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BALTIMORE. 

OHIO.A.GO. · 

illlc NaU011lLl  Convanllon  l!"htcl1  llSSembled  at B"ILlmore  on  tho  7th ot  last Jana,  and there 
nomln"ted All.RAH.U! LL~OOJ;;N tor  r~-electlon ns  President,  with  AND.REW  JOHNSON  as 
Vlce-Prcs!dtnl,  ndopl<!d  :>nd  prCS<!nl<lu  to  the  Amcrioa.n  Peoplo  the  following 

The Domoantlc N"tlonlll  Convention  which  gathered  nt  Oble:igo  0 11  the  29th  of  August, 
and  presented  tbe  nMnes  of  GEORGE  B.  hl<:OJ.ELLAN  !or  President,  and  GEORGE  H. 
PENDLETON  rot Vice-President,  agreed  on  and  adopted the following 

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PLATFORM. 

-!lasoli·Gd,  'l'.hnt it i~ tho hi$hcst ~uty of  rm:ry A.mericnn  citizen to maintain. 
_against all l.hClr. cn~m1!!5 the inlegr1ty of the  nion, nnd tho pnramonnt anthor-
1ty of the Constitution ::llld laws of the United 
to.tes ·  and thut  laying oside nil 
difierences  of  politico.!  opinion,  we  pied"  our·solvcs  as  Union 'men  no.imnted 
by a  common  scntimcnt; nnd  aiming  nt ~ common  object,  to do cv~ything in 
our power to aid I.he  Government in quetli~ by force of arms the. rebellion now 
:raging  ngninst  its :mt.bority,  and  in  brin,,..-ing  to  the  punishment due  to  their 
crimos tile rebels and  lrai tots nrraycd a,,"Uinst  it. 

IR~soluad,  Tht1t  we  pprove  the  del.<!rmination  of  the  Government  of  the 
United States not  to  compromii;G with rebels, nor  to  offer  :my terms  of  peace 
~xcept such  as  may 'be  based  upon  nn "WlConditionnl surrender" of their hos(cid:173)
tility nnd a  return to  ~beil· just  allegiance  to  the  Constitution  and  Jaws of the 
United Stntes, and tbn~ we  ct1ll  upon the Government  to  maintain  this  position 
and~ prosecute  tho '~nr 'Yith  the  ~tmost possible vigor  to  the  complete sup(cid:173)
pression _of  the Rebellion,  in full  relinnce  upon  !he self.sacrifice, the patriotism, 
the  heNlC  v:ilor,  o.nd  the  undying  devotion  oilthe  American  p~oplo to  their 
~nntry nnd  its free institutions. 

.  Resolut.d, Tb11t, M  '. lnvery was tho Cl1use, 1t11d  now comtitute5 thG strength, of 
this rebol~on, o.nd  ll.'I  it must bo nlways and cverywhere~hostile to the principles 
of r'!publicnn ~vcrnmcnt, justice and  the nntionnl  snfoty d  mnnd  its utter and 
complete extirpation from  the soil  of  the republic; nnd LhAi we uphold  ruid  main· 
tain tf1e  nets  nnd  proclamntions  by which  tho  Government, in its own defeuse 
has aimed a  death-blow nt  this  gigantic  evil.  We nre  in fnvor  furthermore  of 
s~ch an  amendment to the Constitution, to bG  mnde by the people in conforrulty 
with its  provisions,  ns  shnll  terminnte  and  forever  prohibit Lhe  existence  of 

la very within tho  limits of  thG jurisdiction of the  nited States. 
~Rosol·ucd, Thnt the thnnks of the Americ11n People are due to the soldiers and 
sailors of tho  Army n.nd  Nnvy,  'vho  have  periled their  lives in defense of their 
country, nnd in vindiCS1tion  of t.hc  honor of the fillg;  tbnt  the  nation  owes  to 
them some permanent recognition of theil' patriotism nnd  v!llor,  and  ample  end 
permn.ncnt provision for  i.ho  o  of their  survivors  who  have  received  disabling 
and honornblc wound  in  ho service of  the .country·  and  that the memories-of 
those  ''ho hnve  fall<lll  in  its defense shall  bo  hold  in  grater@.  and  cverlaati.og 
remembrance. 

h$olved,  Thnt we approve  and  n  plnud  tho  prnctical wisdom  the  unselfish 
patriotism,  and  11nswerving -fidelity  to  the  Constitution  nnd  the  principles  of 
.ll.merican libcr~y. with which Abraham Lincoln  hns  discharged, wdcr  circum(cid:173)
stnnce11  of  unp  rnll&lcd  difficulty,  tho  urent  duties  and responsibilities  of  the 
Prcsidc'otinl office;  th  t we npprovG nnd indorse, as domsnded by the emergency 
nnd ossential to tho pre crvntion of the  nation, nnd  ns within  tho  Constitution, 
tho me:1Surcs  nnd  acts  which  ho  boa  adopted  to  defend  thG  nntion ~nst its 
open nnd  secret foes·  that wo  npprovo especially tho  Proclnmation  of  Emnnci(cid:173)
pation, nnd ihe employment 118 Union soldiers of men heretofore held in Slavery; 
and  thnt  wo  hnvo  full  confidence  in  his dctcrminntion  to  cnrry  these  o.nd  all 
other constitutional measures  essential  to thG  so.lvntion of the  country into  full 
and complete effec~. 

