Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-27

The Convention of the AMERICAN PARTY
OF VIRGINIA, which met at Winchester, on
Tuesdey, the 18th of March, appointed the under
signed committee, to make publication, over their
names, of the following:
Hasis Principles Of the American Party of
Virginia.
Determined to preserve our political institutions
In their original purity and vigor, and TO keep them
unadulteraIed aud unimpaired by foreign influence,
either civil or religious, well by home faction
and home dema goguism; and believing that an
American policy, religious, political, and CONNER
cial necessary for the attainment Of these ends
shall observe and carry out in practice, the follow
ing principles:
/. That the suffrages of the American people
for political Offices should not be given to any
other than those born on our SOIL and reared and
rlatured under the influence of our institutions.
q That no foreigner ought to be allowed to ex-
ercse the elective ffanohlses till he shall have
sided within the United States sufficient length
of time to enable him 20 become acquainted with
the principles and imbued with the spirit Of our
Institutions and until he shall have become tho
roughly identified with the great interests Of our
country.
s. That whilst n5 obstacle should be interposed
TO the immigration Of all foreigners of honest and
industrious habits, and all privileges aud immuni.
country should be extended TO all such immigrants,
kept that of participating in any of our political
administrations; yet all legal means should be
adopted to obstruct and prevent the immigration
Of the vicious and worthless, the criminal and
pauper.
A. That the american doctrine Of religious tol.
cration and entire absence Of all prescription for
opinions sake, should be cherished as one of the
very fundamental principles Of our civil freedom,
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tains that any foreign power, religious pslitica
has the right to control the conscience or direct
the conduct Of freeman occupies a position which
is totally at with the principles OF freedom OF
opinion, and which IL mischievous in It's tendency,
ard which principle, If carried into practice, would
prove wholly destructive Of our religious and civil
liberty.
8. That the Bible in the hands Of every free cit.
izen Is the only permanent basis Of all true liberty
and genuine equality.
Q. That the intelligence Of the people is neces-
sary to the right use and the continuance Of our
liberties, civil and religious hence the propriety
and Importance Of the promotion and fostering oi
all means Of moral and intellectual culture by some
adequate and permanent provision for general ed
ucation.
T. That the doctrine Of availability, now go prev.
alent and controlling, in the nomination Of candi.
dates for Office in total disregard to all principles
Of right, Of truth, and Of Justice, ia essentially
wrong, and should be by all good men condemned
8. That, as general rule, the same restrictions
should be prescribed TO the exercise Of the power
of removal from Office, made necessary TO be
observed in the power Of appointment thereto
aud that executive influence and patronage should
be scrupulously conferred and jealously guarded.
0. That the sovereignty of the States should be
supreme in the exercise Of all powers not express
ly delegated to the federal government, and which
may not be necessary and proper 70 carry out the
powers 80 delegated and that this principle should
be observed and held sacred in all organizations OF
the American party.
10. That all seetarian intermeddling with politics
or political institutions, coming from whatever
source it may, should be promptly resisted by all
such means seem to be necessary and proper for
this end.
III. That whilst the perpetuty OF the present
form of the federal government Of the United
States is actually necessary for the proper develop
ment Of all the resources of this country, yet the
principle fnon-intervention, both on the part of
the federal government and Of the several StatC
Of the Union, in the municipal affairs Of each other
Is essential 10 peace and prosperity of our country
and to the well-being and pernanence Of our inst.
tutions and Mt the same tine the only reliable
bond Of brotherhood and union.
H. The red republicanism and licentious indul.
gence in the enjoyment Of civil privileges are a.
much 10 be feared AMI deprecated by AL friends
TO well-reguatod govrrnslent aud true liberty, as
any Of the forms OF monarchy and despotism.
IL. That the true | lterests and welfare Of thi;
country, the honor Of this patton, the individual
and private rights oft citizens conspire TO de-
uiand that all other questions arising from part,
organizations or from any other source, should b,
held subordinate to and in practice made 10 yielt
to the great principles herein promulgated
ANDREW E. KENNEDY, OF jefferson,
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JOSIAH DABBS Of Halifax.