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e　Executive　Committee　created　by　the　National　Convention　held　at　Chicago　on　the　10th　day　of　May；　1860；　do　hereby　call　upon　all　QUALIFIED　VOTERS　WHO　DESIRE　THE　UNCONDITIONAL　MAINTENANCE　OF　THE　UNION；　THE　SUPREMACY　OF　THE　CONSTITUTION；　AND　THE　COMPLETE　SUPPRESSION　OF　THE　EXISTING　REBELLION；　WITH　THE　CAUSE　THEREOF；　by　vigorous　war；　and　all　apt　and　effective　means；　to　send　delegates　to　a　convention　to　assemble　at　Baltimore；　on　Tuesday；　the　7th　day　of　June；　1864；　at　12　o'clock　noon；　for　the　purpose　of　presenting　candidates　for　the　offices　of　President　and　Vice　President　of　the　United　States。〃

The　delegates　met　pursuant　to　this　call。　Hon。　Edwin　D。　Morgan；　of　New　York；　Chairman　of　the　Union　National　Committee；　called　the　Convention　to　order；　and　Robert　J。　Breckinridge；　of　Kentucky；　was　chosen　temporary　Chairman。　In　the　course　of　his　introductory　address；　Mr。　Breckinridge　said：

Passing　over　many　things　which　it　would　be　right　for　me　to　say；　did　the　time　serve；　and　were　this　the　occasionlet　me　add；you　are　a　Union　party。　Your　origin　has　been　referred　to　as　having　occurred　eight　years　ago。　In　one　sense　it　is　true。　But　you　are　far　older　than　that。　I　see　before　me　not　only　primitive　Republicans　and　primitive　Abolitionists；　but　I　see　also　primitive　Democrats　and　primitive　Whigs。　*　*　*　As　a　Union　party　I　will　follow　you　to　the　ends　of　the　earth；　and　to　the　gates　of　death。　But　as　an　Abolition　partyas　a　Republican　partyas　a　Whig　partyas　a　Democratic　partyas　an　American　party；　I　will　not　follow　you　one　foot。

Mr。　William　Dennison；　of　Ohio；　was　chosen　President　of　the　Convention。　On　taking　the　chair　he　said：

'In　no　sense　do　we　meet　as　members　or　representatives　of　either　of　the　old　political　parties　which　bound　the　people；　or　as　the　champions　of　any　principle　or　doctrine　peculiar　to　either。　The　extraordinary　condition　of　the　country　since　the　outbreak　of　the　rebellion　has；　from　necessity；　taken　from　the　issues　of　these　parties　their　practical　significance；　and　compelled　the　formation　of　substantially　new　political　organizations；　hence　the　organization　of　the　Union　Partyif　party　it　can　be　calledof　which　this　Convention　is　for　the　purpose　of　its　assembling；　the　accredited　representative；　and　the　only　test　of　membership　in　which　is　an　unreserved；　unconditional　loyalty　to　the　Government　and　the　Union。'

After　perfecting　its　organization　the　Convention　proceeded　to　ballot　for　a　nominee　for　the　Presidency；　and　Mr。　Lincoln　was　unanimously　nominatedthe　Missouri　delegation　at　first　casting　its　22　votes　for　Gen。　Grant；　but　afterwards　changing　them　to　Mr。　Lincoln；　giving　him　the　total　vote　of　the　Convention506on　the　first　and　only　ballot。

Nominations　for　the　Vice　Presidency　being　next　in　order；　Mr。　Lyman　Tremaine；　of　New　York；　an　old　time　Democrat；　nominated　Daniel　S。　Dickinson；　another　old　time　Democrat　and　a　very　distinguished　citizen　of　that　State。　In　his　nominating　speech　Mr。　Tremaine　again　emphasized　that　this　Convention　was　a　Union；　and　not　a　partisan　body；　in　these　words：

