The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-22
Texas.
From the Tribune.


The hearty Unionists of Texas have deter
mined to contest their State at her ensuing elec.
ton, though without hope of success. That is
right. Though they should now poll but ten
thousand votes, they will have gained by organi
zation status and knowledge of each other
which will be of immense value to them in the
future. Every year will increase their numbers
and their influence, until the decay of the Rebel
spirit will give them the ascendancy. If all men
voted, they would be majority now; with two
thirds of their number denied the right of suf
frage by Rebel Convention, they must '1earn
to labor and to wait" The following is their
PLATFORM
lican form o. government, as established by the
patriots of l176 and that we denOunce the assump-
ton Of those who seek 70 jusuIy the late ReOelllon
by declaring that republican institutions have proved
to be a failure; that we have no sympathy with
monarchists or 1mI erlaliss, but fondly hope that
our Tree institutions may endure to the latest DOS
terity; to which end we ple0ge ourselves TO con-
tribute, as much as in us hes, by hearty and unde.
WAITING support OF The Government of the United
States and OF the State. -
20. That we fully recognize the supremacy of the
Constitution OF the gnIted States, and of the laws
made in pursuance thereof; that we believe 1t was
wisely ordained that they should be the supreme
law of the land in ali the States of the Union any
thing In the Constitution and the laws OF the States
to the contrary Notwithstanding that we regard the
Union OF the states under the Constitution, as the
best guarantee of civil liberty to the Amerc N
people, and that under the powerful and benign IN.
huence OF the Union, we and our posteutY may
reasonably hope 10 enjoy the fullest protection for
Lie and property and the largest measure OF pros
Perlty and happiness
'8. 4 hat we hold the act of secession, adopted in
convention at the city OF Austin on The LIST day OF
February, A. u. 1861, to have been in violation of
the Constr ution OF the United States, and of the
constitutional obligations of the State Of Texas to
the other States OF the Union and, therefore, null
"a. That we teel IN its full force, the obligation
which rests upon the whole people OF the United
States to malntaIn the national credlt; and that
end we pledge ourselves to give hearty support TO
the National Government in all proper efforts for
the liquidation and discharge OF the public debt: and
we will oppose every effort to repuiiaie the Same
and every effort to burden the loyal peop of tae
United states with the debt Of the Confederate
States, or any portion ofit
49, That we have undated confidence that the
wisdom and patriotism OF the President of the
people in Congress assembled will prove ADEQUATE
TO the task OF guiding the country safely through
the perls and hcultes OF the present time and of
restoring the States to their constitutional Felauons
to each other In such manner that the great prlnci
pies of ,tutonal liberty will be at the same time
INDICATED and preserved
'6 That we asqulesce sincerely in the act of the
nation aboishng slavery; and that we will endeavOr
to ameliorate the conditOn of the freed people in
our midst by treating them with justice and by
according TO them not grudgingY, but willingly
ana heartily, the rights which are now or may here
alter be, secured to them by the Constitution and
u. That we proclaim anew the liberty of speech
and oil the press and the right of the people to rt
and publish their opinions upon ali subjects toluh-
ing the publc welfare; that upon the preserVat on
of these inestlmable rights depends the permanent
existence and value of republican government; that
their suppression in tins State dining fine nas} five
years. was both ruinous and despotlc; and that we
hold 1t to be one of the highest duties of the people
to rally TO their reassertion and to fix Them on Inn
movable foundali lions.
"8 That our form of government reposes upon the
in diligence OF the people, ana that an hohest and
pa ofic devotion to its great principles rs entirey
consistent with individual freedom of opinion That
ully recognize the fact that very grave questions
opinion upon all subjects not embraced within the
foregoing propositions"