The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-21
Political Principles The Baltimore and
Philadelphia Platforms. .F '.
Prom the Times.

From the Times.
1t is Just now the cue of the leaders of the
revolutionary radical movement. to claim the
authority of the Union party fol- their princi'
Piles and measures. Every one who hesitates
to follow in their footsteps is denounced as
reneaad ade and traitor to the Union party. The
hypocrisy and unprincipled recklessness of this
pretext are apparent. None of the radical
leaders enlisted in this crusade ever were lead
ers OF the Union party, and the doctrines they
now Put forward as Union doctrines find no
support in any of the authorized declarations
of principle put forth by the Convention OF the
Union party. ' H W -
The Baltimore platform is the latest authori-
tatve declaration of the principles held and the
policy espoused by the Union party which car
ried the country through the war. 1t was
adopted by the unanimous vote OF the delegates
from every loyal State and Territory in 1864,
while the war against the Rebellion was still
raging, and was the basis upon which President
Lincoln and Andrew johnson were nominated
and elected. 1t was accepted by both these
great men, as the platform on which their ad
mnistration would be based in case of their
election, and was regarded throughout the
Union, by men of all parties as the true basis
| and platform of the Union party. And we now
assert, aud challenge contradiction, that there
is not a single principle touching national
affairs asserted in it, which is not reafiirmed by
the Philadelphia platform; nor is there single
| principle contained in the latter which is not
The Philadelphia platform is identical, in
every principle and position, with the Baltimore
| platform; and in proof Of this position we re-
| print the provisions of the TWO, side by side:-
| THE CONSTITUTION AND The PhiLddelphid Decka.
THE UNION. ton.
The BG'TSre 1Ssf Platform The w.r ,I.t III closed has
ReSOlUed, That il Ia the maintained the AUTHoRI-
highest duty of every TY OF THE CONSTITUTION
American citizen TO main with all the powers which
tam against ali their ene- 1t coners and all the re-
mics THE INTEGRITY OF stIlctlons which. 1t i'm
| THE UNION AND THE PAR- poses upon the General
| AMOUNT AUTHORITY OF Government, unabridged
THE CONSTRUCTION AND and unaltered and 1t has
| LAWS OF THB UNITED PRESERVED THE UNION
STATES; and that laying with the equal rights, dIg-
aside ali differences of nifty and authority OF the
htcal opinion, pledge y tates perfect and unim-
| ourselves as Union men, paired.
| sentiment, and aiming at Representation in the
| a common object, to do Congress of the United
everything in power states and Ia the Electoral
to aid the Government in College is right IecoR-
quelng by force OF arms nized by the Constitution
the Rebellion now lagInR as abiding ia every state,
against its authority, and and duty imposed
| in bringing to the punish. upon its people, tunda-
ment due to their crimes menBal IN ITS nature, and
the Rebels and traitors essential to the exercise of
arrayed against 1t. our republican lnstitu-
| BesotUed That we APP tions; and neither Con-
prove the determine gress nor the General Go.
ton OF. the Govern. vefnment has any authO-
ment of the United rity or power to deny tins
states not to Oompro- right TO any State or with
mise with Rebels, to hold its enjoy ment under
offer any terms of peace the CQpsltuton IRON the
except such rs may be people thereof.
based upon uncoDdi. "
tlonal surrender of their The Constitution OF the
hostility, and a return TO United States and the
their just allegiance to laws made IN pursuance
the Constitution and laws thereof, are the supreme
of the United States; and laws OF the land anything
that we call upon the in the Constitution or laws
Government TO maintain of any State TO the con.
this position, ana to pro- trary Notwithstanding -
secute the war with the ''All the powers not con.
utmost possible vgor to ferred by the Constitution
the complete suppression upon the General Govern.
of the Rebellion, in full ment nor prohibited DY II
reliance upon the self to the States reserved
sacrificing patrioiism the to the States the peepe
, heroic Valor, and the un thereof' and among the
| diving devotion OF the rights thus reserved tC
American people their the States is the right
country and its free tnstl. prescribe qualifications
| futions for the elective franchise
therein, with which righ
~ Congress cannot inter
fere. No State or COnyen
ton Of States has thu
right TO Withdraw from
-r ..r.#..1 the Union or TO exclude
> Through their action II
...r Congress or otherwise
any state or States iron
the Union. The Union o
. these States Is perpetual
s .H-'.I and the authority OF IL
; nlf uIr Government is suprem
= II within the limitations q au
n.0 01lw -rr restrictions OF the Con
!, t -' stitution, ss'fdl
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