'It　was　well　said　by　the　temporary　and　by　the　permanent　Chairman；　that　we　meet　not　here　as　Republicans。　If　we　do；　I　have　no　place　in　this　Convention；　but；　like　Daniel　S。　Dickinson；　when　the　first　gun　was　fired　on　Sumter；　I　felt　that　I　should　prove　false　to　my　revolutionary　ancestry　if　I　could　have　hesitated　to　cast　partisan　ties　to　the　breeze；　and　rally　around　the　flag　of　the　Union　for　the　preservation　of　the　Government。'

The　Indiana　delegation　nominated　Andrew　Johnson；　also　a　Democrat；　and　the　nomination　was　seconded　by　Mr。　Stone；　speaking　for　the　Iowa　delegation。

In　the　earlier　proceedings　of　the　Convention　there　had　seemed　a　disposition　to　exclude　the　Tennessee　delegation；　and　Parson　Brownlow；　an　old　line　Whig；　being　called　on　for　a　speech；　evidenced　in　the　course　of　his　remarks　the　small　part　which　partisan　considerations　were　permitted　to　play　in　the　purposes　and　proceedings　of　the　Convention。　He　said：

'There　need　be　no　detaining　this　Convention　for　two　days　in　discussions　of　various　kinds；　and　the　idea　I　suggest　to　you　as　an　inducement　not　to　exclude　our　delegation　is；　that　we　may　take　it　into　our　heads；　before　the　thing　is　over；　to　present　a　candidate　from　that　State　in　rebellion；　for　the　second　office　in　the　gift　of　the　people。　We　have　a　man　down　there　whom　it　has　been　my　good　luck　and　bad　fortune　to　fight　untiringly　and　perseveringly　for　the　past　twenty…five　yearsAndrew　Johnson。　For　the　first　time；　in　the　Providence　of　God；　three　years　ago　we　got　together　on　the　same　platform；　and　we　are　fighting　the　devil；　Tom　Walker；　and　Jeff。　Davis；　side　by　side。'

Mr。　Horace　Maynard；　a　conspicuous　Republican　of　Tennessee；　said：

'Mr。　President；　we　but　represent　the　sentiment　of　those　who　sent　here　the　delegation　from　Tennessee；　when　we　announce　that　if　no　one　else　had　made　the　nomination　of　Andrew　Johnson；　which　is　now　before　the　Convention；　it　would　have　been　our　duty　to　make　it　by　one　of　our　own　delegation。　That　citizen；　known；　honored；　distinguished；　has　been　presented　to　this　Convention　for　the　second　place　in　the　gift　of　the　American　people。　It　needs　not　that　I　should　add　words　of　commendation　of　him　here。　From　the　time　he　rose　in　the　Senate　of　the　United　States；　where　he　then　was；　on　the　17th　day　of　December；　1860；　and　met　the　leaders　of　treason　face　to　face；　and　denounced　them　there；　and　declared　that　the　laws　of　the　country　must　and　should　be　enforced；　for　which　he　was　hanged　in　a　effigy　in　the　City　of　Memphis；　in　his　own　State；　by　the　hands　of　a　negro　slave；　and　burned　in　effigy；　I　know　not　in　how　many　places　throughout　that　portion　of　the　countryfrom　that　time；　on　during　the　residue　of　that　session　of　the　Senate　until　he　returned　to　Tennessee　after　the　firing　upon　Fort　Sumter；　when　he　was　mobbed　in　the　City　of　Lynchburg；　Virginiaon　through　the　memorable　canvass　that　followed　in　Tennessee；　till　he　passed　through　Cumberland　Gap　on　his　way　North　to　invoke　the　aid　of　the　Government　for　his　peoplehis　position　of　determined　and　undying　hostility　to　this　rebellion　that　now　ravages　the　land；　has　been　so　well　known　that　it　is　a　part　of　the　household　knowledge　of　many　loyal　families　in　the　country。　*　*　*　When　he　sees　your　resolutions　that　you　have　adopted　here　by　acclamation；　he　will　respond　to　them　as　his　sentiments；　and　I　pledge　myself　by　all　that　I　have　to　pledge　before　such　an　assemblage　as　this；　that　whether　he　be　elected　to　this　high　place；　or　whether　he　retire　to　private　life；　he　will　adhere　to　those　sentiments；　and　to　the　doctrine　of　those　resolutions；　as　long　as　his　reason　remains　unimpaired；　and　as　long　as　breath　is　given　him　by　his　God。

