Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-06-14

L
LIrIcAL PLATFORM, wholly the work O
q committee composed of one from eael
Congressional district in the State O
Ohio. 1t was read section by section
and was adopted in convention, by al
most if not quite a unanimous vote o
the several hundred representative
present. This platform signed by th,
President and Secretary, was ordered
to be printed for general circulation, BY
all presses, of all creeds, if they choose
TO do SO. We lay this document be-
fore the public, in advance of our CO.
temporaries, and invite to it, rigid scru-
tiny and deliberate and careful exami-
nation" 1t reads as follows:
THE AMERICAN PARTY OF OHIO.
At the annual session of the State
Council, held in Cleveland, June 9Th.
1856, the following Platform of Princi-
piles as expressive of the sentiments of
the Order in this State, was adopted
and ordered to be published to the world
over the signature of its officers:
We proclaim to the world the follow
ing principles of the American Party of
Ohio:
+. Phe unlimited Freedom of RELIGION
disconnected with politics-Hostility to
ecclesiastical influences upon the affairs
of Government-Equality of rights to
all naturalized Emigrants who are thor
oughly Ansericanized, and owe no tenn
poral allegiance, by reason of their re-
ligion, higher than that to the Constitu-
ton.
2. No interference with the rights of
citizenship already acquired by Foreign
ers, and the protection of law to all who
honestly emigrate from love of liberty;
but the exclusion of foreign paupers and
felons, and refusal TO eztend the right of
Suffrage to all scho come hereafter, until
they shall have resided twenty-one years
in the United States, and complied with
the Naturalization Laws.
Opposition to all political organiza-
tons composed exclusively of Foreign
ers, dndto Foreign Military Companies,
and TO all attempts to erclude tie Bible
from Schools supported By the Govern
ment
4. Slavery is locsl-not notional:-we
oppose its extention in any of our terri
tories, and the increase of its political
power by the admission into the Union
of any slave State or otherwise; and we
demand of the General Government an
immediate redress of the great wrongs
which have been inflicted upon the cause |
Of Freedom and the American charac-
Ter by the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise, and the introduction of slavery
nto Kansas in violation of law, by the |
iorce of arms, and the destruction of
he elective franchise.
5. in humble imitation of the wis
iom Of Washington, we oppose all in
ervention in the affairs of Foreign
States; yet on ali proper occasions, we
will not withhold our sympathy from
my people aspiring to be free.
6. We support American Industry
md genius against the adverse policy of
Foreign nations and facilities to inter-
lal and external commerce by the i'm
of Rivers and Harbors and
he construction of National Roads uni
ing the various sections of the Union.
z. The Union Of these States should
e made perpetual by a faithful allegiance
D the Constitution.
8. In State Policy we zealously advo-
ate Retrenchme1a and Reforms modi-
cation of the present oppressive sys-
I'm of Taxation and a liberal system of
'ublic Schools. d,
THos, sPooNER, President.
JOHN E. REEs, Secretary.
No nominations were made, the Con-
ention agreeing to postpone the making
State ticket until after the RepubIi-
IN State Convention, which is to meet
Columbus, July 18th prox.
@The steamer Ohio No. 2 has o
hanged her days of arrival and depar- h
ire. She passes this place on her f
'wnward trip every Tuesday morning, s.
I'd up every Friday night. This change "
as made in order to enable them to r,
ceive and discharge their freight on b
Iturday at Marietta, for the accom- ci
odation of shippers. instead of Sun NJ
y, as heretofore. We have been in
-ucted to advertise this boat, but not .
wing her regular time of arrival and :.
parture. have deferred the matter.
1By some means the proprietors tt
rnnnfrr alnoaa tl.c nj