Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-25
WASHINGTON. D. G. MONDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 25 1856

over any other In the State, by means OF any
special privileges or exemption, by any political
combination Of It's members, or by ~ division OF
their civil allegiance with any foreign power, po-
tentate, or ecclesiastic
IX.-The reformation Of the character Of our
National Legislature by eleyating to that dgnifed
and responsible position men of higher qualifca-
tions p,,rcr morals, and more unselfsh patriotism.
X.4The restriction of executive patronage, es-
nec;a,y 10 the matter Of appointments TO Office SO
M Al Il NAV be permitted by the Constitution and
consistent With the public good.
XT.-The education of the youth of our country
!. rhools provided by the State; which schools
" D., - non to all, without distinction Of creed
sasn .a.sy ~ Sn1 ~. any influence Or direction
Of d denomihaH0lai Or pars.- The Const;t,-
And, inasmuch as Christianity, by. '~,s II
tiors Of nearly all the States; by the deetss.-, \
the most eminent Judicial authorites; and by the
consetit Of the people Of America is considered an
element Of our political system; and, us the Holy
Bible ID at once the of Christianity aud the
depository and fountain Of all civil and rellGi0iis
freedom, we oppose every attempt TO exclude y
from the schools thus established IN the States,
XII.--The American parry having arisen upon
the ruins and In spite ofthe opposition ~ the ng
and Democratic parties, cannot be In any manner
responsible for the obnoxious acts Of slulated
pledges Of either. And the systematic agitation
Of the slavery question by those parties having y
eyated sectional hostility into positive elenshf
Of political power, and brought our inatltutions
into peril 1t has therefore become the imperative
duty Of the American party to interpds6 6r TIE
purpose Of giving peace to the country and per-
petuity to the Union. And as experience has
shown it impossible to reconcile opinions % en-
sreme as those which separate the disputants, and
as there can be no disbonor in submitting to the
4. IA a.
guarantee Of common justice and Of future peace,
TO abide by and maintain the existing laws upon
the subject Of slavery, as final and conclnsive
settlement Of that subject, in spirit and IN sub-
stance. lt'tat sH-
And regarding II the highest duty to avow their
opinions upon q subject SO important, In distinct
and unequivocal terms it s hereby declared Is the
sense Of this National Council, that Congress pos
sesses no power, under the Constitution, to legis-
late upon the subject Of Slavery in the States
where il does or may exist or to exclude any State
from admission into the Union because its Consti.
tuition does or does not recognise the institution
of Slavery a. part Of its social system and ex-
pressly pretermitting any expression Of opinion
upon the power Of Congress to establish or pro-
hibit Slavery in any Territory, it is the sense Of
the National Council that Congress ought not to
legislate upon the subject Of Slavery within the
Territories Of the United States, and that any In
reference by Congress with Slavery as 1t exists in
the District of Columbia would be violation of
the spirit and intention Of the compact by which
the State Of Maryland ceded the District to the
United States, and breach of the National faith
XiII-The policy of the Government Of the
United States in its relations with foreign govern
ments, is to exact justice from the strongest, and
do justice to the weakest restraining, By "a The
power Of the government, all its citizens hen ~
reference with the internal concsrns a nnf{ol6
with whom we are at peace. ~
XIv.-This National Council declares that I'll
the principles of the Order shall be hencAforwsrd
everywhere openly avowed !; and that each mem
ber shall be at liberty to make known the existence
of the Order and the fact thst he himself Il mem
ber, and It recommends that there be no conceal
ment Of the places Of meeting Of subordinate coun-
ellis.
E. B. BARTLETT, of Kentucky
President Of National Councii.
c. d. DEsHLER, of New Jersey,
Corresponding Secretary.
JANIS M. STEPHENS, of Maryland,
s#.r Recording Secretary.