The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-07-20
National Union State Cenve1 ton.

The undersigned, in behalf Of The Union
electors Of the state Of Wisconsin, re.
specially invite Mass Convention, at.
Madison, on Wednesday, the frs, dav OF
August next, Of all persons who sustain
the Administration in maintaining uu-
broken he Union of the States; under
the Constitution which our fathers sstab-
lished, anil wlto aofee ikethe toIlowiu.
propositions, VIZ:
The Union of States is, in every case
indissoluble, and is perpetual: and the
! Constitution of the United States. and
the laws passed by Congress in pursuance
thereof, supreme, and con.tant, ard uui-
versal in their obligations
The rights, the dignity, aud the equality
of the States in the Union, including the
right of representation in Congress, are
solemnly guaranteed BY that Constitution,
TO save which from overthrow so much
blood and treasure we're exrended in ths
late civil war:
There is no right, any where, to dissolve
the Union, or to separate States from the
Union, either by voluntary Withdrawal.
by force Of arms, or by congressional,
action; neither by the secession of States
nor by the exclusion Of their loyal aul
qualified representatives, nor by the Ma
tional Government in any other form.
Slavery is abolished, and neither can
nor ought TO be, re establi>Led in any State
or Territory within our jurisdiction
Eeach State has the undoubted rfeh.
10 prescribe the qualifications Of its own
electors, and no external power rishlsullv
can, or ought 10, dictate, control, or in.
flu<ncs the free and voluntary aclisn Of
the States in the exercise Of that right:
The maintenance inviolate Of the tight &
Of the States, and especially OF the right
Of each State TO order and control it's own
domestic corcerns, according to its own
judgment exclusively, subject only to !hs
constitution of the United States, is es.
sen!lal to that balance Of power on which
the perfection and endurance of our
political fabric depend, and the overthrow
Of that system by the usurpation and
contradiction Of power in Congress would
be revolution. dangerous to republican
government and destructive of liberty;
Each house Of congress is made, hy the
constitution. the sole judge Of the elet-
tons, returns, ana qualifications Of lis
members; the exclusion Of loyal senators
and representatives properly chosen and
qualified, under the constitution and laws
is III just anc revolutionary:
Every patriot should frown upon al!
those acts and proceedings every whers,
which can serve no other purpose tl,an'
to rekindle the anmosilie. uf war, ant
the effect OF which upon our moral, socia.
and material Interest at home, and t2on'
our standing abroad differing only IN
degree, is injurious like war itself:
The purpose of the war having been to
preserve the Union and the Cons,i,utidr!'
by putting down The rebellion, and th5'
rebellion having been supp, ,essed, all II,
slstance to the authority Of the Ger.lul
| Government being at an end, and the war
| having ceased, war measures should also
cease, and should be followed bv meas
ures of peaceful administration, so that
union, harmony and conco,d may be on.
couraged and :Ddustry, commerce and
the arts Of peace revived and promoted :
and the early restoration of all tie States
to the ex-icise Of tIeir constitutional
! powers in the National Government is
indi>pensably necessary to the strength
and defence of the Republic, and to the
maintenance Of the public credit.
The ohj .ct Of this Convention is to
counsel tt aether upon tie state of the
Union, to adopt such measures, AS or
consultallon, may seen practical and
effective to aid in warding Of the blow
now aimed at the ex;s euce OF the nation.
and 10 appoint four delegates from the
State at large and two delegates from
each Congressional District in the State
to attend tie National Union Conven-
! tion to be held at Philadelphia, on the
. fourteenth Of August next.
The patriotic and Union loving masses
Of the State, in this, the Nations sore EN-
ergencv, are earnestly renssted to see that
every portion Of the State is Represented
in this Convention.
NJ l.. MARTIN, GEO IL WALKER,
Henry BERruAM, Is. I. MONTGOMERY,
JonN B. SMITH, }. J. X PEAsE,
(. a. CALKINs, III. A. TENSlY,
n. II. VIRGIN
Committed.
July All, 1896