The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-09-19
PLATFORNI
OF
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DEcLAKATroS OF pRIxcrpLH-

+. The National Union Convention, iow ,s-
! sembled in the city of Philadelphia, a,gs 20
/ Sed of delegates from every State an f7e-
! ritOry in the Union, admonished b. .l5 al...
emn lessons which for the last five year So
has pleased the Supreme Ruler of the I.ni-
verse to give the American people, pro-
| foundly grateful for the return Of peace
! desrous as are II large majority OF their tel-
/ low-cOuntrymen, in all sincerity, TO forget
and to forgive the past, revering the Cons
titution,as 1t comes TO as from our an1rs
tors, regarding the Union, in its re- ora.
as more sacred than ever, look!rc Fs.t
anxity into the future as ofan instant itnr.f
! tance, hereby issues and proolaims the 81
lowing declarations of principles and pv'
I poses, on which they have with periorf
| unanimity agreed.
/. We hail. with gratitude to Almigb'y
God, the end of war, and the return of poags
t. our afflicted and beloved land.
| 2. The war just closed has maiutaineC 10
authority of the Constitution, with all tl.e
! powers which it confers, and all the restri
| tons which it imposes upon the General
I Government unabridged and unaltered ana
| it has preserved the Union with the equal
rights, dignity and authority of the Stat
perfect and unmpaired.
3. Representation in the Congress of the
United States, and III the Electoral College
il right recognized in the Constitution as
as abiding in every State, and as duty i'm
nature, and essential to the existanoe of o..
republican institutions, and neither Con
gress nor the General Government has any
power oravthorty to deny this right to any
State, or to withhold its enjoyment, under
the Constitution, from the people thereo.
4. We call upon the people of the United
States to elect to Congress as members there
Of none but men who admit II is fundameil-
tai right OF representation, aud who will
recommend to seats therein loyal represeIl-
tativ>'s from every STATEN allegiance to tho
United States, subject only TO the Constitu-
tional right Of each House to Judge to the
election returns and qualifications of its own
members.
5. The Constitution ofthe United Statesand
laws made in pursuance thereof are the su-
preme law Of the land, any thing in the Con
stitution or laws of any State to the contrs
ry notwithstanding. Ailpowers not confer
red by the Constitution upon the General
Government, nor prohibited by it to States,
are reserved to the several States or to the
people thereof; and among the rights thus
reserved to the States is the right to pre-
scribe the qualifications for the elective
franchise therein, which right Congress can
not interfere with. No State or combination
Of States has the right to withdraw from tho
Union, or to exclude through their action in
Congress, on otherwise, any otherS--S.ate or
States-frem the Union. The Union Of these
States is perpetual and can not be dissolved
6. Such amendments to the Constitution
of the United States NAV be made by the.
people thereof, as they may deem expedienl
in the mode pointed out by its provision;
and in proposingsuch amendments. wheth-
er by Congress or by convention, and il
ratifying the same All the States in the
Union have an equal and an indefeasible
right to a voice and vote thereon.
7. Slavery Is abolished and forever pro-
hil,iteei.ss Thire is neither design nor par4
pose, on the part of The Southern States that
it should erer De re-eStabiished upon the
soil or within the Jurisdiction of the United
States, and the enfranchiSed slaves, in ali
tie States Of the Union, should receive, in
common with all their inhabitants, equa-
protection, i'll every right of person and prol
perty.
s. While we regard as utterly invalid,
and never to be assumed or made of bind
l'lg force any oblightion incurred or UNDER
taken in making war against the United
States, we hold the debt OF the nation TO be-
sacred and invioable, and we proclaim our
purpose, in discharging this duty as in per-
forming all other national obligations, to
maintain uninpaired and unimpeached the
honor and faith of the Republic.
g. [ is the duty of the National Govern
ment to recognize tn services of the Federal
soldiers and sailors in the contest just closed
by meeting promptly and fully all their Just
and rightIul claims for services they have
rendered the nation, and by extending to
those who have survived, and to the wild
ows and orphans Of those who fell the most
generous and considerate care.
10. In Andrew Johnson, President of tho
United States who in his great office has
proved steadfast i'll his devotion to the Con-
stitution and che land and the interests of
country, unmoved by persecution and un-
deserved reproach, having faith unassailed
in the people and the principle of free gov
ernment, we recognize Chief Magistrate
who is worthy of the nation, and equal to :
the great crisis upon which his lot is cast,
and we tender 10 him in the discharge Of
his high and responsible duties our pro
found respect, and the assurance of our cor
dial and sincere support.