Rtlljol11cd,  That  we  dei!m  it  essential  to  the  gcnernl  welfare  that  hnrmony 
should prevail in tho .:: ationnl  councils,  and we  rc!!ard  ea  v.•orthy of public con(cid:173)
fidence  nnd  oflicinl  trust  those  only  who  cordlaliy indo  c  the  principles  p ro(cid:173)
claimed in these resolutio.ns, nnd  whic1  s11ould  ch.Bracterizc the administration 
o( the Government. 

1 Resolved,  Tant  t.ho  Govern  ent  owes t-0  nil  mon  employed  in its  armies, 
without  re,,"llrd  to  distinction of color,  t.he  full  protection of the laws of war; 
and tbt\t llDY violation of  those lnws or of the  11  n,,,"'Cs  of ci,'ilizod nati.ons in tho 
time of wnr by the Rebels no1v in nrms, should  be made  the subject of fnll and 
prompt redress. 

R~solvtd, That t11c foreign  immiarntion, which  in tho pnst h4Sadded so much 
to the wenlth  and  development  of resources  and  increase  of power to this  nn· 
tion, tho nsylum of tl1c. oppressed of  nll nations, should  ba fostered  and  encour(cid:173)
aged by n liberal  and just policy. 

Re8olw4,  That we  are in fuvor  of the  speedy  construction  of a Railroad  to 

PLATFORM. 

~~olvcd, That in the futur<i, as in the past, we will  adhere  with  unswernnq(cid:173)
fidelity to the Unio!l u11der the Constitution, as  I.he  only  solid foundation  of our 
strcn.~h, security, -and hnppiness as a people, and :is n frmlle-work of govcrmcnt 
equauy conducive io the welfare nnd prosperity of nLl th·e States, both  Norther n 
and Southern. 

h_Mlved, That this  Convention  docs  explicitly  declnre,  ns  the  sense  of  the 

Am.er1Ct1D. People, th~t, nftc~ fom:  yenrs of failure to restore the Union by the cx(cid:173)
por1men~ ofwsr, durmg which. under the pret.ense of n military necessity or  w(ll" 
power higher thou the Constitution, thu Constitution itsclf hns been  disregarded 
in every p&rt, and public liberty nnd pcjvato rigbt alike troddl)n  down,  and  the 
matel"ial prosperity of the country cssentinlly impaired, j ustice,  humruiity, libcr· 
ty, nnd the public welfare, demand thnt immediate efforts be mnde for a cessation 
of  hostilities,  with  a  view  to  nn ultimate  Convention  of  the  State.~.  or  other 
poace.'lblo menns to th  end tbnt nt tho  e::irliost  prnotfonble  moment  peucG  m  y 
be rest.orcd on tho bnsis of the Federnl S!iatcs.. 

Resolved, T hat the direct interference of the military 11utl1ority of tbe  United 

tntes in the r ecent elections hold 1n  Kentucky,  Mnryfand,  Missouri  4lld  Doln(cid:173)

:"lll'e, wns 11.  shameful violation of tho Constitution, 11nd the repetition of such acts 
m  the approaching election will be hold as revolutionary,  nud  resisted.  with  all 
the means nnd power under onr control 

Resolved, That the mm nod object of tho Democratic pnrty is to preserv  the 
Federnl Union and tho rights of tho States unimpaired.; and they hereby declare 
that they consider the Administrati vc usurpation  of e:..-trnordina.ry  aod  dnngor(cid:173)
ou_s  powers not granted by the Constitution, the subvo1-sion  oflbe civil  by  mili(cid:173)
tary law in 
tntcs not  in  insurrection,  the  nrbitmry  milit.nry  arrest,  imprison(cid:173)
ment, trial lllld sentence of Americ:m citizens in States where civil Jaw exists. m 
~ll force,  the supprGSSlon of freedom of speech nnd of tho press, the denial ofth  · 
right of nsylnm, tl1e  open l\lld avowed disregard of  tnte:i~bts  the emploY!)leut 
of unusual test.-Onths,  nnd tho  interfer ence  with  and  dcoial  of tho  rigbt or tile 
people  to  bear  nrms  in  their  dofonce,  is calculnted to prevent a restoration.of· 
the  Union  and  the  porpctuntion of government  deriving its just powers  froul. 
th.e  consent  of  tbe governed. 
Resolved,  That the shnmeful disregard  of tbe  Administration  to  its  duty  m 
respect to our fellow citizens who now arc  nnd  long  have been prisoners of war 
in  a  suffering condition, deserves tho severest  reprobation, on the scoro nlike of 
public policy and common humJlllity. 

