred, That in re. organizing tho
army, Justice to tho vnlnnieaf oiiioern
aud soldiers demand that faithful aud
efficient service in tho field ought to
be held equivalent 90 an education al
West Point, Great Applause,
"Resolped, That any officer, soldier
or sailor who loft hia flag TO serve
With our enemies, ought NEVER tohhve
place IN the army OF navy OF the
Union, Applauae,l
After tho adoption of this platform
Il was .4j.., 'h8' 'H'"
!" Resoftsd, That National Com
mittee be appointed TO form Soldiers
and Sailors Union Of all who agree
with tho principles set in the rasoln-
Tons of this convention 10 shall BIO
collected by tho several delegations
here represented, aud shall consist Of
three members from each State and
Territory, the names 30 be reported to
the Convention, In order TO perfect n
organisation and take auoh steps aA
may atill to them, be necessary for
the t1rtharanee of tho principles of
long" w "
Indiana il represented in this Ma