Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-08

conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of
her natural weapons, free argument and debate,
errors ceasing TO be dangerous when it is permitted
freely to combat them
BE ID, therefore, enacted By the General As-
sena6ly That no man shall be compelled to fire.
quent or support any religious worship, place, or
ministry whatsoever, nor shall he be enforced re-
strained molested, orburdened in hisbody or goods
norsha he otherwise sueron account ofhis religious
opinions or belief but that all shall be free to
profess, and by argument to maintain, their opin-
ions In matters of religion, and that the same shall
in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil
capacities.
And though we well know this Assembly, elected
by the people for the ordinary purposes of legs-
lation only, have no power to restrain the acts of
succeeding assemblies, constituted with powers
equal to our own; and that, therefore, to declare
this act irrevocable would be Of no effect in law
yet we are free to declare and do declare that the
rights hereby asserted of the natural rights of
mankind, and that il any act shall be hereafter
passed to repeal the present. to narrow its ope-
rations, such an act will be an Infringement of
natural right.
The following preamble and resolutions,
adopted at a mass meeting of the citizens of
Washington, on the 9th day of September
last present the general sentiments of the
!" American party in this city, and win doubt
less be read with interest BY the friends Of
American principles throughout the country,
to wit:
Whereas q nub,;c INACTIVE, ~ o;,,-or. 80 W.
TON ras had u Cars;, Safoa - az ,n., n y :ls aoas
mon call made in and "nnrnrod h IN
organ the nroceedngs af wp;ch - yha rsniut;a,s
said to have been adopted at that meeting and in the
speeches of certain selected orators at subsequent
avs IN sha col,n ~ sa;d pe.oso .lg pupnS nS
presses with annrnbat;on ana hsaas sa;d a .as
lions however 5rassad - h.ret e. ~
natr;otsyn ass ~ y @ aDsac' Proiessons o.
bss a and - tt Sear - io nieiicn
and To ia neacs ana ~ - 49, e
whereas fhe Erec,,tye 8 nrcod u ao, ~ nna
crom nnhl;c nh y ie,io.e
tain .bo stnD Sl0i, onioenoluers US en.er-
nrnsr,iyt;nn 80 Roth III Iu.iese
honest d;fsrance of amn, .ha, ior an
PssaF That mera ,roaa.s;nrs ~ Iora 1. a., -.
st;tut;on snd ~ i;i pa ; ie.e ~ .ne ~
a;saS -, - go ana lens,ous neeuoni, Wnen
"a r;s;iart sssS;o rh IeS.i'n ~, sns senspe
a,,r~shssnsns %n 49, - Aen a;saI nIperty, wnose
Strides that have h. ,,ade tn,sard os,,,a. ono
tni &c o,, ., ~ -. -I L - - .. - = : SoinPlo.c oon-
osantas a. sII ha ~ sne " ioreign
Phsin Jsoh,o as .ne avoWeu enemy oi our
sra ao,arni darot.5 y "no'e o'eraie" 'hey
PesoIraI That a. y;r;art c,,s,oa;ans oe q. h.,o
cent system Of civil and RELIGIONS freedom hsnnssth
al ~ ~ ~ ~, - s.ha. " i.
- 20 ~ .no % ~ e repuoIc, ~ is our guy
arties as well - a,j oven aat ,d X ~ ~, ;a.