Resolved, Thnt the sympathy of the Democratic party is heartily and cn.rneslr 
ly c.~ded to tho soldiery df our army, who nro and hnvc been in tho field  under 
the  flag  of  t.belr  country ;  and,  in  tho  event  of itt  attaining  power,  they will 
r eceive all  the  care, protcctioD an<! l"egtu"d,  tb11t  the  brave  aoldiers  of  the  Re(cid:173)
public have so nobly earned. 

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POINTS  OF  DIFFERENCE. 

The rl.,alPllllformsJus~ given,  dlll"cr, aa will bo seen, mainly on tbeac points: 
1.  The Onion Pllll!orm nOirms that the Onion is  t o be maint11inM£" by quelling by !orce of 
arms the Rebellion now raging ng:llm~lts 1>uthority;"  -whllo the DemocraUc Plal.form condemn• 
the National effort to do  this  as a  failure,  and  demands  " immediate  efforts  for  a  ceSsation of 
hostilities" with  a.  view to "  peace  at the  earliest  practicable  moment."  In other  word&:  The 
Unio,; Platform looks t o the ending of the war through  the defeat and overthrow of the ltebel· 
lion, while the Democratic contemplates peace through the virtual triumph  or  the traitors. 

2.  The Union  Pint.form regards Slnvcry  35  the lnoltlng,  gamy  call!e  or the  Rebellion,  and 
dem:>nd•  the  suppruslon  of  lh.1t  e3usc  ln  t.ho  lntere.n  or "jll!Llec  and  tho  NntlollJll  snfcty." 
The DemoarnUcis-stlentln t erms  os  to  Si:lvery,  but DUU>tfestly  r.onkmplutcs  tts  pcrpCLWltion 
and fortification under  the " restored" Union it longs tor. 

8.  Tho Union Pll>tCorm  rogudl  tho  llobelllo_n  as  !lngrnntly torow.7-lnlquitous, inexcusable, 
and j ustly  cxpo!lng Its contrivers to punblunent.  Th e  Democ r~tlc,  on the  other  han<,l, has  no 
word or eondemnaUon for  lhc trCM<>n,  nor o! reproof  !or Its nuthors . 

4.  The Union Platform approves generally and  heartily the  efforts of  President Lincoln and 
his Cablne~ to  put down  tM  Rebels  and  save  tho  Rcpubllo.  Tho  Democratic,  O:l  the  other 
h and, condemns the omcl&I  o.cUon of the  Prcstdcnl  nnd hi! Oablnct  mo•t sweep!J2&-ly;  finding 
fault with their  e.tmost every ect as arbltrnry, usurping and pernlolous. 

li.  While  U\c  Dcmooro.Llc  Platronn  prom1rs  symp"lhY  to  the  soldiers  and  sollors  .fi1>hUn1r 
"gninn the Bebc15, i.t  oowhero inUmntes tb~c lhc ca.use ror 1vll!oh they llgh~ l.s rli:hteollll nnd j11St. 
n censurcs our owu Government for  the  cruelties  :.nd  privetioll!I  which  our eo.pturcd soldiers 
have ~ndnred· at the hands of the Rebels, bnt  ha.s no  word of  condeIDDatlon  for  their  authors. 
The Union  Platform  not  only  r eturns  th e  th anks  of  the  American  People to our soldiers and 
sailors, but proposes a  National recognition of  their  patriotism and valor, with permanent pro. 
vision for t hose disabled in their _country,s ser vice, and efficient  protection  for  so  :ma ny as  a re 
exposed t o peculiar p erils. 

Freemen of the United States. read, mark, weigh, resolve,  a nd VOTE t 
This Is preeminently a  contest r egarding Important  pr!nclple1 and  measures, compared with 

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wltlch, personal cons!deratloDB  are of 1oall account. 

the Pacilic. 

Resolved,  That Lba  "'ational faith,  pled.,.ed  for  tho  redemption of the Public 
Debt,  must be kept inviolate;  nnd that for  this pu.rpose we re.commend economy 
ond rig\d responsibility in tho public expenditures, nnd a vigorous and  justsys(cid:173)
t.em  of  taxation ;  that it is tho duty of every  loyal  Stnte  to  sustnin  th.e credit 
nnd promote tho use o( the r~ntional Cuttcncy. 

~s<1lvcd,  Tbnt we approve tho position  taken  by the  Government  that  the 
people  of  the  United  States  never  rcgn"rded  with indifference  the attempt of 
any European power  to overthrow by force; or  to  sup plant  by fraud,  the UlSti· 
tutiollS of nny rep11blicnn  government  on  the western continent, and  that  they 
v.iew  with cxtrr<mo Jealousy, as menacing to  the  peace Md  in.dependence of this 
our country, the eiforts of any such power to obtain now footholdsfo?' monarchicnl 
governments,  susteined  by  11  foreign  military force, in  near  prorlmity to the 
Ullit.cd  States. 

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