New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-06
FOURTH or JULY DECLARATION
NEW ORLEAss, July A. 1853.

FOURTH or JULY DECLARATION.
Nav oRLEANs, July 4, 1866. &
The AhfERIQAN CONVENTION FOR THE STATE OF
LOUISIANA convened In this city on Monday, the Cd
July nst and proceeded to organize On Tuesday the
3D. after receiving and acting upon Credentials and an
pointing COMMITTEE on Platform and Address the Com
yention adjourned uusi the 4th On the Fourth July
the Committee repored the following ADDRESS PLAT
adopted:
The American ParH OF Louisiana having eomrleted ,ts
organization Is Demonstrated by the assembling in the
city of New Orleans Of delegates from the various local
councils organized toughout the State ana BELIEVING
that the principles ch bndits members together ara
In unison with the ssfment Of large class Of our fellow
citizens who not Inflated with us as members dser
it proper at this perpd to make such an authentic dea
ration Of principles VII do Justice to the purs and
patriotic motives witch haveGctuated its efnhers ana
by securing the pub Appreciation will enable il to direct
the administration the State Government into ooursa
more consonant Native sentiment OF the country
The American part of louisiana in having ooysred IL
proceedings up 10 tH Time with the veil Of has
been by considerations of the greatest impor-
taneb to thesuccessn attainment of it's obect
This secrasy In Its Elementary organization n now
proved by its deibeats judgment as having been per-
feoty proper and JUS and the of the rapd
ization Of the party the proof Of IT'D poay IL HI
governments and ath times all party have
been more Of less sect n their action and particularly
The country ssady divided with two powerful no
tioal PARTIES whoseaders had been for years
IN drilling the mass into the belief thai il nrosnary
depended upon the success of their several a.
rather of placing t In power to carry these
into effect Who DIES not see how eagerly the leaders,
both great and small OF the old parties would have com
bined to crush ou the life during the struggling mo-
ments Of parurc or even in its early growth Of an
element adverse their party existence and 80 certain
to deprive them OF @ spoils Of office ~ that
stands the infuenopf party in restraining the mpetuou
urging forward themid and controlling the masses with
the old slogan cresf Democracy and Whegery does not
that it would nd have required an infant Hercules 10
have destroyed theAmercan party it had exposed its
first efforts at unioio the ASSAULT Of such oomhnation
Its formation and existence would have been an i'm
possibility. Deeplmpressed with this belief we met In
secret for the purPse of Organizing In doing So we
knew that expod ourselves to the eensure of our
ponents whom tbs secresy 8fforded an argument Of
defamation when tey did dare oppose our prnciules
and we knew also tss We estranged from Us many who
were friendly to Of object, but who were unwilling to
promote 1t by seert organization Conscious however
of the rectude Of motives and purpose being the
welfare Of eur oouEfy did hesitate to incur the
and defamation of opponents and the Martial
estrapgement Of or too tirnd friends But our marty
having now attana the vgor Of manhood and being pre-
pared to do battle cur cause through the press and
the hustings novublish these our principles and nv
1 them we are prepafd to stand or fall
PLATFORM q THE AMERICAN Rarity
i LOUISIANA.
| l. We adyocsten amendment of the Naturaiz alton
Laws with to preserve the purity Of the
q We advocstehe passage OF such laws as will pre-
vent the immigrapn Of paupers and criminals to this
g. we oppose an interference in the yestsd rights of
all PERSONS Whehs they be Of native or foraign birth
We in fasE OF nonintervention with slavery by
ne except for the profession o.
s. We advocate high National Policy, suoh as will
afford stern and uFayerng protection to the American
name abroad, andTill follow and guard the American
1 citizen wherever hmoyes,
g. We believe iat America should be governed by
Americans. eifectg the same through the ballot box
aone the only Ultimate instrument OF reform in this
| country. ~
1 VIZ ~
not the the doe and shall oppose the distribution
A Of office among oesseekers reward for partisan
services - = :
g. We will mainn and defend the Constitution Of the
United States thenion as 1t exists and the rights
of the States withut diminuon insisting upon faith.
full performance the part of the General Government
Of all the duties eoined upon 1t by the Constitution
While We aprsye Of the platform adopted by the late
National Council tthe American party Ut Philadelphia
We reject the apption of the prineple Of the eighth
article to America Catholics, unjust unfounded and
entirely unworthyt our country We shall forever con
tnue to protest sHnst any Infringement of religions lib
erty holding aoardinal maxim that religious faith is
question hatweeeach Individual and his God. We ut
terly condemn anpttempt to make religious belief test
for political oficend can never affiliate with any party
which holds sentinnts not in accordance with these
10. We war witlno party SUCH but shall oppose all
who oppose US in 30 advocacy of these great American
| principles.
STATE POLICY
Reform of abus and retreuchmsnt in our State ex-
Education Of hyouth Of the country in schools es-
tabishsd by the Ate,
constitutionaorganizst Of the Swamp Land Com
more eicentdministration Of the Internal Improve
ment Depsrtmeniwith view Of improving our inlgnd
| navigation.
The oonyentio then proceeded to the nomination of
Candidates for thvarious State Offices, which resulted
as follows: s @.5a &