Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-29
WASHINGTON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SEPTEMBER 20 1856

over any other In the State, by means Of amy
special privileges or exemption, by any political
combination Of its members, or by a divisiun oi
their civil allegiance with any foreign power, po-
tentate, or ecclesiasticg laHsaif ~ mslits
X.--The reformation Of the character Of our
National Legislature, by eevating TO that dignsfed
and responsible position men of higher quail lica-
tions, purer morals and more unsclfsh patriotisn.
x--- The restriction of executive patronage, Cd
pecially in the matter ofappontments to Office, 40
far as 10 may be permitted by the Constitution and
Consistent with the public good. sj s isTsi Il
XI.--Thc education of the youth of our country
in schools provided by the State; which schools
shall be common TO ALL without distinction of creed
or party, and free from any influence or direction
Of . denominational or partisan character. isFn I
And, inasnaach as Christianity, by the Constitul
tions Of nearly all the States by the decisions of
the most eminent judicial authorities; and by the
consent Of the people Of America, Is considered an
element or our political system and, Is the Holy
Bible Is at once the source Of Christianity and the
depository and fountain Of all civil and religious
freedom, we oppose every attempt to exclude it
from the schools thus established IN the States,
XIL--The American party having arisen upon
the ruins and in spite opposition Of the Wing
and Democratic parties cannot be in any manner
responsible for the obnoxious acts Of violated
pledges Of either. And the systematic agitation
ofthe slavery Question by those parties having ell
evated sectional hostility into a positive element
Of political power, and brought our Institutions
into perili has therefore become the imperative
duty of the American party to interpose for the
purpose OF giving peace to the country and per-
petuity to the Union. And as experience has
shown It impossible to reconcile opinions SO ex-
treme az those which separate the disputants, and
as there can be no dshonor in submitting to the
laws the National Council has deemed It the best
lorffor nf ,f
to abide by and maintain the existing laws upon
the subject Of slavery, as final and conclusive
settlement Of that subject, in spirit and In sub
stance. wv M sff n f N45s tefs
And regarding it the highest duty to avow their
! opinions upon subject SO important, in distinct
and unequivoca terms II is hereby declared as the
| sense of this National Council, that Congress pos
sesses power, under the Constitution, to legis-
late upon the subject of Slavery in the States
where it does 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 as 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 it exists in
tuc OiSttiCt VI NoiuuUld, WOulu De Y VIOLATION OF
the spirit and intention Of the compact by which
the State of Maryland coded the District to the
| United States, and breach of the National faith
XIlL-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 all the
power Of the government all its citizens from In
reference with the internal concerns of nations
| with whom we are at peace.
Il d - III. - "A. Y a ff
the principles Of the Order shall be henceforward
everywhere openly avowed and that each mem
Der shall be at liberty to make known the existence
Of the Order, and the fact that he himself is mem
Der, and II recommends that there be no conceal
ment Of the places Of meeting Of subordinate coun-
ellis. 49ai' s3ts
Z. b. BARTLETT, Of Kentucky,
III tAi President of National Council
O. ID. DrsHLER, of New Jersey,
Corresponding Secretary
jams M. SrrPHEss Of Maryland,
- - --- Reeording Secretary.