Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-29
Our Principles.

Our Principles.
Frst. We shall advocate repeal Of the
laws Of naturalization, or il that cannot be &C
complished. then such modification Of those
laws, as will prevent future immigrants from
twenty one years, after taking the oath Of alle-
glance to the United States, and Of a6juration
of all other powers, potentatcs, and princes
Second. We shall advocate the passage Of q
stringent law by Congress to prevent the i'm
migration hither Of foreigners, who are either
countries from which they come, all such or
cigners Of these classes IS may, in violr don AZ
such law, hereafter reach our port i. and II
require the President Of the Un; nd States Il
demand from any governme.a At which nav
send hither such classes Of .ts subjects i,nrnS.
diats and ample satista> .sion for such OUTRAGE,
and proper indemnify against the repetition
thereof
lnard. we shall oppose the election or ap-
pointment Of any .toreign-born citizen to any
once "a trust, honor or emolument, under the
fe,1eral or State governments, or the employ
ment or enlistment of such persons in the army
or navy IN time of scar maintaining, as we
do the opinion, that the natiue-6orn citizens Of
the United States have the right to govern the
land of their birth; and that oil immigrants
from abroad should be content with the enjoy
ment Of life, liberty and property, under our
institutions, without seeking to participate in
the enaction, administration, or execution of
our laws.
Fourth. We shall advocate and urge the
adoption of such an amended form Of an oath
to support tho Constitution Of the United
States, and to be administered to all persons
elected appointed to any office Of trust, honor,
or emolument, under the Federal or State gov
ernments, as will effectually exclude from such
Offices all persons, who shall not directly and
explicitly recognise the obligations and bind
ing force of the Constitution of the United
States as paramount to all obligations of adhe-
sion or allegiance to any foreign prince, power,
potentatc, or authority whatever, under any and
all circumstances. 4
Fifth. We shall maintain the doctrine that
no one Of the States Of this Union has the right
to admit to the enjoyment Of free suffrage any
perssk " foreign birth, who has not been first
made : citizen Of the United States, according
to the (" uniform rule" Of naturalization pre-
scribcd by Congress, under the provisions Of
the constitution.
SirM We shall oppose, now and hereafter,
any union Of Church and State,r no matter
what class Of religionists shall seek to brir,
about such union.
SsOenM. We shall vigorously ms ,nt,in the
oested rights of all persons, Of ma I'VE az for1;on
birth, and shall at all times c,opose the slightest
interference with such v,ssted rights
Eighth. We shall oppose and protest against
all aoridgment If rsligiom liberty, holding
it as cardir al maxim, that Religious yaith is
question between each individual and his God.
ana cSver which no political government, brother
rluman power, can rightfully exercise any su-
pervision or control, at any time, in any place,
or in any form.
Ninth. We shall oppose all "highcr law"
doctrines, by which the constitution is to be set
at nought, violated, or disregarded, whether by
politicians, by religionists, or by the adherents
or followers Of either, or by any other class Of
persons
Tenth. We shall maintain and defend the
constitxtion as it stands the Union rs II cx-
lists and the rights Of the States, without d.
rninuticn as guaranteed thereby: opposing at
all times, and to the extent Of our ability and
influence, aU who may assail them, or either Of
them.
Eaevcnth. We shall oppose no man, and sus-
tain no man, on tho ground of his opposition
to, or his support Of, Democrdtic measures, or
Whig measures; but we shall oppose those who
oppose our doctrines, and sustain those who
sustain our doctrines
TDelffh And lastly, we shall use our utmost
cxcrtions to build up an "Amerioan party"
whose maxim shall be: Dtss., -.
AMERICANS SHALL RULE THEIR CoUNTRYi