Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-27
WASHINGTON D. G., u 1854
OUR PRINofpI,M

OUh PhlNCtfLEd
First. We shall advocate 1 repeal Of the
laws Of naturalization, or II that cannot be &C
cornplished. then such modification Of those
laws. as win prevent future immigrants from
becoming citizeAs, short Of residence Of
twenty -one years. altar taking the oath Of ale
glance to the United States, and Of a6javGtion
Of all other powers. potcntates and princes
Second, We shall advocate the passage Of q
stringent law by Congress to prevent the inn
migration hither Of foreigners, who are either
pGupsrs or criminals, and to send back 10 the
countries from which they come, all sucA for
eigners Of these classes rs may, in violation Of
such law, hereafter reach our ports; and to
require the President Of the United States to
demand from any government, which may
send hithcr such classes Of Its subjects, imnas-
didts and ample satix,faotion for such Outrage
and aproper indemnity against the repetition
thereof
y Third. We shall oppose the election or ap-
pointment Of any J0reign-5orn citizen to any
Office Of trust, honor or emolument under the
Federal or State governments, or the employ
ment or enlistment of such persons in the army
or navy in time cf Uar maintaining, AZ we
do the opinion, that the nGtipe-born citizens Of
the United States have the right to govern the
land Of their birth; and that all Immigrants
from abroad should be content with the enjoy
ment Of life, liberty and property, under our
institutions, without seeking 10 participate in
the enaction, administration, or execution Of
our laws @ s 4sissi's
FburtA. We shall advocate and urge the
adoption Of such an amended form Of an oath
to support tho Constitusion Of tho United
States, and to be administered to all persons
elected or appointed to any Office OF trust honor,
Or emolument under the Federal or State gov
ernments, as win effectually exclude from such
Offices GU persons, who shall not directly and
srplicitly 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,
potentate, or authority whatever, under any and
all circumstances D 1 sa ttl
FVtA 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
person Of fJoreign birth, who has not been first
made . citizen Of the United States, according
to the /" uniform rule" Of naturalization pre-
scribed by Congress, under the provisions Of
the constitution. ,.i
SirM. We shall oppose, now and hereafter,
any "union Of Church and State, I" no matter
what class Of religionists shall seek to bring
about such union. a aa
I Soosah. We shall vigorously maintain the
sestsd rights Of all PERSONS of native or Foreign
birth, and shall at all times oppose the slightest
interference with such vested rights. "a Is
!. Eighth. We shall oppose and protest against
all abridgment Of religious liberty, holding
ii as cardinal maxim, that religious faith is .
question between each individual and his God,
and over which no political government, or other
human power, can rightfuIly exercise any su-
pervision or control, at any time, in any place,
or in any form.
Ninth. We shall oppose all higher law
doctrines, by which the constitution is to be set
at nought, violated, or disregarded, whether by
polisioians, by religionists orby the adhcrents
or followers Of either, or by any other class Of
persons XII
Ii Tenth We shall maintain and defend the
constitution AZ it Stands, tho Union rs II ex-
lists and the rights Of the States, without di-
minution AZ guaranteed thereby: opposias At
all times, and TO the extent Of our sbility and
influence, all who may assail thcn, or either Of
them
{ Eleuenh. We shall oppose no man, and sus-
tain no man, on the ground of his opposition
to, or his support Of, Democratic measures, or
Whig measures; but we shall oppose those who
oppose our doctrines, and sustain those who
sustain our doctrines
nssytA And lastly, we shall use our utmost
excrtions TO build up an american party, 7"
whose maxim shall be: C fs tIl.9
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