Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-06-16
Presidont johnson stands ON the
Union Platform,


Prcsidont John.en stands ON the
onioh
Ia Tue convennon OF 1904, upon tne
tnnaon VI wnicn alt. Lincoln anu H.l.
".'r e.ecseo, .hs oI'or Pat,y
- ~ oieu a1 naltmofe declared soiemnly
~ me 'aee OF tne wGfio inc Terms on
~hicn Tue feoeis should submit ano oe-
eiaEeo LOT amendments to the C%onsatutlon
OF the United States which they would
press T; n because they stated the terms
anc stated the amendment to the Constr,
s.otOS s upon when tney ~oulu ins's' aIu
500 no olner terms ana no oInel alnen-
n"m Ie man OF tne paity .nas s.anus W
uPon ~
aSs,Son s~nenInen'si y soins oeyo ..nS
pu VI tue Union party winch e'e'''"
ai,. Johnson and Mr. Lincoln
NlI. resident d o not stana mere 20
charge olner men that they are iaise 10 the
Union purity or tine Greco OF tnat party
"nich gave US power; u ! STAND mere 20
Ieslss 'nat charge wnen II Is orous9'
against me, or brought against tne Aa.
m'nis.rauCn or the president. Wnen II
Is a'etleo oy gentlemen on ms moo tnst
ne proves raise TO his party, raise 10 us
creed, false to its fundamental ideas, l
hurl back the charge and say to those gen:
tlemen, Il Is you who abandoned the creed
OF the party, and not the President. The
first resolution Of the Baltimore Conven.
ton states that ait is the highest duty Of
every American citizen TO maintain against
all their enemies the integrity OF the Union
and the permanent authority OF the Con-
sttution and laws of the United states ;
and that, laying aside all d~ifferenoes ana
political opinions, we pledge ourselves
to the prosecution Of the war upon this
basis alone. The Constitution, tne integ-
rity Of the Union, the supremacy OF ooth'
was our platform, and we asked oil men
to vote for our candidates and hght our
battles to victory upon that basis. what
terms did we say were to be given TO the
rebels What does our platform say
about the terms' In 1854. in the midst OF
this gigantic war, and when we were
pressing the rebels to the point OF surren-
der, what did we says What were the
termss That is the question.
"Resolred, That we approve the deter.
mination of the Government Of the United
States not to compromise with rebels or
to offer any terms Of peace except such as
may be based upon an unconditional sur
render OF their hostility and return to their
Just allegiance to the Constitution and
laws of tho United States, anu that we
call upon the Government to maintain this
position, and to prosecute the war with
the utmost possible yigor to the complete
suppression of the rebellion, in full reli-
ance UPON the self-sacri6ce, patriotism,
heroic yalor, and undyinp devotion Of the
American people to their country and its
free Institutions"
We declared uh,t The terms should be
N the rehels-no comnromise. but surren.
der 70 the Cons,i,ution and the laws and
we determined TO PROSECUTE the rebellion
n ,be end on thar bnsis, and upon that
alone We wen, fnr,her, and declared in
reference N an amendment 70 the Copsti.
,u,;on wh,, we wonId demand and all
,hs, we demanded . and what wa III
P.,oir.d That "a sl,yerv wa, the cause
"a 800 oon.,;,r,e. ,bs .,renotb az mi,
yehellinn and aa IL mOat he ALWAYS n
everywhere hostile 10 the principles of re.
publican government, Justice and the na-
tiopal safety demand It's utter and com.
plete e~xtirpation from the soil of the Re-
public and that while we uphold and
maintain the acts and proclamations by
which the Government in It's own defense
has aimed a death-blow at the gigantic
evil, we are in favor, furthermore, Of such
amendment TO the Constitution, to be
made by the people in conformity with its
provisions, as shall terminate and forever
prohibit the existence Of slavery within
the limits Of the jurisdiction'of the United
States. -,
This is the amendment we demanded
we did not demand- any other. II Inc
platform OF 1854 did we demand suffrage,
unqualified n universal, 70 the negroes
OF the South as a condition OF the surren-