Two　ballots　were　taken　on　the　nomination　for　Vice　President。　Mr。　Johnson；　whose　nomination　was　known　to　be　desired　by　Mr。　Lincoln　and　his　friends　because　of　his　prominence　as　a　Southern　Democrat　and　an　influential　supporter　of　the　Union　cause　in　his　State；　received　200　votes　on　the　first　ballot；　and　404　on　the　secondthe　delegations　of　Maine；　New　Hampshire；　Vermont；　Connecticut；　New　York；　New　Jersey；　Pennsylvania；　Delaware；　Maryland；　Louisiana；　Arkansas；　Missouri；　Tennessee；　Ohio；　Indiana；　Illinois；　Michigan；　Iowa；　Minnesota；　Oregon；　West　Virginia；　Kansas；　Nebraska；　Colorado；　and　Nevada；　voting　solidly　for　himMassachusetts；　Rhode　Island；　Kentucky；　Wisconsin　and　Minnesota；　only；　being　divided。

Thus　a　Republican　and　a　Democrat　were　made　the　nominees　of　the　Convention；　and　its　non…partisan　character　found　further　expression　in　the　first　three　Resolutions　of　the　Platform　adopted；　which　were　as　follows：

Resolved；　1st。　That　it　is　the　highest　duty　of　every　American　citizen　to　maintain　against　all　their　enemies　the　integrity　of　the　Union　and　the　paramount　authority　of　the　Constitution　and　laws　of　the　United　States；　and　that　laying　aside　ALL　DIFFERENCES　OF　POLITICAL　OPINION；　we　pledge　ourselves　as　Union　men；　animated　by　a　common　sentiment　and　aiming　at　a　common　object；　to　do　everything　in　our　power　to　aid　the　Government　in　quelling　by　force　of　arms　the　rebellion　now　raging　against　its　authority；　and　in　bringing　to　the　punishment　due　to　their　crimes　the　rebels　and　traitors　arrayed　against　it。

2nd。　That　we　approve　the　determination　of　the　Government　of　the　United　States　not　to　compromise　with　Rebels；　or　to　offer　them　any　terms　of　peace；　except　such　as　may　be　based　upon　an　unconditional　surrender　of　their　hostility　and　a　return　to　their　just　allegiance　to　the　Constitution　and　laws　of　the　United　States；　and　that　we　call　upon　the　Government　to　maintain　their　position；　and　to　prosecute　the　war　with　the　utmost　possible　vigor　to　the　complete　suppression　of　the　Rebellion；　in　full　reliance　upon　the　self…sacrificing　patriotism；　the　heroic　valor　and　the　undying　devotion　of　the　American　people　to　their　country　and　its　free　institutions。

3rd。　That　as　slavery　was　the　cause；　and　now　constitutes　the　strength；　of　this　Rebellion；　and　as　it　must　be；　always　and　everywhere；　hostile　to　the　principles　of　Republican　Government；　justice　and　the　National　safety　demand　its　utter　and　complete　extirpation　from　the　soil　of　the　Republic；　and　that；　while　we　uphold　and　maintain　the　acts　and　proclamation　by　which　the　Government　in　its　own　defense；　has　aimed　a　death　blow　at　this　gigantic　evil；　we　are　in　favor；　furthermore；　of　such　an　amendment　to　the　Co