The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-09-07
THE NATIONAL UNION PARTY,
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLrs.

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'ne Guy Oh fniisdsipnia' composed OF delegates
from every State and Territory In the Union, I'D.
monishsd By the solemn lessons which for The last
Eve years n hss n,s.s.a ,hs sun,.u. Rail-, A. an.
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tuition upon the General Government, nor bro.
b;h;t.d nv 4, N N. st.,. a.. ....-s ~.
s,o,. - -. 70 so' sue sis reserved to the
o'a'es OF 70 tue people tnereof and among the
rights thus reserved to the States Is the right to
prescribe qualifications for the elective franchise
therein, with which right Congress, osnno, in,.r.
e. NJ.
,sIs NO s's.e o, combination Of ttats' has the
through their action in Congress or otherwise any
other State or States from thu union III. r,,o,
of tb... STAT, 4, n.,n.,n., .,a a.. ..,.-...,.
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VI euPo"' su'"ori'y WITHIN 'ne rssrictions ana
limitations Of tho Constitution.
Q, Such ameudmspt to the Constitut;op of Al.
United State. may 3. mad. By u. p.opl. th.rOf a.
'ney may deem ezped'snt, but only In the mode
pointed out BY Its provisions; and In proposing
such amendments, whether by Congress or BY a
convention, and In ratifyins the ssme. nj, thu
.f,r. re-.
ota'es 'ne oh'on nave an equal ana an lndsisas'
'oie r,snt 10 q voice and vote thereon. .-.
z. Slavery Is abolished and forever prohibited,
and Their, IL nstbsr dssir, nor uurposs an An. mart
NJ IN. ,ou,b.,n sat-. ,h., a. .ha,,a 49,. -.
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esaohsuea upon tne sou OF ~'nin the Jurndiction
ofshe United States and the snfranchissd slaves In
all the States Of the Union should reeeive IN com.
mon with ali THAR ipb.hit.n,. .or. nro,.o,;o, 4,
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''s'1 msn' vi P0ison anu property
.. while We regard - utterly invalid and never
to be assumed or made Of binding force snv obli.
cation incurr.d mr. undertaken In m.L,n. -,
80. a.. Ir.i,.s &C.. :. -. Al,
"sa"'' 'n' ohi''o S'a'es' We noia 'ne aeo' Oh the
nation to be sacred and nviolabls, and We proclaim
our nm rpoae In Al ma. al IN. knro.