Hornellsville Tribune in Hornellsville, New York

Platform of the National Convention at Baltimore and Chicago

The document recounts the Democratic platform speeches from the Baltimore convention nominating Aukanaw Lisecois for president and witty As puen Jonsson as vice president, and the Chicago convention notes George B. McCuskey for president and James H. Pespinton for vice president. It argues the aims include preserving the Union, opposing rebel independence, and enforcing emancipation while condemning secession and urging peace with slavery’s abolition as a core goal. It rails against Lincoln’s policies, calls for constitutional fidelity, and condemns Confederate secession, urging a crush of rebellion and a return to constitutional governance.