Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-27
WASHINGTON D. G. WEDNESDAY, AFTERNOON. JUNE ~ 1855

over any other In the State, by means Of any
special privileges or exemption, by any political
combination of lis members, or bya division OF
their civil allegiance with any foreign power, po-
tentate, or eccIesiastic
IX-The reformation of the character Of our
National Legislature, by elevating to that dgni6ed
and responsible position men of higher quali6ca-
tons, purer morals, and more unse6sb patriotism.
X.--The restriction Of executive patronage, es-
pecially In the matter Of appointments 10 Office 30
far a. itmay be permitted by the Constitution, and
consistent with the public good.
XI.-The education Of the youth Of our country
in schools provided blythe State which schools
nha be common TO all, without distinction Of creed
~ party, and free from any influence or direction
Of a dcnominational or partisan character.
I And, inasmuch as Christianity, by the Constitu-
tions of nearly all the States by the decisions Of
the most eminent judicial authorities; and by the
consent Of the people OF America 10 considered an
element of our political system; and as the Holy
Bible 10 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.
XII.--The American party having arisen upon
the ruins and in spite Of the 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
evated sectional hostility into positive element
Of political power, and brought our institutions
into peril, it has therefore become the imperative
duty of the American party to interpose for the
purpose of giving peace to the country and per-
petuty to the Union. And as experience has
shown it impossible to reconcile opinions 80 ex-
IRENE as those which separate the disputants, and
as there can be no dishonor in submitting to the
laws, the National Council has deemed IL the best
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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. sYta.l
And regarding it the highest duty to avow their
opinions upon a subject 80 important in distinct
and unequivocal terms, it Is hereby declared as 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
whereit 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 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
terrence by Congress with Slavery ss it 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
XIIL--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.
XIv.-This National Council declares that all
the principles Of the Order shall be hsnceforward
everywhere openly avowed and that each men,
Der shall be at liberty to make known the existence
of the Order, and the fact that he himself 10 mem
Der, and IL recommends that there be no conceal
nent Of the places Of meeting Of subordinxte coun-
cils.
Z. B. BARTLETT, Of Kentucky,
President of National Council
G. ID. DEsHLER, of New Jersey,
Corresponding Secretary.
JAMES N. SrErHESs, Of Maryland,
Recording Secfetayy.