East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1866-08-30
The Opening Demonstration.

The Republican radicals held their
first convention in this county, TO
nominate Congressional and Senate
rial delegates, at Saginaw City, on
Friday last, and, as in duty bound,
they promulgated platform. How
it was done the Enterprise reporter"
goes on to relate:
On motion of p. Joslin, the Chair
appointed committee on resolutions,
as follows: =. Joslin, Robert IRE, j.
Smith, A. s. Gaylord, L. w. Hast
ings.
submitted the following. which. being
read, were loudly applauded and
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The time has arrived when the bal.
lot-boI instead Of the sword, is to be used by the
American people to protect and preserve their
liberties, and for the purpose Of securing TO our
selves and 10 our posterity, the triumph and per-
petua existence Of the great principle Of liberty
and equal justice to all mon principles nobly
maintained by our bravo soldiers in arms against
traitors and rebels in the fearful life and death
contest through which the nation has Just passed,
Therefore Rtsoirsf That we, the delegates
Of the Republican Union Party TO the Saginaw
County Convention, declare II TO be the duty Of
all and every true friend of the country to stand
firmly and iminoyably by the principles main
tanned by our armies in tho field, and by the
friends Of the soldiers, and the Union both North
and South.
Very well, so far "The principles
maintained by our armies in the field
and by the true friends of the soldier"
are all right, and they are being ad-.
mirably carried out by Andrew John
son whom this convention in their
next resolution thus emphatically re-
pudiate:
Resolred, That wo consider Il to be like
daty 70 condemn and repudiate the ruinous and
revolutionary policy of Andrew johnson, and
those who act with him in attempting to revive
and warm into life spirit Of treason, by forcing
unrepentsnt rebels into Congress, and other
places Of honor, power and emolument.
The 3D. resolution repudiates, spurns
condemns, protests against giving Off
ces to soldiers, and is thus generally
demonstrative:
Resolved, That we repudate and spurn oil
attempts to divide or destroy tho Union party by
efforts TO control the soldiers vote by the spells
Of Office. That wo condemn and protest against
the object, the men and tho principles Of tho
Philadclphia Convention, and The Convention TO
be held by the true union men Of the South at
Philadelphia on the 30 day of September next.
has our confidence, sympathy and ardent sup
port
"Not that man, but the other man."
say these radical Toodles; the conven-
ton is to come.
The 4th resolution endorses Con-
gress, and then follows the mutual
admiration planks:
Resolred, That we believe II TO be tho duty
Of the American people to return to the 40th
Congress--every man whose record Is straight,
and who has proved true to bis constituents and
the Union cause.
Resoired, That We are proud Of tho record Of
the Michigan Delegation, who have been true
and faithful opponents oil the will and wishes Of
their constituency, and especially do we COM
mend and approve Of tho course OF our own |
member from this District, the Hon. j. f. Briggs |
who has always been mt his post, and whose |
course in Congress meets our unqualified support,
that while he has been true on all the grave and |
important questions Of national character, he
has exhibited great energy and judgment IN |
securing for his district, tho most important and |