Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-28

E. s. r. BurLER, for Wilmington Delaware.
The Convention Of the AMERICAN PARTY
OF VIRGINIA., which met at Winchester, on
Tuesdey the 18th Of March, appointed the under
signed committee to make publication, over their
names, Of the following;
Basis Principles Of the American Party Of
u. Virginia.
Determined to preserve our political institutions
In their original purity and vigor, and to keep them
unadulterated and unimpaired by foreign influence,
either civil or religious, well by home faction
and home demagoguism and believing that an
American policy, religious, political, and CONNER
cal necessary for the attainment of these ends we
shall observe and carry out in practice, the follow
ing principles:
l. That the sufrages Of the American people
for political Offices, should not be given to any
other than those born on our soil, and reared and
matured under the influence of our institutions.
.. That no foreigner ought to be allowed to ex-
ercse the elective franchise till he shall have re-
sided within the United States sufficient length
of time to enable him to become acquainted with
the principles and imbued with the spirit of our
institutions, and until he shall have become tho
roughly identified with the great interests Of oar
country.
3. That whilst no obstacle should be interposed
70 the immigration of all foreigners of honest and
ties enjoyed by any native-bom citizens of our
country should be extended TO all such immigrants,
xcept that Of participating In any of our political
administrations yet all legal means should be
adopted 10 obstruct and prevent the immigration
Of the vicious and worthless, the criminal and
pauper.
y A. That the american doctrine of religious toll
Grafton, and entire absence of all prescription for
opinions sake, should be cherished as one Of the
very fundamental principles Of our civil freedom,
and that any sect party which believes and main
tains that any foreign power religious or pslitical
has the right 10 control the conscience or direct
the conduct OF freeman, occupies position which
is totally at war with the principles OF freedom Of
opinion, and which Is mischeyous in it's tendency
and which principle, II carried into practice, would
prove wholly destructive Of our religious and civil
liberty.
g. That the Bible In the hands Of every free cit
izen Is the only permanent basis Of all true liberty
and genuine equality. " sa
9. That the intelligence Of the people Is neces-
sary 10 the right use and the continuance Of our
liberties civil and religious; hence the propriety
and importance of the promotion and fostering Of
all means Of moral and intellectual culture by some
adequate and permanent provision for general ed
ucation.
4. That the doctrine of availability, now so prev
slent and controlling in the nomination Of candi-
dates for Office, in total disregard to all principles
Of right, Of truth, and Of Justice, Is essentially
wrong, and should be by all good men condemned.
8. That, as general rule, the same restrictions
should be prescribed 10 the exercise of the power
Of removal from Office, M are made necessary to be
observed In the power Of appointment thereto
; and that executive influence and patronage should
be scrupulously conferred and jealously guarded.
o. That the sovereignty Of the States should be
supreme in the exercise of all powers not express
he (c1c a,I Al,
may not be necessary and proper 70 carry out the
powers so delegated and that this principle should
be observed and held sacred In all organizations Of
the American party. m @
10. That all scctarian intermeddling with politics
or political institutions, coming from whatever
source II may should be promptly resisted by all
such means as seem 70 be necessary and proper for
this end 40 iii &tNB
III. That whilst the perpetuity OF the present
form Of the federal government of the United
States IL actually necessary for the proper develop
meut Of all the resources Of this country, yet the
principle ofnon-intervention, both on the part Of
the federal government and of the several States
Of the Union in the municipal affairs Of each other,
essential TO peace and prosperity Of our country,
and TO the well-beng and pernanence Of our insti-
tutions, and At the same time the only reliable
bond Of brotherhood and union.
10. The red repnblicanism and licentious indul-
gence in the enjoyment of civil privileges, are rs
, much to be feared and deprecated by all friends
TO wellregtlated government and true liberty, as
any of the forms Of monarchy and despotism.
l3. That the true Interests and welfare Of this
country, the honor Of this nation the individual
and private rights ofts citizens, conspire to de-
mand that all other questions arising from party
organizations, orfrom any other sonrce, should be
held subordinate TO and in practice made to yield
to the great principles herein promulgated.
ANDREW K. KENNEDY, Of Jefferson,
GEORGE d. GRAY, Of Culpeper,
JOSIAH DABBS, Of Halifax.