. The political history of the United States : or, popular sovereignty and citizenship; birth and growth of the colonies; march to independence; constitutional government; presidents and administrations; congresses and political measures; party platforms and principles; rise and fall of parties. Questions of the hour-civil service reform, polygamy, prohibition, surplus revenue, tariff and free trade, arguments for and against, review of tariff acts. hts of the States unimpaired. (5) Denunciation of the warmeasures in general. (6) Administration denounced for disre-gard of duty to prisoners of
. The political history of the United States : or, popular sovereignty and citizenship; birth and growth of the colonies; march to independence; constitutional government; presidents and administrations; congresses and political measures; party platforms and principles; rise and fall of parties. Questions of the hour-civil service reform, polygamy, prohibition, surplus revenue, tariff and free trade, arguments for and against, review of tariff acts. hts of the States unimpaired. (5) Denunciation of the warmeasures in general. (6) Administration denounced for disre-gard of duty to prisoners of war. (7) Sympathy of the partyfor soldiers and sailors. A Convention of Radical Men met at Cleveland, Ohio, May31, 1864, and nominated John C. Fremont, Cal., for President,and John C. Cochrane, N. Y., for Vice-President. They adopteda platform nearly like that of the Republicans, but with a clauseendorsing the one term principle. This was designed to headoff the renomination of Lincoln, who had given offense to themby his tardy action respecting slavery. The candidates with-drew in favor of the Baltimore nominees. The position taken by the Democrats in their platform to theeffect that the war was a failure, and that its cessation wasdemanded by the country, presented an issue which the Repub-licans met squarely, and with confidence. The result was apopular verdict in their favor, not only in the Presidential but inthe Congressional ROBERT E. LEE.
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