Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-06-20

MI. g., q, cIeyela,d on tlc oh inst y I
| Tho bodywss composed Of one member
\ from eanh Congressional District, who
framed and adopted The following platform:
THE AMERICAN PARTY OF OHIO.
| Ataille, annual session 81 the ssaIe
II Coancil, held III Clcyelapd, June q. o'l,,
1856, tho following Platform Of Princl-
-Eplcs Us cxpressiye Of the sentiments II
\ The Order III this State. was ndopted iand
ordered 10 be published % the, world oyer
\ tho signature Of It's officers: RI
We lproclaim 70 thcIworld the following
pri,a,iples Of the American Party Of Ohio:
/ IL The unlimited freedom 9of religion
4 disconnected with polilics--hostility q
ecclesiastical influences upon the affairs
/ III gDyernment---cqualiiy Of rights 70 all
natItalized emigranis who are thoroughly
Americanized, and owe no temporal ale
gienee, BY reason Of tlieir religion, higher
/ than thatto the constitution.
/ 81 No Interference with the rights 81
citizenship already acquired By Foreign.
icrs, and the prediction of law % al who
honestly -cmigrata from love Of liberty;
! but tie exclusion of foreign paupers and
f.lons, and a-refusual u extend Che right
Of suffrage to all who come hereafter, I'M.
I'll they Shall have resided twenty-onc
years In the United States, and compiled
with tho naturalization laws.
OPPOSITION to all political organizations
composed exclusively % foreigners, and
b foreign military com panics, and y all
attempts ID exclude the bible from schools
supported by tho government. . B.
i. Slavery Is local4--not i,aSional: d
OPPOSE FRS ExTESTlON IN ANY
OF our TERRITORIES. AND TIE
INCREASE; Of ITS POLITICAL POW.
Err BY TIE ADMISSION INTO THE
| UNION or ANY SLAVE STATE or
OTHERWISE; and We demani 81 the
! General Government an immediate redress
Eof the great wrongs which have boon in
Aicled lpni the cause Of Freedom and
+. tho American character By tho REPEAL
| Of the MISSOURI COMPROMISE, and
tho introduction Of Slavery int Kansas in
violation Of law, BY the force Of arms
and lhe dtslr uction of Che elective fran
'chise. Y l. .s...s. .l<I. 4 Ell -
s, IN humble imitation Of the wisdom
Of Washington. we oppose. all Intervention
IN The aifalrs Of Foreign States; yet. On
all proper occasions, wetwill not withhold
our sympathy from any people to ID free.
O. We support American Industry md
genius arainst the adverse policy 81 for
eign nations and facilities 10 internal aud
external commerce by tho improvement
Of Rivers and Harbors and the canstrfre.
ton Of National Roads uuitins the various
sections OF the Union. IL Ir > eaa. |.
I. The Union Of these States must be
made perpetual by y faithful allegiance 70
Ethe Constitution r. t4~-.a>F
9, In SAt4 Policy we zealously adyo-.
cate retrcnchmcnt AMI reform--a moditi,
cation of the present oppressive system of
taxation aud q liberal system Of public
schools, >\| 49,. 4 7T> a.
THos@spooNER President.
Jous' L. REEs, Secretary. 7
~ No nominate ns were made, tie con,
ventien agreeing to post<ppnd until the
after thfn,co,i1s of,ho "l3.lrQfJuly Pee
PIES State Coas ention," which is>in rs-
ality the regular~ Know Nothing State
Convention, anil tho same TINT nominated
the X. n. State csndidates>ast year, 4
We publish The call for tho sl'eoplc'st
Convention" ID show that Tho party j. the
Frcesoil party. ef Ohio, working under
another name. II the Abolition senti.
ments, in the foregoing platform, are not
strong enough for southern Know.Noth.
inss, probably the following win answer:
18th Of July Peoples Stat. Convention.
TO he Fdeaas ef Freedom IN ohio.
At meeting Of the Republican State
Central Committee. appointed by the Anti
Nebraska Convention which assembled in
Columbus onthe 18th Of July, 1854, it was
resolved in compliance with the public
voice, that 4 Republican State Convention,
to be composed Of Delegates chosen By,
the independent and Anti Nebraska voters
Of Ohio, who participated in the glorious
triumph Of last year, and such others as
may sympathize with them be called TO
meet in the city Of Columbus, on Friday
the 18th Of July, 1855, for the purpose Of
nominating candidates for the following
offices, to wit: Governor, Lieutenant Cow
crnor, Auditor Of State, Treasurer Of State,
Secretary Of State, Attorney General, !,
| Member ofthc Board Of Public Works and
two Judges Of Supreme Court.
III compliance with the usual rule Of
representation adopted on State Conven-
ton, it was resolved that the ratio Of rep-l
resentation in the Convention 10 assemble
on the 18Th of july next, should be one
delegate to every five hundred votes cast
in each county at tile last election tor Judge
OF the Supreme Court, aud also ono flac-
tional Delegate for every additional vote
50 cast exceeding tao hundred and fifty as
follows: l-EII.
/ Hero follows i list Of counties, with the
number Of delegates to which each IS cnti-
tied. Meigs il entitled to THREE delegates,
Athens three, Gallia two Lawrence two.
lNinton one, DC. 3Fl
II lis recommended by the Committee,
that the Republican, friends Of Freedom in
each County meet 1t the usual. place OF
holding County Conventions, on Saturday
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