The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-10-10
Z. Tha, s.oldio,rs, Platform.

70 ol tue ehnn"" SAW =
p,inciplcs-t6s THAT did Xou fight? Dd
ssst simply taapmpSl u tctf m Psss
Neons back into tho3 Noisou
|Gfaht< to keep tt9 ffSn dtsttVing bur
4 s77ernmcnt-toF Bdicss he 4ws,s Won
Etsatution, and to ptorcnt tfe dtstueaonoF the
power and glory Of your nation, which had
assumed place among the great powers Of
tho Garth. You fought to prevent tho famc
|nf that nation that government which you SO
dearly 'lo1ed, from being hurled into oblivion
by those ruthless traitors. Then "Union"
means, more than, association with 'tr.itCss
and in ti.e following resolutions, which Etre
framed .and~adopted by the great miss con;
yentiop Of soldiers which assembled st Ritt1-
burg on the 25th Of September; (ana which
'~%c Reprint tkat al my fies you viz, doubt.
loss find tho expression Of your own Princi-
pies. Your braTc hearts will beat ahcarty re-
sponso to every sentiment contained therein
1f>so you ow'how to express your will
fot upon the will Of the people our Govern
mcnt is based, and It is for youto shy at tho
'balFot-box whit shall be done md what shall
no. BIO done. If therefore, those resolutions
express you principles and ,you wish your
loud "ayc"rhcarl in tho halls Of Congress
and in: thc' White House, where Andy lives.
you will votc'for the tried and true Chon can.
didatcs at tho election on the 25th instant
but il you wish to encourage the President 70
innugtratc another war, you will vote The
Conservative ticket, which means, rs rs every
man Of intelligence knows, the unconditional
admission Of unrcpcntant rebels TO power in
Congress mil elsewhere. but read, md vote
as your own conscience dictates ','''' '''
BY the Soldiers" md s&Fiiiors Of tho Army
AMI Navy Of tho Cnitdd States, iii convention
assembled ;; he 1t ,a!! in-,H.E - .a;jhi
Resoired, That tho, action Of tho present
Congress in, passing tho pending constitution.
nj amendment is wiSc, prudent and just. II
iclcarIy defines American citizenship, and guar
antccs allhis rights to every citizun!" 1t pla-
ccs on n just and equal basis tho right Crop
rr$entation, making the vote Of man ip one
State equally potent with the vote Of another
man in my State. Itrightf1lly excludes from
pncca Of honor and trust the chief conspira-
tors and gliltcst rebels, whosa porurcd crimes
have drenchcd tho land in fraternal blood. II
pitts into Inc very frame Of our Government
tho inviolubility Of the national debt, 'and1hc
nullityiforcver Of all obligations contracted In
support Of tho rubcllion. 49,: s;"'n. .|';"1!' >"
RcsOhel That it R,.un(ortunate for tho
Country TINT these propositions have not been
received in the spirit Of Cancellation clcmency
md fraternul feeling in which they were Of
lsred, as they arc tho mi!lcst tcrms ever
granted 10 sulducd rebels. ...,...,s,G l!.,t ~
Resolrel, Tint the President, IA nm Exccu-
tive officer, has no right to policy us aStinst
tho legislative department ofthc Government ;
that his attempt to fasten his: scheme Of re.
construction upon the country is aS dangerous
MS it is unwiSc. His acts in sustaining it
have retarded the restoration OF peace and
unity ;Ithey hive converted conquered rebels
into ilnpudent claimants to rights which they
have forfeited, and places which they hive
! lcSccrated. II contaminated, it would render
the sacrifices Of the nation useless, tue loss Of
the lives Of our buried comrades vain, md the
waroin which VIC hnvc so glorionsly triumphcti,
what his, present friends mt Chicago in 1854
declared it TO be, failure. o.. :. .r,r,,.,.,
\ Rcml'ed, That the rights Of the conqucror
to lrgiSatc for tho conquered has been 'rrcog.
nizcd by the public Inv Of nil civilized IN.
tons. by, the operation Of that law, for the
conservation Of tho good of tho whole country,
Congress hns the. undoubtcl right to cstab.
lish measures for the con'luct OF the revolving
States, md to MI nets Of ;lcgisation"that nrc
necessary for tho, complete rustoration.o OF tic
| Union. ;.,, .,. =. i,,,.-,
Rc,olre1, 'Iiiat when Andrew johnson
claimed that, by the acts. Of the army and
navy, he might have mado himself dictator,
he insulted every soldier and sailor in.. the
Republic. He ought distinctly to understand
that the tried patriots Of this nation can never
be uscd to overthrow civil liberty or popular
government. .;.aa@,r,f,h !hn"iIET : ,
.,RcDlved,, That the neutrality laws should
be so amended MS to give the fullest liberty to
tho citizen consistent with national fifth ;
that tho great Union Republican party is
plcdsedqt Ito, sustain liberty and equality Of
rights everywhere !; aud, therefore, We tender
to all peoples struggling for freedom, our SYM
pathy md cordial cooperation.
n! Reso1ue2, Tint tho Union" men Of the
South, without distinction ofiucc or color; are
entitled 70 tho. protection of,oycry loyal sol.
der md sailor who served his country in sup
vtjhIvdinc.i I'D rcbnllinn' md thot in thcir prns