The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-16
Platform and Princinlas.

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| ing, who rules over the Universe-who presides
| over the Councils of Nations-who conducts the
affairs Of men, and who, in every step by which We
have advanced to the character of an independent
nation has distinguished by some token OF ProVi-
Dental agency.
1.-THE cultivation and development Of a SEN
timent of profoundly intense American feeling; Of
passionate attachment to country, its history
| and its Institutions of admiration for the purer
days of our national existence; of veneratiou for
the heroism that precipitated Revolution and of
emulation of the virtue wisdom and patriotism that
framed our Constitution and first successfully applied
its provisions
! III.-The maintenance Of the union of these
United States as the paramount political good, to
use the language of Washington, ''the primary OBJ
ject of patriotic desire" And hence
LIST. Opposition to all attempts to weaken or sub
vert it.
3D. Uncomprcmisng antagonism to every prin-
| ciple policy that endangers it.
3D. The advocacy of an equitable adjustment
OF all political differences which threaten its integ
! rity or perpetuity.
4th. The suppression Of all tendencies to poit.
cal divisions founded on geographical discrim-
| nations, on the belief that there is & real
difference of interests and views" between the va
riOus sections of the Union.
| 9Th. The full recognition of the rights Of the
| several States, as expressed and reserved in the
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eral Government Of all interference with their
| rights by legislative or executive action.
| IV.-0bedience to the Constitution of these
! United States as the supreme law of the land,
sacredly obligatory upon all its parts and members
and steadfast resistance to the spirit of innovation
upon its principles, however specious in pretext.
AVowing that in all doubtful or disputed points
| il may only be legally asee-tained and expOunded
| by the Judicial power of the United States.
/ And "a a corOllary the above
| l. A habit of reverential ohedince to the laws
whether National, State, or Municipal, until they
are either repealed declared unconstitutional by
| the proper authority.
2. tender and sacred regard for those acts of
craftsmanship, which are to be contra-distnguished
from acts of ordinary legislation, by the fact of
their being Of the nature of compacts and agree
ments and so, to be considered fixed and settled
/ national policy.
| VA radical revision and modification of the
| laws regulating immigration, and the settlement of
immigrants. Offering to the honest immigrant, who
from love of liberty hatred Of oppression, seeks
| an ASYLUM in the United States friendly recep-
ton and protection. But unquaIGedly condemn.
ing the transmission to our shores, of felons and
paupers
VL-The essential modification of the NaturaIi.
zation Laws.
The repeal by the Legislatures of the respective
States of all State laws allowing foreigners not nat
uraized to vote.
The repeal, without retroactive operation, of all
acts of Congress making grants Of land to unnatu.
rallied foreigners and allowing them to vote in the
J Territories.
! VII-Hostility to the corrupt means by which
the leaders OF party have hitherto forced upon US
our rulers and our political ereeds.
Implacable enmity against the present democrat
Eing systems of rewards for political subservency,
and of punishments for political independence.
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acterizes the age.
These on the one hand On the other
Imitation of the practice Of the purer days Of the
Rcpublic and admiration OF the maxim that ''ofiee
should seek the man, and not man the Office" and
of the rule that, the just mode Of ascertanng fit
ness for Office is the capabiity the faithfulness and
| the honesty Of the incumbent or candidate.
| YIIl.-Resistance to the aggressive policy and
corruptng tendencies of the Roman Catholic Church
in our country by the advancement 70 all political
stations-executive legislative, judicial diplo-
| matic-of those only who do not hold civil ale
glance, directly or indirectly to any foreign power,
whether civil or ecclesiastical and who Ameri.
cans by BIRTH education and training; thus fulfilling
the maxim AMERICANS ONLY SHALL GOVERN
| AMERICA"
The projection Of all citizens in the legal and
proper exercise Of their civil and religious rights
/ and privileges; the maintenance of the right of
| every man TO the full, unrestrained and peaceful
enjoyment of his own religious opinions and wor-
ship and jealous resistance Of all attempts by any
Sect denomination or church. 10 obtain ascendant
| cy over any other in the State by means Of any
special privileges or exemption, by any political
combination Of It's members, or by division of their
civil allegiance with any foreign power potentate
| or ecclesiastic
IX--The reformation Of the character Of our
National Legislature, by elevating TO that digni6ed
aud responsible position men Of higher quali6ea-
tons, purer morals, and more unselish patriotism.
| X.-The restriction of executive patronage
especially in the matter Of appointments 90 oice-
so far as Il may be permitted by the Constitution,
and consistent with the public good.
| X.-The education Of the youth Of our country
| in schools provided by the State which schools
shall be common to all without distinction Of creed
party, and free from any influence direction Of
denominational or partzan character
And inasmuch as Christianity, by the Constitutions
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 element Of
our political system, and as 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.
AlI.-The American party having arisen upon
the ruins and in spite Of the opposition Of the Wing
aud Democratic parties cannot be held in any man
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| pledges Of either. And the systematic agitation
OF the Slavery question by those parties having
elevated 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 nterpose, for purpose Of
giving peace TO the country and perpetuity TO the
Union. And as experience has shown il impossible
70 reconcile opinions so extreme as those when
separate the disputants, and as there can be no
dishonOr in submitting 10 the laws, the National
Council has deemed it the best guaran tee OF common
justice and future peace, 20 abide oy and maiAtAin
the existing laws upon the subject OF Slavery, as
fnal and conclusive settlement OF that subject, In
| spirit and 10 substance
| And regarding il tho highest duty 70 avow there
opinions upon subject so important, in dstinctand
unequyoeal terms is hereby declared the sense
Of this National Council, that Congress possesses no
power under the Constitution, TO legisate upon the
subject Of Slavery in the STATES where il does may
exist or to exclude any State from admission into
the Unoa because its Constitution does or does not
recognize the institution Of slavery part OF is
social system; aud especially pretermtting any en-
preston Of opinion upon the power OF Congress 70
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