New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-02
THE Connecticut KNOWNOTHINGS
Z. c. BAKER, Secreto

We find in The Hartford CouraRt O statement of
the principles of the American Party Of Connecticut,
signed by N. d. Sperry, President of the State Ceun
ell, Hezekiah GrswoId Vice-Prssident and Enos
Hopkins and Geo. w. Rogers, Secretaries. The fol-
lowing are its essential points:
/. The maintenance of the Union of these United
States the paramount political good; Or to use the
language OF Washington, " the primary object of pat
"rOtic desire" And hence the full recognition of
the rights of the several States as expressed and
served in the Constitution; and careful avodan %
by the General Government of all interference with
their rights by legislative or Executive action.
Cd. Obedience TO the Constitution of these United
States az the supreme law OF the land, obligatory alike
on all.
3. revision and modification of the laws regulating
inmigr ration and the settlement of nmigTants-Otfer
ing TO the honest immigrant who from love of liberty
or hatred Of oppression seeks asylum in the United
States the protection of our flag and laws bat
qualified opposition TO the transmission 10 our shores
OF criminals and paupers.
a. A radical change of our Naturalization Laws.
s. The support for political stations-executive,
legislative judicial or diplomatic-of those only who
do hot hold civil allegiance directly or indirectly TO
any foreign power whether civil or ecclesiastical and
who are Americans by birth by thorough education
and trainiDg-tbus fulfilling the maxim "AMERIcASs
"OsLY SHALL GOVERN AMERICA" the protection of
all persons in the legal and proper exercise of their
civil and religious nights and privileges the man-
tenance of the right of every man to the full,
opinions ana worship.
g. The education of the youth Of our country in
schools provided by The State which schools shall be
common TO all without distinction Of creed or party
ard free from any influence or direction Of denOm-
national OF partisan character. And nasmuch as
Christianity by the constitutions of nearly all the
States and by the consent Of the people of America
is considered element of our political system and
the Holy Bible is at the source OF Christianity,
and the DEF osiory and fountain Of all civil and rel
giOus freedom, oppose every attempt exclude 1t
from the schools thus established in the States.
7. We advocate Protection TO American industry and
genius against the adverse policy Of foreign nations
also facilities TO internal and external commerce. BY
the improvement OF rivers and harbors.
:. The unconditional restoration of that time-hOn-
ored prohibition known the Missouri Compromise,
which destroyed in utter disregard of the popular
will; wrong which no lapse Of time can palate, and
no plea for ts continuance Justify. And that we
will use all constitutional to maintain the posi-
tive guarantee OF that compact until the object for
which 1t enacted has been contaminated by the
admission OF Kansas and Nebraska as Free STATES.
That Connecticut viii never consent to the extension
Of Slavery over the common domain OF the United
ates but on the contrary believing that the ffeelns
tu0Ds, which experience almost coeya with tne le
OF the Republic has proved To be good Tor he are ana
will be good for all future commonwe Lths, she VIII
strive to the best of her ability, TO exclude the relation
of human bondage from the national territories.
To- That il il the duty of the General Government TO
protect, even by armed intervention necessary, the
people of the Territories in the exercise OF the night Of
suffrage, and that the National Administration which
neeleots to perform this duty IL receant alike to the
Constitution and the best interests of the Union.
H. The union Of these States should be made per-
petual by faithful adherence to the principles en-
bodied in the Declaration of Independence and con-
filmed by the Constitution.
H. An the principles of the Order to be henceforth
everywhere openly avowed; each member shall be at
liberty TO make known the existence of the Order aad
the fact that he himself is a member.
Ros That the course pursued by the Delegates from Con.