WITH ind;gnat;or and aIar th ar.o f -o; ;roM
Mas and enrnn.e On AZ -. ~ ~ =. pains,- ~
nn.n. ~ . p.a ~ ~ pa;s " ne nSeu "a
Stata. s,hrarsa .f ii: - Wy
nh;ch oons,;..,sa I .0Pasp.oSh h .'sI.uons, Hn,
that If not now resissd will lead n no distant dav
- a. a.h ~ ~, ns, - u, ~ c.u.. W uissans uAy,
tba comnIata es.. .hr,ant - dasroto,,, ana
PesoI,nJ That ,.h;i IN ,ba ~ ~ rni.;.a, ,;.;o,,
Of the oonntry as Wb;gs and Dspncrats ,rs hone
str,oolad IN honest cnpA;ct orar .onto.tad
a. ,J JeS 20 ~ - - III - i;i ~ 'ei ss.I 49,, 7, ,ino'p'eee
Mold dsar wa MI, h,,r . ~ a,,sshuanna
onnos;tson anS ai.da ~ aa,h othar 80. H. - Pas. ms
slrtnnas and orr eacrd honnrn ust 40 -. 80 on ~ ~
a..;o ,.a al 49, 80 ..I ',I ~ nJ. " oeee s ou % ~
Sanras. .hs, r",, r,ouno snAn Do neoo mum tne
Pssair.J Tho, NE rrnola;r, =. ,ha ..ra;rat rr;roi
,as ~ orr nI;,;I IA ,anrai araad sasad paarar ~
Far The con.tuton IN ali its nrovis;ons mon which
- ha.d an, oinr;o,, A,s;rp,s - ;n .;i ip faJn,
are oasGc our glorious % Amercan pflncpsslreedom p
st,oso e ~ -. - .r.LSy ~ !. aisI ~ s.,
c. ~ aaEa;o I aan,.;sod ~ o,a,
R;his a. tha ,,,la of fb NJ ,ract;ca bo,d,n 40 an
-. .h,.hd ,r;nc; shat I'D ;tt,a 40 r 81
ssssnt;si - tha snp.sa ~ saas A'e
Pasalrad That whila va ,,el.eema 10 onr corn,rv
the yict;ms NJ tvranny fron nrs;cn ,snSs and atfs
them nIace NV opr :da nndor tbe sb;sld ~ our CON
ss;tnton No cta;n e A,a.;oans ,ha rhs =. s.anor,
shs;r own cnnsrx and saass ,vhn AZ nv. onr
oarnr.t han - ~ , ~ - o,aa.. ny oal
- ~. ,,rs,,;t ~ hsn,;,as." oon'eAs " ~ e'e"noie
Rss,fr1d That M rTcrrth ro.a,rt;o of a.. ,oo,;n
:. r.r,,.;, ci 80 - ~ ~; = y. az, " p:S. t.o
shs iIn;saS Ssates eooo.,. III s ns.as &c .ta
"a - Ssee PlJreeilPao, VI al oli,oe1s VI siio
sor,a ss,h.a - ~ may aase r Nv Rs - Ds
;na oo,,,,,a,d da,;, s s;s. ~ ~. s.'.;a
ma 49,, rs,;.S "a ea 10 a.
.issa ~ ~. a's anu aoscu uPon y se IAeeu
dsn,sr,,s ;nssc.;a 20 ,hp an ME aue
Sen{ and cails Ca az " rn,,i,. ~, snd a.s;a sohrt
~ nj, ,ha 49, ;t;.a @ .bap rI..ad aa. &c. ;,ba,,,
M,.s;, ~ 80. ~ aae'e o'"'eo' "is"ou'
Pasoirsd Tbst s,srv pro,astan, aooororo,;on IN
tbe limited STATE pos;1,;n b cons,;,,,,;onai min
cinle of : senarston Of Chnrch ana ststa~in which
n1incnle manx Ansr;non S,athoIcs sincereIv concnr
while on ths other hand he Penal Chnrcb abroad
onanIv and ala,s aaS orar,,,,hora ,na;r,a;ns m
dpctrpa ~ ohd;sns ~ .ha ~; y, ,ha acciss;a s,;cai
autberitv both IN Eerone and hmer;ca the sad ana
ru;neus efiects ~ r,bcb IN tha one are seen IN
eountless em;oranta ay;na from i,s tyranny and
rnserv 20 our nrr, ha,.nn 1nd and !, ne a,bsr 1,
The ;gnorance and Sppy re, ~ ,ha ,nassas IN ,ha
wealtS and v;ces of ha cerov and In tbe caaseless
insmrcctions massacre. snS nroyerh;al ;nstabil;ty
of orr Sonthsern .is,or Rsrnhicas
= Rssoiysd That ,nan tbesa ,r;ncnI.. 10 annual
from tbe oninon. frhoea nrocyamstion has ca5apsed
this mset;po 70 the yeo,,le ~ tbs uni,ad Ssstes
and altbou% we might infer fbev arc an arnonent
az srec,t;ys saelngs from the afhc;ai nos;tpns ~
tbose who controlld tha ,,rocna,y iot 70 ill s,ill
hone tb,t tbe pres;dent Who Alone bss tbe mower
viii arrest the nroserint;on ALREADY beonn ~ irhf