The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-08-24
seryiency, and of punishments for political inde.

seryiency, and Of punishments for political inde-
|pendance.
\ Disgust for the wild hunt after Office, which
|charactcrizes the age. 50
These on the one hand. On the othsr:--
Imitation Of the practice of the ptrer days Of
the Republic; and admiration Of the maximt thai
|"ofice should seek the mar, and not the man
Office" and Of the rule that, the just mode or os-
pertaining fitness for office is the capabity, the
faithfuIness, and the honesty of the incumbent
or candidate.
VIII. Resistance to the aggressivo policy
and corrupung tendencies of the Roman Catho-
| lie Churchin our country, by the otxdncement
to all political stations executive Legislative,
Judicial, or diplomatic Of those only who do not
hold civil allegiance, directly or indirectly, to
cal, and who are Americans by birth, education
and training thus fulfilling the maxim, sAmeri-
lcans only shall govern America"
| The protection of ell citizens in the legal and
proper exercise oftheir civil and religious rights
land privileges; the maintenance of the right Of
every man to the full, unrestrained, and peace
ful enjoyment, ofhis own religious opinions and
worship, and q Jealous resistance Of all at
tempts by any sect, denomination or church, to
obtain an ascendcncy over any other in the
State by means of any special privileges or ex-
emption, by any political combination of its
members OF by a division Of their civil allegiance
with any foreign power, potentate, or ecclesi-
astic.
TX. The reformation Of the character of our
National Legislature, by elevating to that Dig
niied and responsible position men of higher
qualifications, pure morals, and more unselfsh
patriotism.
X. The restriction of executive patronage,
especially in the matter of appointments to Of
fee, so far as it may be permitted by the Son
stitnton, and consistent with the public good.
| XI. The education of the youth of our coun-
try in Schools provided by the State: which
schools shall be common to all, without distinc-
ton of creed or party, and free from any inAu-
ence or direction of denominational or partisan
character.
| And, inasmuch as Christianity, by the Consti-
tutions Of nearly all Of the States; by the de-
cisions ofthe most eminent judicial authorities;
Ilan1 by the consent Of the people of America
is considered an element of our political system
and as the Holy Bible is at once the sourse oi
Christianity, and the depository and fountain o.
all civil and religious freedom, we oppose every
attempt to exclude it from the schools thus estab
lished in the States.
XII. The American party having arisen up
on the ruins and in spite of the opposition of the
Wing or Democratjc parties, cannot be held il
any manner responsible for the obnoxious act;
or violated pledges Of either; that the systemat
ic agitation of the Slavery question by those
parties having elevated sectional hostility in
positive element of political power, and brough
our institutions into peril has therefore becom
the imperative duty Of the American party Il
interp0se, for the purpose Of giIing peace t.
i 1.-THE country and perpetuity to the Union.-
And as experience has shown it impossible
to reconcile opinions so extreme as thos
which seperate the disputants, and there can b
no dishonor in submitting to the laws, the Ma
Itional Council has deemed it the best guarante
= of common justice and of future peace, to abid
by and maintain the existing laws upon til
$ subject of slavery as final and conclusive sci
y tlement of that subject in spirit and in sui
a stance.
e And regarding in the highest duty to ayo'
their opinion upon subject So 'important,i
a distinct and unequivocal terms, it is hereby de
: clared as the sense of the National Council
3 that Congress possesses no power under the col
stituton to legislate upon the subject of SLAYER
: in the States where it does or may exist, or [
= exclude. the State from admission into the III
i, ion because its Constitution does or does NJ
d recognize the Institution of SlaverYsas part
her social system; and explessly pretefmittin
e any expression of opinion upon the power
!; Congress tn establish or prohibit slavery in an
e territory, it is the sense of the National Coul
), Gil that Congress ought not to legislate upo
II the subject Of slavery within the Territory
the United States, and that any interference |
y Congress with Slavery as itexists in the Di
trict of Columbia would BE- d violation of Il
1t spirit and intention of the compact by whic
= the State of Maryland ceded the District to ii
United States and breach of the Nation
D. Faith.
s. XII. The policy of the Government of Il
al United States, in its relations with foreign 90
he ernments, is to exact justice from the strongc
and do justice to the weakest; restraining,
le all the power Of the government ,all its citze
ne from interference with the internal concerns
le nations with whom we are at peace.
TIL XIV. This National Council declares til
(. all the principles Of the Order shall be hent
he forth everywhere openly avowed. and that ea
d, member shall be at liberty to make known t
n existence of the Order, and the fact that
of himselfis member, and it recommends til
Us there be no cencealment of the places of me.
or ing Of subordinate councils. sar
n +. B. BARTLETT, of Kentucky,
ne President of National Council.
c. d. DEsHLER, of New Jersey, ~
Corresponding Secretary
1s S JAsrEs M. STEVENS, Of Maryland,
- !. Recording Secretary