Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-07-28
The National Platform Of the american
PARTY.
CONTINUED from last week. ]

need not now dwell long upon this point -
The essential modification Of the naturaliza-
lion laws. The repeal by the Legislatures Of
the respective States of all State laws allowing
foreigners not naturalized 10 vote. The re
peal, without retroactive operation. Of ali acts
of Congress. Making grants Of land to un
naturalzed foreigners. aaa allowing them to
vote in the Territories
We have already iutimated our willingness
that Congress should, ty act. prohibit all for
eigrers from voting. any where, until fully
natnralized; and we now say that when it
shall appear that evil is the consequent result
Of granting lands TO them, we hope, and be
licye Congress W II exercise her high Consiitu-
tional pcrpgatve and duty, and put stop to
it. But, as many foreigners are among US.
who have simply declared their intention to
become citizens. who have heretofo fought
as valianily in the defence of our country rs
native born citizens ever did. and who live in
readiness TO DO 30 again whenever circum-
stances render it rect ssary, we see no reason
why Congress should refuse 10 reward their
yafor and patriotism to great an extent.
and in the same manner she does her native
born sui jects. On the contrary, to make such
a distinction, would be the sure means Of
arousng feeling of Jealousy between us and
them, which would result ir deprivins US Of
their voluntary services in time of war; and
would also force them to the ju conclusion
I II r
ourselves, not susceptible Of like trust with
ourselves, AMI for whom special leg station
must be had Finally on this point. we be-
lieve that 1.-The signs of the times" will plainly
dictate to Congress when it will be necessary
for such enactment to be made
In section seventh is found on, without
mixture Of mercy or compassion. the spleen Of
the X Ms against the present administration
and the principle laid down that nan Should
not seek sifice. but that offices should seek
men.
The declara ions of this section accord well
with what has ever been our firm opinion OF
/ the Order. to wit, that the order tcIs or.si
mated by o6fce seektrs And in this Con~en-
/ lion We take occasion to remark that if it be
hot row apparent to all the world, it soon W
! be tina; all, without exception, of thnse VIII,
have been and are now pnrading the c. untry
establishing wigwams, and secretly establi h
/ ing those principles which are 10 rescue our
coun ny from imminent danger, are doing so
| in the hope and expectation of getting into
,ffi,e; an we also assert our belief, that il
they knew before hand that they would prove
unsuccessful, they would care nothing about
the success of Know No,hingism we would
hear no expression Of fears from them for the
safety of the Union.
The professions and boasts of the American
party, in regard to office seeking are the
veriest hypocracy that ever was pr, mulged.-
There is not in ali the length and breadth of
America, one X. n who can assert. and tell
the truth that X Ne when in p wer, have
not pursued the same policy, the same system
Of iewa, ds for political sub>erviency, of for
cling upon their party, yea and that too under
oath, their poi teal creeds, and elevating to
office only their otCn brethren in political
faith, which they 50 loudly condemn in those.
whom, from honor profit and trust they would
unceremoniously exact. That Wings, when in
power, aud Democrats too, have been in the
habit of acting IN the max;m, that $40 the
vict"rs belong the sloils," We frankly admit.
and this perhaps has been pracrisel to injur,
in some Cas-, s but how religiously has it been
con pied with by the X Ms 81 far and ST.
long as there is anyti ing Ike pr known in
our land, it will remain SO Nor can it be
remedied in airy way but by the patriotism
aud integrity OF the PC, pie
Section eighth ''sets to against the Roman
Catho ic church, declares tpeu war against
tile aggressive policy and corruptirg ten
dencies," thereof, and advocates the nouad-
vancemeut oil men OF that ecuiiar persuasion
to ans flee in the 6 fl Of the people. Nuw
we are not Catholic-uever was and never
will be, no more than we would be X. \
Nor have we any sympathy for that branch OF
the church militant, and Tor her exercise OF
puwer, as exercised lin days of yore," W,
entertain n most cordial hatred. But tina
any laws should be enacted, or any power
given our legal authorities. by which any pre-
ference would be given to any sect or sects.
ever any other sect or sects, would, we are
clearly convinced be the sure forcruuner OF
"evils to come and hasten, instead of pre-
venting danger and trouble. Many who ad.
vocaie such doctrines believe so too. When
ever, by law, we dscountenance one seer, we
offer a premium for others, and at or c. fan to
fame that ie,frg of jealousy always exist
ing between different den. minations Of the
Church, aid the strong ann of the law having
interviewed once, must do 81 again, and blood
she'd. as has ever ben the case in all Euro.
pean States, would be the inevitable result
But in this matter. as in others, the dis
elimination Of the people and not the strong
arm of the law, NUT ward Of danger, and the
free 6h0ice Of the people be these vino are
'cGpabie aud honest" Liberal education
the establs ment aud proper cultivation OF
liberal and yet conservative institutions, will
do more to preserve, intact, our Union from
danger from this source, than laws excluding
Catholics from Office.
Section ninth The reformation Of the char
acter Of our National legislature, by eleva;ing
=, .bat tIi-uifed and re~ponsible rspsition mon