Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-23

Al regular meeting of the National Council Of
the American Party, begun andhnid al Philadel-
phja On. the 5A of June, a. d., 1855, the fol-
io,oi,q ,cas adopted as The Platform and Prin-
ciI.lesof the Orqaniratioa.
The acknowledgment of that Almighty Be-
ing, who rules over the Universe,-wh presides
over the councils of natons,- conducts the
affairs Of men, and who, in every step by which
we have advanced to the character Of an indepen-
dent nation, has distinguished us by some token of
Providential agency.
1.-THE Guilty. iton and development of SEN
timent Of profoundly intense American feeling Of
passionate attachment to our country, its history
and its institutions Of admiration for the purer
days OF our nat ona existence; of veneration, for
the herosm that precptated our Revolution and
Of emulation Of the virtue, wisdom, and patriotism
that framed our constitution and first successfully
applied its provisions.
lII.-The maintenance Of the union Of these
United States as the paramount political good or,
TO Use the language of Washington the primary
object Of patriotic desire" And hence
list. Opposition to all attempts to weaken or
subvert It.
Cd. Uncompromising antagonism TO every prin-
ciple OF policy that endangcrs it,
Sd. The advocacy of an equitable adjustment Of
al political differences which threaten its integrity
or perpetuity.
9TH The suppression of all tendencies TO polti-
nations, or on the belief that there Is a real differ
ence OF interests and views" between the various
sections of the Union.
5th. The full recognition Of the rights Of the
several States, as expressed and reserved In the
Constitution and a careful avoidance, by the
General Government, Of all interference with their
rights by Legislative or executive action.
IV.-0bedience to the Constitution Of these Uni
ted States, as the supreme law Of the land sacred
" obligatory upon all its parts and members and
sLeadfast resistance the spirit Of innovation upon
It's principles however sp"cious the preteIts
Avowing that in all doubtful = disputed points il
may only be legally ascertain ii and expoundcd by
the judicial power of the United States.
And, as a corolary to the above:
|. A habit Of reverential obedience TO the law,
whether National, State, or Municipal until they
are either repealed or declared unconstitutional by
the proper authority.
g. A tender and sacred regard for those acts Of
craftsmanship, which are TO be contradstingushed
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 nodiu, stion Of the
laws regulating immigration, and the settlement Of
immigrants Offering TO the honest immigrant who,
from love Of liberty or hatred Of oppression, seeks
an asylum in the United States, friendly reccp-
ton and protection. But unqua6edly condemn
ing the transmission to our shores Of fclons and
paupe.s.
vi. The essential modification Of the Natural
ization Laws.
The repeal by the Legislatures Of the respective
States, of all State laws allowing foreigners not
naturnlized 10 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 Territories.
VH-Hostility to the corrupt means by which
the leaders Of party have hitherto forced upon us
our rulers and our political creeds.
Inplacable enmity against the prevalent demoral-
izing system Of rewards for political subserviency,
and of punIshments for political independence.
Disgust for the wild hunt after Office which char
scterizes the age
. These on the one hand On the other -
Imitation of the practice Of the purer days OF
tho Republic and admiration Of the maxim that
"officc should seek the man, and not man the Of
fce,n and Of the rule that the just mode Of ascer.
tanning fitness for Office is the capabiity, the faith
funcss, and the honesty Of the incumbent or can
ddate.
VIII.-Resistance to the aggressive policy and
&C .rupting tendencies of the Roman Catholic
Church IN our country by the advancement to al
political stations-executive Legislative, judicial, or
diplomatic--of those only who do not hold civil
allcpiance directly or indirectly, TO any foreign
power whether civil or ecclesiastical and who are
Americans by birth, education and training-thus
fulfilling the maxim "AMERIcASs ONLY SHALL
GOVERN AMERICA
Tho protection Of all citizens in the legal and
proper exercise Of their civil and religious rights
and privileges; the maintenance Of the right oI
every to the full unrestraned, snd peaceful en-.
ioymetd OF his own religious opinions and worship
and Jealous resistance Of all sttemntS by soct
denomination or church, TO obtain an ascend Icy