The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-08-31

unnaturalized foreigners, and allowing them to
vote in the Territories.
VII. Hostility to the corrupt means by which
the leaders OF party have hitherto 1preed upon
US our rulers and our political crerL
Implacable enmity against the prevalent de,
moralizing system Of rewards Coz political SUBJ
serviency, and Of punishments for political inde-
pendnnce.
Disgust FOR the wild hunt after Office, which
charactcrizcs the age.
These on the one hand. On the other:--
Imitation of the practice Of the purer days OF
the Repoblc; and admiration of the maxim that
"odice should seek the mar, and not the men
Office of the rule that, the just mode Of as
certaining for office is the capability, the
faithfulness, md the honesty of the incumbent
or candidate
VIII. Resistance TO The aggressive policy
and corruptiDg tendencies Of the RomansC Catho-
lie Churchin our Country, by the advancement
to all political stations executive, Legislative,
judicial, or dpomatic-of those only who do not
hold civil allegiance, directly or indirectly, to
any foreign power, whether civil or eccles;asti-
cal, and who are Americans by birth, education,
and training-thus fulfilling the maxim, ssAmeri-
cans only shall govern America"
The protection Of all citizens in the legal and
proper exercise oftheir civil and religious rights
and privileges; the maintenance of the right Of
every man to the full, unrestraincd, and peace
ful enjoyment, fhis own religious opinons and
worship, and a jealous resistance Nof all at
tempts by any sect, denomination or church, 10
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 or by division of theircvl allegiance
with any foreign power, poteniate, or ecclesi-
astic.
TX. The reformation Of Ihe character Of our
National Legislaiure, by elevating 10 that dig
nifed and responsible position men of higher
qualifications, pure morals, end more unselish
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 Con-
stitution, 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 disinc-
ton of creed or party, and free from any in6u-
ence or direction ofa denominational or partisan
character.
And, inasmuch as Christianity, by the Consti-
tutions OF nearly all of the States; by the de-
cisons of the most eminent judicial authorities;
and by the consent ofthe people. of America
is considered an element Of our political system
1
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
the ruins and in spite of the opposition of the
| Whig or Democratic parties, cannot be held il
any manner responsible for the obnoxious acts
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 brought
pour institutions into peiilit has therefore becom
the imperative duty of the American party /,
intespose, for the purpose of giving peace {,
the country and perpetuity to the Union.-
And as experience has shown it impossibl,
to reconcile opinions so extreme as thos,
which seperate the dsputants, and there can b,
no dishonor in submitting to the laws, the Ma
tonal Council has deemed it the best guarane
Of common justice and of future peace, to abid
by and maintain the existing laws upon tn
subject of slavery as final and conclusive sci
tlement of that subject in spirit and in sub
stance.
And regarding in the highest duty to avov
their opinion upon a subject so important,
distinct and unequivocal terms, it is hereby de
, clared as the sense of the National Council
that Congress possesses no power under the cor
: stitution tolegisate upon the subject of Shaver
in the States where it does or may exist, or
exclude the State from admission into the UI
ion because its Constitution does or does nc
> recognize the Institution Of Slavery as part {
her social system; and explessly pretermittin
+, any expression Of opinion upon the power
: Congress To establish or prohibit slavery ip an
territory, it is the sense of the National CouI
Gil that Congress ought not to legislate upo
the subject Of slavery within the Territory
!, the United States, and that any interference b
: ! Congress with Slavery as it exists in the Di
: trict Of Columbia would be violation of ii
: spirit and intention of the compact by whic
Z the State Of Maryland coded the District to IL
! United States and breach Of the Nation
!. Faith. u.
:" XII. The policy of the Government of Il
. United States, in its relations with foreign 60
4 ernments, is to exact justice from the strongc
- and do justice to the weakest; restraining,
nf all the power OF the government ,allits citize
= from interference with the internal concerns
Intic1Ewil)fWhom We are at peace.
{ IK- This National Council declares tn
I. NE principles Of the 0rder shall be hens
lol{h everywhere openly avoNed, and that ca
member shall be at liberty 10 I1nka. known {
(. exisfenceof the Order, au1 Tie jact TT
81 himselfI5 i . member, and i rocomulcll
(. there no cencealment Of the places 81 me-
ing Of subordinate councils.
~ Il. B. BARTLETT, Of Kentucky,
he C. D. DEsuLrr 81 New Jersey,